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France declares beef bourguignon its national dish in public poll

In a new survey, beef bourguignon was voted as the most representative dish of French cuisine. Steak frites came in third, with lots of meaty meals making up the top 10.

Nov 16, 2017

By Charlotte Tobitt

France

China's futuristic Tianjin Binhai library: Unreal architecture, fake books

AFP photographer Fred Dufour took a closer look at the Tianjin Binhai library and discovered that the rows of book spines are just images printed on the backs of shelves.

Nov 16, 2017

By David Sim

Arts pictures Travel pictures

Dublin, 1991: Krass Clement's melancholy photos of the Irish capital published for the first time

In 1991, Danish photographer Krass Clement spent three months in Ireland, capturing melancholic, monochromatic photos that take us on a journey through deserted streets on the outskirts of Dublin.

Nov 16, 2017

By David Sim

Arts pictures

Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi painting bought for $60 in 1958 sells for record $450m in 2017

The painting was originally commissioned by Louis XII of France and made history recently when it became the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction.

Nov 16, 2017

By Lara Rebello

Ferrari Under the Skin: Cars worth £140 million on show at Design Museum in London

Ferraris worth £140 million ($184m) are on show at Ferrari: Under the Skin, an exhibition at London's Design Museum to mark the 70th anniversary of the automotive marque.

Nov 15, 2017

By David Sim

A sneak peek inside the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC

The collection includes thousands of biblical texts and artefacts, from fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls and cuneiform tablets to high-tech exhibits and a biblical garden.

Nov 15, 2017

By David Sim

Religion Picture Galleries

Greggs launches advent calendar and it could save you almost £40

Greggs, the UK's biggest bakery chain, has launched an advent calendar for the first time. It will be filled with tokens to be redeemed in-store throughout the festive period.

Nov 13, 2017

By Charlotte Tobitt

Christmas

LA NY, Aerial Photographs of Los Angeles and New York

LA NY: Dazzling aerial photographs of Los Angeles and New York, by Jeffrey Milstein

Using high-resolution cameras mounted to a stabilising gyro, Jeffrey Milstein leaned out of helicopters over Los Angeles and New York to capture dazzling aerial photos of each city.

Nov 13, 2017

By David Sim

Travel pictures

The day Walt Disney became a FBI informant

Animated movies legend Walt Disney passed on information to the FBI for more than 20 years in hunt for potential communist sympathisers in Hollywood.

Nov 10, 2017

By Claire Toureille

Disney Walt Disney FBI

Age Against the Machine: The club night where young people are banned

This London club night doesn't allow any young people in.

Nov 9, 2017

By Ruchira Sharma

London

Why Hitler and Napoleon are partly to blame for your addiction to Nutella

Nutella has upset some fans by changing its recipe - but how did we fall in love with the hazelnut spread in the first place?

Nov 8, 2017

By Kashmira Gander

Six ways to eat halloumi cheese if you're bored of just grilling it

Halloumi, the salty Cypriot cheese, has hijacked our tastebuds over the past few years. Here are some ways to eat it other than just slapping it in a wrap.

Nov 8, 2017

By Kashmira Gander

6 hair-raising facts about Bram Stoker on the 170th anniversary of his birth

Bram Stoker, author behind the world's most famous vampire Dracula, was born on 8 November 1847. Here are 6 facts and beliefs about the famed author's life

Nov 8, 2017

By Claire Toureille

Lewes Bonfire society to ditch 'Zulu' face paint: The groups that claim blacking up isn't racist

A group that takes part in an annual Bonfire parade has promised to stop painting their faces black. However, other groups argue that wearing black face paint isn't racist.

Nov 6, 2017

By Kashmira Gander

Nancy Friday: The pioneering writer who shared women's sexual fantasies in My Secret Garden

Nancy Friday collected and shared women's sexual fantasies in her book My Secret Garden. She died on 6 November, aged 84.

Nov 6, 2017

By Ruchira Sharma

From biryani to butter chicken - what should be India's national dish?

We asked top Indian chefs what they think India's national dish should be.

Nov 3, 2017

By Ruchira Sharma

I See a City: Todd Webb's evocative photographs of New York immediately after World War Two

A new book – I See a City: Todd Webb's New York – presents American photographer Todd Webb's exploration of New York in the years following World War II.

Nov 3, 2017

By David Sim

New York Travel pictures Arts pictures History Pictures

Wild India: Axel Gomille photographs the subcontinent's extraordinary wildlife in stunning new book

Award-winning photographer and zoologist Axel Gomille pays homage to the subcontinent's overwhelmingly spectacular natural heritage in his book Wild India.

Nov 3, 2017

By David Sim

India Animal and Wildlife Pictures Travel pictures

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