
Culture
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Who will shape the National Gallery’s tomorrow? Architects shortlisted for landmark expansion
The National Gallery has announced a shortlist of six architectural teams competing to design a major new wing as part of its ambitious £750 million Project DomaniRead More... -
National Gallery unveils ambitious exhibition programme for 2026
The National Gallery has announced a landmark line-up of exhibitions for 2026, spanning five centuries of European art and bringing together rare loans, first-ever UK presentations, and iconicRead More... -
OUP India launches 100 libraries for underprivileged children across Uttar Pradesh
Oxford University Press (OUP) India has partnered with the National Book Trust (NBT) to establish 100 libraries for underprivileged children across Anganwadi centres inRead More... -
Children’s author Iryna Kotlyarevska: “Stories born from family evenings”
Iryna Kotlyarevska is a name increasingly found on the shelves of family libraries. A mother of four, a Bachelor of Philosophy, a Master of Political Science, and the creator of the worlds ofRead More... -
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...

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Southwark has seen a sharp rise in child homelessness, with new figures showing nearly 3,500 children in the borough are now living in temporary accommodation (TA). That’s a 77% jump

A court just ruled that asylum seekers can no longer stay at The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex — and that’s sparked a wave of councils across England looking to take similar legal action.
Aurigny has hit a big milestone on its London City–Guernsey service, welcoming its 75,000th passenger just 17 months after the route launched in March 2024.

Millions of people across the UK will receive their benefit payments earlier than usual this month, as the Government has confirmed that payments due over the August bank holiday weekend
Britain has decided to drop its push for Apple to create a “backdoor” into its encrypted services — a move that would have allowed government access to private data, including that of U.S.

Britain’s economy turned out to be a little healthier at the end of 2023 than previously believed, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Asking prices for homes across the UK slipped in the four weeks to mid-August, but the decline was smaller than in recent months—and sales activity actually surged to a five-year high in July,
Tesla is cutting lease prices in the UK by nearly half as the electric carmaker struggles with falling sales, The Times reports.

Businesses and drivers across the UK will continue to get valuable financial support when switching to electric vans and trucks, after the government confirmed that its ‘plug-in van and truck

HMRC has announced changes to its interest rates following the Bank of England’s decision to lower the base rate from 4.25% to 4.00% on 7 August 2025.

