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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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Mobile network provider Three has faced significant backlash after customers reported being unable to make 999 emergency calls during a widespread outage.
Sainsbury's has revealed plans to cut over 3,000 jobs and shut down its remaining in-store cafes as part of a major restructuring effort. The job cuts account for around 2% of the retailer's

The UK is bracing for Storm Eowyn, as a tornado warning and danger-to-life alert have been issued. The Met Office escalated yellow weather warnings to amber alerts, cautioning of flying
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

