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South Australian premier urged Adelaide Writers’ Week board to drop Palestinian writer, letter reveals

Malinauskas urged the festival board to drop Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah, warning of public backlash

The Independent UK

Adelaide Writers Week canceled as 180 speakers withdraw after the exclusion of a Palestinian writer

Organizers of Australia’s largest free literary festival have canceled the weeklong event after most writers withdrew over the removal of an Australian Palestinian writer

The Independent UK

Fortnite Modes 2025: Battle Royale, Festival, and Lego Gameplay Compared –Which Is Best?

Compare Fortnite modes 2025 including Battle Royale, Fortnite Festival, and Fortnite Lego gameplay. Find your ideal mode with this complete guide.

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Trailblazing jockey Rachael Blackmore lands major new Cheltenham Festival role

The Racecourse says Blackmore, the first female jockey to win the Grand National and the Cheltenham Gold Cup, is the ‘ideal ambassador’ to attract more women to the sport

The Independent UK

Smyth smoothly into Rankings runner-up spot

Formula Ford Festival winner Is big mover this week

Autosport

Smyth is first second-generation Formula Ford Festival winner in 50th Brands Hatch edition

There was no stopping Smyth as he swept to victories in his heat, semi-final and final to head an all-Irish podium and repeat the success of his father 15 years ago

Autosport

Sundance Film Festival reveals details about Robert Redford tributes and legacy screenings

The Sundance Film Festival plans to honor Robert Redford’s legacy in 2026

The Independent UK

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EFG London Jazz Festival 2025: an insider's guide to all the hottest shows

No need to improvise your plans when our jazz critic Jane Cornwell has hand picked the 12 hottest tickets to book

Evening Standard

Queen Camilla remembers Dame Jilly Cooper's desire to get 'absolutely plastered' in literary event tribute

Queen Camilla remembered an "immortal line" from the late Rivals author Dame Jilly Cooper as she paid tribute to her "much-missed" friend at the Cliveden Literary Festival.

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Win £100 worth of tickets to Henley Literary Festival with the Independent Culture newsletter

Here’s your chance to win one of four £100 ticket bundles to the Henley Literary Festival, the UK’s celebrated event for authors, talks and cultural highlights

The Independent UK

Cheltenham Festival to drop pint prices and lower capacity after criticism

Chief executive Guy Lavender has announced further changes for the upcoming jumping season as part of a multi-million pound project to win back spectators

The Independent UK

'Fortnite' x Daft Punk Crossover Rumors Grow as The Weeknd Joins the Tease

A Daft Punk crossover is coming to Fortnite Festival, but a teaser featuring The Weeknd hints the superstar could join the event in a surprise twist.

Player One

It’s ‘wrong’ and ‘concerning’ to cancel Israeli conductor from festival – EU Commission

Ghent Festival controversially dropped a concert scheduled for next week because the Israeli conductor had not clarified his position on the Israeli government.

Euronews

London Design Festival Is Coming — Here's a Preview of This Year's Coolest Showcases to Help You Navigate It Like a Design Insider

As London Design Festival returns to the capital September 13-21, we've curated some of the top highlights to look out for around town

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Evening Standard

Daniel Day-Lewis, Bradley Cooper and more set for BFI London Film Festival 2025

The Evening Standard are partners on what looks like being one of the most exciting LFF’s ever

The Guardian - UK

The Burning Man Orgy Dome: welcome to the latest festival disaster

It featured a tent full of mattresses for one almighty love-in in the Nevada desert. Sadly, the revelries and ‘moresomes’ were not to be ...

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Bendigo Writers Festival Faced A Mass Walkout Over Its Code Of Conduct, Here’s What Happened

Bendigo Writers Festival was meant to kick off this month. Instead, it found itself at the centre of mass withdrawals.

Autosport

What to look out for at the 2025 Silverstone Festival

This year’s Silverstone Festival takes place this weekend and will celebrate 75 years of F1, the return of Group C and plenty more

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Euronews

Kneecap banned in Hungary but vow to use their platform to call out ‘genocide and the war criminals’

The Irish rap trio Kneecap would have graced the stage at this year's Sziget festival today had the Hungarian government had not banned the band from the country. Regardless, the band continues to tour and have vowed to keep using their platform to call out 'genocide and war criminals'.

The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh Fringe shows cancelled as Storm Floris arrives in Scotland

A MAJOR Edinburgh Fringe Festival venue has announced it will reopen after it was forced to cancel all shows amid Storm Floris

The Independent UK

Fringe organisers call on audiences to ‘dare to discover’ as festival begins

Thousands of shows will take place across the capital in August as the Fringe Festival and Edinburgh International Festival get under way.

Evening Standard

OPINION - I’m a successful stand up comedian. But this year I’ve been priced out of Edinburgh Fringe.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is here.

International Business Times UK

Fire Destroys Tomorrowland 2025 Main Stage Days Before Festival Begins

A massive fire has destroyed the main stage at Belgium's Tomorrowland festival site just days before the 2025 event. No injuries reported, but organisers now race to find solutions ahead of Friday's start.

The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh to host free festival on Scotland's colonial past, languages and gaming

A series of talks and workshops on health, the creative arts and video games will be held during a festival on knowledge in Se…

The National (Scotland)

Major update on Glasgow Subway strikes during TRNSMT this weekend

Disruption to Glasgow’s Subway during the city’s biggest music festival has been avoided.

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