Alice Jaspars

Culture Editor for Leaders of Great Britain

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NEWS | Published March 19th 2020, 10:10 am

IndyRef2 delayed due to coronavirus

Preparations for a second Scottish independence referendum have been delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

NEWS | Published March 18th 2020, 3:12 pm

Bafta awards postponed due to coronavirus

The Bafta TV awards are the latest cultural event to be postponed due to the outbreak of coronavirus.

NEWS | Published March 18th 2020, 12:12 pm

Eckermann reflects on newfound international recognition

In 2017, with a total of $47 dollars in her bank account, Ali Cobby Eckermann sifted through her junk mail to find she had been awarded with the world’s most lucrative writing prize – the Windham Campbell.

NEWS | Published March 17th 2020, 5:05 pm

Anna Wintour announces Met Gala cancellation amid coronavirus outbreak

Chair of the Met Gala, Anna Wintour, has announced that in keeping with coronavirus guidelines “all programs and events through May 15 will be cancelled or postponed.”

NEWS | Published March 17th 2020, 12:12 pm

Online platforms used to supplement Art Fairs due to Coronavirus

Following the cancellation of Art Basel in Hong Kong, the art fair has will offer online viewing rooms to supplement the experience.

NEWS | Published March 16th 2020, 4:04 pm

£10 million of art taken from Oxford college

On Saturday evening, three pieces of “very high value” were stolen from the University of Oxford’s Christ Church Picture Gallery.

NEWS | Published March 16th 2020, 3:03 pm

Dead Sea Scroll fragments at Museum of the Bible are fake, study reveals

In 2016, Steve Green, president of Hobby Lobby, spent millions on what he believed to be fragments of the Bible to place in the Bible Museum in Washington. A study has now confirmed the fragments in question are in fact fakes.

NEWS | Published March 12th 2020, 5:05 pm

Emma Talbot wins Max Mara art prize for reimagination of Klimt

Emma Talbot has been announced as the winner of the Max Mara art prize for women, for her reimagination of Gustav Klimt’s work.

NEWS | Published March 12th 2020, 4:04 pm

Edmund de Waal’s library of exile opens today

Edmund de Waal’s library of exile opens at the British Museum today.

NEWS | Published March 11th 2020, 3:03 pm

Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison

Convicted sex offender, Harvey Weinstein, has been sentenced to 23 years in prison having been found guilty of sexual assault and rape in a trial earlier this year.

NEWS | Published March 11th 2020, 2:02 pm

Director of Erie Museum replaced following misconduct allegations

Former director of Erie Museum, Joshua Helmer, has been replaced by Pam Masi, following misconduct allegations across two institutions.

NEWS | Published March 10th 2020, 3:03 pm

Salmond sexual assault case begins

Alex Salmond has been accused of “pouncing” on a Scottish government official, in the first witness statement

NEWS | Published March 10th 2020, 11:11 am

Duke and Duchess of Sussex fulfil final engagement as royals

Prince Harry and Meghan took in their final engagement as royals yesterday, at the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey.

NEWS | Published March 9th 2020, 4:12 pm

Hachette drops Woody Allen’s autobiography following staff walkout

On Friday afternoon, Hachette Book Group announced that they would no longer be publishing Woody Allen’s autobiography, returning all rights to Allen following protest from the company’s employees.

NEWS | Published March 9th 2020, 12:10 pm

Former Home Secretary “no platformed” by Oxford University student society

Amber Rudd, the former Home Secretary, was no platformed at an Oxford University event half an hour prior to her intended appearance.


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