
Culture
-
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...

British Queen celebrates
Most Read
- Teen held after US woman killed in London stabbings
- Heave-ho Harry! Prince prepares to join the walking wounded in ice trek to North Pole
- Football: Farhad Moshiri adamant Everton deal above board
- "Master of English Style". Interview with Designer Lydia Dart
- Letter to the Financial Times from Lord Mayor Alderman Michael Bear
UK news

More than 10,000 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain in small boats this year, highlighting a significant challenge for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of the July 4 national election.
Two men accused of plotting a gun attack on the Jewish community in north-west England are set to go on trial next autumn. Walid Saadaoui, 36, and Amar Hussein, 50, are charged with
A man has been charged with terrorism offences after traveling to Syria, according to the Met Police. Isa Giga, formerly of Hounslow, west London, is accused of fighting for

British households can expect a decrease in energy bills starting in July as regulator Ofgem reduces the domestic price cap by 7%. This cut, primarily due to a fall in wholesale energy prices,

Britain's opposition Labour Party has secured a 17-percentage point lead over Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party, according to the first opinion poll conducted since the national
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called for a UK general election to be held on Thursday, 4 July.
Government initiatives have successfully reduced migration along key routes by 25% in the first four months of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
Travel disruption and flooding are expected to impact much of the UK on Wednesday and Thursday, as the Met Office has issued several weather warnings.

The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) will continue to empower young people to voice their opinions on crucial issues, as the Government appoints the

The Metropolitan Police recorded a significant surge in faith-based hate crimes in 2023.

