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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... -
UK war memorials to receive £2 million preservation boost ahead of Remembrance Sunday
War memorials across the UK are set to receive a major funding boost as the government commits £2 million to safeguard tributes to fallen servicemen and women for future generations.Read More... -
Prince William announces Earthshot Prize 2025 winners in Rio
Prince William took to the stage in Rio de Janeiro to reveal the latest winners of the Earthshot Prize — a global environmental award he launched in 2020. The ceremony, held at the Museum ofRead More... -
World’s first museum of youth culture to open in London next spring
London is preparing to host the world’s first museum dedicated entirely to the lives and experiences of young people, with the Museum of Youth Culture now slated to open in spring 2026.Read More... -
London launches Inclusive Talent Strategy to drive skills revolution and open up new job opportunities
London Councils and the Mayor of London have unveiled a new Inclusive Talent Strategy, backed by a £147.2 million investment aimed at transforming the capital’s skills system and supportingRead More... -
Prince William teams up with Matthew McConaughey, Kylie Minogue, and more for Earthshot Prize in Brazil
In just two weeks, Prince William will be heading to Rio de Janeiro for his fifth annual Earthshot Prize awards — and he’s bringing a star-studded lineup along for the ride.Read More... -
David Attenborough becomes oldest-ever daytime Emmy winner
Legendary broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has made history once again — this time as the oldest winner of a Daytime Emmy Award.Read More... -
National Children’s Choir of Great Britain opens London auditions across four dates
Children aged 9-19 who love singing may audition to join the choirs from Easter 2026Read More...

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Murals of popular cartoon characters that were meant to welcome child asylum seekers to a reception center in Dover have been painted over under the instruction of immigration minister
During a conversation with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expressed his hopes for the prompt ratification of Sweden's accession to NATO,
The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has today (Friday 7 July) initiated a scope review regarding countervailing measures on continuous filament glass fibre products imported to the UK from

"Dangerous" muscle-building drugs, known as SARMS, are being illegally sold in shops across the UK, according to a BBC investigation.

The Royal Air Force (RAF) has provided intensive training on operating specialized fire engines to nine Ukrainian military firefighters at RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire.
Travellers have recently set up camp on land owned by the University of Oxford. The Library Services site, situated in the Osney Mead Industrial Estate off Botley Road, has been occupied by

An estimated 50 migrants have arrived in Dover this morning, brought to the port by a Border Force cutter for processing. Despite promises of a crackdown on boat crossings by Home
Funding allocations for each of the 11 local authorities taking part in a £13.9 million trial that enables health workers to prescribe walking and cycling to patients have been published for the

Labour has secured an eight-point lead over the Conservatives in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Boris Johnson's former constituency, according to an exclusive poll by JL Partners.

According to Halifax, house prices in the UK have fallen at the fastest rate in 12 years, accompanied by a continuous rise in mortgage rates. The lender stated that the annual decline of 2.6%

