UK News
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London boroughs push for ‘funding firepower’ to revive ageing estates and combat housing crisis
London boroughs are urging ministers to make estate regeneration a central pillar of the capital’s response to its deepening housing crisis, warning thatRead More... -
UK airline shuts down after 22 years, cancelling all flights and leaving passengers in limbo
Travellers across the UK and Channel Islands were left stunned on Friday after regional carrier Blue Islands suddenly collapsed, cancelling all flights with no warning.Read More... -
UK to replace permanent asylum with temporary protection under sweeping reform plans
Shabana Mahmood promises “the most significant changes to our asylum system in modern times” ahead of major speech on Monday.Read More... -
Amber warnings as Storm Claudia brings heavy rain and flooding to the UK
The Met Office has issued amber weather warnings as Storm Claudia delivers heavy, persistent rain across England and Wales from Friday into early Saturday. Some areas could see close to aRead More... -
Man and woman jailed over roles in huge multibillion-pound Bitcoin fraud
Two people have been jailed for their part in a massive cryptocurrency scam, following a landmark Metropolitan Police investigation that uncovered the world’s largest confirmed crypto seizure.Read More...

Culture
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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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World News

Chad has renewed its partnership with African Parks, the conservation charity associated with Prince Harry, just two weeks after abruptly ending its agreement with the group.
More than a century after they fell on opposite sides of the First World War, the remains of an unknown British soldier and an unknown German soldier have been laid to rest side by side near

Madagascar has been suspended from the African Union after a military takeover that removed President Andry Rajoelina from power. The army’s commander, Colonel Michael Randrianirina,
The United States and the United Kingdom have launched major sanctions against a sprawling criminal network operating across Southeast Asia, accusing it of running brutal “scam centres”

Amancio Ortega, the billionaire founder of Zara, has expanded his growing real estate empire with another major acquisition in the UK — a logistics warehouse leased to Amazon, purchased for
The UK has delivered more than 85,000 military drones to Ukraine in just the first six months of this year — part of a major push to boost production and support Ukraine’s defence against
Three leading economists who’ve spent their careers studying how technology fuels prosperity have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.

The eighth anniversary of the publication of the Paradise Papers is approaching — a database that helped uncover the secrets of capital movements and the

After 738 long, painful days, Israel erupted in joy on Monday as the last 20 surviving hostages were finally released from Hamas captivity in Gaza.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will travel to Egypt on Monday to attend an international peace summit where a new Gaza peace plan is expected to be signed, Downing Street has confirmed.

