30 h. ago What time is Festival of Remembrance on TV? BBC start time and full channel details

The Festival of Remembrance is back for another year - but how can you watch? 👀📺

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45 h. ago Independent film festival in New York cancelled after China puts pressure on directors

Directors ask for their films not to be shown at IndieChina festival, which was due to launch this weekendAn independent film festival due to start in New York this weekend has been cancelled after several film-makers pulled out due to harassment from the Chinese authorities, raising concerns about transnational repression.The inaugural IndieChina film festival was planned to take place between 8 and 15 November. But on 5 November, the festival’s curator, Zhu Rikun, posted on Facebook that he had been forced to cancel 80% of the planned screenings because film-makers had pulled out. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago The exact date that the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree will arrive for the 2025 festive season

The exact date that the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree will arrive for the 2025 festive season  Time Out

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55 h. ago ‘A sign of who I am, right here on my hands’: meet the artists behind the new

The traditional artform of henna – applying intricate and floral designs to the hands and body in natural inks – is seeing vivid new life as a means of progressive social and political expression, led by a wave of young designers and artistsThe night before Eid, plastic chairs line the pavements of busy British high streets from London to Bradford. Women sit elbow-to-elbow beneath shopfronts, hands outstretched as artists swirl cones of henna into intricate curls. For £5, you can walk away with both palms blooming. Once confined to weddings and living rooms, this centuries-old ritual has spilled out into public spaces – and today, it’s being reimagined entirely.In recent years, henna has travelled from family homes to the red carpet – from actor Michaela Coel’s Sudanese motifs at the Toronto film festival to Katseye singer Lara Raj’s henna decor at the 2025 Video Music awards. Younger generations are using it as art, political expression and cultural affirmation. Online, the appetit...

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2 d. ago I tried Greggs 2025 festive menu and the 'new' bake made me do the unexpected

The new festive manu launched in stores across the UK today

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3 d. ago The London Reggae & Food Festival: Hurricane Melissa fundraiser in Brixton this weekend, 8th/9th Nov 2025

The London Reggae & Food Festival: Hurricane Melissa fundraiser in Brixton this weekend, 8th/9th Nov 2025  Brixton Buzz

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3 d. ago The Courtyard Theatre Joins Forces with SpiceJazz Soho for a Vibrant Celebration of Sound at the EFG London Jazz Festival 2025

The Courtyard Theatre Joins Forces with SpiceJazz Soho for a Vibrant Celebration of Sound at the EFG London Jazz Festival 2025  London Post

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3 d. ago ‘We can have art and greenery’: Black Muse festival marks opening of sculpture park in Benin City

Project in southern Nigeria to honour the city’s centuries-old artistic traditions and bring a new audience to contemporary artFor weeks, residents of Iyekogba in Benin City have seen a 15-metre-high tower rising up in the middle of their quiet, residential neighbourhood. On 8 November, the building, a domed bamboo pavilion, will finally be unveiled at the start of Nigeria’s inaugural Black Muse art festival.Designed by the renowned Nigerian architect James Inedu-George, the pavilion is the centrepiece of the Black Muse sculpture park, a 3,500 sq metre landscaped site created to honour the city’s centuries-old artistic tradition and bring a new audience to contemporary art. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Caffè Nero reveals 2025 Christmas menu with four new festive drinks to try

The menu includes two new Baileys inspired drinks

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3 d. ago Calabria comes alive with song and dance: how a new generation is revitalising southern Italy’s quiet villages

The small communes of Lago and Conflenti are putting themselves back on the map with a series of community-run music and food festivalsOn the lamp-lit steps of a sombre gothic church, a young woman stands before a microphone. Beside her, a man plucks a slow melody from his guitar. Arrayed on chairs and cobblestones in front of them, a large crowd sits in an expectant silence. From a nearby balcony, laundry sways in the sultry Calabrian breeze.The guitar quickens, and the woman issues a string of tremulous notes with all the solemnity of a muezzin. She clutches a hand drum, beating out a rhythm that draws the crowd to its feet. As people surge forward, stamping and whirling around the square, the singing intensifies and the drum’s relentless thud deepens. The festival of Sustarìa has begun. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Argos, Curry's and Morphy Richards launch Black Friday sales up to 50% off in the Oodie sale

Live updates with huge pre-Black Friday sales announced as John Lewis fires the starter pistol on the 2025 Festive season with the launch of its Christmas ad

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4 d. ago Cardiff Christmas Markets 2025 update as festive fever builds

The centre of Cardiff is starting to look a lot like you know what

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5 d. ago Mariah Carey ‘defrosts’ for 2025 holiday season with festive announcement

Mariah Carey has kicked off the 2025 festive season with her annual “It’s Time” announcement, this year featuring a grumpy elf played by Billy Eichner.

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5 d. ago Morrisons Christmas advert 2025 review: depressingly bland festive fare

Bring back the singing oven mitts!

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5 d. ago The L’Oréal Paris holidays beauty advent calendar 2025 is a beauty lover's dream

L’Oréal Paris holidays 2025: 24-day festive beauty advent calendar gift set

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5 d. ago Lidl Christmas advert 2025 review: festive ad, or dire social commentary? You decide

Lidl’s message of festive generosity is a worthy one. If only it didn’t feel so dull

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5 d. ago Pitchfork Music Festival London 2025 Announces James K and Nick León Talks

Pitchfork Music Festival London 2025 Announces James K and Nick León Talks  Pitchfork

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6 d. ago Aldi tease Kevin the Carrot's return in 2025 Christmas ad inspired by iconic festive film

Watch Aldi's Christmas 2025 teaser ahead of the full advert debuting on TV screens at 8.15pm tonight, November 3.

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6 d. ago Hallé/Shields: John Adams festival review – dynamism that could generate electricity

Bridgewater Hall/RNCM Hall, ManchesterAdams himself praised the orchestra for giving ‘one of the best performances I’ve ever heard’ of his Chamber Symphony, part of a four-concert feast of his luminous timbral combinations and expansive orchestral beautyWhen called back on stage at the Bridgewater Hall for the fourth or fifth time, the US composer John Adams walked only as far as the back of the first violins, raised his hands in thanks and gestured, smiling, that it was bedtime. At 78, Adams is younger than the first wave of American minimalists (Philip Glass, Steve Reich and co), who are now around 90. But the orchestral scores for which he is celebrated – alongside his nine operas – are intricate and polychrome, more maximalist than minimalist: music with so much dynamism it could generate mains electricity.Following a three-day festival dedicated to Steve Reich earlier this year, the Hallé’s latest composer focus brought Adams himself to Manchester for four concerts, including t...

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6 d. ago Hallé/Shields/Adams: John Adams festival review – dynamism that could generate electricity

Bridgewater Hall/RNCM Hall, ManchesterAdams himself praised the orchestra for giving ‘one of the best performances I’ve ever heard’ of his Chamber Symphony, part of a four-concert feast of his luminous timbral combinations and expansive orchestral beautyWhen called back on stage at the Bridgewater Hall for the fourth or fifth time, the US composer John Adams walked only as far as the back of the first violins, raised his hands in thanks and gestured, smiling, that it was bedtime. At 78, Adams is younger than the first wave of American minimalists (Philip Glass, Steve Reich and co), who are now around 90. But the orchestral scores for which he is celebrated – alongside his nine operas – are intricate and polychrome, more maximalist than minimalist: music with so much dynamism it could generate mains electricity.Following a three-day festival dedicated to Steve Reich earlier this year, the Hallé’s latest composer focus brought Adams himself to Manchester for four concerts, including t...

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