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Bayeux tapestry becomes pop culture hit as young people more keen to see exhibition than top films
<p>Monzo says 55% of cardholders’ British Museum payments in first hour of latest ticket release were by people under 35</p><p>A 1,000-year-old embroidery may be an unusual candidate for a pop culture moment, but young people are seemingly more willing to shell out for tickets for the Bayeux tapestry than spend money on Hollywood blockbusters.</p><p>In the first hour that the second round of tickets to<strong> </strong>view the tapestry were available last Wednesday, payments from Monzo cardholders to the British Museum reached £14,100 and were 48 times that of a normal Wednesday morning. More than half (55%) of those buyers were aged under 35.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/young-britons-bayeux-tapestry-tickets-british-museum-hollywood-blockbusters">Continue reading...</a>
GB Oct 26, 2026The Guardian World World03
Labour urged to plug predicted £400m shortfall in overseas aid funding in 2027
<p>Official forecast indicates shortfall below 0.3% of national income in promised official development assistance</p><p>The UK is on course to miss its target of spending 0.3% of national income on international aid by an estimated £400m by the end of next year.</p><p>Calculations from the Center for Global Development (CGD) found the UK was on course for a large shortfall in promised official development assistance at the end of 2027.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/26/uk-international-aid-target-spending-shortfall-budget-research">Continue reading...</a>
GB Oct 26, 2026The Guardian World World04
US military says it helped Gulf states export 1.5 billion barrels of oil
US Central Command says more than 3,000 commercial vessels have transited the Strait of Hormuz with its support.
QA Oct 26, 2026Al Jazeera English