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Less than a fifth of the songs which have grabbed the prized Christmas number one spot are actually about the festive season, according to new research which analyses the key facts regarding the famous hits that have secured the top spot for December 25th. IMAGE SOURCE: @DuranDuran via Twitter The race for the Christmas number one has become an essential part of festive traditions in the UK and, although some may argue that it does not hold the same importance...

The 1650 piece, Study of the Head of a Young Man, is one of a small series of informal but pieces painted by Rembrandt of the same Amsterdam man.

Words: Jay Williams (@jaywilliamspr) ‘L’appel du vide’ … that’s French for ‘Apple of my eye’, right?  Wrong.  It’s French for ‘The Call of the Void’, which is more in keeping with the visions conjured by the sleeve of the debut album by South Carolina’s filthiest psych fuzz merchants Space Coke.  Some album covers can be misleading.  They promise carnage and an end of days but fail to deliver. Others promise and deliver.  Like, say, ‘Overkill’ by Motorhead.  And ‘L’Appel du Vide’...

The contest s a UK honour satirising the Tate Gallery's Turner Prize by rewarding deliberately bad modern art.

The Nobel Prize winning physicist's "God Letter" fetched £2,256,150 at Christie's in New York

Millions of Brits admit to struggling with basic grammar and spelling, according to research. More than one in 10 adults admit to getting confused when to use ‘their, there and they’re’, while a further 26 per cent mix up ‘license’ and ‘licence’, and 19 per cent never know whether to write ‘stationary’ or ‘stationery’. And while spellings such as ‘conscience’, ‘liaison’ and ‘flourescent’ give Brits a headache, it is the more modern dictionary inclusions which baffle most. It also emerged...

The megastar left his $135k Tesla in the handicapped spot for two hours while he was inside the community gym in Monrovia, California, according to a source

The 9ins high statue is believed to be from the Chinese Qing Dynasty

Professor Green has talked of his heartbreak after volunteering at Lewisham Foodbank. The British singer joined The Trussell Trust at his local Foodbank to raise awareness of the nationwide problem and learn how best to help this Christmas. During the day, he met with the volunteers and clients on the frontline of UK hunger – featuring in a short documentary that will be shared across his social channels this week. Speaking of his experience, the musician, said: "It was heartbreaking to speak...