
Culture
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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... -
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...

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Major UK supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, and Morrisons have suspended supplies from a pig farm in Lincolnshire following allegations of animal cruelty.
Asos has become the first retailer in the UK to offer next-day delivery to parcel lockers across the country, thanks to a new partnership with logistics provider InPost.

The UK government will end international recruitment for care workers, according to plans set out by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. The move is part of a broader effort to reduce net
The Prime Minister today unveiled a sweeping new immigration plan aimed at ending what he described as a “failed experiment in open borders” that saw net migration reach nearly one
The UK government will unveil a landmark White Paper on Monday, 12 May, outlining sweeping reforms to overhaul what it describes as a failed immigration system.
The UK government is set to unveil sweeping reforms aimed at speeding up the deportation of foreign nationals who commit crimes, as part of an overhaul of the country's immigration system.

Banco Santander has turned down a takeover offer from NatWest valued at approximately £11 billion ($14.63 billion) for its UK retail banking operations, according to a report by the
The UK steel industry is calling for clarity on when a newly announced U.S. agreement to remove tariffs on British steel will actually take effect.
Two men have been found guilty of cutting down the iconic Sycamore Gap tree in what authorities described as a senseless act of destruction that outraged the public across

The UK government on Friday imposed new sanctions targeting Russia, including asset freezes on several directors of the oil trading firm formerly known as Coral Energy Group, now operating

