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The word “local” has become synonymous with sustainability, whether it’s food, clothes or the materials used to construct buildings. But while consumers can probably go to a local lumberyard to buy lumber from sustainably grown trees cut at nearby sawmills, no one asks for local glass.

On the busiest day, 25,000 visitors paid the daytripper fee, a striking number equivalent to over half the resident population.

A visit to the Reply AI Film Festival in Venice has convinced me that the future for film is going to look very different, thanks to AI.

From the famous Venice Simplon-Orient-Express to Scotland’s Kyle Line, these picturesque rail journeys allow travellers to enjoy the best of Europe at a leisurely pace.

Director Ben Hania pays tribute to slain five-year old Palestinian girl, calls for accountability for Israeli killings.

From a record-breaking standing ovation to the ever-present Campari spritzes to even on-screen subtitles, the 2025 Venice Film Festival was a bounty of interesting numbers

At its premiere, a powerful new Gaza film at the Venice Film Festival sparked 23 minutes of sustained applause.

This year’s Venice Film Festival has been star-studded and the celebrities certainly haven't held back on the fashion.

For decades, the red carpet of the Venice Film Festival was one of Giorgio Armani's most high-profile catwalks, with the stars of cinema donning his elegant creations for the eyes of the world.

Kim Novak has made an emotional return to the spotlight at 92

Isotope analysis finds copper ore came from Yangtze River basin while statue could be a repurposed Tang Dynasty tomb guardian