Media
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M&S restores click and collect services after 15-week cyberattack disruption
Marks & Spencer has reinstated its click and collect service for clothing, ending a 15-week suspension triggered by a major cyberattack and data breach.11 August 2025Read More... -
Public urged to stop using certain non-sterile alcohol-free wipes due to infection risk
The UKHSA and MHRA are advising the public to immediately stop using specific non-sterile alcohol-free wipes due to contamination risks that could lead to infection. These products are05 August 2025Read More... -
‘Do not travel’ warning as Storm Floris brings 90mph winds and severe disruption to UK
Storm Floris has hit the UK, bringing “unseasonably strong” winds of up to 90mph and prompting amber “danger to life” weather warnings across Scotland and parts of northern England.04 August 2025Read More... -
Home Office pledges extra £100m to tackle people-smuggling gangs
The Home Office has announced an additional £100 million in funding to support the UK’s efforts to dismantle people-smuggling networks and reduce illegal small boat crossings04 August 2025Read More... -
UK investigates 34 porn sites under new age-verification rules
UK media regulator Ofcom has launched formal investigations into four companies operating a total of 34 pornography websites, checking whether they comply with new age-verification rules01 August 2025Read More...
Culture
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Why England’s streets are suddenly covered in flags
Lately, if you’ve been driving around parts of England, you’ve probably noticed something unusual: lampposts covered in Union Jacks and St George’s crosses. In places like Birmingham,Read More... -
Notting Hill Carnival safety crackdown: 100 arrests and 50 weapons seized
Police have launched a major safety operation ahead of this year’s Notting Hill Carnival, arresting 100 people and seizing dozens of weapons in a bid to keep the huge celebration safe.Read More... -
Norwich castle reopens after £27.5 million transformation
After nearly five years behind scaffolding, one of England’s most iconic Norman landmarks has reopened its doors. Norwich Castle Keep – first built almost 900 years ago – has undergone aRead More... -
Kneecap rapper faces terror charge in London over Hezbollah flag
One of the members of Irish rap group Kneecap appeared in a London court on Wednesday, facing a terrorism charge for allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag during a performance.Read More... -
Soho House goes private in $2.7B deal — with Ashton Kutcher joining the board
Soho House, the exclusive members-only club that started above a London café in the ’90s, is set to go private again in a $2.7 billion deal. The move is being led by New York–based MCRRead More... -
France to loan iconic Bayeux Tapestry to UK for first time in 900 years
For the first time in nearly a millennium, the Bayeux Tapestry, one of France’s most treasured cultural artifacts, will leave French soil. The 11th-century embroidery, which depicts theRead More... -
‘Skibidi’, ‘delulu’ and ‘tradwife’ join the Cambridge Dictionary – thanks to TikTok’s influence
The English language has a few new additions – and they’re straight out of internet culture. Words like ‘skibidi’, ‘delulu’ and ‘tradwife’ have officially made it into the Cambridge...Read More... -
Grand new UK festival set to debut at Blenheim Palace
In 2026, a brand-new five-day festival is landing at one of the most stunning locations in the country – Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Read More... -
London museum highlights forgotten African and Indian troops of WWII
The overlooked contributions of African and Indian soldiers who fought in South Asia during the Second World War are taking centre stage in a new London exhibition.Read More... -
Wikipedia loses legal challenge over online Safety Act rules
Wikipedia has failed in its bid to overturn parts of the UK’s Online Safety Act, which it says could endanger the privacy and safety of its volunteer editors.Read More... -
Brixton town centre comes alive with music, food, and culture under Mayor’s Summer Streets scheme
Atlantic Road in Brixton was transformed into a vibrant hub of music, food, and trade on Saturday, as part of the Mayor of London’s Summer Streets initiative. Backed by Mayor Sadiq Khan’sRead More... -
Manchester Caribbean Carnival draws huge crowds
Around 60,000 people flocked to Moss Side this weekend for the vibrant Manchester Caribbean Carnival.Read More... -
Transformational gift to establish world-class concert hall at Oxford
Oxford University's cultural and musical life is set for a remarkable enhancement, thanks to a generous donation from the Sohmen family to the Humanities Division. This significant gift willRead More...
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Education
Labour has announced plans to introduce a "real-world" maths curriculum for primary schools. Shadow education secretary Bridget Philipson will outline the proposal in a speech, advocating for
Teacher recruitment will see a huge boost this academic year with £196 million to attract more teachers across key subjects. This will fund scholarships, bursaries and salary grants to help
Teachers and school leaders from across England are set to participate in an artificial intelligence (AI) hackathon as part a two-day event to experiment with technology and identify how
Edinburgh is poised to host a next-generation compute system amongst the fastest in the world, with the potential to revolutionise breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, medicine, and clean
Glawdys Leger, a 43-year-old foreign languages teacher at Bishop Justus CofE School in Bromley, Kent, was terminated from her position in May 2022 after she refused to teach what she
Several major UK universities have come under scrutiny for accepting substantial funding from fossil fuel giants such as Shell and ExxonMobil over the past year, despite their commitments to
More than 3.5m free meals were provided to children from low-income families across the capital during the school summer holiday, thanks to funding from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
Worcester College at Oxford University has received its largest-ever donation of £30 million from alumnus Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones KBE. Sir Owen-Jones, who matriculated at the college in 1965
The University of Exeter is set to introduce a groundbreaking MA in Magic and Occult Science in 2024, marking one of the first programs of its kind in the UK. This innovative course has been
Up to 2 million more children will have access to walk to school programmes and cycle training programmes over the next 2 years thanks to a multimillion-pound investment announced by