12 h. ago The victims of Fred and Rosemary West as A British Horror Story airs on Netflix

A new Netflix documentary will delve into the story of Fred and Rosemary West who murdered girls and women at their home which became known as a the ‘House of Horrors’

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1 week ago The 20 greatest British rock bands of all time: from the Beatles to Oasis

While rock and roll may seem to be fading in the UK, our list of the top 20 greatest bands of all time proves that the genre is far from forgotten — it’s alive and kicking in our hearts and minds

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1 week ago Minecraft Movie is biggest film of 2025 so far in UK and Ireland

The film pushed Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy into second place.

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1 week ago The Alienation Effect by Owen Hatherley review – meet the brutalists

The remarkable story of how British culture was transformed by émigré architects, filmmakers and writersThe Englishness of English Art sounds like something a parish-pump little Englander might like to bang on about, but it is in fact the title of an arresting study by the German Jewish émigré Nikolaus Pevsner. “Neither English-born nor English-bred,” as he put it in his foreword, he nevertheless pinned down with startling precision the qualities that characterised English art and architecture: a rather twee preference for cuteness and compromise, for frills and fripperies.This shouldn’t surprise us. Newcomers are typically better placed than natives when it comes to deciphering unwritten social codes. Unencumbered by textbook propaganda and excessive knowledge, the stranger’s-eye view very often has the merit of freshness, even originality. Bertolt Brecht dubbed this the Verfremdungseffekt, or alienation effect, from which Owen Hath...

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2 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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2 w. ago Martin Freeman calls out ‘annoying’ fans for following him for long periods

He said he tries ‘to reason with people’ and explain he is ‘not a prop’.

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2 w. ago Second Kneecap gig footage assessed by police over alleged ‘kill MP’ call

Earlier in the week, footage emerged of another gig last year in November, which counter-terrorism police are assessing.

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3 w. ago YouTube turns 20: Incredible earnings from most iconic videos cemented in British culture

It’s hard to believe there was once life before YouTube. As the global video sharing platform celebrates its 20th birthday, the Mirror takes a look back at 20 of the most popular clips to cement their place in British culture

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3 w. ago British biologist joins Trump, PM and Hollywood stars on Time influence list

The list was introduced to spotlight the most influential people in the world to help readers understand ‘the forces shaping our lives’.

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3 w. ago Five things you didn’t know about Black British cultural history

From northern soul to rugby league beef, here’s what I learned while writing We Were ThereHello and welcome to The Long Wave. I’m Lanre Bakare and I usually cover arts and culture for the Guardian, but I’m taking over the newsletter this week to tell you about my new book, We Were There, a cultural history of Black Britain.It’s set between 1979 and 1990, covering the rise and premiership of Margaret Thatcher, the UK’s first female prime minister, whose divisive but transformative remodelling of Britain is still felt today – and within that political upheaval, race dominated the headlines. But it was also a time when modern Black British culture was forged. I’ll talk you through five things I learned from my research. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Japanese ambassador to the UK goes viral over his love for Britain

'London, here I come!' Hiroshi Suzuki posted a few months ago, unaware just how much his earnest joy at embracing British culture will cement his social media status as universally adored.

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