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    In pictures: Stars and fans celebrate Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding

    Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding took over New York City on Friday, as the star-studded ceremony drew dozens of…

    Australia welcomes draft UNESCO decision to keep Great Barrier Reef off danger list

    Australia welcomed a draft UNESCO decision not to list the Great Barrier Reef as an endangered site, its assistant tourism…

    ‘The cult of Saint Sebastian’: How a brutally tortured 3rd-Century saint became a gay icon

    A Roman soldier who was killed for his Christian beliefs, Sebastian has been a hero for gay men over the…

    Whistler’s Mother is a US icon – here’s why the artist would’ve hated his 1871 masterpiece’s success

    Whistler’s Mother is one of the world’s most recognisable artworks. Like a viral meme it has been reproduced endlessly, including…

    Spring wildlife in Cardiff and the Vale

    Wildlife doesn’t only thrive in the Welsh countryside, but in its cities and urban areas too. Photographer Gildas Griffiths from…

    Portrait looted by Nazis found in home of Dutch SS leader’s descendants

    A painting stolen by Nazis from a Jewish art collector in the Netherlands during World War Two has been found…

    ‘Hideous’: The controversy over Picasso’s most shocking painting

    The confrontational painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon has been both widely despised and loved, and over the decades has remained contentious.…

    When Attenborough met the gorillas – the story behind his iconic TV moment

    It is the most memorable moment of Sir David Attenborough’s broadcasting career. A short sequence of his encounter with a…

    ‘Complex, dangerous, sexual beings’: The centuries-old origins of current fairy fiction

    The fairies in faerie romantasy – or erotic “fae” fiction – are not the glittery, do-gooding sprites of children’s stories.…

    In photos: A pesticide tragedy that haunts an Indian state

    Warning: This story contains images that some readers may find distressing. Haunting photographs of children with deformed limbs and swollen…

    ‘A fascinating window into the past’: The homes revealing how Tudor people really lived

    A favourite at this weekend’s Oscars, Hamnet has brought Tudor architecture and interiors to the fore. And there are plenty…

    Italy buys rare Caravaggio portrait for €30m

    The Italian state has bought a painting by 16-17th Century baroque master Caravaggio for €30m (£25.9m), one of the largest…
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