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A landmark painting by Francis Bacon which has been hidden from the public for almost half-a-century is set to sell a record-breaking £60 MILLION. Study of Red Pope, from 1971 is the grand finale to Bacon’s celebrated body of Papal portraits. It is also the only painting which unites the Pope with the artist’s great love, George Dyer, who is depicted in the shadow. Dyer and the Pope were the British artist’s two biggest obsessions and it the painting became...

Indie Daze is returning for its fourth consecutive year at the Kentish Town Forum. The House Of Love will headline with their first London show in four years, returning to the site of their legendary ‘Doing It For The Kids’ show in 1988. Also back are Voice Of The Beehive with the first show from their original line-up in 25 years (including Woody on drums having a couple of days off from Madness) and Apollo 440 who break cover for their first...

These pictures have got female pulses racing as Poldark heartthrob Aidan Turner is seen during filming - holding a BABY. Aidan was captured cradling the newborn on set - sparking rumours among fans his character could become a dad in the next series. The cast and crew of the popular BBC drama have been spotted throughout Cornwall over the past week, filming in a number of locations. Aidan, who plays lead Ross Poldark, has already been seen on set sharing...

I suppose it's a rather good thing that George Martin had lousy taste in neckties. Had he worn something a little more fashionable than a black tie with a red horse motif on June 6, 1962 then presumably after slagging off The Beatles' first demo recording session when Martin then asked four young men from Liverpool 'Is there anything you don't like?' George Harrison would not have replied 'Well, for a start, I don't like your tie.' Cue hilarity, a...

Can you guess who this artistic collage is meant to be? It's a tribute to a deceased celebrity in Chesterfield town centre that has been causing a right royal kerfuffle. Is that enough of a clue? It's a face that has graced the front cover of the Daily Express more times than the weather has? The artist - it could be said doesn't hold a candle to other famous artists that captured this face - from Lord Snowdon to Mario...

Girlpool Support: Ian Sweet The Village Underground 7.9.17 In the time since their last visit to London, Girlpool have plugged in and turned it UP. Their second album, Powerplant, saw the duo move away from the bedroom harmonies and no-frills production of Before the World Was Big and fill out their backline. With a drummer, an additional guitarist and a saxophonist, Cleo and Harmony sound positively huge in the caverns of the Village Underground. Older cuts like 'Ideal World' and 'Cherry Picking' are...

Three of Banksy's earliest public displays of work are set to disappear forever from a defunct nightclub - according to administrators. Administrators at The Arches nightclub and event space in Glasgow have confirmed financial restraints will mean the works will not be restored. The Arches is home to three original works by famed street artist Banksy. A faded Banksy mural outside the Arches nightclub, Glasgow, which will not be saved by administrators. September 11 2017. They were first painted in...

A ‘lost’ episode of Only Fools and Horses that is said to have been lying on a dusty shelf for years has been released to viewers for the very first time. The never-before-seen episode filmed in 1984, titled ‘Licensed to Drill’, features Del Boy, Rodney and Grandad at the top of their game, and is especially significant as it was Lennard Pearce’s final appearance as Grandad before his death. In the episode, Del Boy, played by David Jason, thinks he’s on to a...

Graffiti artist Banksy is believed to have struck again with a mural taking aim at a curator he branded "disgusting" for flogging his work for millions of pounds. The new artwork - daubed on a former railway bridge in Cheltenham, Glos., - appeared overnight on Friday (8/9). A piece of street art resembling the style of Bansky has appeared on a former railway bridge which now forms the Honeybourne Line in Cheltenham.  It shows an elderly person, wearing an audio...