Books & Fiction Dolly Parton: Belfast babies to benefit from Imagination Library Belfast City Council teams up with the Dollywood Foundation to gift free books 75 babies in the Belfast area. October 23, 2025
Culture desk BBC News quiz of the week: Whose crown was stolen from the Louvre? How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days? October 23, 2025
Gadgets Aura Ink Digital Photo Frame Uses an E-Paper Panel for Cordless Function We’re big fans of Aura’s digital picture frames, which goes beyond simply displaying photos by allowing people to share images with family and friends,... October 23, 2025
Books & Fiction ‘Philip Pullman taught me English at school, and he was fantastic’ Before his books achieved worldwide acclaim, Sir Philip spent his days teaching across Oxford. October 23, 2025
Books & Fiction John Cooper Clarke: Poet premieres new poem on North West Tonight The poet, dubbed the bard of Salford, gives the BBC a preview of his newly penned poem. October 23, 2025
Culture desk ‘It transforms a person into a thing’: Why there’s more to Man Ray’s iconic nude Le Violon d’Ingres than it seems Man Ray's 1924 image Le Violon d'Ingres, of a woman's body transformed into a violin, has continued to fascinate, confuse and upset viewers, more... October 23, 2025
Gadgets Boox Palma 2 Pro Brings Color, Stylus Support, and Cellular Data to the Pocket-Sized E-Reader The Boox Palma plugged a glaring gap in the market by bringing e-readers to a smartphone-sized form factor. It just made so much sense... October 22, 2025
Culture desk Race Across The World finale, and Love Island is back: What’s coming up this week Ed Sheeran is also on the Louis Theroux podcast this week, and it's the finale of I Kissed a Boy. October 22, 2025
Culture desk Celebrity Traitors: Can you spot a traitor? Take our quiz to find out Many of us like to think we could identify a traitor if we were in the castle. But would you spot the clues? October 21, 2025