

Dua Lipa ‘feeling grateful’ after Kosovan president grants her citizenship
Singer of hits such as Training Season, Houdini and One Kiss was born in London to Kosovan-Albanian parents Singer Dua Lipa has said she is “feeling grateful” after being awarded citizenship of Kosovo by the country’s president. The 29-year-old was born in London to Kosovan-Albanian parents, Anesa and Dukagjin Lipa, and moved to the country’s capital of Pristina aged 11, when her family returned after Kosovo gained its independence in 2008, before moving back to London aged 15. Continue reading...

– Barn skal ikke leve i frykt
EKEBERG (TV 2): På Ekebergsletta står en 14 år gammel palestinsk gutt. Det er mye takket være artistgruppen Karpe.


Hurra – for norske nazigener
Moderne kvinner skal helst være hvite og blåøyde – slik som i nazistenes våteste drømmer. Nå spiller et amerikansk motefirma på at «gener» og «jeans» uttales likt på engelsk.


Svidde av alle pengene
- Det er i konfliktene man utvikler seg, sier forfatter Helga Flatland (40), og tar til orde mot privatliv-grafsing.


‘A sign of how we live now’: friction in Notting Hill over counter-terrorism barriers
Film tourists, market traders and residents react as council imposes traffic control measures on famous London street If Richard Curtis had shot his romcom classic Notting Hill over the past month, things might have turned out very differently. Julia Roberts would have had to stumble past huge concrete blocks while losing the hand of her British sweetheart and Hugh Grant might have missed his departing lover as he struggled to exit the area in an overstuffed Peugeot 406. Continue reading...


Nå skifter unge menn identitet for å passe inn
De har myke verdier og er opptatt av estetikk. De vet hvilket stjernetegn de er født under, og de leser om feminisme. I alle fall tilsynelatende.


Germany’s ‘oldest and biggest’ gay nightclub declares bankruptcy
SchwuZ, a 50-year-old dance hotspot, falls victim to inflation and rising rents threatening Berlin’s club scene Germany’s oldest and biggest gay dance club has declared itself bankrupt after near half a century in business, falling victim to inflation and an evolving party culture threatening Berlin’s nightlife. Management troubles and dating apps were among the factors putting SchwuZ on the ropes last year and in May the club shortened its opening hours, laid off staff and asked regulars for help to plug a growing shortfall, to little avail. Continue reading...

April Alexandersdottir – Ruby Baby
21 år unge April Alexandersdottir har skrevet en flott, liten roman som mer enn antyder at kongeriket kan ha fått ei ny stemme som vil bli fulgt og lest i mange tiår fremover.

Bor på skandaleskole: – Giftig kultur
SYDNEY (TV 2): Prinsesse Ingrid Alexandras nye hjem har en mørk historie preget av mobbing, seksuell trakassering og ville innvielsesritualer.


‘He was so excited’: painter discovers 122-year-old message in a bottle inside lighthouse walls
Bottle stashed in wall cavity of heritage-listed Cape Bruny lighthouse contained letter written in 1903 by Tasmanian lighthouse inspector A painter in Tasmania has uncovered a sealed glass bottle containing a message that was hidden within a wall cavity of the historic Cape Bruny lighthouse more than 120 years ago. Specialist painter Brian Burford was performing routine maintenance on the seaside structure when the discovery took place, according to Annita Waghorn, historic heritage manager for the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. Continue reading...


Debutanten roses: - Forbilledlig
Fortidens Oslo og nåtidens New York kommer til liv i denne romanen om to indiske kvinner fra hver sin generasjon.


And Just Like That: Sex and the City spin-off to end after third season
The critically maligned return of Carrie Bradshaw will not be returning after a two-part finale And Just Like That, the Sex and the City spin-off series, is set to end after its current season. The news was announced on the official social channels by showrunner Michael Patrick King, who wrote that they held off on telling fans to avoid overshadowing the third and final season, which will end with a two-part finale. “It’s with great gratitude we thank all the viewers who have let these characters into their homes and their hearts over these many years,” he said. Continue reading...

Slutt for «And Just Like That»
Fredag kveld norsk tid kom nyheten at det er over «Sex og Singelliv»-spin-off-serien «And Just Like That».

Om suksessen: – Nesten ikke til å tro
Jenna Ortega er tilbake i rollen som Wednesday Addams i serien med samme navn. Nå røpe hun detaljer fra innspilling, og hva fansen har i vente i et intervju med TV 2.


Ikke tilstrekkelig bearbeidet
Gaute Børstad Skjervø overlevde Utøya, dypt traumatisert. Når er han AUF-leder. Hans bok er sterk, men også sterkt sprikende.


Flaco Jiménez, Grammy award-winning tejano music legend, dies at 86
The singer-songwriter and accordionist won six Grammy awards and worked with the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan Flaco Jiménez, master of the accordion and pioneer of tejano music, has died at the age of 86. “It is with great sadness that we share tonight the loss of our father, Flaco Jimenez,” reads a post from his family on Facebook. “He was surrounded by his loved ones and will be missed immensely. Thank you to all of his fans and friends – those who cherished his music. And a big thank you for all of the memories. His legacy will live on through his music and all of his fans.” Continue reading...


Bishop who shut down London choir in his dressing gown issues apology
Bishop of Fulham says sorry for offence caused when he told singers to leave for making ‘terrible racket’ A bishop who went on stage in a dressing gown and shut down a choir for making a “terrible racket” has apologised for the “distress and offence” he caused. Last Friday, Jonathan Baker, the bishop of Fulham, told a room of about 360-people, including the City Academy Voices choir, to leave St Andrew church in Holborn, central London, as they neared the end of their special summer concert. Continue reading...

Mummifigur fjernet etter rasismeanklager
Tove Janssons elskede karakter, luringen Stinky, har blitt kastet ut av den nye utstillingen i New York, ifølge finsk avis.


- Vi er sjokkert
Kulturdirektoratet frykter lovbrudd etter at næringslivsavisa E24 publiserte utdrag fra oljefondssjefens selvhjelpsbok. - Vi er sjokkert, raser Kagge forlag.

Fra det strålende til det uakseptable i samme måltid
En kulinarisk berg-og-dalbane og bunnskrapt vinkjeller møtte oss på Sjømagasinet.

Sommeren uten slagere
Håpet svinner for nye sommerhits og fellesopplevelser. Må vi høre Postgirobyggets «Idyll» til vi dør?

Manga på norsk – og amerikansk
Går det an å lage norsk manga? Selvsagt.

Hyller andres sanger
Evigunge Paul Weller er i det introspektive hjørnet.


Rockelegenden lever videre
Ukas toppliste byr på – mildt sagt – variert musikk fra både inn- og utland.

Krigerhøvdingen av Hawaii
Jason Momoa viser oss et annet Hawaii i tv-serien «Chief of War», som innleder en nyhetsrik august på skjermen.

Agnar Aspaas Quintet - November Songs
Den kjente psykiateren Agnar Aspaas har så avgjort flere kvaliteter og her har han gitt seg sjøl og oss en flott 70 års-presang.

Kommenterer James Bond ryktene: – For rotete
«Kingsman» – skuespilleren mener det finnes bedre egnede skuespillere til å hoppe inn i 007-universet.


- Aldri sett før
Forskerne trodde knapt sine egne øyne da de oppdaget det 4000 år gamle minnet fra oldtidas Egypt.


Allan Ahlberg, beloved children's author, dies aged 87
Working first with his wife Janet, and later with illustrators including Raymond Briggs and Bruce Ingman, he wrote more than 150 books Author Allan Ahlberg, who delighted generations of children with colourful characters and nimble rhymes, has died aged 87. Working with his wife Janet, an award-winning illustrator, Ahlberg produced a host of bestselling nursery classics including Burglar Bill, Peepo!, and Each Peach Pear Plum. After Janet’s death in 1994, he worked with illustrators such as Raymond Briggs and Bruce Ingman, with his career coming full circle in a series of collaborations with his daughter Jessica including Half a Pig and a pop-up set of anarchic variations on the tale of Goldilocks. Continue reading...


Ingen vet noe
En mystisk skulptur dukket plutselig opp på ei strand utenfor Bodø. Ingen vet hvem som står bak.


Ikke skjedd siden 1999
Det Hvite Hus gikk kraftig ut i en offentlig uttalelse etter «South Parks» Trump-parodi. Serien svarte med sine høyeste seertall siden 1999.

Hjerneslag, selvmordsforsøk, Instagram-skandaler – og utelivsrevolusjon
Keith McNally er en av verdens mest innflytelsesrike restaurantgründere.

Startet sitt eget bikini-merke som 20-åring
Izabella Løvstad flyttet hjemmefra som 15-åring. Nå har hun sitt eget firma der hun gjør alt selv.


Vekker oppsikt
Onsdag ble rockelegenden bisatt i Birmingham. Nå har flere bitt seg merke i en rørende hyllest fra kona Sharon.

Vil legge opp som skuespiller: – Dra til helvete
Skuespiller Jamie Lee Curtis har planlagt å pensjonere seg i 30 år. Nå røper hun hvorfor.

Kisten kjøres gjennom Birmingham
Onsdag tar familie, venner og fans et siste farvel med rockelegenden.


Norges svar på Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran spiller sin andre konsert i Oslo denne helgen, men Nettavisen journalist Marte hadde glemt å bestille billett - da dro hun på jakt etter Norges svar på superstjernen.


Sommerpraten: Stina Bakken
Deler skrekkhistorie fra Roma-tur.


Lei av «agurknytt»? Da bør du ikke lese denne!
Agurknyheter er relativt gammelt nytt. Allikevel kan det kanskje finnes noe interessant i dette skjellsordet, og i selve grønnsaken.


Rare original proof of David Bailey’s 1965 Box of Pin-Ups discovered
Exclusive: Near-mint condition preprint copy features 36 portraits of stars including John Lennon and Mick Jagger David Bailey’s Box of Pin-Ups of 1965 was a defining portrait of the swinging 60s, immortalising some of the most fashionable stars of the era, from John Lennon and Mick Jagger to Jean Shrimpton and Susan Murray. Now the original proof copy of this landmark portfolio of 36 portraits by one of Britain’s foremost photographers has come to light for the first time. It is the personal working proof copy of David Hillman, the influential graphic designer who went on to give the Guardian a groundbreaking redesign in 1988. Continue reading...


Spanish discovery suggests Roman era ‘church’ may have been a synagogue
Oil lamp fragments point to presence of previously unknown Jewish population in Ibero-Roman town of Cástulo Seventeen centuries after they last burned, a handful of broken oil lamps could shed light on a small and long-vanished Jewish community that lived in southern Spain in the late Roman era as the old gods were being snuffed out by Christianity. Archaeologists excavating the Ibero-Roman town of Cástulo, whose ruins lie near the present-day Andalucían town of Linares, have uncovered evidence of an apparent Jewish presence there in the late fourth or early fifth century AD. Continue reading...


Indian film company to rerelease romantic drama with AI ‘happy ending’
Director ‘heartbroken’ after 2013 film about doomed romance between Hindu man and Muslim woman altered without his knowledge An Indian film company is rereleasing a 2013 romantic drama with an alternate artificial intelligence ending without the involvement of its director, in what could be the first instance of its kind in global cinema. Raanjhanaa, a Hindi-language film about the doomed romance between a Hindu man and a Muslim woman, will return to cinemas on 1 August under its Tamil-language title Ambikapathy. The film’s original tragic ending will be replaced by a “happy” one. Continue reading...


Tens of thousands of people take to streets for London Trans+ Pride 2025
Event becomes biggest of its kind as more than 100,000 turn out to support its ‘existence and resistance’ theme More than 100,000 people took to the streets for London Trans+ Pride 2025 on Saturday, making it the biggest such event in the world, organisers said. The route wound through the centre of the capital’s most famous sites, taking in Regent’s Street, Piccadilly and Trafalgar Square. It concluded at Parliament Square with speakers including Heartstopper and Doctor Who actor Yasmin Finney. Continue reading...


