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Arsenal facing FA sanctions after six bookings in draw with Chelsea
Arsenal facing FA sanctions after six bookings in draw with Chelsea
Arsenal are expected to face disciplinary action from the Football Association after receiving six yellow cards during Sunday’s 1–1 draw with Chelsea.
Read More... British gymnast Max Whitlock ends retirement, sets sights on Los Angeles 2028
British gymnast Max Whitlock ends retirement, sets sights on Los Angeles 2028
Sixteen months after bidding what many believed was a final farewell to competitive gymnastics, Britain’s Max Whitlock has announced he is stepping out of retirement with one more Olympic
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Football hooligan turned £1m lottery winner issues stark warning to EuroMillions players
Football hooligan turned £1m lottery winner issues stark warning to EuroMillions players
A former football hooligan who scooped a £1 million EuroMillions prize has revealed he almost missed out on the life-changing windfall due to a little-known technicality.
Read More... Man City sweep aside Liverpool to cut Arsenal’s lead as Aston Villa surge up the table
Man City sweep aside Liverpool to cut Arsenal’s lead as Aston Villa surge up the table
Manchester City marked Pep Guardiola’s 1,000th match in management with a commanding 3-0 victory over Liverpool on Sunday, delivering a performance
Read More... Tories urge ethics probe into Starmer over football watchdog appointment
Tories urge ethics probe into Starmer over football watchdog appointment
The Conservative Party has called for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to face a standards investigation after Labour donor David Kogan was named the government’s preferred candidate to head
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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’
Government insiders have slammed the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from attending their team’s Europa League match at Aston Villa, calling the intelligence behind the
Read More... Football clubs team up with government to help young people find work
Football clubs team up with government to help young people find work
Thousands of young people are set to get extra support into jobs and training, thanks to a new partnership between football clubs and the Government.
Read More... Martinelli rescues Arsenal with late equaliser against Man City
Martinelli rescues Arsenal with late equaliser against Man City
Gabriel Martinelli struck deep into stoppage time to salvage a 1-1 draw for Arsenal against Manchester City at the Emirates on Sunday, cancelling out Erling Haaland’s early opener in a tense
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Scientists capture ultra-thin materials in a strange state between solid and liquid
When ice melts, it happens in an instant: solid crystals suddenly transform into liquid water. But for ultra-thin materials, the rules of melting are far stranger. A team ofRead More... -
A test of Europe’s values: Jewish life between promise and risk
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Queen Mary to lead national push for civic universities
Queen Mary University of London is set to take a leading role in a major new national initiative designed to strengthen the impact of universities on their towns, citiesRead More... -
New study reveals how conspiracy theories move from the fringe to the mainstream across Europe
A major cross-European research project has found that conspiracy theories are spreading not because of a single catalyst, but through a constant feedback loopRead More... -
London Met’s Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit honoured with Queen Elizabeth Prize
London Metropolitan University has been named one of just 19 UK institutions to receive the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education, recognising nearly fourRead More... -
University of Nottingham wins Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education – the UK’s highest national honour for universities
The University of Nottingham has been named a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education, the nation’s most prestigious honour for institutions in the sector.Read More... -
Four-day strike to begin at Imperial College London over pay dispute
Staff at Imperial College London will walk out tomorrow as part of escalating industrial action over what they describe as years of real-terms pay cuts. The University and College Union (UCU)Read More... -
Inverness school cancels Christmas show after ‘racist and abusive’ online messages
Cauldeen Primary School in Inverness has cancelled its planned Christmas show following a wave of racist and abusive messages directed at the school and its staff, Highland CouncilRead More... -
UEL rockets into UK’s top 40 in Guardian University Guide 2026
The University of East London has entered the top tier of UK higher education after soaring 23 places in the latest Guardian University Guide, securing a spot in the top 40 for the first time.Read More... -
Funding for University students falls to two-thirds of 2015 levels, analysis shows
University students in England are receiving only two-thirds of the funding provided a decade ago, as inflation and sustained government cuts continue to erode the resources available forRead More...
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UK among first countries to recognise cryptocurrency as personal property
Millions of cryptocurrency holders in the UK will gain stronger legal protection after a landmark law formally recognising digital assets as personal property received Royal Assent this week.Read More... -
Tower of London closed after incident involving Crown Jewels
The Tower of London has been forced to close after an incident involving the display case housing the Crown Jewels.Read More... -
3bn boost promises cheaper, more reliable bus services for millions
Millions of passengers across the UK are set to benefit from cheaper fares, more frequent services and safer journeys after the government unveiled a £3 billion funding package forRead More... -
Small Business Saturday: £35m defence funding drives UK innovation and jobs
More than £35 million in defence funding has helped small businesses across the UK turn cutting-edge ideas into frontline military technology, while also creating jobs and boosting innovationRead More... -
Heathrow invites the public to name its beloved cleaning robots
Passengers at Heathrow Airport could soon be greeted by familiar faces with brand-new names, as the airport launches a public competition to name its fleet of autonomous cleaning robots.Read More...
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National Gallery unveils ambitious exhibition programme for 2026
The National Gallery has announced a landmark line-up of exhibitions for 2026, spanning five centuries of European art and bringing together rare loans, first-ever UK presentations, and iconicRead More... -
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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Iran has issued a stark warning to the United States, the United Kingdom, and other Western powers, cautioning that any country assisting Israel in its defense could become a target in the
Marking four decades of European cooperation, the Schengen Agreement—signed on June 14, 1985—continues to shape a continent without internal borders.
Tensions in the Middle East have surged after Israel launched overnight strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, prompting Iran to respond with a barrage of drone attacks.
Israel has launched a sweeping and unprecedented military operation against Iran, directly targeting the core of its nuclear program and top military leadership.
The Trump administration has initiated a formal review of the AUKUS defence pact—a multibillion-dollar agreement forged under President Joe Biden—according to a senior U.S. defence
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has visited Gibraltar for crucial discussions as part of ongoing efforts to secure a post-Brexit agreement concerning the territory.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sharply criticized the UK’s decision to impose sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers, calling the move counterproductive to peace efforts
The UK has imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, for what it described as repeated incitement of violence against Palestinian communities
A British grandmother has expressed disappointment over her recent holiday to Benidorm, claiming that her experience at the Hotel Poseidon Playa was negatively impacted by a lack of
Prince William has issued a stark warning about the state of the world’s oceans, describing the crisis as unlike any challenge humanity has faced before.