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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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George Galloway, a veteran left-wing political figure, emerged victorious in the recent election to become the new representative for Rochdale, an English town. With a pledge to challenge the

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday a £54 million ($68 million) increase in funding aimed at protecting Jewish communities from antisemitism over the next four years.

Drax, a power company in the UK, has come under scrutiny for continuing to burn wood from some of the world's most valuable forests, despite receiving £6bn in green subsidies.

Three individuals faced charges via video link at Westminster Magistrates' Court, accused of plotting a neo-Nazi assault on an Islamic educational institution using a 3D-printed firearm.
MSPs are poised to cast their votes on the Scottish government's proposed budget, following debates scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.

In February 2024, shop prices in the UK experienced their most sluggish increase since March 2022, according to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) cautioned on Monday that the housing market in Britain is plagued by fundamental issues hindering the construction of more homes, marking a

Tory MP Paul Scully has asserted that certain areas in London and Birmingham have become religious "no-go zones" due to demographic shifts.
Lord Jacob Rothschild, renowned financier and member of the Rothschild banking family, has passed away at the age of 87, as announced by his family today.

Most British exporters and manufacturers have experienced disruptions in the Red Sea due to attacks on shipping by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, according to a survey.

