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The Victoria and Albert Museum is staging a contemporary architecture exhibition exploring the power of small spaces. Read the original article on the BBC

Portugal’s President Anibal Cavaco Silva defends his decision not to attend the funeral of Nobel Prize-winning author Jose Saramago. Read the original article on the BBC

Author Hilary Mantel’s novel Wolf Hall wins the inaugural £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction. Read the original article on the BBC

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is returning to London’s Roundhouse following a successful season in 2008. Read the original article on the BBC

A 64-page tribute handwritten by Mark Twain to his late daughter sells at auction in New York for $242,500. Read the original article on the BBC

Geoffrey Hill is named Oxford University’s Professor of Poetry, following a controversial contest. Read the original article on the BBC

Portuguese novelist Jose Saramago, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1998, dies at the age of 87. Read the original article on the BBC

Artist Sebastian Horsley, whose work included undergoing a crucifixion, is found dead in his London home aged 47. Read the original article on the BBC

The Royal Festival Hall receives £950,000 from Heritage Lottery Fund to restore and reinstall a great organ in its main auditorium. Read the original article on the BBC

Belgian Chris Dercon is made director of London’s Tate Modern art gallery, which he calls an “incredibly inspiring challenge”. Read the original article on the BBC