UK News
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TfL launches festive discounts and prize draw to promote West End Theatre
Transport for London (TfL) has announced a new partnership with Official London Theatre, offering customers a 10 per cent discount on Theatre Tokens as part of itsRead More... -
UK house prices defy forecasts with November uptick
UK house prices rose faster than expected in November, even as the pace of annual growth slowed, according to new data from Nationwide.Read More... -
Ministers launch fast-track justice drive to restore faith in courts
Bold modernisation of the criminal courts to put victims first and restore public confidence in the system.Read More... -
London firms fear Autumn Budget blow
Nearly nine in ten firms in the capital fear the upcoming Autumn Budget will hinder rather than help them, according to a new survey from the London Chamber of Commerce and IndustryRead More... -
Northern Ireland faces record levels of racist crime in 2025, new PSNI data shows
Northern Ireland has experienced one of its worst years on record for racist hate crime, with newly released figures prompting Amnesty International to describe theRead More...

Culture
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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... -
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...

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World News
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has once again urged British citizens to leave Lebanon "immediately" amid escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer criticized Russia for sacrificing its citizens in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine during his first address to the United Nations Security Council
Once quoted as saying, “As long as I’m not the richest man in the world, I won’t really be happy,” Bernard Arnault has now fallen from the top spot.

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The director of the Auschwitz Museum has confirmed that Russia will not be invited to participate in the 80th anniversary commemoration of the liberation of Auschwitz

Mercedes-Benz announced plans to enhance its automated driving system, enabling cars to drive autonomously at speeds of up to 95 kilometers per hour on German

British actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry has expressed his gratitude to Austria for granting him citizenship, along with the right to vote in the country's upcoming
UK Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has defended the country’s arms export policies, stating that restrictions placed on arms exports to Israel are both

Germany's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), have named CDU leader Friedrich Merz as their

Russian forces targeted energy infrastructure in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region, disrupting power in several districts and forcing authorities to rely on backup systems, local officials

