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Ashmolean Museum passes one million visitors for first time since 2008
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford has recorded more than one million visitors in a single year, the first time it has reached the milestone in 16 years, the institutionRead More... -
Writer’s Award 2026 honours Jacqueline Crooks and Vanessa Londoño
Jacqueline Crooks and Vanessa Londoño have been named the 2026 recipients of the Eccles Institute and Hay Festival Global Writer’s Award. The announcement was made Monday evening atRead More... -
At Britain’s first plant-based Michelin-Star restaurant, most diners aren’t vegan
At Plates, the first fully plant-based restaurant in Britain to earn a Michelin star, the dining room is full most nights — yet the vast majority of guests aren’t vegan.Read More... -
Sally Rooney warns UK readers may lose access to her books amid Palestine Action ban
Irish novelist Sally Rooney has told the High Court she may be forced to halt publication of her books in the UK — and potentially withdraw existing titles —Read More... -
Cambridge Dictionary reveals ‘Parasocial’ as Word of the Year 2025
Cambridge Dictionary has selected “parasocial” as its Word of the Year for 2025, highlighting the growing public fascination with one-sided relationshipsRead More... -
‘Banksy’s ‘Girl with Balloon’ was stolen from my gallery – London is not safe for art’
The head of a central London gallery says he has abandoned his Fitzrovia exhibition space after a £270,000 Banksy print was stolen in a brazen smash-and-grab raid.Read More... -
London Art Fair to return in January 2026 with expanded global line-up
The London Art Fair will return to the capital from 21–25 January 2026, marking its 38th edition with an expanded roster of Modern and Contemporary galleries from the UK and abroad.Read More... -
Gold pocket watch owned by Titanic couple could fetch £800,000 at auction
A gold pocket watch recovered from Isidor and Ida Straus — the elderly couple immortalised in the 1997 film Titanic — is expected to sell for at least £800,000 when it goes under the hammerRead More... -
Blenheim Palace unveils luxury new summer festival with Katy Perry, Teddy Swims and Pete Tong
Blenheim Palace is set to join the UK’s major festival circuit next year with the launch of the Blenheim Palace Festival 2026, a new music and arts celebration staged against the statelyRead More... -
Jewish Small Communities Network celebrated in Parliament
Representatives from more than 50 Jewish communities across the UK gathered at the House of Commons on Wednesday for a Parliamentary lunch hosted by MP Andrew Snowden, theRead More...

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Transport for London (TfL) has announced a new partnership with Official London Theatre, offering customers a 10 per cent discount on Theatre Tokens as part of its

UK house prices rose faster than expected in November, even as the pace of annual growth slowed, according to new data from Nationwide.
Bold modernisation of the criminal courts to put victims first and restore public confidence in the system.

Nearly nine in ten firms in the capital fear the upcoming Autumn Budget will hinder rather than help them, according to a new survey from the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Northern Ireland has experienced one of its worst years on record for racist hate crime, with newly released figures prompting Amnesty International to describe the
The UK has increased the level of protection offered to savers in banks, building societies and credit unions to £120,000, up from £85,000, in a move intended to bolster confidence in the
EasyJet said on Monday it has finished implementing the required software updates across its Airbus A320-family fleet, completing the work over the weekend

As temperatures drop across the UK, British Gas is urging households to tackle a common – and often overlooked – cause of poor home heating: trapped air inside radiators.

Police made dozens of arrests across the country on Saturday as coordinated demonstrations challenged the Government’s ban on Palestine Action and accused ministers of complicity in
The Met Office has issued a new amber weather warning, cautioning that heavy and persistent rainfall could pose a “danger to life” as stormy conditions sweep across the UK.

