UK News
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Reform UK accepts £36,000 donation from Heathrow amid net zero backlash
Reform UK has received a £36,000 political donation from Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd, according to the latest records published by the Electoral Commission.Read More... -
Majority of TfL services to run over Christmas and New Year
Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed that most of its services will operate throughout the festive period, from Saturday 20 December 2025 to Monday 5 JanuaryRead More... -
MPs launch inquiry into UK’s international climate finance
MPs have opened a major inquiry into how effectively the UK is funding climate action overseas, amid growing concerns over transparency, value for money and theRead More... -
Cardiff Central set for major overhaul after £77.8m government approval
Cardiff Central Station, the busiest rail hub in Wales, is set for a major transformation after the UK government gave final approval to a £77.8 millionRead More... -
Tesla’s UK car sales slide 19% in November as competition intensifies
Tesla’s UK car registrations fell sharply in November, declining 19% year-on-year, according to preliminary data released on Thursday by research group New AutoMotive.Read More...

Culture
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OUP India launches 100 libraries for underprivileged children across Uttar Pradesh
Oxford University Press (OUP) India has partnered with the National Book Trust (NBT) to establish 100 libraries for underprivileged children across Anganwadi centres inRead More... -
Children’s author Iryna Kotlyarevska: “Stories born from family evenings”
Iryna Kotlyarevska is a name increasingly found on the shelves of family libraries. A mother of four, a Bachelor of Philosophy, a Master of Political Science, and the creator of the worlds ofRead More... -
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...

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