Music venues subject to noise complaints to get ‘greater protection’
New government measures will also require developers to soundproof flats and apartments near existing venues Music venues that are subject to noise complaints by nearby residential developments will be offered “greater protection” under new government plans. The measures, which are set to be introduced under the national licensing policy framework, would mean developers taking responsibility for soundproofing flats and apartments near existing pubs or music venues. Continue reading...


‘You are in my house’: bishop interrupts church concert, telling choir to leave due to late hour
Jonathan Baker took to stage in nightgown complaining over ‘terrible racket’, telling stunned singers night is ‘over’ The City Academy Voices choir had just finished belting out The Supremes hit, I’m Gonna Make You Love Me, when the lights went out and they were joined by an unexpected guest. As they were about to perform their last song, a man appeared on stage wearing a blue nightgown with no shoes. He took the mic, described theirsinging as a “terrible racket” and told them to get out, leaving the 360-odd people in the room shocked and dumfounded. Continue reading...

Måtte brått forlate scenen grunnet sykdom
Rachel Zegler ble erstattet på scenen halvveis ut i oppsetningen av «Evita» på West End i London.


- Et grotesk tegn
I sommer leser «alle» krim, ifølge bokhandlene. - Et grotesk tegn på ensretting, mener anmelder Cathrine Krøger.


Triple J Hottest 100: Never Tear Us Apart by INXS voted best Australian song ever
More than 2.6m people voted in radio poll to find the most loved homegrown hits of all time Never Tear Us Apart by INXS has been named the best Australian song of all time in Triple J’s poll of the country’s favourite homegrown hits. The 1987 song topped the Hottest 100 of Australian Songs, a spin-off of Triple J’s annual poll of the year’s most popular tracks. The poll, which aired on Saturday, was open to Australian releases from any time in history. Continue reading...


Da seriemorderen etterlot seg et spor, kom AC/DC i trøbbel
5. august inntar AC/DC Bjerke travbane for å spille for 55.000 fans, men én låt kommer de ikke til å spille. Dette er årsaken.


Nikolai Torgersen: Gater jeg har levd
«Gater jeg har levd» er historien til unge Nikolai Torgersen. En historie om massevis av rus av alle slag og livet på gata. Etter å ha lest de drøyt to hundre sidene er konklusjonen: Undrenes tid er ikke forbi …

Sergej Lebedev – Damen i hvitt
Den regimekritiske russiske forfatteren Sergej Lebedev bor i Tyskland. Derfor kan han skrive så godt og fritt som han gjør.


Nå er det slutt
Etter ti sesonger og 100 episoder er det slutt for den populære svenske TV-serien «Solsidan».


Six great reads: the world’s new diplomatic capital, the Londonisation of Manchester and a perfect nightclub
Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days Continue reading...


Freud Museum faces call for inquiry over bullying and board misconduct claims
Writers and academics urge charities regulator to investigate ‘serious issues’ with London institution A bitter row at the Freud Museum in London has resulted in it facing calls for an official investigation into allegations of political interference and “autocratic” board decision-making that critics say put the future of the institution at risk. The museum, in Hampstead, was the final home of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, and his daughter Anna Freud, a children’s psychoanalyst, and is dedicated to promoting their intellectual and cultural legacy. Continue reading...


Amerikansk stjerne og animerte demonjegere overtar hitlistene
En amerikansk hitmaskin og et globalt fenomen fra Sør-Korea kaprer musikkhjerter verden over.

For enkelte virker det som om Øyafestivalen like gjerne kunne vært eid av Ku Klux Klan
«Sosialt ansvarlige» investeringer er finansbransjens versjon av artisters festivalboikott. Det rammer kundene, men har null effekt i den virkelige verden.

Skaal for strøken stemning og slående matretter
Når solen titter frem og kokkene på Skaal finner inspirasjonen, er vi på en av Oslos deiligste uteserveringer.


‘Perfect match’: Charli xcx opts for classic Vivienne Westwood wedding dress
Pop star’s choice was surprisingly traditional – but brand has a legacy of clothing unconventional brides Charli xcx is the British pop star known for pioneering trends. Last summer she turned the word ‘Brat’ into a cultural phenomenon complete with a uniform featuring “a pack of cigs, a Bic lighter, and a strappy white top with no bra.” So it came as somewhat of a surprise to fans when, last weekend, she opted for a more classic bridal look to marry George Daniel, the drummer in the band the 1975. Continue reading...


