Directing duties for Bohemian Rhapsody, the Freddie Mercury film biopic, have been taken on by Eddie the Eagle’s Dexter Fletcher, after the firing of Bryan Singer. The actor turned Bafta-nominated director was previously set to direct the Mercury film only to leave the project in 2014. 20th Century Fox said production would resume next week. …

A 500-year-old painting of Christ believed to be the work of Leonardo da Vinci is heading to the Louvre Abu Dhabi, BBC News reports, citing the museum sources. The newly-opened museum made the announcement on Twitter, without specifying whether it had bought the painting at auction this month. Media reports say it was purchased by …

Miles of cable and thousands of twinkling bulbs have been used to create the longest festive tunnel of light in Europe. The attraction, funded by local businesses, forms the centrepiece of Norwich’s Christmas lights experience, with thousands of visitors stopping to take #mytunneloflight selfies. The BBC was given exclusive access to film a flight through …

As you get ready for the holidays, there’s nothing like Bing Crosby crooning “White Christmas.” Or, if chaos is more your speed, how about Gremlins on a violent spree? Or Robert Downey Jr. getting turkey all over his uptight sister? Here are all the holiday movies you can watch now on Netflix and Amazon Prime. …

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has included the Armenian folk dance Kochari into its list of intangible cultural heritage. “Kochari, traditional group dance, just inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity,” reads a statement on the organization’s Twitter page. The UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible …