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Culture: Yorkshire-born poet laureate Simon Armitage wants to put Leeds centre-stage in national poetry venture

Simon Armitage wants to leave a lasting legacy that brings poetry a little closer to home.

Science: Artist Christine Corday adds finishing touch to experimental fusion reactor

Symbolism and secular spirituality finds itself built into a profound experiment to realise the truth of nuclear fusion it's a new kind of sun worship.

Books: Book-loving best friends hope to encourage young readers with subscription box and podcast service

Two bookworms who forged a friendship selling books in Bath have founded a new subscription service to support young readers.

Blog: Job done, but this coronavirus pandemic was definitely not part of the plan…

No time to quit; theres words to write Dont give up the day job, authors are often told, but thats exactly what Mark Cantrell has done and right in the midst of a major public health emergency too. But he says he had good reason, if not exactly great timing IT was the best []

Art: David Downes echoes era of great War Artists in works depicting life under coronavirus lockdown

David Downes has been likened to the war artists of the past, depicting the aggressor, but with a message of optimism.

Technology: One day server farms might power a green agricultural revolution

Serving up the farms of tomorrow A prototype facility buried deep inside a Swiss mountain is looking to harness waste heat from data centres to give server farm a whole new meaning By Mark Cantrell THE future of farming is underground, suggests an award-winning short film. Growth Below about subterranean green farming won []

Art: Iranian artist Amin Roshan delves into the culture of black gold in Fire of Love exhibition

An Iranian artist's first solo exhibition at a London gallery explores the impact of oil on the culture of his homeland.

Art: Gallery to display ceramics by Pablo Picasso in first-ever solo exhibition

You may know his artworks, but do you know his pottery? Well, a gallery in London is all set to present the first-ever solo exhibition of ceramics by Pablo Picasso.

Books: New bus service will take kids on a journey to their favourite stories

A bus service with a difference has launched in Leeds – it's all about encouraging children to love books.

News: BBC survey finds kids don’t trust adults to save them from climate crisis

Children are worried sick about climate change, a survey for the BBC's Newsround programme has found.