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Image copyright Royal Collection Trust This portrait, newly identified as Leonardo da Vinci, is going on display in London as the world marks the 500th anniversary of the death of the artist and inventor. Only one other portrait has survived from the artist’s lifetime, aside from self-portraits. Martin Clayton was researching an exhibition for The […]

A million people in the UK are expected to be living with dementia by 2025. While there is no cure, there’s growing evidence that music can help ameliorate symptoms such as depression and agitation, writes Kelly Oakes – and also bring these people and their families some much-needed moments of joy. When he was just

Image copyright Frenzo Harami / Instagram Image caption The song received limited plays on late-night shows The BBC says a rap song broadcast on Asian Network and Radio 1 “did not meet our editorial standards” and will not be played again. The track, by Frenzo Harami, has been accused of glamorising sexual exploitation, for lyrics

Image copyright Getty Images Presenter and actor Stephen Fry is to take his book Mythos, a retelling of Greek legends, on the road this summer – his first UK tour in nearly 40 years. Mythos: A Trilogy – Gods. Heroes. Men will open at the Edinburgh International Festival on 19 August. The play has been

Image caption Alex Trimble: “We got used to being on the sidelines of everything.” In theory, the members of Two Door Cinema Club shouldn’t be hard to recognise. They have two top 10 albums, they’re a mainstay of summer festivals, and frontman Alex Trimble sang as part of Danny Boyle’s 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony,

Image copyright Getty Images Drake has broken the record for the number of Billboard Music Awards received by an artist – after picking up another 12 at Wednesday’s event. It means the rapper now has a total of 27 Billboard Awards to his name. He won the biggest prize of the night – the award

Image copyright Getty Images Steve Greenberg loves a challenge. “When you beat the better team. When they’ve got the better players and they’ve got the better resources, it’s a great thrill when you win.” He’s talking about his career as a criminal defence lawyer in the US, where his most high-profile client is currently the

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption You’ve got to hand it to them The cast of The Big-Bang Theory ramped up their farewell celebrations by being immortalised in cement outside Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre. It’s the first time in the 92-year history of the tradition that any inductees have been honoured in this way solely

Image copyright Murillo/Hamdan/Cammock/Shani Image caption The artists shortlisted tackle issues such as oppression and marginalised The Turner Prize has been criticised over its sponsorship from a businessman who was in favour of a ban on teaching LGBT issues in Scottish schools. Sir Brian Souter, whose failed campaign to keep Section 28, a law banning teachers

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Avengers cast and crew (L-R): Joe and Anthony Russo, Kevin Feige, Robert Downey Jr, Jeremy Renner and Brie Larson Avengers: Endgame, the fourth instalment in Marvel’s superhero crossover franchise, made an unprecedented $1.2bn at the box office last weekend. It’s the biggest three-day haul in movie history; and