65 h. ago PlayStation sets high Marathon target for Bungie as studio reels from plagiarism accusations

Bungie's Marathon reboot has been under fire for plagiarism of a British artist, and a new report has suggested Sony has set a sales target for the game that could prove challenging

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67 h. ago Former home of British artist Arthur Croft Mitchell on sale for first time in more than a century

The ultimate fixer upper? Artist Arthur Croft Mitchell’s grandchildren have listed this ‘restoration project’ for sale for £9m

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4 d. ago Couple who illegally built dream £1million home instead of horse breeding clinic are ordered to tear it down after planning inspector criticises 'flagrant breach' of rules

Jeremy Zielinski, 73, and wife Elaine, 79, claim they 'thought it was totally legal' to create a residential property instead of a business.

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9 d. ago Ukraine 'catches soldiers like stray dogs' but Russians use 'free will', says Putin

Vladimir Putin's continued insistence on living in a Kremlin-created fantasy land was evident once again after he made bizarre claims regarding conscription and sanctions

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1 week ago Farmer falsified certificates stating eggs he sold had been salmonella tested

David Parry, 52, has been ordered to pay £20,000 after he created false certificates to claim his flock of hens and eggs had been tested for salmonella.

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1 week ago Council chiefs on 'trail' of companies running 'snail farms' in empty offices to dodge tax

Civic fury over shell companies running 'snail farms' with as few as two of the slimy creatures in empty offices they claim are 'agricultural facilities' so they don't have to pay business rates

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1 week ago The art of making ‘a little mess’ brings Nicolas Party’s showstopper to Bath

Artist borrows from past masters to create centrepiece of latest show, his first major mural in EnglandThere was a time when Nicolas Party would be pursued by police for decorating trains and buildings across Europe with his distinctive street art. Now, grand galleries and museums invite him to unleash his visions on their walls.His latest extraordinary piece, a large mural in soft pastel inspired by the works of a 17th-century Dutch artist and an 18th-century British master has materialised at the Holburne Museum in Bath. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Gwyneth Paltrow's sex guru' facing 20 years in jail over claims her $12m orgasmic meditation firm was an abusive sex cult that 'recruited vulnerable women to perform sex acts'

Nicole Daedone was the glamorous wellness queen who claimed that the female orgasm could heal trauma, spark creativity and promote women's empowerment.

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2 w. ago Paul McCartney and Dua Lipa among artists urging Starmer to rethink AI copyright plans

Hundreds of leading figures from UK creative industries urge prime minister not to ‘give our work away’Hundreds of leading figures and organisations in the UK’s creative industries, including Coldplay, Paul McCartney, Dua Lipa, Ian McKellen and the Royal Shakespeare Company, have urged the prime minister to protect artists’ copyright and not “give our work away” at the behest of big tech.In an open letter to Keir Starmer, a host of major artists claim creatives’ livelihoods are under threat as wrangling continues over a government plan to let artificial intelligence companies use copyright-protected work without permission. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago MSP claims there is 'not a majority' in favour of creating Galloway National Park

Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson expressed doubts over support for the plans after NatureScot presented their consultation report to the Scottish Government.

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3 w. ago Artist’s works resurface nearly five decades after disappearing from Berlin studio

Exclusive: British Caribbean artist Winston Branch was distraught at loss of paintings – taken because he could not pay rentTwenty paintings by the Caribbean British abstract painter Winston Branch have been recovered after they disappeared without trace nearly five decades ago.“Those works were stolen from his studio because he wasn’t able to pay the rent back in the 1970s,” his agent, Varvara Roza, told the Guardian. “This is shocking, isn’t it?” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Hiroshige: artist of the open road at the British Museum: 'spellbinding and cinematic'

Hiroshige was one of Japan’s most popular print artists during the Edo period and this new exhibition shows how his visual language helped shape the arts

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3 w. ago UK ‘icons’ depicted in biscuit form to mark 100 years of chocolate digestive

Mosaic artist Ed Chapman has created biscuit portraits of famous British people using McVitie’s chocolate digestives.

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4 w. ago Hiroshige’s peerless prints, McCartney’s unseen snaps and Vancouver’s blue skies – the week in art

Van Gogh’s favourite Japanese artist is at the British Museum, Lisa Milroy’s memories of Canada are on show in London, and new thresholds are crossed by Do Ho Suh – all in your weekly dispatchHiroshige: Artist of the Open RoadIt’s not hard to see why Hiroshige was Van Gogh’s favourite Japanese printmaker – his colours have a radiant intensity almost without equal in art. • British Museum, London, from 1 May until 7 September Continue reading...

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4 w. ago British artist claims he has created paint in the 'new' colour announced by scientists

British artist Stuart Semple has created a paint of the 'profoundly saturated' shade - and he's selling it for an outrageous price.

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last month British artist claims he has created paint in ‘new’ colour announced by scientists

Stuart Semple is selling product for £10,000 (or £29.99 to fellow creatives) – but scientists say hue cannot be replicatedA British artist claims to have replicated in paint a colour that scientists say they discovered by having laser pulses fired into their eyes.Stuart Semple created his own version of the blue-green colour based on the US research published in Science Advances, which he is selling on his website for £10,000 per 150ml jar – or £29.99 if you state you are an artist. Continue reading...

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