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Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize

Karunatilaka is the second Sri Lankan to win the English language literary award, following Michael Ondaatje’s victory in 1992 for ‘The English Patient’

18/10/2022

United Kingdom

'We made mistakes, I'm sorry': UK PM Truss apologises for budget mess

Some have questioned how much longer UK PM Liz Truss can remain in office.

18/10/2022

United Kingdom

Attack on protestor at Chinese consulate in UK 'deeply concerning'

Footage made public by domestic outlets showed a man was hauled through a gate into the consular grounds Sunday, where he was kicked and punched by five men as he lay on the ground.

17/10/2022

United Kingdom

Hunt declares U-turn on Truss tax plan as clamour grows for PM to quit

New finance minister Jeremy Hunt has outlined his economic plan two weeks early, as disquiet grows among Conservative backbenchers over the prime minister's position.

17/10/2022

Moments

Going underground: Behind the scenes tours of London’s secret tunnels

The London Transport Museum is now offering guided tours through the underground’s secret tunnels and closed stations.

17/10/2022

Culture news

Guillermo del Toro premieres Pinocchio a day after mother's death

Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of the famed children's novel is debuting in London before being screened at Lyon's Lumière Film Festival.

16/10/2022

United Kingdom

Luxury car showroom hit in latest climate activists' protest in London

The Just Stop Oil activists sprayed orange paint over an Aston Martin showroom in central London on Sunday.

16/10/2022

Climate

How can we stop people from dying in heatwaves?

Heatwaves killed 3,000 people in the UK over summer. Here are four solutions to prevent more tragic deaths.

16/10/2022

United Kingdom

Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood charged with attempted rape

Greenwood, 21, was first arrested and questioned in January and has been on bail since.

15/10/2022

United Kingdom

New UK chancellor says mistakes were made and taxes could rise

New Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, a two-time Tory leadership candidate, said PM Liz Truss' government has to "show the world we have a plan that adds up financially."

15/10/2022

Culture news

Will Camilla wear a diamond stolen from India for her coronation?

The Koh-i-noor was stolen by the British Empire from India in the 19th century. It's now at the centre of a debate as to whether Camilla should wear it.

15/10/2022

Culture news

Inside the Peaky Blinders official dance theatre show

The Birmingham gang puts on their dancing shoes... Director and choreographer Benoit Swan Pouffer and musician Roman GianArthur discuss the challenge of bringing the iconic show to the stage.

14/10/2022

Travel News

Rising bills won’t stop Brits from travelling, report reveals

Brits are tightening budgets amid the Europe’s cost of living crisis, but they aren’t ready to give up travel just yet.

14/10/2022

United Kingdom

Truss resigns: A timeline of three months of UK political chaos

From Boris Johnson's summer resignation, to the economic and political turmoil under Liz Truss's tenure that ended with her departure too: a blow-by-blow account of events in the UK's latest crisis.

14/10/2022

Culture news

Protestors throw soup over Van Gogh's Sunflowers

Just Stop Oil climate activists have thrown soup at a Van Gogh painting at the National Gallery in their latest demonstration

14/10/2022

United Kingdom

Truss 'incredibly sorry' as Kwarteng sacked as UK finance minister

Kwasi Kwarteng's departure comes amid financial and political turmoil over government policy. His successor Jeremy Hunt will be the UK's fourth finance minister in as many months.

14/10/2022

Culture news

‘Face It Alone’: Queen release previously unheard Freddie Mercury song

31 years after his death, and eight years since the last release, Queen have found a previously unheard Freddie Mercury vocal...

14/10/2022

Design

'Objects of Desire': How did Surrealism influence design?

For the first time in a major UK exhibition, Surrealism’s relationship to the design world is told up to the present day.

14/10/2022

Travel News

Heathrow chaos averted as American Airlines staff reach pay deal

After 98 per cent of maintenance technicians and crew chiefs voted to strike over pay, American Airlines offered an improved pay deal.

14/10/2022

United Kingdom

Diego Maradona's Iconic 'hand of God' football up for auction

The game saw England knocked out of the 1986 Word Cup in Mexico, and became one of the most talked about in football history.

14/10/2022

United Kingdom

UK body seeks return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece in 'win-win' deal

A new advisory board is confident of a breakthrough in the long-running row over the sculptures known in Britain as the "Elgin Marbles", in a potential exchange deal.

13/10/2022

Culture news

GospelTok: the TikTok religious communities listening to gospel

One of the latest trends on TikTok is people falling in love with gospel music. The Black religious traditional music is creating a spiritual space for people away from bricks and mortar churches.

13/10/2022

United Kingdom

UK 'won't recognise Scottish independence whatever top court rules'

The UK's Supreme Court has begun hearing evidence on whether Scotland's Parliament can legislate to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence.

12/10/2022

Culture news

Damien Hirst burns paintings in quest for essence of art

In a rare and bold move, British artist Damien Hirst has burnt hundreds of his paintings that sold in NFT form in a bid to reveal the real essence of his work.

12/10/2022

Tech News

Robot Ai-Da becomes first to give evidence to UK's House of Lords

The artist robot Ai-Da is named after 19th century computer pioneer Ada Lovelace.

12/10/2022

Green News

Why has the UK imposed a ‘de facto windfall tax’ on renewable energy?

The UK government has imposed a price cap on low-carbon electricity generators. Greenpeace has accused it of ‘double standards’.

12/10/2022