Culture
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Cheers to change: cutting red tape could bring more food, music and fun to your local
The Government is kicking off a fast-track review to scrap outdated licensing rules that have been holding back pubs, bars, and community events — and they want to hear directly from theRead More... -
£20 million boost to keep local museums open and thriving
Millions of people across England will continue to enjoy their local museums thanks to a new £20 million government investment.Read More... -
Robbie Williams’ Istanbul concert canceled over safety concerns
British pop star Robbie Williams announced that his upcoming concert in Istanbul has been canceled after local authorities decided to call off the show due to safety concerns.Read More... -
Aloha London: British Museum honors the Hawaiian Kingdom’s journey across cceans
Two hundred years after Hawaiian royalty first set foot in London, their story will be brought to life in a new British Museum exhibition titled “Hawai‘i: A Kingdom Crossing Oceans”.Read More... -
Chained Bibles and tiny dictionaries: 600 years of the Guildhall Library
Six centuries ago, Richard “Dick” Whittington – yes, the very one from the folk tale – left money in his will to set up a library in London. Today, that library is celebrating its 600th birthday...Read More... -
World’s First Youth Culture Museum to open in Camden, London
London is set to welcome the world’s first museum dedicated solely to youth culture this December, based in Camden at the St. Pancras Campus on Georgiana Street. The Museum of YouthRead More... -
YouTube creators added £2.2bn to the UK economy in 2024
YouTube creators pumped an impressive £2.2bn into the UK economy last year, supporting around 45,000 jobs, according to new research from Oxford Economics.Read More... -
Royal visit celebrates the reopening of Lloyd’s Register’s historic London headquarters
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has officially reopened the newly refurbished Lloyd’s Register headquarters in central London—a building steeped in maritime history that is now lookingRead More... -
National Library of Brazil and British Library announce new partnership
The National Library of Brazil (FBN) in Rio and the British Library (BL) in London just signed a partnership to team up on research projects, public engagement, and knowledge-sharing aboutRead More... -
Martin Jennings chosen to sculpt national memorial of Queen Elizabeth II
Renowned British sculptor Martin Jennings has been chosen to create the statue of Queen Elizabeth II that will form the centrepiece of the UK’s national memorial in St James’s Park.Read More... -
British Library to celebrate Agatha Christie with landmark 2026 exhibition
The British Library has just announced something pretty exciting: in October 2026, it’s opening a major exhibition dedicated to the Queen of Crime herself, Agatha Christie.Read More...
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A startling report has revealed that nearly one in 12 people living in London may be an illegal immigrant, with as many as 600,000 individuals residing in the capital without legal status.
Associated British Foods (AB Foods) has reduced its annual sales outlook for Primark, its budget clothing division, following weaker-than-expected performance in the Christmas quarter in its
The British government has issued a stark warning to the country’s private intelligence and security sector: stop engaging in work for hostile states such as Russia, China, and Iran, or face
A staggering maintenance backlog valued at 49 billion pounds ($60 billion) has accumulated across schools, hospitals, and prisons in the UK, according to a report released on Wednesday by
British finance minister Rachel Reeves has expressed a desire for lower taxes and less regulation, emphasizing that the country’s finances are now on stable footing following her
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and Chair of the London Assembly, Andrew Boff AM, hosted Jewish community leaders and survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides at City Hall for a
The UK’s unemployment rate has unexpectedly increased, while the number of workers on company payrolls has fallen to its lowest level since the height of the pandemic, according to the
The Bank of England (BoE) has expressed its willingness to collaborate with the British government on potential reforms aimed at stimulating economic growth by easing certain regulatory
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has expressed hope that Donald Trump’s second term as U.S. president will mark a departure from the contentious dynamic of their previous encounters. Khan stated
The Duchess of Edinburgh recently paid a visit to the United Kingdom's first social supermarket, Community Shop, located in Lambeth. Her visit highlighted the pressing issue of food insecurity