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30 July 2021
Simone Biles Tokyo Olympic withdrawal over mental health
American gymnast and four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles has withdrawn from the individual all-around final in Tokyo due to her mental health.
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29 July 2021
Notting Hill carnival launches fund for artists hit by cancellation
Organisers of the Notting Hill carnival have launched the Carnival Trust to ensure the event can go ahead as planned next year.
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29 July 2021
Government announces 'Beating Crime Plan'
The government’s proposals to tackle crime include the relaxing of stop and search rules and electronic tagging on burglars after their release.
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29 July 2021
Tate releases 2022 programme
Highlights from Tate’s 2022 programme include a Cézanne exhibition, an examination of surrealist art and the Turner Prize.
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28 July 2021
MIF21 reaches record levels with millions experiencing the event
A staggering 3 million people experienced MIF21 this year with a further 1.2 million joining online.
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26 July 2021
P!nk offers to pay bikini fine for Norway women's handball team
Pop star P!nk has volunteered to pay the 1,500 euro fine issued to Norway’s women’s handball team for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms.
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26 July 2021
Labour aims to transform UK economy with 'new deal' for workers
The proposal will be kicked off by deputy leader Angela Rayner, and seeks to protect employees from unfair working practices and provide a ‘real living wage’. Guarantees of education, training or employment will also be given to young people.
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26 July 2021
Momiji Nishiya takes Olympic gold in skateboarding at 13
The Japanese skateboarder becomes the first ever gold medallist in women’s street skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Tokyo Olympics.
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26 July 2021
Hollywood stars protest axing of BBC Radio 4's The Film Programme
More than 100 giants of the film industry have called for the BBC to reverse its decision to cancel The Film Programme on Radio 4.
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26 July 2021
Birmingham artist's design displayed on Selfridges building
Artist Osman Yousefzada’s ‘Infinity Pattern 1’ has been selected by Ikon Gallery to surround the Birmingham Selfridges building.
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24 July 2021
Gary Lineker set to host new ITV game show
The new show, called Sitting on a Fortune, will centre around contestants positioning themselves in a row of seats to answer questions, with a cash prize of up to £100,000.
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24 July 2021
Twitter to trial up and down vote buttons
The new feature is being tested by the social media platform, and will only be available to some users of the iOS app.
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24 July 2021
Women's Aid condemns behaviour of contestant on Love Island
The charity Women’s Aid has called out the behaviour of contestant Danny Bibby on the reality TV show Love Island.
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24 July 2021
World Heritage Committee decides against placing Great Barrier Reef on danger list
The Great Barrier Reef will not be placed on a list of world heritage sites “in danger” after a global lobbying effort from Australia against the proposed listing.
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23 July 2021
Mercury Prize 2021 announce new judges and nominations
Micheal Kiwanuka has joined the judging panel for this year’s Mercury Prize alongside Annie Mac and Jeff Smith to celebrate this year’s best albums.
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23 July 2021
Netflix to add mobile gaming for subscribers
In what could be a landmark move in the streaming wars, Netflix announced the plans in a letter to investors, which will see the company bring mobile gaming to its subscribers at no additional cost.
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22 July 2021
Argentina to officially recognize non-binary gender identity
Argentina becomes the first Latin American country to include non-binary as a gender option in the national document of identity.
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22 July 2021
Community museums shortlisted for lucrative UK arts prize
Five museums that excelled in staying connected with communities throughout the pandemic have been shortlisted for Art Fund museum of the year.