UK News
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MI5 warns UK lawmakers of growing espionage threat from China, Russia, and IranBritain’s domestic intelligence agency, MI5, has issued a fresh warning to Members of Parliament, alerting them to active espionage efforts by agents linked to China, Russia, and Iran. The agency...Read More...
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Revolut’s UK banking licence faces delays over risk control concerns
Revolut’s long wait for a full UK banking licence continues, as regulators remain uneasy about how well the company’s risk controls can keep up with its rapid global growth.Read More... -
Government speeds up flood defence funding for deprived communities
A record £10.5 billion investment will protect nearly 900,000 homes and businesses in England, with new rules designed to get flood defences built faster and fairer.Read More... -
Tommy Robinson appears in court over terror offences charge
Tommy Robinson — real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon — appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court this morning after being charged with refusing to give police the PIN to his phone.Read More...
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The Government is kicking off a fast-track review to scrap outdated licensing rules that have been holding back pubs, bars, and community events — and they want to hear directly from theRead More...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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The Trump administration has initiated a formal review of the AUKUS defence pact—a multibillion-dollar agreement forged under President Joe Biden—according to a senior U.S. defence
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has visited Gibraltar for crucial discussions as part of ongoing efforts to secure a post-Brexit agreement concerning the territory.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sharply criticized the UK’s decision to impose sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers, calling the move counterproductive to peace efforts
The UK has imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, for what it described as repeated incitement of violence against Palestinian communities
A British grandmother has expressed disappointment over her recent holiday to Benidorm, claiming that her experience at the Hotel Poseidon Playa was negatively impacted by a lack of
Prince William has issued a stark warning about the state of the world’s oceans, describing the crisis as unlike any challenge humanity has faced before.
In a move that underscores his hardline stance on public order, President Donald Trump swiftly mobilized federal forces in response to weekend protests in Los Angeles against Immigration and
Foreign Secretary David Lammy is set to strengthen economic and migration ties between the UK and India during his visit to New Delhi this weekend, delivering on the UK government’s
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on Thursday accused British intelligence of using the British Council as a front to undermine the country. The agency claimed that university staff in four
A Ryanair flight from Berlin to Milan turned into a nightmare for passengers when severe turbulence struck mid-air, injuring nine people and forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing