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Church seeks new home for stained-glass window

Officials want to relocate a stained-glass window from Balmaclellan Parish Church, which is due to close and be sold, to a church in Dalry.

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A stained-glass image of Jesus in bright blues and reds

Islwyn Evans i dderbyn Medal Goffa Syr TH Parry-Williams

Islwyn Evans yw enillydd Medal Goffa TH Parry-Williams yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol y Garreg Las. Bydd yr athro llais a'r cyfarwyddwr corawl yn derbyn yr anrhydedd ar 4 Awst.

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Glen Hansard: Meeting heroes and the tape that changed his life

Glen Hansard’s death in a Dublin motorbike crash has prompted tributes worldwide. This feature revisits his path from Ballymun busker to Oscar winner, film star and organiser.

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Glen Hansard has curly reddish/grey hair and beard and is singing while playing a guitar

Olivia Dean nominated as Lily Allen misses Mercury Prize shortlist

Olivia Dean is shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, while Lily Allen misses out. Sir Paul McCartney earns his first nomination, and the 12-album shortlist includes Dave, Raye, Suede and more.

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Batman sequel to film in Glasgow as city again doubles for Gotham

The Batman sequel will film in Glasgow next month, with streets around the Kingston Bridge among those affected by restrictions. The city has repeatedly doubled for Gotham City in major film productions.

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Filming on a scene in The Batman - a man dressed in a Batman costume is riding a motorbike in a graveyard, watched by crew members

Celyn Jones says working with Hopkins and Zeta-Jones was 'peak Welshness'

Celyn Jones described working with Sir Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones on A Visit to Grampa's as a 'homecoming' and said he reached 'peak Welshness'.

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Celyn Jones wearing a grey blazer and a white shirt. He is standing in front of a dark blue screen. He has short dark hair and a short beard.

Billy Liar review: Tom Courtenay shines in a classic tale of fantasy

John Schlesinger’s 1963 comedy Billy Liar is revisited in a sceptical review that praises Tom Courtenay’s performance but criticises the film’s ending.

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Julie Christie and Tom Courtenay in Billy Liar.

Dysgwr y Flwyddyn 2026: Cwrdd â Paige Morgan

Paige Morgan says Welsh has been like an anchor during an uncertain period as she reaches the final of Dysgwr y Flwyddyn 2026.

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Gomorrah prequel is so stylish you’ll expect Al Pacino

A stylish Gomorrah prequel set in 1977 Secondigliano follows Angelo and Pietro as they enter Naples’ mob world.

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A young man in a brown corduroy jacket leans on the handlebars of his moped while looking into the distance

Laughter and tears at Dame Penelope Keith funeral

Friends have hailed Dame Penelope Keith's funeral as beautiful and moving after the actress died at home on 29 June aged 86, with crowds lining the streets in Milford, Surrey.

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A black and white picture of an actress.

Michael McNay, design editor who transformed the paper, dies aged 91

Michael McNay, who reshaped ’s modern design in the 1980s, has died aged 91 after a 37-year career at the paper.

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Journalist Michael (Mike) McNay, East Malling, Kent, 29 October 1980. Scanned from GNM Archive print

Booker Prize longlist: 13 ‘dynamite’ novels revealed

Elizabeth Strout, Douglas Stuart and Marlon James are among 13 authors longlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize, with the shortlist due on 22 September.

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Elizabeth Strout wearing a pink top and pictured on the set of CBS This Morning