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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... -
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...

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The UK Government has been temporarily barred from signing a controversial agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after a High Court judge issued an
The UK’s Defined Benefit (DB) pension schemes have reached their strongest financial position ever, with a growing surplus that could unleash up to £160 billion to fuel economic growth and
TIME magazine has recognized the Prince and Princess of Wales as part of its TIME100 Philanthropy 2025, honoring their fresh and impactful approach to royal philanthropy.
A team of British climbers, all former special forces soldiers, successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest on Wednesday in a bold mission to climb the world’s highest peak and return to

Marks & Spencer (M&S), one of Britain’s top retailers, announced on Wednesday that a “highly sophisticated and targeted” cyberattack will cost the company around £300 million

UK inflation surged to an annual rate of 3.5% in April, up from 2.6% in March, according to data released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The figure surpassed both the 3.3%

German biotech firm BioNTech announced plans to invest up to £1 billion (approximately $1.33 billion) over the next decade to expand its research and development operations in collaboration

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has claimed the UK is now better positioned on global trade "than any other country in the world," citing a series of recent trade agreements as evidence.

Britain’s food producers and retailers have welcomed a new agreement with the European Union that significantly eases post-Brexit trade by cutting down on border paperwork and checks for

Four members of a London-based drug trafficking gang have been sentenced to a combined total of 47 years in prison after smuggling and distributing nearly half a ton of cocaine, with an

