5 h. ago Autistic artist becomes first person with a learning disability to win the Turner Prize

Known for her large-scale abstract drawings and hanging sculptures, Nnena Kalu took home the prize at an award ceremony on Tuesday evening in Bradford, this year's UK City of Culture.

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9 h. ago Nnena Kalu’s embodied, sensuous art makes her a worthy Turner prize winner

The closer you get to Kalu’s endless sinewy trails of old VHS tape, the harder it is to know where their forms stop and the space around them beginsNnena Kalu becomes first artist with a learning disability to win Turner prizeNnena Kalu’s forms come at you with their almost alien unknowable presence. They bulge and bifurcate and multiply. The viewer gets caught up in all the roaring, spilling, snaggling details, and you begin to wonder about your own boundaries, the body’s beginnings and its endings. The closer you get to Kalu’s endless sinewy trails of old VHS tape, their spews of filigree plastic webbing, their bound-up, sometimes cable-tied suturings, the harder it is to know where their forms stop and the space around them begins. Their containment is precarious. So full of life and energy, you think they might burst.Kalu’s art is so embodied, so sensuous, so much a trace of her constant, physical engagement, so much a negotiation between the body that made it and the bodies she...

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9 h. ago Nnena Kalu becomes first artist with a learning disability to win Turner prize

Chair of 2025 judging panel says win ‘begins to erase that border between the neurotypical and neurodiverse artist’Nnena Kalu’s embodied, sensuous art makes her a worthy Turner prize winnerNnena Kalu has won the 2025 Turner prize for her colourful drawings and sculptures made from found fabric and VHS tape, becoming the first artist with a learning disability to take home the £25,000 prize.Alex Farquharson, chair of the jury and director of Tate Britain, said the win by the British-Nigerian represented a watershed moment for the international art world. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Outrage after high school rented out its gym for adult game show where participants undertook disgusting 'challenges' to win prizes

Over the weekend, San Diego's Canyon Crest Academy was the location of a 24-hour livestream featuring bizarre and distasteful activities.

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11 h. ago Donald Trump has finally won a peace prize – from Fifa, no less. Here are five other awards he should win | Arwa Mahdawi

The inaugural award bestowed upon the US president could pave the way for many more colourful accolades. I have some ideas ...What a privilege it is to be alive in such a peaceful and prosperous time. If you ignore the genocides in Sudan and Gaza, fighting in eastern Congo, continued attacks on Ukraine, military airstrikes in Myanmar, near-daily strikes on Lebanon, “extrajudicial killings” on Venezualan vessels, increased political violence in the US, along with various other inconvenient issues, then I think we can all agree that Donald Trump has ushered in world peace.Good luck convincing the nasty Norwegians on the Nobel committee of that, though. They’ve doled out peace prizes to many an alleged war criminal but have a weird grudge against Trump. Still, at least Fifa, an organisation renowned for its impeccable ethics, appreciates the president’s efforts. Last Friday, Trump was awarded the inaugural Fifa peace prize in an over-the-top ceremony that would have made a lesser man, ...

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14 h. ago Outrage after California students form ‘human swastika’ on high school football field

Some Jewish students said the post left them feeling scared

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31 h. ago Community outraged after California high schoolers form a human swastika

A student at a San Jose high school posted a photo of eight students lying in the shape of a swastika on a football fieldA photo of eight students lying in the shape of a swastika on a high school football field in San Jose, California, has caused shock and outrage among the Bay Area Jewish community.A Branham high school student posted the photo to social media on 3 December, and included an antisemitic quote from Adolf Hitler in the caption. A screenshot of the post began circulating on Reddit last Thursday and garnered over 500 comments. The post and the account were removed by Instagram by Friday morning, according to J., the Jewish News of Northern California. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Sara Cox says 'disgusting' injury is causing her trouble after exhausting charity challenge

BBC Radio 2 presenter Sara Cox has opened up about the "hardest thing" she has ever done after completing her mammoth marathon challenge last month, which saw her run 135 miles in just five days

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38 h. ago AngryGinge snubbed at Streamer Awards as IShowSpeed issues five

I'm A Celeb winner AngryGinge was snubbed at the 2025 Streamer Awards, missing out on a top prize. However, IShowSpeed took home the big win and shared a touching five word message

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42 h. ago Sara Cox still struggling with 'disgusting' injury after gruelling marathon challenge

BBC Radion 2 presenter Sara Cox revealed she is suffering from a "disgusting" injury almost a month on from her exhausting Children in Need challenge that saw her run 135 miles in five days

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4 d. ago What is the FIFA Peace Prize and why is Donald Trump likely to win it?

The 2026 World Cup draw will take place later today which will include crowing an inaugural FIFA Peace Prize winner with it expected to be awarded to American President Donald Trump

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6 d. ago Mosconi Cup 2025 prize money: How much can Jayson Shaw and Fedor Gorst win at Alexandra Palace?

TEAM EUROPE are looking to make it six Mosconi Cup victories in a row. The Europeans beat their American rivals 11-6 a year ago in Florida, with the action returning to British soil this time around. Both Jayson Shaw and Fedor Gorst are among the players looking to win the trophy at Alexandra Palace in...

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7 d. ago The Yorkshire town with a Christmassy trail perfect for a festive day out

Visitors can explore the trail and complete a special quiz for the chance to win exciting prizes

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2 w. ago Michael McIntyre interrupts BBC gameshow The Wheel to share 'bad news'

More hopeful players took on Michael McIntyre's The Wheel in a bid to win a cash prize

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2 w. ago EuroMillions results LIVE: Winning £132m jackpot numbers for Friday November 21

To win tonight's huge EuroMillions prize players will need to get five main numbers plus two lucky stars

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2 w. ago England urged to win 'gladiatorial' Ashes battle and become legends

England face the biggest challenge in cricket - but former star Steve Finn believes Brendon McCullum's men have what it takes to win the ultimate prize in Test cricket

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3 w. ago Man who scammed £2.5m with fake Lotto ticket pays back cash but £1million still missing

Edward Putman was ordered to pay back the money he had stolen following the fake win, but a new report has found that £1million of the prize he had "won" remains missing

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3 w. ago Luke Littler to lose big chunk of Grand Slam of Darts prize money after sensational win

Luke Littler's sensational Grand Slam of Darts victory over Luke Humphries as turned him into the top-ranked player in the world.

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3 w. ago Win a Christmas game night bundle with three brilliant prize packs to give away

Choose from laugh-out-loud party play to cosy family fun and make Christmas extra special

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