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When the fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld died in 2019, he “was eulogised as the last of the old guard”, said Rebecca Nicholson in The Guardian. This feature-length BBC documentary aims to “demystify the man behind those famous sunglasses” – and it does so with panache. 

Cleopatra origin: We take a look at why Netflix's Queen Cleopatra docuseries is so controversial, and what her origins could be.

Rehearsals were underway this week for Saturday’s coronation of Charles III and his wife Camilla. 

The England women’s football team has suffered a spate of serious injuries, ruling several key players out of the World Cup and raising further health concerns amid hectic schedules and male-focused medical research. 

Roughly ten years after Nobel winner Gabriel García Márquez's death in 2014, news is that his last unfinished novel will be published posthumously in 2024, confirmed publisher Penguin Random House recently.

Scotland is holding a procession and national service of thanksgiving for the King today in what has been dubbed his “Scottish coronation”.

This six-part drama reportedly cost Amazon Prime “somewhere north of $250m”, said Lucy Mangan in The Guardian. So was it worth it? “You betcha. It’s Mission: Impossible meets The Bourne Identity meets James Bond while glancing off Indiana Jones a few times along its irresistible way.” 

When Luca Brecel first appeared at the World Snooker Championship 11 years ago, as an extravagantly talented 17-year-old, he made a bold prediction, said Aaron Bower in The Guardian. By the age of 19, the Belgian said, he would be crowned world champion. The prophecy didn’t materialise: until three weeks…

The tennis star opened the Tesla app on his smartphone and started tracking the stolen vehicle, as well as limiting its top speed to 50 miles per hour.