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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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A zoo in Shropshire is asking the public for assistance in locating a capybara named Cinnamon, who recently escaped from her enclosure.

London's iconic Oxford Street, home to renowned retailers such as Selfridges and Marks & Spencer, could soon be pedestrianised in an effort to attract more shoppers, according to a new

Junior doctors in England have reached an agreement with the government to end their strike action, concluding one of the longest disputes in NHS history.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged that his government’s upcoming budget will not jeopardize his key goal of driving economic growth, but cautioned that

London's luxury property market has cooled as concerns grow over potential tax increases under Britain's new centre-left government, a property data firm reported

The Scottish Highlands may soon become the latest region in the UK to introduce a tourist tax, allowing hotels, B&Bs, campsites, and holiday rentals to charge an

The Metropolitan Police have released an image of a man they are seeking to identify in connection with the theft of several Hermès Birkin bags from a property

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to usher in "a new era" of cross-border cooperation to combat people-smuggling networks, ahead of his upcoming talks

London drivers owe nearly £380 million in unpaid Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) fines, according to London Mayor Sadiq Khan. The mayor announced a "clampdown"

Former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing pressure from a group of former defence secretaries and an ex-prime minister to permit Ukraine to use long-range

