Your guide to festivals across the south of England in 2026
From large-scale music events to local favourites, organisers have been revealing what is in store.
Dylan Thomas ‘plagiarised other poets’ repeatedly as schoolboy
He became a literary legend but as a schoolboy the young Dylan Thomas has been found to have copied poems.
York: Mixed views over ‘largest independent bookshop’ arriving in city
Topping and Company, which currently has four UK shops, is set to open in York in autumn 2025.
Cat Burns celebrates ‘start of new life’ after breast reduction surgery
The singer and recent Celebrity Traitor said her breasts had caused her problems since childhood.
Taylor Swift to Hamnet: The best culture to look forward to this autumn
From returning pop superstars to Oscar-ready films and big-time celebrity memoirs, here are our recommendations for what to watch, listen to and read for...
TfL celebrates the 40th anniversary of Poems on the Underground
In 1986 the first Poems on the Underground appeared as part of an "art for all'" project.
Amnesty bid to retrieve Cornwall’s overdue library books
All fines will be waived for the duration of the book amnesty which is being held throughout November.
The Traitors: Does a Welsh accent help or is it a hindrance on the show?
From hiding their jobs, to secret relationships and faking accents, many contestants have trialled strategies to gain people's trust.
Cake artists’ creations wow Birmingham NEC exhibition goers
Skilled artists from across the world show off their work at this year's Cake International.