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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... -
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...

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The UK is sending more Royal Air Force jets to the Middle East as tensions between Israel and Iran continue to intensify, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed.
The UK government has announced a national inquiry into organised child sexual abuse, commonly referred to in the media as the "grooming gangs" scandal, after previously resisting such

Actor Gary Oldman and football icon David Beckham have been knighted in the latest King's Birthday Honours, a list that also recognises Strictly Come Dancing hosts Tess Daly and Claudia

The winning numbers for the UK’s largest-ever EuroMillions jackpot have been announced.

Explosions were reported over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Friday night as air raid sirens sounded across Israel, following what Israeli military officials described as missile launches from Iran.
A 25-year-old former employee of the UK’s intelligence agency GCHQ has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for removing top secret information from a secure government

The UK government has announced over £500 million in new funding to develop hydrogen infrastructure, marking a significant step forward in the country’s clean energy transition.
Council tax bills are expected to rise by up to 5% each year to help fund local services, according to documents from the government's latest Spending Review. The review also suggests
The UK government has committed an additional £2.5 billion to East West Rail (EWR), the ambitious project aimed at connecting Oxford and Cambridge by rail. Chancellor Rachel Reeves
A company connected to Conservative peer Baroness Michelle Mone is being sued by the UK government for £122 million over claims it supplied unusable surgical gowns during the

