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Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban at Aston Villa match ‘almost certain to be overturned’
Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban at Aston Villa match ‘almost certain to be overturned’
Football clubs team up with government to help young people find work
Football clubs team up with government to help young people find work
Martinelli rescues Arsenal with late equaliser against Man City
Martinelli rescues Arsenal with late equaliser against Man City
Haaland runs riot as City crush United 3-0 in derby
Haaland runs riot as City crush United 3-0 in derby
Daniel Levy steps down as Spurs chairman after nearly 25 years
Daniel Levy steps down as Spurs chairman after nearly 25 years
Roger Federer officially joins the billionaire club, says Forbes
Roger Federer officially joins the billionaire club, says Forbes
Premier League boss warns: racist abuse will lead to bans and possible prosecution
Premier League boss warns: racist abuse will lead to bans and possible prosecution
London City Lionesses bring in Spanish defender Jana Fernández
London City Lionesses bring in Spanish defender Jana Fernández
Education
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Queen Camilla highlights urgency of antisemitism education in message to Anne Frank Trust event
The Anne Frank Trust UK has joined forces with The Fed’s My Voice Project to amplify the stories of Holocaust survivors, launching their new partnership at a special showcase eventRead More... -
British brands team up to deliver free breakfast clubs for Primary School children
Thousands of primary school children across the UK are set to benefit from free, healthy breakfasts as the government launches a major partnership with some of Britain’s biggestRead More... -
Universities must deliver better results to justify full fees, government says
The government has unveiled major plans to overhaul post-16 education, aiming to make university more accessible for disadvantaged students, raiseRead More... -
Oxford tops global university rankings for 10th consecutive year
The University of Oxford has once again claimed the top spot in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, marking its 10th straight year as the world’s leading university.Read More... -
Oxford University unveils landmark Schwarzman Center for the Humanities
Oxford University has officially opened the new Schwarzman Center for the Humanities — the largest building project in the university’s history.Read More... -
Schools boost cyber training but struggle to bounce back after attacks
It looks like schools and colleges across England are getting better at training staff to handle cyber threats — but they’re still struggling to bounce back quickly when attacks happen.Read More... -
Half a million more children to get free breakfast at school next year
Starting April 2026, around 2,000 more schools will begin offering free breakfast clubs—helping half a million extra children start their day with a healthy meal.Read More... -
Government backs letters campaign to help disadvantaged students aim for university
Nearly 10,000 teenagers from some of the most disadvantaged parts of the country are set to receive personal letters from students at King’s College LondonRead More... -
Oxford University gives students access to AI tool ChatGPT
Oxford University has become the first UK institution of its kind to give all students and staff access to a special education-focused version of ChatGPT.Read More... -
Oxbridge knocked out of UK’s top three universities for the first time – with LSE leading the way
For the first time in more than 30 years, Oxford and Cambridge have both fallen out of the top three in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide.Read More...
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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... -
David Attenborough becomes oldest-ever daytime Emmy winner
Legendary broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has made history once again — this time as the oldest winner of a Daytime Emmy Award.Read More... -
National Children’s Choir of Great Britain opens London auditions across four dates
Children aged 9-19 who love singing may audition to join the choirs from Easter 2026Read More... -
Cheers to change: cutting red tape could bring more food, music and fun to your local
The Government is kicking off a fast-track review to scrap outdated licensing rules that have been holding back pubs, bars, and community events — and they want to hear directly from theRead More...
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£20 million boost to keep local museums open and thriving
Millions of people across England will continue to enjoy their local museums thanks to a new £20 million government investment.Read More... -
Robbie Williams’ Istanbul concert canceled over safety concerns
British pop star Robbie Williams announced that his upcoming concert in Istanbul has been canceled after local authorities decided to call off the show due to safety concerns.Read More... -
Aloha London: British Museum honors the Hawaiian Kingdom’s journey across cceans
Two hundred years after Hawaiian royalty first set foot in London, their story will be brought to life in a new British Museum exhibition titled “Hawai‘i: A Kingdom Crossing Oceans”.Read More... -
Chained Bibles and tiny dictionaries: 600 years of the Guildhall Library
Six centuries ago, Richard “Dick” Whittington – yes, the very one from the folk tale – left money in his will to set up a library in London. Today, that library is celebrating its 600th birthday...Read More... -
World’s First Youth Culture Museum to open in Camden, London
London is set to welcome the world’s first museum dedicated solely to youth culture this December, based in Camden at the St. Pancras Campus on Georgiana Street. The Museum of YouthRead More...