Familie nektet prideflagg av sameiet: – Trist
Et Pride-flagg på en veranda på Glassverket har blitt sentrum for en konflikt mellom en familie og sameiestyret, der familien opplever at flagget oppfattes som provoserende. Nå velger de å kjempe for retten til å vise sin støtte for mangfold og inkludering.


Familie nektet prideflagg av sameiet: – Trist
Et Pride-flagg på en veranda på Glassverket har blitt sentrum for en konflikt mellom en familie og sameiestyret, der familien opplever at flagget oppfattes som provoserende. Nå velger de å kjempe for retten til å vise sin støtte for mangfold og inkludering.

Kjærlighetens gondolreiser
Tidløs, pussig og sjarmerende film om en ordløs romanse i luften.


Cleo Laine, Britain's most successful jazz singer, dies aged 97
Versatile vocalist straddled jazz, classical, pop and musical theatre with four-octave range, and collaborated for decades with husband, John Dankworth Dame Cleo Laine, the UK’s most successful and celebrated jazz singer, has died aged 97. A statement from her children Jacqui and Alec reads: “It is with deepest sadness that we announce the passing of our dearly beloved mother, Cleo, who died peacefully yesterday afternoon. We will all miss her terribly. The family wish to be given space to grieve and ask for privacy at this very difficult time.” Continue reading...

På korpstur til helvete
Helga Flatland prikker inn toppformen med høyt konfliktnivå og mye humør i sin åttende roman.

Yngrebølgen feier inn over bokhøsten
Generasjon Z inntar bokhøsten, klare for å redde verden, alternativt seg selv.

Folkets rock-eksentriker
Ozzy Osbourne (1948–2025): en unik rockevokalist og et følsomt menneske som elsket sitt publikum.

På med danseskoene
Nilüfer Yanya byr på noe av det beste fra England for tiden.

Dype, stille, sterke, milde
Avkjølende skjønnhet fra Knut Reiersrud og Iver Kleive i Nidarosdomen.


‘City of singles’: cosmopolitan prewar Paris’s ‘crazy years’ brought to life
Database of 8m handwritten census entries paints portrait of city that was hub for intellectuals, artists and young, single people In 1926, James Joyce was working on his novel Finnegans Wake while living in a spacious apartment in the 7th arrondissement of Paris with his partner, Nora Barnacle, and their two adult children, Giorgio and Lucia. Joyce’s neighbours in the elegant stone building at 2 Square de Robiac included a Syrian family whose three children had an English nanny called Jessie, Russian émigrés, an Egyptian industrialist, and the US writers William and Elizabeth Placida Mahl. Continue reading...


- Helvete har brutt løs
Trump med mikropenis i seng med satan. Den nyeste episoden av «South Park» skaper full storm.


‘We’re terribly sorry’: South Park creators respond with humour to White House anger over naked Donald Trump
Speaking at Comic-Con on Thursday, Trey Parker and Matt Stone revealed they spent days negotiating with producers to show the US president’s genitals South Park co-creator Trey Parker had the briefest of responses on Thursday to anger from the White House over the latest season premiere, which showed a naked Donald Trump in bed with Satan. “We’re terribly sorry,” Parker said, followed by a long, deadpan-comic stare. Continue reading...


Wear flowers in your hair … and take the bus: San Francisco fetes Grateful Dead concerts with tie-dye
Transit will transport concertgoers at a three-day concert series celebrating 60th anniversary of the band’s formation The summer of love is pulling back in to San Francisco – aboard three tie-dye and paisley-wrapped trains and buses. Designed to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead’s formation, the city’s Muni transit vehicles will double as transport for concertgoers attending a three-day Dead & Company series at Golden Gate Park. Continue reading...


Chuck Mangione, Grammy-winning jazz musician and composer, dies aged 84
Celebrated flugelhorn and trumpet player released over 30 albums and sold millions of records throughout his career Grammy-winning jazz musician and composer Chuck Mangione died on Tuesday, according to a statement from his family. He was 84. “The family of Chuck Mangione is deeply saddened to share that Chuck peacefully passed away in his sleep at his home in Rochester, New York on July 22, 2025,” his family said in a statement released on Thursday to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Continue reading...


