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Voting underway across the UK on 'Super Thursday'

Voting is underway across the length and breadth of Great Britain in a series of elections.

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All you ever wanted to know about underwear at the V&A

From the functional to the fetishistic – it is all there at London’s Victoria and Albert museum’s new exhibition entitled ‘Undressed’. Whether it is

Culture news

Shakespeare in Ten Acts: a portrait of the Bard's life and works

Shakespeare in Ten Acts is an exhibition about the performances that made the Bard into the icon that we know today. It looks at ten key

United Kingdom

Palmyra arch replica goes on show in London

The original arch in Palmyra may have been destroyed on October 5th, but a five metre high replica has gone on show in Trafalgar Square in London

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United Kingdom

Drone hits plane landing at Heathrow

It had to happen, and now it has. After several near-misses and warnings from pilots and plane companies, a drone has hit a passenger jet trying to

Culture news

'Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse'

It has been a wildly popular exhibition, but now London’s Royal Academy of Art’s show, Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse is in its final

World News

Rolling Stones unlock five decades of archives with huge exhibition in London

Fans sure can get satisfaction from all the Rolling Stones memorabilia now on display at the Saatchi Gallery in London.

Sport

Chelsea appoint Antonio Conte as head coach

Chelsea have officially lined up their next coach after appointing Italy boss Antonio Conte to replace Guus Hiddink at the helm next season. The

Musica

Bryn Terfel as Mussorgsky's haunted tsar

It’s a Russian epic, a great drama of conscience – Mussorgsky’s only completed opera Boris Godunov. For the first time London’s Royal Opera House is

Denmark

Last day in parliament for Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Denmark's selfie-loving first female prime minister moves on to pastures new

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Hemingway's "The Fifth Column" revived in London after 70-year curtain

If it has Ernest Hemingway’s name on it it will fill a theatre, and that is what the Southwark Playhouse in London is gambling on until mid-April

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London lights up for Brussels

Famous London landmarks glowed in the colours of the Belgian flag in a display of solidarity on Wednesday night. Belgians began three days of

Business Series

LSE and Deutsche Boerse go to the altar again but NY may steal the bride

European traders are wondering if it will be third time lucky after previous failed attempts, but the London and Frankfurt stock exchanges have again

Sport

Squash: An unbelievable rally thrills crowd and commentators alike

Squash is a fast-paced, heart-pumping sport that – on occasion – dishes up some fantastic rallies. Arguably one of the greatest rallies of recent

Culture news

London and Moscow swap iconic art

London’s National Portrait Gallery and the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow are both marking their 160th anniversary this year. They have decided to

United Kingdom

Rupert Murdoch marries his fourth wife, Jerry Hall, in London

The boss of News Corporation Rupert Murdoch has married supermodel Jerry Hall in a low-key civil ceremony in London. The couple got engaged in the

Business Series

London Stock Exchange profit jumps, detailed talks about Deutsche Boerse merger continue

The London Stock Exchange Group has reported a 31 percent jump in profit for 2015 and said detailed discussions are continuing with Germany's Deutsche Boerse about a merger.

Cinema

London is smashing in the high-octane action film London Has Fallen

When the British Prime Minister dies under mysterious circumstances, his funeral in the capital is a must-attend event for leaders of the Western

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Political inspiration

Artist Filippo Minelli set off colourful smoke bombs in the courtyard of London’s Somerset House on Wednesday (March 2) as part of a new exhibition

Cyprus

Immigrant art project wins Saatchi gallery prize

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