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UK Finance Minister Philip Hammond delivered his Budget to Parliament on Wednesday (Nov 22), announcing his intention to "build a Britain fit for the future" despite slashing government
Senior British ministers have agreed to offer more money to Brussels in Brexit negotiations, but only as part of a final deal on leaving the EU, a government source said Tuesday (Nov 21).
Sexual harassment scandals, resignations, splits: Britain's government is looking increasingly fragile at a time when it should be operating at full throttle for Brexit negotiations, analysts said
Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament's Brexit coordinator, told British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday to confront the Brexiteers in her cabinet and offer greater concessions to the EU.
Verhofstadt told The Mail on Sunday newspaper that May should confront Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and other Brexit cheerleaders and outline what sort of trade deal she wants, following this week's summit in Brussels.
European Union leaders threw May a lifeline in Brexit talks on Friday, agreeing at the summit to start preparations for the next stage of negotiations on post-Brexit trade and a transition deal.
The India Club, a restaurant and bar on the Strand near London's West End, is trying to use its storied history to block proposals by owners Marston Properties to turn the seven storey building into an upmarket boutique hotel.
"This is a very historic place, we haven't changed anything," Yadgar Marker, the club's current director, told AFP during a recent lunchtime dosa -- an Indian pancake -- and various curry dishes flew out the kitchen.
"Even these tabletops are from the early '50s... It's like a museum," he said.
The club was set up in its current location by Krishna Menon, India's first High Commissioner to Britain, in the early 1950s, and counted Jawaharlal Nehru, the country's inaugural prime minister, among its founding members, Marker said.
Kazuo Ishiguro, the 62-year-old British writer of Japanese origin who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday, is one of the country's most successful, yet lesser-known, novelists.
A prodigious writer since the early 1980s, he has penned a series of acclaimed novels which have been translated into dozens of foreign languages but has remained more reclusive than some of his contemporary peers.
Ishiguro is perhaps best known for "The Remains of the Day", which secured him the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1989 and was turned into a successful film starring Anthony Hopkins.
Police arrested a man near London’s Natural History Museum on Saturday after a vehicle apparently drove into pedestrians at a busy tourist spot, injuring a number of people.
Witnesses and footage posted on social media suggest the man was pinned down on the ground near the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Other footage and photographs showed a black car nearby with its door open and its bonnet severely damaged.
An AFP reporter said crowds in the area, who include many families, fled screaming in panic. Witnesses reported by some media said they heard a loud bang.
Britain on Friday outlined plans for a near-total ban on trade in antique ivory, bowing to pressure from campaigners who say that poachers are exploiting loopholes in the current regulations.
Announcing the plan, Environment Secretary Michael Gove said the decline in elephant populations fuelled by poaching for their tusks "shames our generation."
"Ivory should never be seen as a commodity for financial gain or a status symbol -- so we want to ban its sale," Gove said in a statement.
"These plans will put the UK front and centre of global efforts to end the insidious trade in ivory."
Britain currently bans sales of raw ivory but allows trade in carved items produced before 1947, and campaigners warn that this legal market has been used as a cover for trade in illegal ivory.
The discovery of a charred body in a London garden reported to be that of a French au-pair has shocked a community of young people seeking adventure overseas who sometimes find themselves lost in a tough spot.
Authorities have yet to identify the victim, though media reports have said it was 21-year-old Sophie Lionnet, from Troyes in northeast France, who was working for French couple Sabrina Kouider, 34, and Oussem Medouni, 40, in Wimbledon, southwest London.
Both were remanded in custody after being charged with murder, and face a plea hearing on December 12.
The body was found last week when neighbours saw thick smoke emanating from the garden and alerted the police.
The gruesome nature of the death provoked a strong reaction from au pairs working in Britain, and among the French community at large.
Monarch Airlines ceased trading Monday, triggering a move by the British government to bring home 110,000 customers stranded abroad.
The British airline and its holidays business entered administration, with KPMG appointed to oversee the financial chaos. "We're sorry to announce that Monarch has suspended flights and holidays," Monarch said on Twitter.
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority described the situation as “the biggest ever UK airline failure,” adding that “all future holidays and flights provided by these companies have been cancelled and are no longer operating”.