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Culture news

Why Shakespeare is totally overrated

With endless adaptations on stage and screen, does Shakespeare deserve all the reverence?

10/08/2023

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The EU should join Britain's push to illuminate its Holocaust past

By uniting memory and cooperation, we can build a better world — a world where diversity is celebrated, where prejudice is condemned, and where the lessons of history guide us towards a future of compassion, understanding, and peace, Scott Saunders writes.

09/08/2023

United Kingdom

Fear as names of police in Northern Ireland are published by accident

Police Federation chairman said he had been 'inundated' with messages from officers after the 'monumental' data breach.

09/08/2023

United Kingdom

Cyberattack by 'hostile actors' exposed UK voter data to hackers

The election watchdog admits the attack wasn't detected for more than a year and doesn't know for sure what files were accessed.

08/08/2023

Tech News

How home tech like smart speakers is being used by domestic abusers

A UK Parliament report found that devices are being used to "monitor, harass, coerce and control" victims by collecting recordings and images.

08/08/2023

United Kingdom

First group of migrants moved onto housing barge in the UK

The first group of UK asylum-seekers has been moved onto a giant housing barge on the south coast of England as the government aims to cut the cost of sheltering migrants wanting to settle in the country.

07/08/2023

Mobility

UK building Europe's first lithium refinery to power 1m electric cars

As well as providing batteries for the rising numbers of EVs, the plant expects to cut lithium’s current carbon footprint by 80 per cent.

07/08/2023

United Kingdom

The chequered past of Europe’s ‘floating prison’

Death, bomb threats and crime have blighted Bibby Stockholm's 47 years on the waves. Now the UK government is housing asylum seekers on the barge.

07/08/2023

Culture news

Don't fancy Edinburgh? Try the Camden Fringe

We speak to the co-founder of the Camden Fringe, a more affordable alternative to the Edinburgh Fringe also on this month.

05/08/2023

Earth News

Greta Thunberg pulls out of Edinburgh Festival over 'greenwashing'

She had been due to attend an event at the annual festival on 13 August.

04/08/2023

Climate

Almost 10,000 chickens died in transit on the UK’s hottest day

Heat stress hits livestock too: How can we adapt our food systems for better animal welfare?

04/08/2023

Culture news

Edinburgh Fringe: Our Choose-Your-Own Adventure guide to the festival

Don't know how to handle the world's biggest arts festival? We've got you covered.

04/08/2023

Culture news

Freddie Mercury's beloved piano, song drafts and more to be auctioned

More than 1,400 of Freddie Mercury 's personal items, including his flamboyant stage costumes, handwritten drafts of “Bohemian Rhapsody” and the baby grand piano he used to compose Queen's greatest hits, are going on display in a free exhibition at Sotheby's London ahead of their sale.

04/08/2023

United Kingdom

Conspiracy theories and disinformation mar UK local election

Claims circulated online that London would be turned into a "net zero prison" with the introduction of "climate lockdowns".

04/08/2023

Business

Bank of England increases interest rates for 14th time in a row

The Bank of England raises interest rates for the fourteenth consecutive time as it warns that the cost of borrowing will remain high.

03/08/2023

United Kingdom

Rape suspect who faked own death to be extradited from UK

Nicholas Rossi was identified by his distinctive tattoos, which he falsely claimed had been added to his body while he was unconscious in hospital.

02/08/2023

United Kingdom

UK launches first permanent postal drone delivery service

The UK launches its first permanent postal drone delivery service on the Orkney islands off the coast of Scotland.

01/08/2023

Earth News

UK: How did a low emissions zone become a political hot potato?

New oil and gas licences have been described as “the final nail in the coffin for any suggestion that the UK is a climate leader.”

01/08/2023

Culture news

'A list to bring wonder': 2023 Booker Prize longlist announced

The 13 books on the list cover a wide range of themes, including moving personal dramas and tragi-comic family sagas, as well as the effects of climate change and the oppression of minorities.

01/08/2023

Culture news

Why is Roger Waters ruining ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’?

This is why we can’t have nice things.

01/08/2023

United Kingdom

Death toll at WWII Nazi camps on tiny British island to be re-examined

The UK government has appointed a team of experts to carry out an investigation into whether the death toll at World War II camps on Alderney is much higher than the official figure.

01/08/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: Robert Baden-Powell founds a worldwide movement

On this day in 1907, the first ever Scouting event kicked off, paving the way for the long-established organisation.

01/08/2023

Health news

Tiny robot tentacle could revolutionise the way we detect lung cancer

The robot tentacle, which measures around 2 mm in diameter, can reach the smallest bronchial tubes in the lungs - unlike current technology.

31/07/2023

Business

Britain's Rishi Sunak announces major oil and gas expansion plans

Flying in the face of environmental concerns, British is giving the green light to drill hundreds of new oil and gas wells in the North Sea, with PM Rishi Sunak claiming it will help to make the UK more self-sufficient in energy.

31/07/2023

Earth News

'Selfish': UK to grant 100 new licenses for oil and gas exploration

Britain's government says the move will improve energy security, while new carbon capture and storage projects will create tens of thousands of jobs.

31/07/2023

United Kingdom

Women receives book that belonged to her brother who died in Auschwitz

A 99-year-old woman has been reunited with a schoolbook that belonged to her younger brother who was one of the 565,000 Hungarian Jews who died in the Holocaust.

31/07/2023