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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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British inflation rose more than anticipated in January, reaching a 10-month high of 3.0%, exceeding economists’ expectations. The unexpected jump challenges the Bank of England’s (BoE)
Average weekly earnings in the UK, excluding bonuses, increased by 5.9% on an annual basis in the three months to December, reaching £664 per week, according to data from the
Britain witnessed an unprecedented rise in anti-Muslim hate incidents in 2024, according to data compiled by the monitoring organization Tell MAMA. The group attributed the surge to the
Costa Coffee, the UK-based coffee chain owned by Coca-Cola Co, has announced a 5% pay increase for more than 15,000 hourly-paid employees, effective from April 1.
The British pound trimmed its earlier losses against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday following the release of wage data indicating steady earnings growth in the UK.

Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey stated in an interview on Monday that inflation is slowing, and an anticipated rise in price growth later this year is unlikely to cause long-term
Police have arrested a man following reports that he targeted Jewish-owned businesses and attempted to assault pedestrians in Golders Green.

The UK government has announced an additional £810,000 in funding through the Reach for the Sky programme, aimed at inspiring and supporting young people to pursue careers in aviation.

The growth in UK house prices eased in January as the usual New Year surge in property values began to moderate, data from property portal Rightmove PLC revealed on Monday.
The Foreign Office has spent £3.75 million of taxpayer money on a controversial campaign in Albania, portraying Britain as a 'bigoted' and 'run-down' country in an attempt to deter illegal

