Important new analysis from BBC News (UK) reveals extent of library cuts since 2016. The poorest areas are around four times more likely to lose a local library than the richest. Our CEO Isobel Hunter MBE is quoted bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

My headline wouldn’t have been “pride in UK history falls” but “pride in UK arts & literature is at almost 80%, above sport, history etc” That won’t last without resource … if we go on closing public libraries for example!

The The Guardian wants to hear your views on which libraries are important to you and why theguardian.com/books/article/…

‘The most deprived communities …were around four times more likely to lose a library than the richest.’ Cuts always hit the poorest hardest.

Valued at over £6m, a surreal Watteau painting owned by Britain's first prime minister, and once hung in No.10 Downing Street, has been given an export bar ow.ly/74jL50Teobt

Our libraries are on borrowed time: re-upping this that I wrote before Spellow Lane & the announcement of the public library cuts in Birmingham. What are you going to do ⁦Lisa Nandy MP⁩ and ⁦Chris Bryant⁩? app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/67177/co…

I'm returning to CNN in a brand new role as Chief Media Analyst. I'll be appearing on TV, developing digital content, and once again helming the Reliable Sources newsletter.

Team GB's Paralympics success is proper pride of nation stuff. And you have to say, Channel 4 deserves a good deal of credit. Many medal winners competing in Paris will have grown up with, and been inspired by, Channel 4's world-class coverage. It should not be taken for granted.

Devastating theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

Grenfell report blames decades of government failure and ‘systematic dishonesty’ of companies. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

Applications for the BBC Writers Open Call opportunity will open from 12 noon on Tuesday 5th November 2024 until 12 noon on Tuesday 3rd December 2024. Time to get polishing those scripts!   You can find the terms and conditions of entry on our website, and make sure to have a

So I wrote an honest and heartfelt column about Ben, and me, and the loneliness of long-term illness newstatesman.com/back-pages/202…

Frieze Seoul 2024 | Focus Asia is the section of the fair presenting exciting new talents, with ten solo presentations from Asia-based galleries that have opened since 2012. One of the section’s curators, Joselina Cruz, gave us a tour Frieze ow.ly/KOyR50TfvJz

The Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum Art, operated by the chemical manufacturer DIC and home to one of world's only four Rothko rooms, may have to downsize or close for good ow.ly/E92a50Tezni

Racism, misogyny, lies: how did X become so full of hatred? And is it ethical to keep using it? theguardian.com/technology/art…

"Yes, I'm working class - I like a dance, I like dance music." Angela Rayner and Kay Burley discuss the reaction to the video of the deputy prime minister dancing in Ibiza. trib.al/YKanzN3 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

How queer art is blossoming in Korea. theartnewspaper.com/2024/09/05/how…

Michel Barnier named as France’s new prime minister. theguardian.com/world/live/202…

‘Essential for me’: readers on the importance of libraries theguardian.com/books/article/…

Venice 2024: Almodóvar’s first major festival win is richly deserved – and epically overdue. theguardian.com/film/article/2…