17 h. ago Tower of London reopens after apple crumble thrown at crown jewels display

Four people arrested after civil-resistance group Take Back Power protest against inequality in the UKPart of the Tower of London was temporarily closed to visitors on Saturday after food was thrown at a display case containing the crown jewels in a protest against inequality in the UK.Four people were arrested after the action, which was claimed by Take Back Power – a self-described non-violent civil-resistance group. It said custard and apple crumble was flung at the case, which contained the imperial state crown. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Pub in historic tourist city ordered to scrub off new mural after council officials deemed it an 'eyesore'... but wait until you see what their neighbours look like

The Boat Club, in the centre of Durham, had hoped to bring a splash of life to the area with a vibrant mural painted by a local artist of the iconic Guinness toucan.

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18 h. ago Tower of London closes after apple crumble thrown on crown jewels display

Four people arrested after apparent protest against UK inequality claimed by civil-resistance group Take Back Power Part of the Tower of London has been closed to visitors on a busy Saturday after food was thrown at a display case containing the crown jewels in a protest against inequality in the UK.Four people were arrested after the action, which was claimed by Take Back Power – a self-described new non-violent civil-resistance group. It said custard and apple crumble was flung at the case, which contained the imperial state crown. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago The best pubs and bars to get a pint of Guinness in Greater Manchester

The Guinness Harp Guide 2026 is a new award celebrating the top 35 Guinness-serving venues across Great Britain

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43 h. ago Harp Guide 2025: 9 London Pubs Officially Serve The Best Guinness Pints In UK

Harp Guide 2025: 9 London Pubs Officially Serve The Best Guinness Pints In UK  Time Out Worldwide

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45 h. ago Barbican revamp to give ‘bewildering’ arts centre a new lease of life

Project will make the famously confusing London landmark easier to navigate and more accessible“Everything leaks,” says Philippa Simpson, the director of buildings and renewal at the Barbican, who is standing outside the venue’s lakeside area and inspecting the tired-looking tiles beneath her feet.Water seeps through the cracks into the building below and serves as a reminder of the job facing Simpson and the team who are overhauling the 43-year-old landmark. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Abdusattorov overwhelms rivals at Arsenal but England hit back in style

The Uzbek shone at London Classic and a 3,000+ tournament performance reaffirmed his place among world’s bestThis week’s XTX London Classic at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium took place in an elegant arena with a full view of the football pitch. The English players suffered for most of the event, but hit back in style on Thursday when all four won their eighth-round games.Scores after eight of the nine rounds were Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) 7, Alireza Firouzja (France) 5, Nikita Vitiugov (England) 4.5, Luke McShane and Michael Adams (both England) 4, Nikolas Theodorou (Greece) and Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine) 3.5, Abhimanyu Mishra (USA) and Gawain Maroroa Jones (England) 3, Sam Shankland (USA) 2.5. The four English victories in Thursday night’s eighth round transformed what had been a difficult event into a demonstration of sustained national strength at the board. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago This is officially the most underrated Christmas market in London for the 2025 festive season

This is officially the most underrated Christmas market in London for the 2025 festive season  Time Out Worldwide

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2 d. ago Modernisation and liquidity needs of a growing ILS market: Artemis London 2025 video

Modernisation and liquidity needs of a growing ILS market: Artemis London 2025 video  Artemis.bm

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3 d. ago Paedophile pleads guilty to sexually assaulting toddlers at London nursery

Vincent Chan, 45, admits 26 offences from 2022 to 2024 at Bright Horizons, Finchley Road, with two children he attacked yet to be identifiedWarning: this article contains descriptions of offences readers may find distressingThe families of toddlers at a nursery where a paedophile attacked sleeping children have demanded to know how he was able to abuse “innocent victims who could not fight back”.They said they were sickened by the discovery that the early-years worker Vincent Chan had apparently passed vetting procedures, and demanded answers about why safeguarding systems failed so comprehensively. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Oval Invincibles will be renamed as MI London for the Hundred in 2026

Name favoured by the Ambani family co-ownersMumbai Indians holdings buys 49% of new franchiseOval Invincibles, the Hundred’s most successful franchise, will be competing as MI London next year, the name favoured by their new Indian co-owners.The change of monicker brings the men’s and women’s teams, who between them have won Hundred titles in each of the past five years, in line with the rest of the Ambani family’s Mumbai Indians holdings which, in addition to its IPL team, includes MI Cape Town in the SA20, MI Emirates in the ILT20 and MI New York in Major League Cricket. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Paedophile admits sexually assaulting toddlers at London nursery

Vincent Chan, 45, pleads guilty to 26 offences from 2022 to 2024 including attacks on four young girls Warning: this article contains descriptions of offences readers may find distressing A man passed vetting to get a job at a London nursery where he sexually assaulted toddlers, some during their nap time, while they were in his care.Vincent Chan, 45, who worked at a north London branch of the Bright Horizons nursery group, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to 26 offences from 2022 to 2024 including attacks on four young girls whom he sexually assaulted and offences relating to more than 25,000 indecent images of children. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago British Fashion Awards 2025: London at epicenter of global style | Daily Sabah

British Fashion Awards 2025: London at epicenter of global style | Daily Sabah  Daily Sabah

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4 d. ago XTX London Chess Classic Open 2025 R7: Pranav Anand rejoins Praggnanandhaa in the lead

XTX London Chess Classic Open 2025 R7: Pranav Anand rejoins Praggnanandhaa in the lead  ChessBase India

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4 d. ago UK’s favourite Christmas film confirmed – and it’s not Love Actually

An American comedy classic is officially the Christmas film most loved by British public

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5 d. ago London Restaurants with Great Festive Set Menus for Christmas 2025

London Restaurants with Great Festive Set Menus for Christmas 2025  Time Out Worldwide

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5 d. ago The 10 best gigs in London in December 2025 that you won’t want to miss

The 10 best gigs in London in December 2025 that you won’t want to miss  Time Out Worldwide

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5 d. ago The 10 best gigs in London in December 2025 that you can still get tickets for

The 10 best gigs in London in December 2025 that you can still get tickets for  Time Out Worldwide

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5 d. ago OBR chair quits after inquiry into early release of Reeves’s budget

Richard Hughes departs after investigation into how official forecaster accidentally published budget 40 minutes earlyRichard Hughes, the chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, has quit after the findings of an urgent inquiry by the watchdog into how it inadvertently published Rachel Reeves’s budget 40 minutes early.Hughes wrote to the chancellor and to Meg Hillier, the chair of the Treasury select committee, last week to apologise after the OBR uploaded its documents setting out the details of the budget before Reeves began to speak on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Supercomputer Predicts 2025–26 Premier League Table After Arsenal’s London Derby Blunder

Supercomputer Predicts 2025–26 Premier League Table After Arsenal’s London Derby Blunder  Sports Illustrated

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