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Artist Yinka Shonibare's fourth plinth artwork Nelson's Ship In A Bottle captures the essence of contemporary Britain with its reflection of a glorious past, a comment on diversity and a wry sense of humour.

That handy visual metaphor for old and new is one of the key reasons the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich wants the piece as the jewel in the crown of the new Sammy Ofer wing.

Exhibitors, delegates and protesters are all making last minute preparations for the arrival of the DSEi fair at Excel.

Clarion Events will host its first fair since taking over from Reed Elsevier last year, and hopes to welcome around 26,000 visitors to the bi-annual defence show.

How far does a person have to go to make it onto the credits of a movie?

You could spend months making a film, sink millions into it, or just throw in a tenner and sit back. Feature film first-timers Oleg Ozoling and Chris Presswell are among thousands of movie-makers looking for precious funding in tough times.