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M John Harrison at the 2026 Booker Prize ceremony

M John Harrison Wins Booker Prize at 81 for The End of Everything

M John Harrison becomes the oldest Booker Prize winner at 81, taking the £50,000 award for his dystopian novel The End of Everything.

November 10, 2026

by Jennifer Hicks

Jemima Goldsmith Accuses Russell Brand of Abuse After His Prison Sentence

Jemima Goldsmith says she called police during an alleged violent incident involving Russell Brand in 2014, speaking after his sentence for separate offenses.

November 10, 2026

by Amanda Graham

File photograph from a United Nations disability-inclusion event

Disabled Young Britons Face Threefold Risk of Missing Work and Education

DWP figures show 30.2% of disabled 16–24-year-olds were outside education, employment or training, compared with 8.6%

UK Schools Could Hold Needle-Free Adrenaline Sprays for Allergic Pupils

The medicines regulator has opened an eight-week consultation on letting schools buy adrenaline nasal sprays for pupils at risk of anaphylaxis. Its papers do not say what a spray would cost a

October 19, 2026

Health·News

£100 Bus Noise Fines Need a Byelaw and a Minister’s Sign-Off First

The government launched £100 fines for loud music, vaping and littering on English buses on Monday, but no passenger can be penalised without a council byelaw confirmed by the Transport Secretary. The

October 19, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Image from France 24’s report on Winnie-the-Pooh’s 100th anniversary

Winnie-the-Pooh Turns 100: First Book Marks Its Centenary

The first Winnie-the-Pooh book marks its 100th anniversary on October 14, 2026. Archive events and forest celebrations revisit A.A. Milne’s stories and E.H. Shepard’s illustrations, distinguishing the 1926 collection from Pooh’s earlier

October 14, 2026

Arts·Books·News

A US B-1 bomber taxis at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire

UK Accuses Iran Over RAF Fairford Plot as Evidence Remains Unclear

The UK says Iran’s Revolutionary Guard almost certainly directed the suspected RAF Fairford plot and has sanctioned two Iranian nationals. Tehran denies involvement and has offered to cooperate, while public details of

October 12, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Donald Trump meets Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin as he endorses Irish reunification

Trump Says He Would ‘Love’ a Unified Ireland, Breaking With Decades of US Neutrality

Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would 'love' to see Ireland reunified with Northern Ireland, telling Taoiseach Micheál Martin that it is 'going to happen eventually' — breaking with a quarter-century

September 12, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Iranian nuclear programme UK sanctions 2026 Britain targets 71 nuclear entities with asset freezes and trade bans

Britain Sanctions 71 Iranian Nuclear Entities as Tehran Calls Measures Economic Terrorism

Britain sanctioned 71 entities tied to Iran's nuclear programme on September 8, imposing asset freezes, trade bans and shipping restrictions that Tehran immediately condemned as illegal economic terrorism — even as US-Iran

September 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russian GUGI deep-sea submersible vessel in Arctic waters near Svalbard undersea cable route NATO operation 2026

Russia’s GUGI Tested a Cable-Disabling Weapon Near Svalbard, NATO Forces Drove Them Off

NATO allies caught Russian GUGI deep-sea submersibles rehearsing a covert weapon to sever fiber-optic cables feeding Svalbard's satellite station near the Bear Gap in spring 2026. British, Norwegian and American forces confronted

September 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Andrew and Tristan Tate denied bail by Miami magistrate in UK rape and trafficking extradition case

Tate Brothers Denied Bail as UK Extradition on Rape Charges Begins in Miami Court

A federal magistrate in Miami denied bail to Andrew and Tristan Tate Wednesday, ruling they must remain in custody while the US processes Britain's extradition request on 59 rape and trafficking charges.

September 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Which State Googles Gambling the Most? Australia’s Search Map, Explained for Canadians

Australia and Canada run gambling the same way on paper. A federal government sets a few outer limits, and then each state or province decides almost everything that matters: who can operate,

September 8, 2026

Features

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaking at Ministry of Foreign Affairs ceremony in Jerusalem

Israel Warns Britain: Back Off West Bank Sanctions or Face Retaliation

Israeli FM Gideon Sa'ar warned Britain that West Bank settlement sanctions would trigger Israeli retaliation, refusing to name what form that response would take. The warning came after UK Foreign Secretary Ed

September 2, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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M John Harrison Wins Booker Prize at 81 for The End of Everything

Jemima Goldsmith Accuses Russell Brand of Abuse After His Prison Sentence

Disabled Young Britons Face Threefold Risk of Missing Work and Education

£100 Bus Noise Fines Need a Byelaw and a Minister’s Sign-Off First

Winnie-the-Pooh Turns 100: First Book Marks Its Centenary

UK Accuses Iran Over RAF Fairford Plot as Evidence Remains Unclear

Trump Says He Would ‘Love’ a Unified Ireland, Breaking With Decades of US Neutrality

Britain Sanctions 71 Iranian Nuclear Entities as Tehran Calls Measures Economic Terrorism

Russia’s GUGI Tested a Cable-Disabling Weapon Near Svalbard, NATO Forces Drove Them Off

Tate Brothers Denied Bail as UK Extradition on Rape Charges Begins in Miami Court

Which State Googles Gambling the Most? Australia’s Search Map, Explained for Canadians

Israel Warns Britain: Back Off West Bank Sanctions or Face Retaliation

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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