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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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Jeremy Hunt has unveiled tax cuts for workers starting from April, aiming to bolster Tory prospects.
For the first time, a newly opened pathway allows people to walk the entire length of the Norfolk coast.

A fierce blaze broke out at Forest Gate police station in east London, with the entire roof ablaze, according to the London Fire Brigade.
Fawley Waterside, dubbed the Venice of Britain, was envisioned by Aldred Drummond, who aimed to create a net-zero smart town adjacent to his ancestral estate. However, Drummond has

During a lengthy council meeting on Tuesday, more than 50 Labour councillors voted in favor of the 2024/25 budget, which includes what the city's Conservative group leader has dubbed
According to former government minister Lord Heseltine, there was "no alternative" to the significant closures of coal mines in the 1980s and 1990s.

Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday that Britain's King Charles will be absent from next week's Commonwealth Day engagements due to ongoing cancer treatment.

Senior doctors in England are poised to cast their votes on an improved pay offer, potentially bringing an end to months of disruptive strike activities, as announced by their trade union on

Tesco, the largest retailer in Britain, announced a significant increase in pay for its store workers, reflecting the recent hike in the government-mandated minimum wage.

The government has taken steps to enhance the effectiveness of regulations governing veterinary medicines, aiming to uphold the UK's status as a favorable market for such products.

