Culture news Sarah Jessica Parker on the 2025 Booker Prize judging panel Sarah Jessica Parker is a judge on the newly announced panel for the 2025 Booker Prize. The ‘Sex and the City’ star will join panel chair Roddy Doyle alongside three other authors. 10/12/2024
Culture news ABBA Voyage gives UK economy huge boost, contributing £1.4 billion The virtual concert residency has attracted over two million visitors since opening in 2022 and new data shows that the production has delivered £1.4 billion (approx. €1.7 billion) in economic benefits. 10/12/2024
Europe News Guess who's back in town? Newsletter This week's key events presented by Euronews' EU senior finance and defence reporter Jack Schickler. 09/12/2024
Europe News Two killed as Storm Darragh batters UK and Ireland Gusts of up to 149 kilometres per hour were recorded as officials sent a rare emergency alert by phone to about three million households in Wales and southwest England early on Saturday. 08/12/2024
Europe News Storm Darragh causes widespread disruption in the UK and Ireland Storm Darragh has left hundreds of thousands in Ireland and the UK without power with heavy rain and winds gusts reaching 150 km per hour. 07/12/2024
Business France's Canal+ cancels terrestrial TV offerings ahead of London IPO Canal+ partially blamed the withdrawal of its C8 channel for the decision, which came after France's broadcast regulator pulled its licence. 06/12/2024
Economy UK average house prices for November hit a new record high Northern Ireland continued to experience the strongest gains, mainly due to increasingly competitive mortgage rates. 06/12/2024
Business UK insurers Aviva and Direct Line agree on sweetened takeover bid The UK insurance firm Aviva has improved on an earlier deal rejected by its smaller competitor Direct Line. 06/12/2024
Earth News UK universities are leading Europe’s divestment from fossil fuels While the pledges have been praised by campaigners, investigations show universities have still accepted millions of euros in funding from fossil fuel companies in recent years. 05/12/2024
Culture news Who won the first UK & Ireland TikTok Awards? Educators, popstars, and a terminally ill cancer patient were among the winners of the inaugural TikTok Awards UK & Ireland 2024 04/12/2024
Culture news MOBO Awards 2025 nominations announced The likes of Central Cee, Bashy and Ghetts will battle it out for Best Male Act, while RAYE, Nia Archives, Little Simz and Jorja Smith are all up for Best Female Act. The 2025 MOBO Awards will take place next February in Newcastle, UK. 04/12/2024
Art Jasleen Kaur wins the 2024 Turner Prize Born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1986, Jasleen Kaur takes home one of the UK's most prestigious art prizes and uses her winning speech to highlight the plight of Palestinians. 03/12/2024
Design Who is Gerry McGovern? The man behind the Jaguar rebrand British car designer Gerry McGovern has massively (and controversially) revamped the luxury car brand Jaguar. 03/12/2024
Europe News UK 'underestimates' cyber threats from hostile states The new head of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre is set to warn of huge risks to the country's infastructure from China, Iran and Russia. 03/12/2024
United Kingdom Three Bulgarians in UK accused of plotting to murder Kremlin opponents The prosecution claims that the UK-based trio coordinated espionage activities in several European countries. 29/11/2024
Culture news Belfast rappers Kneecap win discrimination case against UK government After being denied music funding by the then-Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch, Northern Irish group Kneecap has won a case against the UK government. 29/11/2024
Europe News UK transport minister resigns over decade-old fraud conviction Louise Haigh said her conviction for claiming her mobile phone was stolen was a "genuine mistake", but risked being a distraction for the government. 29/11/2024
Healthcare UK MPs vote in favour of assisted dying bill after tense debate A contentious bill allowing terminally ill adults to end their lives has fractured traditional party lines and left some MPs in disagreement with their colleagues. 29/11/2024
Europe News Keir Starmer announces plans to overhaul UK immigration system Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Thursday put net migration at more than 900,000 in the year to June 2023, numbers Starmer blamed on the previous Conservative government. 29/11/2024
Europe News Daniel Khalife: British former soldier found guilty of spying for Iran Khalife, 23, gained global attention last year when he escaped from London's Wandsworth prison for three days while being held on espionage charges. 28/11/2024