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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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According to Bloomberg News, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is seeking a deal with the European Union to simplify travel for UK citizens to the bloc. Sunak aims to capitalize on the recent

According to the quarterly London Employment Monitor by recruitment firm Morgan McKinley, the number of jobseekers in London's financial sector has surged by 19%

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addressed a group of over 200 CEOs on Monday, expressing his support for businesses and asking for their help in boosting the

The coronation of King Charles, set to take place on May 6th, 2023 at Westminster Abbey, will see him officially crowned as the reigning monarch following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in
According to Rightmove, a property website, the average asking price for a first-time buyer home in the UK hit a record high of £224,963 in April, a 0.2% increase from March. Rightmove

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has pledged to continue his pioneering work to clean up the capital’s toxic air as new City Hall data shows major improvements in London’s air quality since

The NHS will save £7 billion by the end of 2023 thanks to a five-year agreement with the pharmaceutical industry, which ensures the NHS can continue to be one of the fastest health systems

The George Cross medal, awarded to the NHS in England last year by the late Queen, is set to tour the nation from July, the head of the NHS announced today.

On Sunday, a national emergency alert system was tested in the UK, causing millions of phones on 4G and 5G networks to sound a loud siren at 3pm. The alert lasted for 10 seconds and

The UK government has allocated over £7 million to Worcestershire County Council to help families in need due to the increasing cost of living. The Household Support

