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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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London's hospitality sector is showing signs of recovery and stability after enduring significant closures during the upheaval of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Hospitality Market

Tens of thousands of new jobs are being created across the UK thanks to billions of pounds of foreign investment, helping the Government’s priority to grow the economy and levelling-up
In a historic move, senior doctors in England have overwhelmingly voted in favor of a two-day strike over pay, marking the first time in nearly 50 years that they will take such action.

Supermarket executives in Britain have dismissed claims of profiteering amid a cost of living crisis, asserting that they have absorbed pricing pressures and sacrificed profits by not passing the

Science and Technology Secretary Chloe Smith has today (Tuesday 27 June) formally appointed Sir Patrick Vallance to continue serving on the Advanced Research and Invention Agency’s
According to an economic analysis conducted by the Home Office, deporting a migrant to a "safe country" like Rwanda could cost taxpayers approximately £169,000. The analysis reveals that it
Electric vehicles put twice as much stress on roads, potentially worsening pothole crisis in Britain
According to a survey, electric cars cause double the amount of stress to roads compared to their petrol counterparts, which could contribute to an increase in potholes amidst Britain's growing

Daniel Korski, a potential candidate for London mayor from the Conservative Party, has firmly denied accusations of groping a woman during his time as an adviser in 10 Downing Street.

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has been awarded an honorary fellowship by the Faculty of Public Health in recognition of his leadership in addressing poor air quality. This prestigious award

Housing programmes delivered by Homes England resulted in 36,478 new houses starting on-site and 32,990 houses completed between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023.

