28 h. ago Can YOU tell which is the real Vermeer? Experts stunned by exquisite 'copy' as it goes on display next to Dutch master's work

Vermeer's celebrated work, titled The Guitar Player, is being displayed alongside the alleged imitation for the first time in more than 300 years. But which is which?

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38 h. ago Vermeer or not? New display lets visitors decide who painted almost identical artworks

Two versions of the Guitar Player to hang alongside each other at Kenwood in London for first time in 300 yearsTwo almost identical paintings have been at one time attributed to the great Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer – but what is the relationship between them?Visitors to a new display at Kenwood in London will be invited to draw their own conclusions on this intriguing question when two versions of a 17th-century painting, titled the Guitar Player, hang alongside each other for the first time in 300 years.Double Vision: Vermeer at Kenwood runs from 1 September 2025-11 January 2026 at Kenwood in London. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Justin Bieber's 'happy and healthy' return: Star quells fan fears as he swaps bleary

The singer, 31, had sparked rumours of trouble in his relationship to Hailey, 28, over lyrics in his new album SWAG where he discussed his troubles and marriage woes.

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6 d. ago Blake Lively says Justin Baldoni's team made 'terrifying' remarks as smear campaign claims emerge in New York court the same day as Taylor Swift announces engagement

The embattled actress claimed to have been left in fear for her life due to a smear campaign allegedly waged against her by erstwhile co-star Justin Baldoni.

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7 d. ago Del Amitri star Justin Currie finding playing guitar 'very hard' as he gives health update after Parkinson's diagnosis

The Scots musician opened up on having 'good and bad weeks'.

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7 d. ago Del Amitri’s Justin Currie says Parkinson’s is making playing guitar ‘very hard’

The Scottish songwriter revealed his diagnosis with the degenerative disease last year.

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1 week ago 'I vividly remember waking up, the blood, the smell of burning and the fear I would die'

The tribute musician was left unable to play his guitar

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2 w. ago It Ends With Us star accuses Justin Baldoni of harassment over Blake Lively lawsuit subpoena

Isabela Ferrer starred as younger version of Blake Lively’s Lily in Baldoni’s romance drama

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2 w. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Vicky Pattison suffers painful health issue days into rehearsals and admits 'it's hard'

The Geordie Shore icon said "I feel like I've been hit by a car" as she said she's in a lot of pain just days into the gruelling practice routines.

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2 w. ago Elizabeth Hurley reveals boyfriend Billy Ray Cyrus is teaching her how to play the guitar

She has been busy promoting her new show, Channel 4's The Inheritance, whilst simultaneously pushing her capsule collection for her beachwear range.

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2 w. ago Lewis Capaldi reveals Justin Bieber 'ghosted' him after pair enjoyed wild night out at star

Lewis Capaldi has revealed Justin Bieber 'ghosted' him after they spent a wild night out together at a star-studded bash.

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2 w. ago Lewis Capaldi snubbed by Justin Bieber after partying with troubled star in Hollywood

Lewis Capaldi has opened up about meeting 'special guy' Justin Bieber at an A-list party in Los Angeles, where he admitted the Sorry star ended up 'airing' him

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2 w. ago Slow jams, smash hits and Popeye samples: Carly Rae Jepsen’s 20 best songs – ranked!

As her landmark pop album Emotion turns 10, we run down the funky, feverish and feral of the Canadian star’s greatest hitsCarly Rae Jepsen loves to squirrel away killer songs for her now-standard B-side collections. The opener to The Loveliest Time (the companion to 2022’s The Loneliest Time) evinces several CRJ trademarks: a love of odd production in the drily funky guitar and playful percussion, breathy falsetto – and obsessive, intense lyrics about being willing to do anything for love. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing star reveals 'hard' health issue he faced on show

Ore Oduba won the famous Glitterball Trophy in 2016 when he partnered with Joanna Clifton, but he was reportedly battling a health issue while starring on Strictly Come Dancing

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3 w. ago RFK Jr has slashed vaccine research. You need to know how perilous that is for the world | Devi Sridhar

The avian flu virus is now just one mutation away from easier transmission among humans. Donald Trump’s health chief is a grave risk to world healthProf Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of EdinburghYou’d be hard-pressed to find many public health experts who have positive things to say about Donald Trump’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States. Alongside his numerous policy failures, one Cornell University study found that he was the biggest source of Covid-19 misinformation. But if there’s one redeeming feature to Trump’s pandemic record, it has to be his leadership on Operation Warp Speed – a massive, government-funded initiative that played a pivotal role in fast-tracking Covid-19 vaccines.“Operation Warp Speed stands as one of the most remarkable scientific and humanitarian achievements of the past half-century,” the former US surgeon general Jerome Adams said. It directed billions of dollars into vaccine development and manufactur...

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3 w. ago My toenails have suddenly gone hard, crusty and yellow. Is there ANYTHING I can do? DR ELLIE has an ingenious solution

My toenails have become hard and crusty and I don't like how they look. What can I do?

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3 w. ago My toenails have gone hard, crusty and frighteningly yellow. Is there ANYTHING I can do? DR ELLIE has the most ingenious solution

My toenails have become hard and crusty. They don't cause me any problems, but I don't like how they look. What can I do?

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3 w. ago Bagpipe busker belts out Don't look Back in Anger to Oasis fans outside Murrayfield

Euan Fraser on guitar and Joel Rushdon on bagpipes are playing to fans outside Murrayfield.

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4 w. ago Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to appear at 2025 Wigtown Book Festival

Comedians Julie Wilson Nimmo and Greg Hemphill and Del Amitri frontman Justin Currie will also be appearing at Scotland's Book Town.

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