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Creatives hold protest calling for government to restrict the use of content for developing AI
Creatives, industry leaders and politicians gathered in central London to call on the Government to scrap plans that would allow AI developers to use creative content without permission or payment. Interview with UK Music Chief Executive...
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Taoiseach calls on Kneecap to 'urgently clarify' alleged ‘dead Tory’ comments
Michael Martin has called on the rap trio Kneecap to “urgently clarify” alleged comments attributed to band members around support for Hamas and Hezbollah, and the killing of Tory MPs. Taoiseach Mr Martin was commenting after a video...
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DUP leader Gavin Robinson discusses Kneecap comments
DUP leader Gavin Robinson at Stormont talking about Kneecap, surrounded by DUP MLAs. Video emerged of the group at a November 2023 gig appearing to show one member saying: “The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.”
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Cornish bagpiper plays at the centre of Kerdroya Labyrinth on Bodmin Moor
Artist Will Coleman plays the Cornish bagpipes at the centre of Kerdroya, a giant labyrinth at Colliford Lake, Bodmin Moor, near Liskeard. The 56-metre diameter labyrinth, made from Cornish hedging, features a 750-metre path through...
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Swinney warns of ‘real damage’ to NHS if opposition MSPs block budget
John Swinney has insisted there will be “real damage done” to the NHS if opposition MSPs block his budget – claiming this could see operations cancelled and medicines rationed. Making his first speech of 2025, the SNP leader warned of...
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Interview with Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy on the set of Hollyoaks
Interview with Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy on the set of Hollyoaks. This comes as the Government launches the landmark National Youth Strategy survey. Young people across the country will be asked to take part in a survey to hear what...
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First look at Westminster Abbey's new Notre-Dame de Paris exhibit
Footage of Westminster Abbey's new Notre-Dame de Paris, The Augmented Exhibition exhibit, which tours the historic building's history through photography. It opens to the public on February 7th and will run until June 1st. Includes...
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Notre Dame rises from the ashes in Westminster Abbey exhibition
An immersive exhibition which tells the nine hundred-year history of Notre Dame de Paris has opened in London. Notre-Dame de Paris, The Augmented Exhibition exhibit, tours the historic building's history through photography. It opens to...
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Paschal Donohoe speaks after meeting Good Causes Awards finalists
Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe met with groups named as finalists in the National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2024. The awards are designed to celebrate the work carried out by hundreds of volunteers and coaches. Mary’s...
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First look at Westminster Abbey's new Notre-Dame de Paris exhibit
Footage of Westminster Abbey's new Notre-Dame de Paris, The Augmented Exhibition exhibit, which tours the historic building's history through photography. It opens to the public on February 7th and will run until June 1st.
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Up Helly Aa festival takes place on Shetland Isles
Members of the Jarl Squad march through Lerwick on the Shetland Isles during the Up Helly Aa festival. Originating in the 1880s, the festival celebrates Shetland's Norse heritage.
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Footage of performance art Thaw, an 8 hour aerial show performed on 2.5 tonnes of ice
Footage of performance art Thaw, an 8 hour aerial show performed on 2.5 tonnes of ice.
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Three monkeys artwork is third Banksy in days
Banksy has posted an artwork of three monkeys as the third piece of a new animal-themed collection. It is the third black silhouette composition that the Bristol-based street artist has claimed credit for since Monday.
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Third Banksy in days appears on bridge in London
Banksy has posted an artwork of three monkeys as the third piece of a new animal-themed collection. It is the third black silhouette composition that the Bristol-based street artist has claimed credit for since Monday.
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Banksy reveals new London artwork of goat perched on a wall
Banksy has revealed a new London artwork featuring a goat perched on top of a wall. The street artist, whose identity is not known, posted the new piece featuring the goat silhouette with rocks falling down below it and a CCTV camera...
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Nandy announces new arts and culture funding
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has announced a funding package for arts venues, museums, libraries and the heritage sector to mark the 60th anniversary of the publication of Jennie Lee’s White Paper on the Arts.
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‘Extreme concern’ at failed seven million euro IT project by Arts Council
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe says that the government is "extremely concerned" at the failed 7 million euro IT system by the Arts Council. AT the IIEA in Dublin.
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Sadiq Khan opens Sadler's Wells East's new theatre
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is greeted by dancers as he opens the Sadler's Wells East theatre, the brand-new purpose-built theatre at East Bank, in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Interviews with Sadiq Khan and Britannia Morton, Executive...
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Annual fire festival takes place in Shetland
An annual fire festival has taken place in Shetland. Lerwick Up Helly Aa is held on the last Tuesday of January, and this year’s event will see men and women leading the torchlight procession. It was previously only men who were allowed...
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Bradford’s year as City of Culture gets underway
Bradford’s tenure as the UK City of Culture in 2025 has started with a specular event, including magic from Steven Frayne, who told crowds how proud he was to come from the city. Thousands of people braved bitter temperatures in City...
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New San Francisco Mayor on GenAI, City's Outlook
San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie joins Caroline Hyde to discuss his plans to revive the city's business district and attract talent from around the world. Plus, his views on the city being a hub for generative AI, OpenAI's Sam...
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Green Party announce commitments on arts and culture
Catherine Martin, deputy leader of Ireland's Green Party, announce commitments on arts and culture, including around the Basic Income for artists and the night-time economy
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Italian Renaissance exhibition goes on display at The King's Gallery in London
A black chalk drawing by Michelangelo Buonarroti (left), A grotesque head, c.1525–30, is hung alongside a red and white chalk drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, The bust of a wild man, c.1510, during the installation of Drawing the Italian...
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David Dimbleby and his daughter Liza Dimbleby curate their first art exhibition
David Dimbleby with his daughter Liza Dimbleby at Towner Eastbourne art gallery in Eastbourne, East Sussex, where they're curating 'Drawing the Unspeakable', their first art exhibition.