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Damien Hirst is burning paintings if people want NFTs

A new exhibition has asked 10,000 people if they'd rather have a physical copy or NFT or a Damien Hirst painting. But if you choose NFT, the physical copy goes up in smoke.

27/07/2022

United Kingdom

New train strike in the UK over cost of living crisis

Only about one in five trains will run on Wednesday, across about half of the network, with some areas seeing no trains at all throughout the day.

27/07/2022

United Kingdom

UK Conservative debate abandoned after host faints on air

The incident happened about half an hour into the hour-long debate with the camera on Liz Truss.

27/07/2022

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson gives Churchill award to Ukraine's Zelenskyy

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has presented Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with the Sir Winston Churchill Leadership Award, drawing comparisons between the two leaders in times of crises.

27/07/2022

Culture news

British actor David Warner, star of stage and screen, dies aged 80

The legendary British actor David Warner has died aged 80 at a retirement home for old entertainers.

26/07/2022

Travel News

Heathrow boss gives surprising explanation for long airport queues

In car crash radio interview, Heathrow’s boss also said that passengers faking a disability are to blame for long queues.

26/07/2022

Green News

What the UK's PM candidates have said about climate change

After a heatwave gripped the UK, PM candidates Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak need to focus on their green policies.

26/07/2022

United Kingdom

Sparks fly as final two contenders clash in UK leader debate

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak both want to be the next leader of the Conservative Party, and the next prime minister of Britain.

26/07/2022

United Kingdom

Good Friday Agreement architect David Trimble dies at 77

Trimble shared the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize with Catholic moderate leader John Hume, head of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, for playing a key role in helping end Northern Ireland’s decades of violence.

25/07/2022

Green News

Cambridge University set to rename BP Institute - but is it enough?

Campaigners have welcomed the plan, but say universities must reject fossil fuel funding altogether to stop greenwashing firms.

25/07/2022

Health news

Hair loss and erectile dysfunction among new long COVID symptoms

The study found there are a wider set of symptoms associated with long COVID than previously thought.

25/07/2022

Travel News

TUI issues urgent warning for passengers travelling this week

Walkouts are expected to impact train travel on two days this week including services to airports.

25/07/2022

Culture news

Are male skirts about to be the next fashion essential?

As Brad Pitt and a UK binman ditch their trousers to appreciate the breeze, we speak to a fashion expert on the skirt revolution.

23/07/2022

Design

Who will win the UK’s most prestigious architecture prize this year?

This year’s shortlist for the UK’s best new building includes a Hackney primary school, a net-zero office development and the replacement of an Oxford college library previously gifted by Samuel Pepys.

22/07/2022

Culture news

Oldest shipwreck in English waters given government protection

The survival of the 13th-century Mortar Wreck, which was carrying gothic Purbeck stone gravestones, is extremely rare.

22/07/2022

Culture news

Would a 'touring tsar' help UK bands get EU gigs after Brexit?

A new report has stressed the damage that Brexit has done to UK musicians' ability to tour their acts in the EU.

22/07/2022

United Kingdom

Prince Harry wins bid to challenge UK government over security dispute

Harry wants to pay personally for police security when he comes to Britain after he and his partner Megan Markle lost publicly-funded UK police protection due to stepping down as royals.

22/07/2022

Travel News

UK blames France as travellers face hours-long port delays

Brexit has left UK travellers facing strict border checks when travelling into the EU.

22/07/2022

Culture news

Fifa 23 to feature women's clubs for the first time

As women's football increased in popularity more and more, the Fifa video games will feature women's leagues for the first time ever.

21/07/2022

United Kingdom

UK Supreme Court to hear Scottish independence case in October

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants to hold a new referendum on independence in October 2023.

21/07/2022

Green News

Firefighters battling wildfires face climate and cost of living crisis

15 major incidents were declared across England and Wales on Tuesday, as the heatwave created “a completely different operating environment."

20/07/2022

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'Hasta la vista, baby!' Boris Johnson delivers farewell speech at PMQs

Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held his last Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons on Wednesday.

20/07/2022

United Kingdom

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss face runoff to become next UK Prime Minister

Conservative party members will choose between the UK's former Treasury Chief and the current Foreign Secretary.

20/07/2022

Culture news

What's it like to paint at 82-metres in the air?

Leicester is now home to Europe's tallest mural, and the third-tallest in the world, but what was it like to paint it?

19/07/2022

United Kingdom

Race to replace UK PM tightens, as another hopeful is knocked out

Ex-finance minister Rishi Sunak remained in the lead to become the UK's next prime minister, as another hopeful was knocked out on Tuesday.

19/07/2022

United Kingdom

PM Johnson's government under fire for neglecting heat emergency

Boris Johnson failed to appear at a ministers' meeting as he took the weekend off, while deputy PM Dominic Raab said people should "enjoy the sunshine" as temperatures are bound to reach 40 degrees Celsius on Monday.

17/07/2022