United Kingdom

Art

Oxford museum pays millions to keep rare Renaissance painting in UK

The Ashmolean Museum raised nearly £4.5 million (€5.4 million) to stop Fra Angelico’s The Crucifixion being sold overseas.

11/11/2024

Destinations

Film-hopping: The destinations that brought Britain to the big screen

Britain launches a campaign that invites you to be the leading star and explore its hottest filming locations.

10/11/2024

Cult

Saatchi Gallery spotlights black life, climate change, and community in three powerful exhibitions

In this episode of Cult, we dive into Saatchi Gallery's winter exhibitions, where black life, environmental fragility, and community spirit are celebrated through thought-provoking photography.

08/11/2024

Destinations

Digital nomads are moving to Scotland - here’s why

Fancy a slower pace of life? Join the digital nomads moving to Scotland.

08/11/2024

Work

AI could take up to 3 million UK jobs, report finds

Over time, artificial intelligence could lead to up to three million job losses in the UK, but that number will be offset by the new jobs created in the sector, a new report says.

08/11/2024

Business

Rolls-Royce pulls the plug on electric flying taxi project

Aerospace and engineering group Rolls-Royce has shut down plans for an electric flying taxi business almost three years after the Spirit of Innovation broke the electric air speed record by recording a 345.4mph flight.

08/11/2024

Culture news

Rachel Cusk wins the Goldsmiths Prize for 'Parade'

It's the British writers 12th novel and fourth nomination for the prize.

07/11/2024

Art

Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael face off in London’s new exhibition

The Royal Academy's new exhibition spotlights the fierce rivalry and mutual influence between Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and a young Raphael in Florence around 1504.

07/11/2024

Cinema

'Kneecap' leads nominations for British Independent Film Awards

Announced by 2023 winners, Mia McKenna-Bruce and Vivian Oparah, this year's BIFA nominations showcase the best of the year's British film.

07/11/2024

Economy

Bank of England makes its decision on UK interest rates

The Bank of England decides to cut its main interest rate to 4.75% following a fall in inflation to its lowest level since April 2021.

07/11/2024

Travel News

London hosts World Travel Market

The event takes place amid growing concerns over the impact of tourism on climate change as well as extreme weather events affecting the sector.

06/11/2024

Culture news

Will Glastonbury's new queue system end the ticket-buying chaos?

After years of a chaotic system where people furiously refresh the landing page, Glastonbury have moved to a queuing system ahead of the 2025 ticket sale.

06/11/2024

Art

Never-seen-before Picasso prints go on display at British Museum

Over 80 prints by Pablo Picasso are featured in a new British Museum exhibition in London, showcasing his lesser-known work as a printmaker.

06/11/2024

Health news

UK confirms two new locally-transmitted mpox cases

The two cases mark the first known household transmission of the new mpox variant in Europe.

06/11/2024

No Comment

Meet Haggis, an adorable newborn pygmy hippo at Edinburgh's zoo

Haggis was born on 30 October to parents Otto and Gloria.

05/11/2024

Climate

‘These cars kill Valencians’: Activists deface SUVs in climate protest

If SUVs were a country they’d be the fifth biggest world polluter, according to campaigners seeking to steer them off our roads.

05/11/2024

Health news

UK introduces anti-tobacco bill to 'break the cycle of addiction'

The UK is introducing new anti-tobacco legislation that could make it harder for today's children to legally buy cigarettes.

05/11/2024

Art

Photography exhibition shines a light on Black life around the world

A new exhibition puts one of the most comprehensive collections of Black photography on show in London.

05/11/2024

Culture news

Ticketmaster and Oasis go up in smoke at UK Bonfire Night celebrations

What do Liam and Noel Gallagher have to do with a failed royal murder? The Gunpowder Plot may have failed, but the Oasis brothers certainly got “fired up” (in a way, at least) this past weekend.

04/11/2024

Culture news

Prosecutors consider charging Russell Brand over sexual assault claims

The allegations, which Brand has denied, date back to 2006-2013, during his time as a radio and television presenter.

04/11/2024

Eco-Innovation

Inside the Oxford lab cooking up the next generation of solar cells

Rooftops and ‘flying wings’ could be fitted with these more powerful perovskite-on-silicon solar panels.

03/11/2024

Europe News

UK Conservative Party choose Kemi Badenoch as new leader

Britain's Conservative Party has elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader, becoming the first Black woman to lead a major political party in the UK. Badenoch succeeds former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose tenure was marked by the Conservatives' worst election performance since 1832.

02/11/2024

Nutrition

Reduced sugar intake in early life linked to lower risk of disease

Limiting sugar intake from conception through early childhood was linked to lower risks of type 2 diabetes and hypertension, a new study found.

01/11/2024

Destinations

Why Edinburgh’s New Year party should be on your travel bucket list

Edinburgh’s Street Party is now considered a ‘bucket list’ New Year celebration.

01/11/2024

Green News

UK apologises to mother of girl who died from air pollution

The child's mother says the apology puts the issue of air pollution ‘firmly on the map’.

01/11/2024

Design

Ukrainian architects Livyj Bereh win prestigious Dorfman Prize

For their work restoring the roofs destroyed by Russia's invasion, Livyj Bereh have been awarded one of the world's most prestigious architecture prizes.

01/11/2024