Artists around the world create tributes to the Queen
Artists around the world have said that creating portraits of the Queen is a way of “showing love for her”. Images of Queen Elizabeth II have been produced in various…
All change for new King’s coins, stamps and postboxes
The end of one reign and the start of another brings with it many changes. From the introduction of the King’s head on currency and stamps to amended cyphers and…
Viewers, ready? Hit 90s series Gladiators to return to BBC in 2023
Popular TV show Gladiators is returning to the BBC next year, it has been announced. The programme will return with an 11-episode series and will be welcoming a new generation…
UK students in clearing for university place at highest level in decade
More than 50,000 UK-based students were in clearing trying to get places on higher education courses a day after A-level exam results were released, figures show. This year’s number is…
Students accepted on UK degree courses down on 2021 but second highest on record
The number of students accepted on to UK degree courses has fallen this year, Ucas figures show. A total of 425,830 people have had places confirmed – down 2% on…
Priti Patel signs deal to send ‘foreign criminals’ back to Pakistan
Priti Patel has signed a deal to send “foreign criminals and immigration offenders” from the UK back to Pakistan. The Home Secretary met with Pakistan’s interior secretary, Yousaf Naseem Khokhar,…
Museum to return ownership of looted items as ‘moral’ thing to do
Museum chiefs have agreed to return ownership of a looted collection of treasured artefacts to Nigeria, including its Benin Bronzes, because it is the “moral and appropriate” thing to do.…
Church must stand up against oppression, Archbishop of Canterbury says
Anglicans must stand up against oppression “at any and every level” including speaking out on the climate emergency, the unethical treatment of migrants and human rights abuses, the Archbishop of…
Oxford and Cambridge universities could return 213 looted artefacts from Benin
The universities of Oxford and Cambridge could return more than 200 artefacts that were looted by British colonial forces in 1897, after Nigeria this year requested the repatriation of the…