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Oldest carved piece of wood to be found in Britain dates back 6,000 years
Metre-long piece of timber was found in trench dug for workshop at property in Boxford, Berkshire
Harriet Sherwood
07, Jun, 2023 @5:00 AM
Libraries should be ‘ringfenced and protected’, Malorie Blackman says
Former children’s laureate tells Hay festival audience that her local library was essential to her career as a writer
Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent
04, Jun, 2023 @4:43 PM
Salman Rushdie to write a book about being stabbed on stage
Author tells Hay literary festival he needs to ‘get past’ the knife attack he suffered before writing anything else
Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent
01, Jun, 2023 @8:20 PM
Trump election reframed TV version of The Handmaid’s Tale, says Atwood
Hugely successful adaptation of dystopian novel began airing three months after 2016 US presidential election
Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent
01, Jun, 2023 @5:05 PM
Munstead Wood, prototype of classic English garden, saved for nation
National Trust to restore Gertrude Jekyll’s ‘horticultural gem’ at Lutyens-designed home in Surrey before public opening
Harriet Sherwood
01, Jun, 2023 @5:00 AM
Benny, Björn and Frida drop in for first anniversary of London’s Abba Voyage
Show in which youthful digital avatars of the group perform on stage has sold more than 1.3m tickets
Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent
28, May, 2023 @12:11 PM
From children’s entertainer to convicted criminal: the downfall of Rolf Harris
He had personal audiences with Queen Elizabeth II and held national treasure status – until the world discovered the awful truth
Harriet Sherwood
23, May, 2023 @1:29 PM
Scapa Flow Museum showing Orkney island’s wartime role up for top prize
UK museum of the year award has shortlist of five showing ‘astonishing ambition and boundless creativity’
Harriet Sherwood and Kevin Rawlinson
22, May, 2023 @2:32 PM
Hell, yes: younger Britons more likely to believe in damnation, study finds
Belief in afterlife higher among gen Z and millennials than in baby boomers, despite being less religious generally
Harriet Sherwood
19, May, 2023 @8:49 AM
Please do touch: Norwich Sainsbury Centre asks visitors to interact with art
Centre wants people to ‘release the power’ of living entities through interaction and lift museums out of Victorian era
Harriet Sherwood
19, May, 2023 @6:53 AM
London’s Roundhouse to train 15,000 young people in creative industries
Venue raised £8m in donations to build facilities for music, performance and production
Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent
18, May, 2023 @5:00 AM
Justin Welby: from crowning King Charles to conviction and speeding fine
Archbishop of Canterbury’s week went from the sublime, presiding over the monarch’s coronation, to arraignment in a magistrates court
Harriet Sherwood
12, May, 2023 @5:55 PM
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