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Dua Lipa is a poet too – on National Poetry Day, let’s celebrate the power of words to move us

The significance and solace of poetry is closer than you think, I tell budding authors as they arrive at class with headphones on, glued to TikTok trends, or scrolling through Instagram feeds.

The Conversation · Aug 22, 2024

“I don’t have any qualms about playing it until the day I die.” How Nymphetamine helped Cradle Of Filth become “the Backstreet Boys” of black metal

With help from Leaves Eyes vocalist Liv Kristine and some spiritual interference from Type O Negative, Cradle Of Filth traded black metal for goth on 2004's Nymphetamine

Metal Hammer · Jun 20, 2024

Rylan Clark and Rob Rinder make joint red carpet appearance at TV Baftas after dating speculation

The friends have joined forces for their new BBC series, Rob & Rylan's Grand Tour

Evening Standard · May 13, 2024

‘It had me weeping’: Nick Offerman, Leona Lewis and more on culture they loved in 2023

From being a dancing queen at Abba Voyage to wallowing in Byron’s dystopian darkness, comedians, actors, musicians and more share the culture that shaped their year – whether it was made in 2023 or 1816

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2023

Lord Byron’s Piccadilly mansion up for sale with £29.5 million price tag

It is being sold with planning permission to be reconverted into a family home, which agents estimate could be worth as much as £70 million

Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2023

Sotheby's to auction rarefied interiors from London's most secretive address

Albany has been home to Greta Garbo, Margaret Thatcher, Lord Snowdon and Lord Byron — to name only a few. Today, Sotheby's is offering you the chance to own part of its ultra-exclusive history

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2023

Lord Byron vinegar diet can have a series of harmful health effects

Romantic poet Lord Byron – famed for his rich and expressive portrayal of landscape and human emotions – is considered to be one of the key figures of English literature.

The Conversation · Nov 16, 2023

British explorer aims to emulate Lord Byron with Asia to Europe swim

Race spans 6.5km across the Bosphorus, navigating one of world’s busiest shipping lanes, and is seen as the pinnacle of open water swimming competition

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2023

OPINION - Tracey Emin: Drink used to sustain me, but now I’m free — though I must apologise to Brian May

Today I’m in trouble, because I feel like going insane — not insane in a bad way but just losing myself, being wild, standing on the edge of something that scares me. As Lord Byron said, I’m standing on the edge of a precipice, and it’s a wonderful feeling because…

Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2023

Frustration over ‘arduous and dangerous’ mile-long walk to Newstead Abbey

Anyone who catches the bus to the historic former home of Lord Byron is faced with a two-mile round trip from the bus stop to the abbey itself

Nottingham Post · Jul 12, 2023