Artist Amy Sherald cancels Smithsonian show over censorship
Portraitist withdrew her National Portrait Gallery show over reports that a transgender Statue of Liberty painting could offend Trump Artist Amy Sherald has decided to withdraw her upcoming show at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery over fears of censorship. Sherald, who gained wider recognition after her portrait of Michelle Obama, was set to become the first contemporary Black artist to have an exhibition at the gallery. Continue reading...


- Byttedyr for den kåte mannen
April Alexandersdottirs debutroman, «Ruby Baby», er en så godt som ferdig slipt diamant, en rubinrød bokskatt.


- Frarådes å gå ut
Kraftig regn skaper festivalkaos i Danmark.

Festivalen Grøn Koncert i Esbjerg i Danmark evakueres
Festivalen Grøn Koncert, som torsdag finner sted i Esbjerg, er i ferd med å bli evakuert. Årsaken er kraftig regn og oversvømmelser.

Her er D2s guide til Narvik
Norges beste vann, spektakulære fjell og midnattssol. Her er ti gode grunner til å velge Narvik som reisemål.

Funkisøya i Oslofjorden
Tennisbane og sjøfly, en NS-minister og en av Norges mest kjente arkitekter. Bli med til funkisparasdiset Aspon.

Nytt klesmerke slaktes: – Kjempeproblematisk
Det ble gitt lovnader om bærekraftsfokus da Sophie Elise Isachsen lanserte klesmerket Laley. Likevel består plaggene i stor grad av plast.


Video: «South Park» sjokkerer - gir Trump mikropenis
Det amerikanske satireprogrammet «South Park» harselerer med USAs president Donald Trump i den nyeste episoden av programmet.


South Park targets Paramount after signing $1.5bn deal and skewers Trump: ‘He can do anything to anyone’
Show begins 27th season covering Trump’s lawsuit against Paramount and cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s show, depicting Trump in bed with Satan South Park has kicked off its 27th season with a blistering episode taking aim at Donald Trump and its newly minted parent company, Paramount, just one day after signing a $1.5bn deal with the network. The premiere episode, “Sermon on the Mount,” sees Trump in bed with series regular Satan and covers topics including Trump’s lawsuit against Paramount, the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, wokeness, Trump’s attacks on Canada and more. Continue reading...


- Går inn i historie-bøkene
Sist den ble slått, toppet Duran Duran hitlistene. Nå er norgesrekorden timer unna å koke bort, spår meteorologen.


‘Mad fer it’: Greater Manchester Aldi to keep Aldeh name in tribute to Oasis
Rebranding before homecoming gigs, reflecting local pronunciation, to be permanent after outpouring of support An Aldi store in Greater Manchester rebranded Aldeh in honour of Oasis is to keep the new name, the supermarket chain has said. The new sign was erected at the Prestwich store ahead of the Oasis homecoming gigs earlier this month. The band played five sold-out shows at Heaton Park, which is near the store. Continue reading...


«Beat for beat» settes på pause av NRK
Folkefavoritten settes på pause av NRK, skriver Se og Hør.


Ingvar Ambjørnsen bisettes i Oslo 6. august
Forfatteren bisettes onsdag 6. august.

Meretes utvalgte: Nye amerikanske vinfavoritter
Nå får den populære vinen Explicit Lyrics en hvit bror laget av chardonnay. Nå slippes den sammen med en ny årgang pinot noir.

Nordmenn «rømmer» til fjells
Nordmenn valfarter ut i naturen i sommer. DNT peker på én avgjørende holdningsendring.


Fiddle-laden fake trailer reignites debate about Hollywood’s Irish stereotypes
Clip turned out to be a stunt, but strength of reaction speaks to genuine affront at Ireland’s portrayal on big screen A man in a bar with a flat cap, bloodied knuckles and a dreamy look lays down his whiskey and writes a letter. “Dear Erin,” he begins, and a soundtrack of fiddles swells as he yearns for his lost love in the distant land of America. The trailer for the upcoming film – tagline: “she was the Irish goodbye he never forgot” – ran in recent weeks in cinemas and online and was accompanied by a poster showing green mountains, shamrocks and a rainbow. Continue reading...


Neolithic long cairn in Yorkshire given extra protection after walkers remove stones
Dudderhouse Hill in dales is thought to be one of first structures in UK to be communally constructed by humans A rare and remarkable 5,000-year-old monument that is an example of one of the earliest visible structures in England is to receive extra protection because walkers, sometimes innocently, have been removing and moving stones. The Dudderhouse Hill long cairn in the Yorkshire Dales has been granted “scheduled monument” status by the government, making it a site of national importance with greater legal protection. Continue reading...


- En militæroperasjon
Bryllupet får hele den engelske landsbyen Oxfordshire til å koke.


Dette er vinen dronning Sonja investerer i
Liora Levi er vinekspert og tar oss med på en kongelig vinreise i denne ukens episode av «Audiens». Se hele episoden over, eller finn den der du hører på podkast.

Var på avskjedskonserten: – Fikk vondt av ham
Metal-artist Sigurd Wongraven var til stede under Ozzy Osbournes avskjedskonsert for bare to uker siden.


Heritage groups try to save decaying modernist studio in Scottish Borders
Studio built for textile designer Bernat Klein by Peter Womersley put up for auction despite hopes of private sale A coalition of heritage and design groups has launched a last-minute attempt to save one of the UK’s most threatened modernist buildings after its owners put it up for auction. The late modernist studio was built in the Scottish Borders in 1972 for the textile designer Bernat Klein, whose fabrics were worn by Coco Chanel and Jean Shrimpton, and is widely regarded as a jewel of late 20th-century architecture. Continue reading...


BBC to show MasterChef series already filmed with Gregg Wallace and John Torode
Corporation says broadcasting series that was made last year is right thing to do for sake of cooks who took part A forthcoming series of MasterChef which was filmed last year before allegations against Gregg Wallace and John Torode were upheld will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 6 August. Both MasterChef presenters will feature in the series, but the edit will be looked at in light of the findings, with focus being given to the contestants, it is understood. Continue reading...


Kulturministeren rykker ut
Turistene strømmer til Lothepus’ nye stavkirke i Odda. Men ikke alle mener bygget fortjener betegnelsen.


Welsh community races to save chapel where Cwm Rhondda hymn first sung
Fundraising campaign launched after Grade II-listed Capel Rhondda, near Pontypridd, put up for sale A Welsh valleys community has launched a campaign to save the chapel where the popular hymn Cwm Rhondda, or Bread of Heaven, was first sung. The composer John Hughes wrote the hymn in 1907 to celebrate a new organ at Capel Rhondda in Hopkinstown, near Pontypridd. Continue reading...


Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath bandmates remember their friend: ‘There won’t ever be another like him’
Tony Iommi, Terence ‘Geezer’ Butler and Bill Ward, who formed the band with the singer in 1968, reflect on being ‘four kids from Aston’ after his death Ozzy Osbourne, icon of British heavy metal, dies aged 76 Alexis Petridis on the people’s Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne: a life in pictures ‘I will miss him dearly’: celebrity tributes pour in for Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne’s bandmates from Black Sabbath have paid tribute to the frontman after his death at 76, just weeks after they reunited for a farewell gig in their home town, Birmingham. Terence “Geezer” Butler, the band’s bassist, said he was “so glad” the band had reunited on 5 July to play their last show at Villa Park – a stone’s throw from where Black Sabbath formed in 1968 – and paid tribute to his friend. Continue reading...


Cengiz Al med SKAM-avsløring: – Jeg måtte takke nei
Hadde serieskaper Julie Andem fått det slik hun ville, hadde publikum blitt kjent med Cengiz Al i en annen rolle enn Yousef Acar.

– Staket ut veien i livet mitt
Ozzy Osbourne hylles av den norske musikkbransjen.


Hyller Ozzy Osbourne: – Har satt enorme spor
Rockemusiker Thomas Felberg og Nettavisens musikkanmelder Tor Hammerø minnes Ozzy Osbourne.