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HAY Festival has revealed its free programme for schools for this spring’s edition, bringing writers and young people together online for a series of inspiring interactive activities and workshops. The schools programme runs from May 24-28, ahead of the main programme running from May 26 to June 6. Parents, teachers and young people can register for the free sessions now at hayfestival.org/schools. Five sessions will be broadcast daily for pupils across KS1-4 with each event accompanied by free teaching materials and active learning activities, available to view live or on replay th...

March 17, 2021 at 10:26 am | Published in: Africa, Egypt, News Jailed Egyptian sibling activists Alaa Abdel Fattah (2nd L) and Sanaa Seif (R) gesture after they were granted permission by authorities to attend the funeral of their father, prominent Egyptian human rights lawyer Ahmed Seif el-Islam, in Cairo on 28 August 2014. [HASAN MOHAMED/AFP via Getty Images] March 17, 2021 at 10:26 am Political prisoner Sanaa Seif is expected to be sentenced today, nine months after she was abducted from the street after trying to deliver a letter to her brother who is also in jail. On 21 June Sanaa sle...

To mark Women's History Month, we've compiled a list of 10 of the most

Ed Sheeran turns 30 - from 'homeless' busker to millionaire family man Ed Sheeran turns 30. (Courtesy) Ed Sheeran is a household name and one of the most recognisable British music stars worldwide. Now as the star turns 30-years-old, just what is the flame-haired singer's story? Edward Christopher Sheeran was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire on February 17, 1991 as the son of parents who both worked in art galleries. The family moved to Framlingham, Suffolk when Ed was young and his dad continued to work as an art curator and his mother as a culture publicist and jewellery designer, with both ...

(© Courtesy of The Really Useful Group Ltd') We run down yet another week of wonderful Sky Arts goodness for theatre fans to indulge in (particularly useful if you're current facing big wads of snowfall!). Les Mis returns at a slightly anti-social hour, while there are also fantastic shows well worth a watch including the Royal Albert Hall concert production of The Phantom of the Opera with Ramin Karimloo as the Phantom and Sierra Boggess as Christine. We run through the full assortment below: Tuesday 9 February – Portrait Artist of the Year: Sophie Ellis Bextor, Adrian Lester and Nitin S...