Buzzing across social platforms, country sensation Oliver Anthony’s track ‘Rich Men North Of Richmond’ is getting both love and flak. But just who is this viral hitmaker, and why's he caught in a crossfire?
Gordon Brown has encouraged “every politician” to watch Steve McQueen’s film Grenfell, recently exhibited at the Serpentine, on the six year anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire.
420 celebrations in Hyde Park make for a rather depressing sight and smell, but the event inadvertently highlights how obsolete Britain’s marijuana laws are.
Last month saw the 11th edition of the British Kebab Awards, a star-studded affair where restaurateurs join forces with politicians and civil servants to give awards, eat kebabs and, well, drink.
David Attenborough will return to our screens this weekend, narrating a flagship new series on British wildlife, but the BBC has decided not to broadcast one of the episodes over fears “its themes of the destruction of nature would risk a backlash from Tory politicians and the rightwing press”, according to the Guardian.
Nearly 100,000 people have signed a petition protesting Donnie Yen from presenting at the Oscars over his support for the Chinese government.
Last week, United States senator Bernie Sanders spoke at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall ahead of his new book, It’s Ok To Be Angry About Capitalism. We went along to see what he had to say.
Lucy Frazer has been appointed the new culture secretary during prime minister Rishi Sunak’s mini cabinet reshuffle.
Staff at museums and cultural institutions across the UK have announced forthcoming industrial action over pay and labour conditions.
The Elgin Marbles - also known as the Parthenon Marbles - “belong here in the UK”, the culture secretary Michelle Donelan has said, with talks over their return to Greece said to be at an advanced stage.
Plans to privatise Channel 4 have been scrapped, with the Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan concluding selling the broadcaster was “not the right decision”.
Ever wondered who'd win the World Cup if it was decided by democracy? The list of World Cup countries ranked by their Democracy Index below.
With questions over restitution, the BBC licence fee and Channel 4 privatisation, we look at Michelle Donelan, the UK's new culture secretary.
Britain's politicians love being seen going for a run. Why? And do other countries do the same?
Liz Truss walked on stage to ‘Moving On Up’ by M People ahead of her speech at the Conservative Party Conference this morning, a choice that has not gone down with the song’s creators.
From Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng to tuition fees and John Obi Mikel, here is our list of the most significant U-turns in recent history.
Documenta 15 is currently in progress in Kassel, Germany and has been engulfed in a censorship row.
After a seismic few weeks away from the House of Commons, Liz Truss completes her transition from backing vocalist to lead singer.
Nadine Dorries, the UK’s culture secretary, has resigned following the appointment of Liz Truss as prime minister.
An open letter, signed by over 750 production companies, has urged the next Prime Minister to rethink the privatisation of Channel 4.
Five key organisations representing the UK hospitality industry have signed an open letter to the government demanding an immediate intervention on rising energy prices hitting the sector.
As the hunt for Boris Johnson’s successor as Prime Minister continues, Channel 4 has announced a new documentary series.
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This lunchtime, we went to the weekly performance that is Prime Minister’s Questions. We stuck to what we know, treating it as a gig, the review of which can be found below.
Susie Dent and her dictionary take a dim view of politics. For every term describing good government, there are ten or more describing the opposite.
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has said that Channel 4 News has not done itself "any favours" in terms of impartiality.
A new statue of the late prime minister was pelted with eggs by Jeremy Webster, deputy director of the Attenborough Arts Centre at the University of Leicester.
The Obamas are set to leave Spotify, with the couple reportedly in talks with other platforms over a new, lucrative deal.
