29 h. ago Australian woman who's moved to the UK reveals the details of British life that baffle her

Nina Skalonja, 31, moved from Australia, to Wales, in October 2024 after she fell in love with Welshman Ben Roberts, 28 - and the move caused some culture shocks.

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29 h. ago Brit who moved to Turkey shares biggest culture shock compared to 'depressing' UK

A mum-of-one who left the UK and relocated to Turkey for eight years has opened up about the culture shocks she has experienced since moving home, and some have left her feeling 'depressed'

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52 h. ago Last movements of Brit air hostess before she vanished from boyfriend's yacht

The CCTV footage, recently released by the police, reveals an inconsistency in the timings, but her boyfriend's lawyer says there's 'no evidence' he played a role in her disappearance.

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3 d. ago Sarm Heslop's last movements: Police release previously unseen CCTV footage of the missing Brit's final moments on land after mysteriously vanishing

After over four years, the CCTV of the last recorded moments before Heslop disappeared from her boyfriend's Caribbean catamaran in 2021, have been released in a new BBC2 documentary.

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4 d. ago Comeback of year? One of TV's biggest stars in surprise return to iconic show

Careful of the till, a classic show is coming back

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5 d. ago Scotland’s biggest Halloween light show returns with a nearby staycation option at Campsie Glen Holiday Park.

Scotland’s biggest Halloween light show returns with a nearby staycation option at Campsie Glen Holiday Park.

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6 d. ago Club that had Boy George working its cloakroom shaped the 1980s

The Blitz nightclub in Covent Garden was only open for 18 months and only on Tuesday nights - but it become the crucible for a cultural revolution and launched the careers of some of the biggest stars of the 80s

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1 week ago Why the legacy of East Germany’s prefab housing blocks is more relevant than ever

Once considered progressive, then later derided, a new exhibition is exploring the developments’ place as part of a collective experienceCommunist East Germany’s high-rise prefab residential blocks and their political and cultural impact in what was one of the biggest social housing experiments in history is the focus of a new art exhibition, in which the unspoken challenges of today’s housing crisis loom large.Wohnkomplex (living complex) Art and Life in Prefabs explores the legacy of the collective experience of millions of East Germans, as well as serving as a poignant reminder that the “housing question”, whether under dictatorship or democracy, is far from being solved. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russian cinema full of fairytales and propaganda, says Ukrainian film

Alexander Rodnyansky reflects on shift in Russian film as his documentary Notes of a True Criminal screens in VeniceThe Ukrainian film-maker Alexander Rodnyansky was once at the very centre of Russia’s cultural life. Over two decades he ran one of Russia’s biggest media conglomerates, produced some of the most celebrated films in recent Russian history – including the Oscar nominees Leviathan and Loveless – and helped bring Russian cinema to international prominence.But since the invasion of Ukraine, Rodnyansky said, he has witnessed a huge shift in Russian cinema. “The most popular genre in Russian cinema today is fairytales,” the 64-year-old told the Guardian. “They adapt all the stories we grew up with. There’s no single social drama, no movie reflecting life during the war. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russian cinema has shifted to fairytales and propaganda, says Ukrainian film

Alexander Rodnyansky reflects on changes in Russian industry as his Notes of a True Criminal screens in VeniceThe Ukrainian film-maker Alexander Rodnyansky was once at the very centre of Russia’s cultural life. Over two decades he ran one of Russia’s biggest media conglomerates, produced some of the most celebrated films in recent Russian history – including the Oscar nominees Leviathan and Loveless – and helped bring Russian cinema to international prominence.But since the invasion of Ukraine, Rodnyansky said, he has witnessed a huge shift in Russian cinema. “The most popular genre in Russian cinema today is fairytales,” the 64-year-old told the Guardian. “They adapt all the stories we grew up with. There’s no single social drama, no movie reflecting life during the war. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Bianca Gascoigne rushed to hospital as she suffers horror accident in Turkey

Bianca Gascoigne has shared an update after her dream holiday in Turkey turned into a nightmare, with a freak golf buggy accident leaving her hospitalised with a broken ankle

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2 w. ago Imogen Thomas reveals she's had her breast implants removed and an uplift in Turkey as she shares post

The reality star and model, 42, took to Instagram on Thursday to share a health update after she went under the knife again.

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3 w. ago Fat Families host Steve Miller insists he has 'no regrets' about his controversial show amid backlash over USA's The Biggest Loser as he blasts 'woke' body positive culture

The programme, which was presented by self-confessed fat buster Steve Miller , only aired for two seasons on Sky One in 2010 despite featuring in the schedule for years.

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3 w. ago Culture minister says ‘biggest anxiety’ is public service broadcasters’ budgets

The commissioning budgets of PSBs have been ‘squeezed’, according to a report.

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3 w. ago American moves to the UK and learns new meaning of words 'quite good'

A woman from California who moved to London has shared some of the biggest culture shocks she experienced about life in the UK, including what people actually mean when they say certain phrases

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