Hannah Robertshttps://hannahroberts737.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Hannah RobertsenTue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100New National Portrait Gallery collection to be ‘representative of Britain today’https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/britain-tracey-emin-national-portrait-gallery-london-america-b2361372.htmlThe National Portrait Gallery will reopen on Thursday following a three-year £41.3 million transformation, with an increased focus on representation in the collection.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/britain-tracey-emin-national-portrait-gallery-london-america-b2361372.htmlAndrew Lloyd-Webber says lesson of Evita ‘more important’ now due to extremismhttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/evita-andrew-lloyd-webber-extremism-b2857281.htmlAndrew Lloyd Webber has asserted that the core message of his iconic musical Evita resonates with even greater urgency today than at its inception, pointing to the burgeoning rise of extremism across Europe.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/evita-andrew-lloyd-webber-extremism-b2857281.htmlWicked star Cynthia Erivo says MBE an honour ‘I never thought would happen’https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/cynthia-erivo-mbe-broadway-new-year-honours-grammy-b1264316.htmlThe movie star and singer has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year Honours list for services to music and drama.Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/cynthia-erivo-mbe-broadway-new-year-honours-grammy-b1264316.htmlBBC’s editing guidelines can remain unaltered in wake of Trump edit, review sayshttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bbc-trump-caroline-dinenage-president-panorama-b2887739.htmlThe BBC’s editing guidelines do not need to be altered in the wake of controversy surrounding the edit of a Donald Trump speech, a review has found. The US president is seeking up to 10 billion dollars (£7.5 billion) in damages in response to the BBC’s editing of a speech he made before the 2021 attack on the Capitol.Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bbc-trump-caroline-dinenage-president-panorama-b2887739.htmlJewelled golden hare behind picture book Masquerade could sell for £20,000https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/bamber-gascoigne-english-bedfordshire-henry-viii-bbc-four-b1259678.htmlA jewelled golden hare that sparked a national treasure hunt in 1979 could fetch an estimated £15,000 to £20,000 when it appears at auction for the first time in almost 37 years.Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/bamber-gascoigne-english-bedfordshire-henry-viii-bbc-four-b1259678.htmlGetting to the core of the Big Apple in its 400th yearhttps://www.irishnews.com/life/holidays/getting-to-the-core-of-the-big-apple-in-its-400th-year-FNWX5F6M5RPUFL45D65ULIRIDM/Yellow taxis weave in between rows of twinkling lights and concrete blocks. I tower above them, having grappled with my fear of heights to traverse New York’s fourth-tallest skyscraper. Observing the city from One Vanderbilt’s observation deck 368m from the ground is a knee-wobbling introduction to the sheer scale of Manhattan.Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.irishnews.com/life/holidays/getting-to-the-core-of-the-big-apple-in-its-400th-year-FNWX5F6M5RPUFL45D65ULIRIDM/London onlookers watched as man removed Banksy arthttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-67802939"He fell off the Lime bike at one point. He disappeared and went away and about two minutes later he reappeared with bolt cutters and just sort of tried and tried and tried while everyone was watching."Fri, 22 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-67802939Steps refuse Dubai gig because of LGBTQ+ lawshttps://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/0622/1390674-steps-refuse-dubai-gig-because-of-lgbtq-laws/Ian "H" Watkins has revealed that Steps recently turned down a gig in Dubai as the contract said that there should be "no mention of sexuality".Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/0622/1390674-steps-refuse-dubai-gig-because-of-lgbtq-laws/