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‘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... -
UK war memorials to receive £2 million preservation boost ahead of Remembrance Sunday
War memorials across the UK are set to receive a major funding boost as the government commits £2 million to safeguard tributes to fallen servicemen and women for future generations.Read More... -
Prince William announces Earthshot Prize 2025 winners in Rio
Prince William took to the stage in Rio de Janeiro to reveal the latest winners of the Earthshot Prize — a global environmental award he launched in 2020. The ceremony, held at the Museum ofRead More... -
World’s first museum of youth culture to open in London next spring
London is preparing to host the world’s first museum dedicated entirely to the lives and experiences of young people, with the Museum of Youth Culture now slated to open in spring 2026.Read More... -
London launches Inclusive Talent Strategy to drive skills revolution and open up new job opportunities
London Councils and the Mayor of London have unveiled a new Inclusive Talent Strategy, backed by a £147.2 million investment aimed at transforming the capital’s skills system and supportingRead More... -
Prince William teams up with Matthew McConaughey, Kylie Minogue, and more for Earthshot Prize in Brazil
In just two weeks, Prince William will be heading to Rio de Janeiro for his fifth annual Earthshot Prize awards — and he’s bringing a star-studded lineup along for the ride.Read More...

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Two individuals have been apprehended under the Official Secrets Act, as confirmed by the police, amid allegations that a parliamentary researcher was involved in

The UK’s economy will be bolstered and our security strengthened under a new bilateral partnership with Singapore agreed by the Prime Minister today

New data from the Met Office suggests that Saturday marked the hottest day of the year in the UK, with provisional figures indicating a temperature of 32.7°C (91°F) recorded at Heathrow
The latest figures from the Office of Rail and Road have unveiled that the United Kingdom's most recent railway addition, the Elizabeth Line, has experienced a higher rate of

A motion seeking to establish specific targets for the implementation of additional 20mph speed limits across London has been voted down at City Hall. The London Assembly debated this
A £6.5million Northumberland scheme that reduces the devastating impact of flooding is complete.
According to research conducted by the recycling campaign group Material Focus, the UK sees a staggering fourfold increase in disposable vape waste, with five million of

A record number of clean energy projects have today (Friday 8 September) been awarded funding from the government’s flagship renewables scheme helping the UK grow

According to the Met Office, today has provisionally become the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching 32.6°C in Surrey. The ongoing September heatwave in the UK is on

Five former Metropolitan Police officers have confessed to sending racist messages on WhatsApp, following an investigation by BBC Newsnight. The individuals pleaded guilty at Westminster

