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Hockney’s secrets, a Mike Nelson thriller, and graffiti gets a retrospective – the week in art

The great English artist’s immersive spectacular, Extinction Beckons on London’s Southbank and a sweeping street-art show at Saatchi Gallery – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023

Darlington hero William, six, saved his dad's life when he had sudden cardiac arrest

William McKeever saved his dad's life last November aged just six

Chronicle Live · Feb 17, 2023

Dungannon Academy student to feature on CBBC’s Best Young Artist competition

Talented artist Farragh McGeary, from Collegelands, will appear on the CBBC show on Monday at 6pm

Belfast Live · Feb 17, 2023

Banksy's artwork has been removed in cities all over the world - see which ones

Valentine’s Day Mascara incorporated a fly-tipped freezer – a mural behind it showed a battered woman one side and her husband’s legs sticking out of the other

Daily Mirror · Feb 16, 2023

New Joy Division-inspired bar featuring Ian Curtis mural opens in Northern Quarter

Disorder will boast live music, DJs and a range of Japanese snacks

Manchester Evening News · Feb 16, 2023

Alex Murdaugh’s detailed sketch of shooter who never existed exposed at trial

Sketch bears stark contrast to the man Murdaugh later admitted he had hired to shoot and kill him

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Richard Verdi obituary

Other lives: Professor who helped to open up the art collections of the Barber Institute to the public of Birmingham

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023

Bargain hunter left in shock after discovering €2 item in their cabinet was actually €34k 'holy grail'

This year, they decided to take it to an antique expert for a valuation and they were amazed to discover it was around 278 years old

Irish Mirror · Feb 16, 2023

Reopened Manchester Museum gives voice to south Asian diaspora

‘It’s time for a whole host of other perspectives,’ says museum’s director after £15m redevelopment

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023

Motion launches new venue inside converted city centre warehouse

Document houses a 3,000-capacity event space, full gym, meeting rooms and 1000 sq metre of studios.

Bristol Post · Feb 16, 2023