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Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

Without 'Please Please Me', would pop music have ever become what it is now? We celebrate 60 years of the chart-shifting album.

22/03/2023

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'Rabbit hutch living': Homeless children at risk in UK housing crisis

“The housing crisis is a political choice,” said one campaigner. “It is possible to make sure everyone has a safe and secure home, if the government want to."

22/03/2023

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UK former PM Boris Johnson's political future in the balance

UK former PM Boris Johnson's political future could be decided when he appears before a committee over allegations he knowingly misled parliament over COVID-19 lockdown allegations

21/03/2023

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Boris Johnson denies 'intentionally' lying about lockdown parties

The former prime minister will be interrogated by MPs on Wednesday about drunken parties at Downing Street during COVID lockdowns.

21/03/2023

Culture news

Meet the travelling poet behind the Poetry Machine

Beth Calverley has travelled the country with her Poetry Machine, chatting to strangers and turning their conversations into beautiful pieces of art.

21/03/2023

Green News

Oil and gas workers threaten strike 'tsunami' over fossil fuel profits

Shell, BP, and Total are ‘printing money’, unions urge as strike announced.

21/03/2023

Health news

Scientists discover brain changes during psychedelic trips on DMT

People on DMT trips had their brains scanned to see what changes to their high level functions were taking place.

21/03/2023

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UK Met Police review: institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic

Baroness Casey’s review found that the department hasn’t treated violence against women and girls as seriously as other forms of violence.

21/03/2023

Health news

Can gene-edited wheat reduce cancer risks from burnt foods?

Following a successful experiment, the UK is expected to give a green light to genetically edited wheat.

21/03/2023

Lifestyle

Ann Summers boss, who transformed sex shops in the UK, dead at 62

Ann Summers CEO Jacqueline Gold helped make lingerie and sex toys a female-friendly mainstream business after taking inspiration from Tupperware parties in the 1980s

20/03/2023

Food and Drink

Britain's food tsar Henry Dimbleby steps down over obesity crisis

Henry Dimbleby, the UK's food tsar, has quit over what he calls a 'lack of government action' over obesity in one of the worst affected countries in Europe.

20/03/2023

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Northern Ireland Democratic Unionists will vote against EU trade plan

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says his Democratic Unionist Party will vote against the UK government's new trade plan for Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the EU.

20/03/2023

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Scotland: Accusations and resignations in chaotic first minister race

Petter Murrell, the party's long-time CEO is mired in scandal, and married to outgoing First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

18/03/2023

Food and Drink

Fancy drinking in the style of James Bond?

A London fixture going back to 1931, London's Dorchester Hotel has undergone several changes, which will continue throughout the year, and has recently unveiled The Vesper Bar.

18/03/2023

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UK interior minister in Rwanda for controversial migrant deal talks

Home Secretary Suella Braverman is set to underline her commitment to Britain's deal with Rwanda, which her predecessor Priti Patel struck in April 2022.

17/03/2023

Culture news

Award-winning Chinese sculptor Zheng Lu’s works come to London

The exhibition will feature some of Lu's new works from the 'Water in Dripping' and 'Aurora Edge' series.

17/03/2023

Eco-Innovation

Robo-shark: Plastic waste has a new enemy

'It's our dream to deploy these things around the world to clean up while we're asleep and hopefully make an impact on our environment.'

16/03/2023

Design

What are modular homes and can they help solve homelessness?

Modular homes have been floated as a low-cost, high-quality housing solution to help people experiencing homelessness transition to a permanent home.

16/03/2023

Eco-Innovation

This medieval cathedral is about to install solar panels on its roof

Across Europe, historic buildings are balancing heritage and climate action by turning to solar power.

16/03/2023

Culture news

Edinburgh Fringe Festival gets cash injection

Edinburgh Fringe Festival gets cash injection. But will it save UK fringe theatre?

16/03/2023

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UK government unveils budget amid mass industrial action

Expanding child care provision and boosting employment are key elements of the UK's new budget announced on Wednesday.

15/03/2023

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'Welcome to a filthy, littered dump called Britain'

Campaigners say the UK's rubbish "epidemic" is symptomatic of a "country in decline".

15/03/2023

Travel News

UK airport strikes: Will your flight be impacted this Spring?

Border Force walkouts will take place on 15 March, followed by potential Heathrow strikes over Easter.

15/03/2023

Green News

Why is the UK stalling on plans for a bottle deposit scheme?

Deposit schemes have led to high rates of return in countries across Europe but in the UK they have caused division between England and Scotland.

14/03/2023

Culture news

Euroviews. Q&A: Lineker is a symbol of a culture war, says football writer

Britain is going through an extremely conservative era in politics where nothing is off the table. And Gary Lineker grew increasingly outspoken about progressive issues as he became a target, James Montague told Euronews.

14/03/2023

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Anti-monarchy protest in London during Commonwealth Day

As members of the Royal family were arriving at Westminster Abbey to attend the annual Commonwealth Day service, an anti-monarchy protest was staged outside Westminster Abbey in London.

13/03/2023