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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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Tory Members of Parliament (MPs) have expressed dismay over revelations that Rishi Sunak engaged in undisclosed discussions with Dominic Cummings, the former senior adviser to
Liz Truss, holding the record for the shortest tenure as a British Prime Minister, used her brief time in office during 2022 to confer some of the country's highest honours upon her political
The latest government statistics indicate a notable downturn in the number of migrants crossing the Channel, marking the first year-on-year decline since the inception of current records.
As the clock struck midnight, ushering in the dawn of 2024, the United Kingdom sparkled with fireworks, street revelries, and a resounding message of inclusivity that resonated across
Labour has unveiled its strategy to champion UK farmers, promising that at least half of the food in schools, hospitals, and prisons will be sourced from British producers. This initiative, forming
As the year drew to a close, leaders of major political parties in the UK unveiled their New Year's Eve messages, each framing their visions and aspirations with a subtle eye on the looming
A recent law has come into effect in England and Wales, mandating that American Bully XL dogs must now be leashed and muzzled when in public spaces. Alongside this, breeding, selling,

On the eve of New Year reforms for the wine industry, Environment Secretary Steve Barclay today welcomed the scrapping of outdated rules inherited from the EU.

Amid the maze of political speculation for the upcoming year, there's one solid truth akin to a lump of coal in your Christmas stocking: the election campaign is slated for 2024, potentially

London's Camberwell Road near Burgess Park faced a disruptive protest that turned violent as Eritrean demonstrators clashed with riot vans outside a theater. The Metropolitan Police swiftly

