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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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Currys, the British electrical retailer, announced its exit from the Greek market with the successful sale of its Kotsovolos unit to Public Power Corporation. The transaction, valued at 175 million

Big businesses dealing in potentially harmful products should bear greater responsibility for public health, says Sir Frank Atherton, the chief medical officer of Wales. He emphasizes the need

Jeff Arundell, a 75-year-old resident of Sion Hill, Bath, has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison for fraud and money laundering. Arundell, who posed as an experienced trader,

The Labour Party has lost its majority on Oxford City Council following the resignation of a ninth councillor in protest against Labour Party leader Keir Starmer's remarks on the
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced £160,000 of new funding to train adults working with young people to better support those who have fallen victim to crime.

NR Narayana Murthy, believed to be worth $4.2 billion and Rishi Sunak's father-in-law, is advocating for a 70-hour workweek in his home country to support its development.

An offshore firm, Alpha Consulting, has been revealed to have played a significant role in facilitating companies used by individuals within Vladimir Putin's inner circle, alongside over 900 UK
Just recently, a man was taken into custody after reports surfaced on social media depicting him dressed as the Manchester Arena bomber.
King Charles III paid a visit to a war cemetery in Kenya, where he laid a wreath in tribute to Kenyan soldiers who fought alongside the British in the two world wars. This visit comes after the

