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Culture news

New artist-curated festival coming to London's Victoria Park in 2025

Jamie xx is the first announced headliner and curator of the new LIDO festival to debut in June 2025.

29/10/2024

Culture news

Why are more than 50,000 Oasis tickets going to be cancelled?

More than 50,000 tickets to the upcoming Oasis comeback tour will be cancelled by the band for being sold on secondary platforms.

29/10/2024

United Kingdom

English far-right's Tommy Robinson jailed for violating court orders

Robinson was jailed for 18 months after he confessed to 'flagrant' breaches of court orders by making false allegations against a Syrian refugee.

28/10/2024

Food and Drink

Cheese Heist: More than €360,000 worth of cheddar is missing in London

Thieves have pulled off a massive cheese heist in the UK and more than £300,000 (€360,000) worth of cheddar is missing.

28/10/2024

Green News

‘It’s taking its toll’: Inside the recovery of one flood-hit business

Some areas in the east of England experienced record rainfall last month, with stressful consequences for small businesses before Christmas.

27/10/2024

Food and Drink

Sober sense is tingling: Tom Holland launches non-alcoholic beer brand

'Spider-Man' actor Tom Holland has branched out into the drinks industry through the launch of Bero, a new line of non-alcoholic beers.

27/10/2024

United Kingdom

Thousands of Tommy Robinson far-right supporters march in London

Supporters of Tommy Robinson, the founder of the far-right English Defence League, held a protest march in London on Saturday under the motto of ‘Uniting the Kingdom’.

27/10/2024

Culture news

Laura Marling's 'Patterns in Repeat': Euronews Culture's Verdict

On ‘Patterns in Repeat’, with a quiet grace, Laura Marling revisits her life’s work of explicating the inner and outer worlds of womanhood, now from the dizzying heights of parenthood.

25/10/2024

Tech News

Google's partnership with AI company Anthropic faces UK watchdog probe

The UK competition authority has scrutinised multiple tech companies' partnerships with AI companies.

25/10/2024

Health news

New AI tool that can predict death to be trialled on heart patients

The researchers said their model, which predicts risks of early death, could benefit patients with health conditions that affect the heart.

24/10/2024

Culture news

Fathers and sons: How John le Carré's son continues his legacy

As the first George Smiley novel is released by Nick Harkaway since his father John le Carré's death, we look at the other historic father-son literary partnerships.

24/10/2024

Health news

UK set to ban single-use vapes from June 2025

The British government said single-use vapes, which cannot be recycled, were wasteful and damaging to the environment.

24/10/2024

Health news

New Alzheimer’s drug approved in UK, but government won’t pay for it

The drug is the second Alzheimer’s medicine to receive a lukewarm reception from the UK government in recent months.

24/10/2024

Health news

Half of young adults favour prison time for removing condom during sex

Removing a condom without someone’s consent, which is known as "stealthing," has emerged as a "sex trend". It has recently been punished as a form of rape.

23/10/2024

Tech News

Hateful online content helped spur Southport riots, UK regulator finds

UK regulator Ofcom found a clear connection between online social media posts and increased violence on the streets during riots over the summer.

23/10/2024

Art

Fin DAC blends personal style with artistic giants in new London show

Fin DAC is set to unveil his latest show, featuring half-and-half portraits that blend his unique style with the iconic aesthetics of influential artists like Yayoi Kusama, Pablo Picasso and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

23/10/2024

Culture news

Book on endangered languages wins coveted British culture award

Ross Perlin won the annual award for his book ‘Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues’.

23/10/2024

Health news

UK testing 'world first' vaccine for vomiting bug norovirus

The late-stage trial will recruit about 25,000 people around the world to test the new vaccine from Moderna.

23/10/2024

Health news

Green space in cities is good for our health, study finds

Extreme heat is a major health concern for cities, but urban green spaces provide some relief, a new study has found.

23/10/2024

Business

Paddington producer hoping for tasty result with listing on LSE

The producer of the Paddington Bear franchise Canal+, the pay-TV broadcaster owned by French media company Vivendi, is planning to list on the London Stock Exchange.

22/10/2024

Culture news

Chanel to sponsor Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race

Sponsoring a sports event for the first time, Chanel will become the top-name sponsor of the Boat Race.

22/10/2024

Business

HSBC shake-up sees bank operations split between East and West

As part of the re-organisation, HSBC also announced the first-ever female finance chief in the bank's 159-year history. Pam Kau, currently the chief risk and compliance officer, has worked for the bank for more than a decade.

22/10/2024

Culture news

Remarkable coin collection bought by UK trust for over €5 million

A remarkable collection of 2,584 silver pennies dating back to the Norman Conquest has been acquired for £4.3 million (around €5.16 million), setting a record as the most valuable treasure ever discovered in the UK.

22/10/2024

Health news

Young people call for mental health services to address racism

UK mental health services should address racial inequality, charities and young people say in a new report.

22/10/2024

Nature

Can a new ‘nature envoy’ bring UK wildlife back from the brink?

The news comes as the COP16 biodiversity conference kicks off in Colombia.

21/10/2024

Culture news

Bear-y angry: Primrose Hill residents protest Paddington Airbnb

Primrose Hill residents in London are frustrated as Airbnb plans a Paddington Bear-themed experience, fearing it will attract more tourists and influencers to their iconic street.

19/10/2024