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Your next UK holiday – as recommended by local experts
iNews UK
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June 7, 2025
With predictions of a hot summer, now's the time to book your UK getaway. Cornwall's forgotten corner, heritage railways and a lesser-known Scottish gem are among the highlights Now is the time to organise a UK break. Met Office predictions that...
‘It’s a winner for Scarborough’ - the Open Air Theatre concerts breathing life into summer
Yorkshire Live
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June 7, 2025
A North Yorkshire seaside venue has been hailed ‘a winner’ for boosting tourism and local economy. Summer means one thing – nice weather and visits to the beach to eat ice cream while playing in the sand, but for Scarborough residents and business...
Michael Kane: Artist who left more than a legacy of extraordinary paintings
The Irish Times
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Born: May 26th, 1935 Died: May 23rd, 2025 Michael Kane was an artist who made works of astonishing power and his life was driven by an absolute belief in the power of art. Kane, who died just three days shy of his 90th birthday, leaves more than a...
Gospel Artiste, Solagbade Storms London in August
This Day
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June 7, 2025
Michael Olugbode in Abuja Nigerian gospel artiste, Oluseyi Solagbade is expected to perform in London on August 15, 2025. The show is scheduled for Concord House, 23-27 Kemp Road, Dagenham, United Kingdom. The praise concert which is organised by...
Shubman Gill-led Indian team lands in UK for Test series against England
The Siasat Daily
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June 7, 2025
New Delhi: Shubman Gill-led Indian team arrived in London on Saturday ahead of the all-important five-match Test series against England starting on June 20. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) posted the video of the team arriving in...
Full M6 diversion map ahead of HS2 closure this weekend
Birmingham Live
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June 7, 2025
A diversion route has been issued for M6 drivers ahead of closures around the motorway this weekend. A slip road near Birmingham Airport will be closed this weekend ahead of an HS2 viaduct operation. Contractors will spend this Saturday and Sunday...
UK Proposes New Port Reforms to Aid Development and Investment
The Maritime Executive
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The UK government presented a new set of proposed reforms to align its port sector for future growth. Maritime Minister Mike Kane presented to parliament on Wednesday, June 4, a draft of an amended national policy statement for ports (NPSP), and...
No one is fighting a proxy war for Britain
The Critic
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June 7, 2025
Kemi Badenoch has unwittingly exposed the need for Britain to change course on foreign policy Kemi Badenoch has blown our cover. For decades, Russian and Iranian regime propagandists, and other third worldists who hate us, have tried to portray...
UK housing market stumbles as prices slip and buyer activity cools
Mortgage Professional Australia
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June 6, 2025
“While the housing market has demonstrated resilience, recent data indicates that activity has begun to moderate,” said Amanda Bryden, head of mortgages at Halifax. “Affordability pressures, economic uncertainty and the recent shift in stamp duty...
Five essential gardening tasks to do in June and create a vibrant outdoor space
Birmingham Live
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June 7, 2025
Summer's nearly here and although that recent spell of beautiful sunshine has been replaced by bursts of rain and showers, that only means our lawns, shrubs and flower-filled borders are even more ready to burst into life. A good watering from the...
A generation of queer kids are set to be denied access to arts and creativity in schools
QueerAF
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June 7, 2025
Nine in ten children are being excluded from arts and cultural education due to a lack of funding in state schools. That’s the striking statistic from new research that raised important questions for me: are we seeing an even more stark class...
How a second passport became the key to freedom for young Brits
The Independent
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June 7, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
The 'most beautiful' UK views revealed including Somerset spot
SomersetLive
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June 7, 2025
The UK's 'most beautiful' views have been revealed with some hotspots so breathtaking many Brits mistake them for overseas destinations - including Ben Nevis and the Cotswolds. Lake Windermere in the Lake District was named the UK's most beautiful...
Stunning pub with no bar is 'Britain's quirkiest' and looks like a time capsule
SomersetLive
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June 7, 2025
Pubs are a staple of British culture, serving as hubs for community gatherings where folks can enjoy a pint and catch up with mates. With approximately 45,350 pubs across the UK, each presents its own unique allure, drawing in crowds both local...
How Britain fell into the K-hole
New Statesman
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June 7, 2025
When we hear that Elon Musk was prescribed ketamine, as he admitted in 2024, what are we supposed to conclude? Is it a sign that ketamine has entered the mainstream of 21st-century culture? Is it a part of a Silicon Valley wellness vogue, or...
Jonathan Cook: UK Sheltering Israel’s Genocidal Ambassador
Consortium Independent News
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June 7, 2025
Keir Starmer has been desperately searching for ways to make it look as if his government is getting tough with Israel. As public anger grows at images from Gaza of emaciated children, echoing historic images of Jewish children being starved in...
Metals duo named in the UK’s Top 100manufacturing professionals
Express & Star
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June 7, 2025
The Confederation of British Metalforming’s Geraldine Bolton and Stephen Morley were honoured as ‘sector activists’ for the way they have led their part of industry against the wave of economic uncertainty, escalating energy prices and tariffs....
Calls for Reform UK councillor to resign as 'evil' comment fallout continues
Wisbech Standard
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Cllr Andy Osborn, who represents the Roman Bank and Peckover ward on Cambridgeshire County Council, was criticised this week for his comments made at a committee meeting on June 3. When discussing children in care, Cllr Osborn said that some...
Brave four-year-old Daisy reveals her struggle with arthritis diagnosis
Norwich Evening News
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Daisy Maylin, who loves to dance, has juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The brave youngster was diagnosed when she was just two years old and now struggles with joint pain, swelling and stiffness in her knees, toes and neck. Daisy Maylin, aged...
Little Simz on breakthroughs, betrayal and becoming one of the UK’s best-ever rappers: ‘I don’t want to shy away from how I feel’
The Guardian
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June 7, 2025
It’s an unseasonably warm spring afternoon and sunlight is beaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows of a north London photo studio. When I arrive, Little Simz is out on the balcony. Wearing chunky sunglasses, a skirt and comfy cardigan, she...