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Culture news

Singer and pop icon Marianne Faithfull dies at 78

Her admirers included Beck, Billy Corgan, Nick Cave and PJ Harvey, although her history would always be closely tied to the Rolling Stones and to the years she dated Mick Jagger, epitomising 'Swinging London'.

30/01/2025

Green News

Campaigners brace for stopping London Heathrow’s third runway - again

Heathrow’s expansion plans have been rumbling for 10 years but the pressure has now risen for climate campaigners.

30/01/2025

Culture news

Director Jennifer Tang on Shakespeare, gender and theatre in 2025

Jennifer Tang's folio-feminising London production at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse proves that bathos conquers all, even if it's by accident. She talks to Euronews Culture about the play and her view on the survival of theatre.

30/01/2025

Green News

Just Stop Oil protestors appeal against 'draconian' prison sentences

16 activists have been given sentences ranging from 15 months to 5 years in prison.

29/01/2025

Culture news

UK's Royal Society of Literature tackles controversy and leadership

The UK's Royal Society of Literature is trying to turn over a controversial in its history following departures and disputes over free speech, censorship, leadership changes and the results of a significant governance review.

29/01/2025

Economy

UK Chancellor looks to third Heathrow Airport runway to boost growth

Rachel Reeves' support for a third runway came in a wide-ranging speech on boosting UK growth rates, which have been historically low since the 2008 global financial crisis for a variety of reasons.

29/01/2025

Culture news

840 encores: How a one-page Erik Satie piece makes a 20hr performance

This Spring, Igor Levit will endure the insane task of performing Erik Satie's 'Vexations' in full.

29/01/2025

Culture news

New show from BrewDog founder has largest cash prize in UK TV history

Amid accusations that Brits don't work, BrewDog co-founder James Watt is starting a game show to fund British entrepreneurs.

29/01/2025

Culture news

Historic English castle with links to Gunpowder Plot goes up for sale

An English castle has gone on sale after being in the same family for more than 700 years. Ripley Castle in North Yorkshire even comes with its own village where 200 residents live.

29/01/2025

Green News

Oil and gas workers will be helped to find green jobs in the UK

Around 90 per cent of fossil fuel workers have skills that are relevant to the clean energy transition, research has found.

28/01/2025

Health news

Mental health hospital admissions for young people rise by 65%

Hospital admissions for eating disorders and those among girls aged 11 to 15 had particularly steep increases.

28/01/2025

United Kingdom

The Omagh bombing inquiry begins — what happened and what is at stake

In the single deadliest event of the Troubles, 29 people were killed by a car bomb in Northern Ireland's County Tyrone on 15 August 1998.

28/01/2025

Business

Abramovich accused of dodging millions in tax through yacht scheme

The Russian billionaire denied knowledge of the arrangement, saying he was not personally responsible or liable for the alleged tax evasion.

28/01/2025

Healthcare

Glasgow hopes new safe injection site will curb drug overdose deaths

More countries in Europe have opened sites where people can use illegal drugs. But not everyone is in favour of the practice.

28/01/2025

Health news

Human case of bird flu detected in UK

The risk to the general public remains low, authorities said, after someone was infected with bird flu while in close contact with birds.

27/01/2025

Healthcare

UK pharmacies urge tougher rules for online sales of weight loss drugs

The pharmacy association said it was worried some patients were accessing the drugs inappropriately amid a surge in demand.

27/01/2025

Culture news

Neil Gaiman's publisher Dark Horse Comics cancels future works

The best-selling British author has been accused of assault by several women. Several of his projects - both comics and TV series - have been affected.

27/01/2025

Home

Humans could one day live on the ocean floor in these underwater pods

The UK company that designed the modular underwater habitats says they could be used for everything from marine studies and tourism to security.

26/01/2025

Art

Unseen Brazilian art takes centre stage at London's Royal Academy

A landmark exhibition, Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism, has opened at London’s Royal Academy, showcasing 134 works from ten pivotal Brazilian artists, many displayed in the UK for the first time.

24/01/2025

Lifestyle

UK fair reveals hottest trends in toys for 2025

From Lego’s F1 collabs to Disney Lorcana trading cards, the 71st annual Toy Fair in London unveiled 2025’s must-have toys and industry trends to look out for.

24/01/2025

Health news

Adults with ADHD may live shorter lives, world-first study finds

The researchers said the findings from the world-first study were “deeply concerning” while other experts said the research was “striking”.

23/01/2025

Culture news

Jeff Beck’s iconic guitars fetch nearly €10 million at UK auction

Over 120 guitars, amps, and pedals from rock legend Jeff Beck's career have been auctioned, surpassing the pre-sale estimate by more than eight times.

23/01/2025

Culture news

British author Mick Herron wins prestigious Diamond Dagger

‘Slow Horses’ novelist Mick Herron has been awarded the highest honour in UK crime fiction.

23/01/2025

Business

UK supermarket Sainsbury's axes thousands of jobs to cut costs

The cuts will be across the company in a cost-cutting drive which will see the closure of its cafes and pizza counters. There will also be a reduction in a number of senior management roles.

23/01/2025

Economy

UK inheritance tax receipts hit record levels after threshold freezes

The amount of money collected through inheritance tax is likely to rise further in the UK due to recent policy changes.

23/01/2025

Tech News

UK launches competition suit into Google. Who else has done the same?

Euronews Next looks at the different antitrust cases against Google.

23/01/2025