Two studies use artificial intelligence to analyse ‘old master’ painting and return opposite verdictsAuthenticating works of art is far from an exact science, but a madonna and child painting has sparked a furious row, being dubbed “the battle of the AIs”, after two separate scientific studies arrived at contradictory conclusions.Both studies used state-of-the art AI technology. Months after one study proclaimed that the so-called de Brécy Tondo, currently on display at Bradford […]

It took Amit Dhand years to create the British Asian detective Harry Virdee. Now he’s coming to the small screenWhen he was a child growing up in Bradford, Amit Dhand used to sneak VHS videos from the corner shop his parents ran and watch them when everyone was in bed.Aged about 10 or 11, he first watched The Silence of the Lambs. During the film’s tense finale, when Jodie Foster’s FBI agent Clarice Starling is stalking through the pitch-black home of serial killer Buffalo Bill, […]

Specialist creative college on model of Croydon institution that nurtured Adele and Amy Winehouse to be sited in BradfordIt has launched stars from Adele to Amy Winehouse, Jessie J to Tom Holland. Indeed, alumni from the Brit school for performance and creative arts in Croydon, south London, are said to have collectively sold more than 250m albums and won 15 Brit awards.Now more budding singers, actors and performance artists will get the opportunity to develop and hone their talents, with […]

Exclusive: Party holds power in seven of 10 local authorities worst hit by controversial benefit limitAlmost 200,000 families living in Labour-run councils are affected by the two-child benefit cap, a Guardian analysis has revealed, with the party holding power in seven of the 10 local authorities worst hit by the policy.Government data released last week shows that the four councils with the largest number of families where at least one child does not receive financial support due to the cap […]

Analysis using AI-assisted facial recognition reveals faces in de Brécy Tondo are identical to those in Sistine MadonnaA mystery painting found to be “undoubtedly” by Raphael is to go on public display for the first time in Bradford.The de Brécy Tondo has been the subject of research and debate for more than 40 years due to its resemblance to Raphael’s Sistine Madonna. Recent analysis using artificial intelligence-assisted, computer-based facial recognition showed the faces in the […]