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Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)In May 1943, a specially formed RAF squadron embarked on a daring moonlit mission – but its success came with a heavy cost. In 1976, the BBC spoke to one of the airmen who made it home...

Alina PyazokOne of the most controversial entries in the Eurovision song contest is Espresso Macchiato by Estonia's Tommy Cash. It mocks Italian stereotypes, and there have been calls to ban it.The track by Estonian rapper and singer Tommy Cash is...

Ligne RosetSpace-age style is skyrocketing in pop culture – in celebrities' homes, at global design fairs and even in blockbuster films. We look back at the stunning retro-futuristic origins of 2025's biggest interiors aesthetic, and ask, why now?From aerodynamic cars...

Alamy(Credit: Alamy)Published years before WW2, Sally Carson's prescient novel captures the dawn of Nazi tyranny in a small German town – and remains relevant today.Eighty years after VE Day, enthusiasm for the World War Two novel remains undimmed.Demand for tales...

Alamy(Credit: Alamy)Decades before Tom Cruise was making audiences gasp, the Gallic star was getting up to even more hair-raising exploits on screen – sometimes with few safety measures.One of modern Hollywood's great leading men, Tom Cruise, is to receive a...

Getty ImagesOn 12 June 1962, three men escaped from Alcatraz, never to be seen again. The ultimate fate of Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers remains a mystery but the ingenuity and determination of their daring escape – from what...

Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)In 1956, Royal Navy Commander "Buster" Crabb disappeared in murky circumstances during a visit to the UK by Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev. In 2006, the BBC's Michael Buchanan read the newly declassified files that detailed Crabb's unofficial...

Tyler Mitchell(Credit: Tyler Mitchell)This year's Costume Institute spring exhibition and Met Gala are honouring black "dandy" style, and the tradition of bold tailoring worn by black men that has made a statement.Black dandyism, the subject of the Costume Institute's much-anticipated...

ParamountThe return of Marvel, Final Destination and Mission: Impossible franchises are among this month's unmissable films to watch and stream.SonyKarate Kid: LegendsCobra Kai began life as a YouTube series which picked up from where the 40-year-old Karate Kid franchise left...

Serenity Strull/ BBCFrom Tina Fey's new relationship comedy to an action drama from the creator of Lost, and the return of Sarah Jessica Parker and co in the third season of the Sex and the City sequel.Netflix1. The Four SeasonsTine...