From a stolen portrait of Francis Bacon to encromancy, here's our selection of outstanding shows to see in the UK capital ...

‘More songs about Buildings and Food’ was the title of a 1978 album by the rock band Talking Heads. It was about all the things rock stars normally don’t sing about. Pop songs are usually about ...

The Holy Grail has captivated people's imagination for centuries - with its whereabouts remaining a mystery. But a UK ...

An expert claims he's tracked it down to St Albans and now wants permission to excavate the priceless relic from a secret ...

The clamour will not end. The fierce malice burns. The rage of jealousies, too.But at two, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu does not need to convince the doubters. If his work does not, he does not need to ...

His name is, of course, synonymous with meat, and his celebrated forebear – the 16th-century philosopher, scientist and statesman Sir Francis Bacon, after whom he was named – died while ...

It is the most thorough account of the philosopher and of his writings ... could well be an easy dwelling for the soul of FRANCIS BACON. BACON'S dwelling was the universe of nature and of ...

In his 1981 book, Francis Bacon: Logique de la sensation, French philosopher Gilles Deleuze attempted to get under Bacon’s skin, writing that the artist “…pursues a very peculiar project as ...

It also covers his tenacious interests in philosophy and literature, enduring friendships with both men and women, as well as a commitment to painting that lasted to the end. The exhibition “Francis ...

DURING an icy April in 1626, Francis Bacon, philosopher and a pioneer of the scientific method, was riding through the snowy streets of London when a curious question popped into his mind ...