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Jeremy Clarkson compares himself to ‘matchstick men’ after dramatic weight loss

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The Independent UK

Jeremy Clarkson jokes ‘fat jabs’ left him looking ‘like a Lowry painting’

The 66-year-old has been outspoken about his experiences of taking weight loss medication.

Evening Standard

Going to the match: can you guess the grounds these fans are walking to?

Quiz time! Can you identify the British football stadiums pictured in the matchday images below?

The Guardian - UK

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LS Lowry artwork goes on display in school

It is the first time the Tate has loaned a work from its collection to a school.

Evening Standard

LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes review – Ian McKellen lip-syncs with precision as the artist bares his soul

The notoriously private Manchester painter agreed in 1972 to be recorded by a young fan. The results, broadcast here for the first time, are tender, revealing – and desperately moving

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Kyla Harris’s ace comedy about best friends returns

Freya has got engaged in We Might Regret This, but where is Jo? Plus: recently discovered audio interviews with LS Lowry. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

LS Lowry believed his paintings would be worthless, interviews reveal

Exclusive: Sir Ian McKellen portrays artist in BBC documentary that draws on trove of previously unheard recordings

The Guardian - UK

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Ian McKellen says process for new BBC role was ‘not easy’

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The Independent UK

Sir Ian McKellen opens up on challenges of playing LS Lowry for new BBC documentary

Veteran actor will lip-sync the voice of the acclaimed English artist from archive tapes for a new immersive experience

The Independent UK

Sir Ian McKellen: ‘Challenging’ to lip sync as LS Lowry for BBC documentary

The Lord Of The Rings star will play the painter using recordings from his final days.

Evening Standard

Sir Ian McKellen to portray LS Lowry in new BBC documentary

The Lord Of The Rings star will play the painter using recordings from his final days.

Evening Standard

Rare Lowry artworks expected to fetch millions at auction

Going To The Match, the earliest sporting painting ever realised by Lowry and one of only two works he devoted to rugby, is the most valuable work.

Evening Standard

Rare rugby crowd painting by British artist to go on sale for millions

Works by L.S Lowry are expected to fetch millions at auction

The Independent UK

The Guardian’s happiest places to live in Britain revealed

What makes for a great place to live? Access to nature, a sense of community and culture on your doorstep can all help. So which towns make the cut?

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LS Lowry painting bought for £10 in 1926 sells at auction for £800,000

Going to the Mill was bought by the literary editor of the Manchester Guardian and had remained in the family

Evening Standard

LS Lowry painting originally bought for £10 sells for more than £800,000

Lowry, who was lauded for his portrayal of everyday industrial scenes in northwest England, painted the piece in 1925.

Evening Standard

LS Lowry painting originally bought for £10 expected to fetch up to £1 million

The painting, Going To The Mill, was bought by Arthur Wallace for £10 in 1926 and has been in the same family ever since.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Global stock markets slump as Trump’s tariffs take hold

Further tariffs including 104% on China take effect. Plus, conservative justice Amy Coney Barrett becomes target for Maga attacks

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The Guardian - UK

LS Lowry painting sold to Guardian literary editor for £10 could fetch £1m

Rare early work Going to the Mill is to be auctioned after remaining in the Wallace family since 1926

The Guardian - UK

‘Secret Lowry’: the ex-gravedigger who painted northern life, from factory to fuggy pub

He repaired his car with Sellotape and kept his trousers up with rope. But Eric Tucker had a hidden life – painting drinkers, smokers and factory-workers without saccharine or sentiment. Now a book celebrates his extraordinary life

Evening Standard

Bach manuscript among items worth more than £45 million donated to UK museums

The acquisitions come as part of the acceptance in lieu and cultural gifts schemes.

Evening Standard

How artist L.S. Lowry became 2024's unexpected winter style pin up

‘Bleak weather inspires beautiful clothes’ — why the style set have fallen for L.S. Lowry this year

Creative Bloq

The new Lowry x Private White V.C menswear collection is cool but creepy

Is this the start of a worrying new trend?

The Guardian - UK

Sefton Samuels obituary

Photojournalist who documented life in north-west England, with subjects ranging from LS Lowry and George Best to bingo players and coalminers

The Guardian - UK

‘It was magical’: hidden self-portrait by English artist Norman Cornish found at museum

Painting, concealed inside one of his well-known works, emerged during work for exhibition celebrating northern art

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