Talking Horses: Royal Ascot prize fund for 2020 slashed by 50%
Total prize money slashed from £7.33m in 2019 to £3.68m for this year’s meeting despite six extra races on the schedule
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Pack light but don’t forget the cocktails: how to have the perfect picnic
Picnics will be a huge part of Britain’s physically distanced summer – but we usually get them spectacularly wrong. Experts share their tips on everything from food to booze – and where to sit
Walking to infinity: my virtual odyssey through Britain’s finest art
In a series of short films, Jonathan Jones takes a therapeutic virtual tour of some of the greatest treasures in our locked-down museums, from Rothko’s cosmic grandeur to Turner’s eternally hopeful sunrise
The five: robots helping to tackle coronavirus
Automatons have been chipping in with the effort to beat Covid, from disinfecting hospitals to delivering groceries
We are eating shrimp in record numbers. But for how much longer?
Shrimpers have a long and proud cultural tradition in the US – one that is now under threat from all sides
Gucci bids farewell to fashion week as brand goes seasonless
Italian label cuts shows from five to two each year and declares fashion calendar obsolete