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‘La tapisserie, c’est moi’: Macron accused of putting politics first in Bayeux tapestry loan

Organiser of petition says French president ignoring expert advice that artefact too fragile to be transported to UK

The Guardian - UK

Yellow Jersey: This history of the most iconic piece of clothing in sport

The symbol of the Tour de France, and a jersey that some people think you shouldn't wear when out riding your bike

Cycling Weekly

Here’s What Cleopatra And Other Historical Figures Would Look Like Today

My name is Becca Saladin and I work full-time as a graphic designer. I started creating these images of reimagined historical figures as a hobby a little over a year ago. and just kept going.

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The Kardashians of history: why are we so obsessed with the Mitford sisters?

They were impossibly glamorous, fatally flawed and turned up at every significant moment of the 20th century, but underneath it all is a highly relatable family drama – without the infamous friends

The Guardian - UK

Albania's Rama Gives Showman's Welcome To Europe's Leaders

Kneeling to greet Italy's Giorgia Meloni and gripping France's Emmanuel Macron in a bro hug, Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama hosted Europe's leaders Friday with his showman's panache undampened by torrential rain.

International Business Times

Power to the people! Versailles reveals hidden halls to celebrate 150 years of the Third Republic

The Château de Versailles is honouring an overlooked heritage — and the highly symbolic role played by the former royal residence in the life of French democracy even today.

Euronews

A Town Without Time by Gay Talese review – New York by an old master

The colour and detail in this collection of nonfiction by the grandfather of New Journalism brings the city to gripping, dazzling life

The Guardian - UK

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It’s the reign of King Donald: now a people who fled cruel monarchs have their own

George Washington would have recognised the new system at the White House, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

‘Life is short, art is long’: the couple who poured their grief into collecting child portraits

After their daughter died aged 19, Yannick and Ben Jakober began amassing 165 paintings of children at their Mallorca museum - many with similarly tragic family stories attached

The Guardian - UK

Versailles: Science and Splendour review – blazing breakthroughs from stuffed rhinos to anal ops

Science Museum, London Feats of hydraulic engineering, surgical innovations, midwifery machines … there was much more to the palace than Marie-Antoinette’s shepherdess cosplay

The Guardian - UK

Versailles at the Science Museum review: a beautiful show harking back to a time when science wasn't considered bleakly functional

4/5 This collection of artefacts from the French court marries cutting-edge (for the time) technology with beauty

Evening Standard

A French revolution in science, Japanese art remixed and Everest re-ascended – the week in art

A blockbuster show of Versailles’ experiments, Takashi Murakami’s cheeky spin on classic paintings and Mallory and Irvine remembered – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK

Dujardin's Shame Leaves Mentor Hester To Rally British Olympic Dressage Team

Charlotte Dujardin's withdrawal for whipping a horse repeatedly has heaped the pressure on her mentor Carl Hester who must rally his teammates if Britain are to regain the Olympic team dressage title from 2012.

International Business Times

Former BP boss calls for end to new North Sea drilling licences

John Browne appears to back Labour energy policy as he underlines need for green transition

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Struggling to control his anger, Tetchy Rishi went full on aggressive-aggressive

Terse addition of ‘RIGHT?’ to his sentences is a warning sign the prime minister is yet again struggling to control his anger

The Guardian - UK

Calm, logical, decisive - Alistair Darling was the perfect crisis chancellor

In the eye of a financial storm, the Labour party linchpin proved himself a safe pair of hands by steering us out of the 2008 crash

International Business Times

Sarkozy 'Vigorously' Denies Wrongdoing In France Appeals Court

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday "vigorously" denied any wrongdoing as he appealed a one-year jail sentence for illegal campaign financing.

The Guardian - UK

Heaviest loss suffered by a team en route to winning a major tournament?

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