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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... -
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...

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Lee Hsien Yang, the son of Singapore’s founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, announced on Tuesday that he has been granted political asylum in the U.K. Lee, who is estranged from his brother,

The time offenders spend under house arrest will be extended to 12 months, according to Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood.

Britain’s largest water utility, Thames Water, has launched efforts to raise at least £3.3 billion ($4.29 billion) in equity to stabilize its operations, according to a report by Bloomberg News on

Seven gang members responsible for a violent rampage in Peckham, likened to the chaos of the video game Grand Theft Auto (GTA), have been sentenced to a combined 102 years in prison.

Britain’s commercial property market is beginning to revive after the slowdown caused by the pandemic, though prices remain notably lower than before. Several significant office buildings are

Mayor Sadiq Khan has awarded £50,000 to three winners of his No Wrong Door Open Innovation Challenge, aimed at developing new ways to help Londoners improve their skills and secure

Conservative leadership candidate Robert Jenrick has launched a sharp criticism of his rival, Kemi Badenoch, accusing her of being "disrespectful" to Tory members for not outlining specific

Asking prices for homes in the UK saw only a slight increase in October as more properties became available, according to a survey released on Monday. The report also indicated that some

Job vacancies in London’s financial services sector fell by 17% in the third quarter compared to the same period last year, according to recruitment firm Morgan McKinley.

Islamic terrorism in the UK could see a rise following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, according to former MI6 chief Sir John Sawers. Speaking on Sky News’s Sunday Morning With

