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Man scales plinth ahead of launch

A man scales Antony Gormley’s Fourth Plinth art project in London’s Trafalgar Square, minutes before the event is due to begin. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8135718.stm

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Saucy painting bought for £5,000

Marmalade and mint sauce are used to bring Manchester’s Central Library alive on canvas to raise money for the new children’s hospital. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/manchester/8133371.stm

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Seth writing Suitable Boy sequel

Author Vikram Seth is to pen a sequel to his highly-praised 1,350-page epic A Suitable Boy. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8131538.stm

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Indian artist Mehta passes away

One of India’s leading artists, Tyeb Mehta, dies in a hospital in the western city of Mumbai. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8131952.stm

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US judge bans ‘Rye’ book sequel

A US judge bans publication of a book by a Swedish author promoted as a sequel to JD Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8129782.stm

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Whale tale wins non-fiction prize

The story of a man’s lifelong obsession with whales wins the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8127527.stm