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Culture news

200 year-old French love letters opened for the first time

Once forgotten in the British military archives, the 200-year-old love letters finally saw the light of day, thanks to a Cambridge University professor.

07/11/2023

Travel News

Overtourism and COVID bounceback discussed at annual travel conference

The global travel and tourism industry faces new challenges as it gathers at the annual World Travel Market trade event in London.

07/11/2023

Culture news

Just Stop Oil climate activists attack Velazquez painting in London

The non-violent civil resistance movement Just Stop Oil, which demands that the UK government halts all future licensing for development and production of fossil fuels, is at it again. This time, climate activists have smashed the glass protecting a Velazquez painting in London's National Gallery.

07/11/2023

Art

London exhibition explores the history and science of being beautiful

‘The Cult of Beauty’ at Wellcome Collection in London goes more than skin-deep to explore the history, science and business of what makes us beautiful.

06/11/2023

United Kingdom

UK Home Secretary wants to ban homeless people from living in tents - calling it ‘lifestyle choice’

Suella Braverman is proposing new laws to restrict the use of tents by homeless people, taking to X - formerly Twitter - to say many see it as a mere lifestyle choice.

04/11/2023

Art

David Hockney's heartfelt portraits go on display in London

Harry Styles, Clive Davis, Celia Birtwell and David Hockney’s chiropodist all have new portraits on display at London’s National Portrait Gallery.

04/11/2023

United Kingdom

Edinburgh declares housing emergency as rent inflation soars

Scotland is taking steps to curb short-term holiday lets as many locals are priced out of a low-supply housing market.

03/11/2023

Tech News

Musk and Sunak discuss 'disruptive force' of AI at UK summit

Speaking at the discussion, Musk said there was a role for governments to play "when the public safety is at risk" in regards to AI.

03/11/2023

Business

Amazon and Meta settle UK antitrust investigations

Amazon and Meta have settled separate UK antitrust investigations by agreeing to stop practices that give them an unfair advantage over merchants and customers using their platforms.

03/11/2023

United Kingdom

Most British people view immigration positively, new study finds

Increasing numbers of British people hold more positive views towards immigrants, researchers have revealed.

03/11/2023

United Kingdom

Austria looks to UK for 'Rwanda-style' plan on asylum applications

Britain's Conservative government has long harboured plans to process asylum applications in Rwanda, but the courts have ruled it unlawful.

03/11/2023

Culture news

Noel Clarke says he will sue paper over sexual harassment allegations

The British actor and director Noel Clarke has vowed to pursue a defamation suit against the newspaper that published an investigation into allegations that he had sexually harassed up to 20 women.

02/11/2023

Health news

AI tool could be used to grade aggressiveness of rare cancers - study

Researchers developed an AI-powered algorithm to grade the aggressiveness of a rare cancer.

02/11/2023

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson thought elderly should 'accept' COVID fate, inquiry told

The British government's struggle to respond coherently to the pandemic throughout 2020 is being laid bare by former Downing Street staff.

01/11/2023

Tech News

‘World-first’ AI agreement reached at UK’s safety summit

Representatives and companies from 28 countries, including the US and China, as well as the EU, signed the pact that aims to tackle the risks of so-called frontier AI models.

01/11/2023

Tech News

Everything you need to know about the UK’s AI safety summit

The UK prime minister hopes the artificial intelligence (AI) summit will push the country onto the world stage of AI but it may be more of a follower rather than a leader.

01/11/2023

Nutrition

Could cigarette-style warning labels reduce meat consumption?

Graphic images warning of the dangers of smoking had an impact on persuading smokers to quit but could the same work for meat?

01/11/2023

No Comment

Europe's largest Halloween celebration thrills in Northern Ireland

The event's organisers say the medieval walled city is home to Europe's largest celebration of the ancient rite.

31/10/2023

Green News

Over 60 Just Stop Oil activists arrested for blocking London road

The UK is following in other European countries footsteps with new powers to break up the climate group's slow marches.

31/10/2023

United Kingdom

'Nothing seems to have worked': UK migration policy criticised

Glaring issues were found with the Conservative government's attempts to stop migrants coming to Britain.

31/10/2023

Culture news

Would you Adam and Eve it? Cockney accents are disappearing in Britain

New research has found three other accents are the defining voices of London in 2023

31/10/2023

United Kingdom

Antisemitism rampant online since Hamas’ attack, report finds

New research by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue found that in the days after Hamas' attack antisemitic comments on conflict-related YouTube videos increased by 4963%.

31/10/2023

Economy

UK: Is homeownership becoming a privilege for the elite?

A large majority of people aspiring to buy a house in the UK find that homeownership is reserved for the elite, says a new report.

31/10/2023

Economy

UK mortgage approvals fall to lowest in eight months

The latest data suggests a further slowdown in the property market due to rising borrowing costs.

30/10/2023

United Kingdom

Britain split on taking Palestinian refugees from Gaza

Division over whether to welcome Palestinian refugees in the UK follows party lines and reflects the public's sympathy towards either Israel or Palestinian civilians.

30/10/2023

United Kingdom

Thousands of protesters denounce Israel's strikes in the Gaza Strip

Tens of thousands of people have joined pro-Palestinian rallies in the UK and Europe, as Israel expands its response to the deadly Hamas attack of 7 October. They come after a majority of nations voted on Friday for a United Nations resolution calling for a ''sustained humanitarian truce'' in Gaza.

28/10/2023