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Glastonbury line-up 2024 announced – and it’s historic. Here's why

Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA top the bill at this year’s Glastonbury. It will be the first time ever that two out of the three headline performers will be women. But the announcement of the line-up comes as more than 20 UK festivals are cancelled or scrapped altogether.

14/03/2024

Destinations

Europe dominates ranking of the world’s best sustainable beaches

From calm, family-friendly waters to top party destinations, travellers recommended these beaches for their sustainability efforts.

14/03/2024

Culture news

Why an artist is defending a 'racist' mural at Tate Britain

A controversial mural at Tate Britain is back on display alongside a film by British artist Keith Piper that seeks to challenge and contextualise it.

13/03/2024

Israel

‘We will finish the job in Rafah’: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu

Netanyahu insists on pressing on with his military campaign in Gaza, as British Foreign Secretary David Cameron calls for maritime aid corridor.

13/03/2024

Culture news

Lost and Found: Explorer Captain Cook's rescued shells go on show

A 'globally important' shell collection rescued from a skip containing gems from Captain Cook’s third voyage will go on show from today in Northumberland, England, after they were believed to have been lost for more than 40 years.

13/03/2024

Culture news

Nicole Scherzinger's Sunset Boulevard leads Olivier Award nominations

The nominees are in for London's West End theatre's biggest awards.

12/03/2024

Culture news

Scottish cultural body to review €100k fund for 'hardcore' sex project

The project promises a 45-minute, multi-screen installation with sexually charged visuals, including a "secret cave sex party".

12/03/2024

Culture news

What is going on with Kate Middleton's peculiar family photo apology?

Is she ill? Divorced? Dead? The internet is flush with rumours about the mysteriously missing Princess of Wales. Given the flimsy photo apology issued, is there anything to the speculation?

12/03/2024

United Kingdom

Kate Middleton admits editing photograph after it was retracted

The Princess of Wales posted an apology after the picture she posted on Mother's Day was pulled by agencies.

11/03/2024

Ukraine

UK to provide 10k drones to Kyiv, Zaluzhnyi to become ambassador

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

08/03/2024

Culture news

BRIT Awards 2024: RAYE makes history with record number of wins

Singer-songwriter RAYE made history last night, winning six of the seven prizes she was nominated for. She beats the likes of Blur, Adele and Harry Styles in terms of wins at a single ceremony.

03/03/2024

Culture news

Tower of London's new ravenmaster takes charge of iconic flock

Legend has it that should the ravens ever depart the tower, catastrophe will befall the kingdom. To prevent this, King Charles II decreed that six ravens must always reside within the tower's walls.

02/03/2024

Health news

This headband stimulates your brain to get rid of period pains

A neuroscience company in the UK is proposing a first-of-its-kind device for combatting premenstrual pain.

02/03/2024

Culture news

Cultural loss: UK's oldest working cinema closes its doors

"The UK is losing its cultural hubs to gentrification right before our eyes."

01/03/2024

United Kingdom

Rishi Sunak says the UK is descending into 'mob rule' due to protests

The British prime minister has been roundly criticised for blaming protests against the war in Gaza for creating an atmosphere of intimidation.

29/02/2024

World News

Belfast judge rules that Troubles amnesty law breaches human rights

The court sided with the many critics who say the bill, backed by the British government, won't help bring peace and justice to a country scarred by decades of violence.

28/02/2024

Green News

Euroviews. Starmer’s green pledge U-turn is the latest environmental tragedy

Starmer's flip-flopping means the UK risks more years of Tory rule, the rise of extremism and the legitimisation of the far-right — now a dangerous mainstream force in Europe — as well as the devastation of our planet, Isabel Schatzschneider writes.

28/02/2024

United Kingdom

Cancer treatment in UK lags behind other countries, study says

People in Norway and Australia started chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the fastest amount of time.

28/02/2024

Economy

Mortgages with interest under 1% - a new era in home financing?

Own New in the UK has launched a mortgage product that will enable borrowers to take out a loan with an interest rate under 1% for those buying new builds - is this the new era of home financing, and will it catch on in Europe?

27/02/2024

Culture news

Why is this UK singer having to deny antisemitism accusations?

“From The River To The Sea” is viewed by many pro-Israel supporters as a way to call for the eradication of the Israeli state.

27/02/2024