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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
Trump dials up Islamophobia at Michigan Senate rally against Abdul El-Sayed
Al Jazeera looks at the key takeaways from the US president's campaign event in Michigan ahead of the midterm vote.
QA Oct 26, 2026Al Jazeera English