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The museum’s Great Court.

Controversies aside, this remains one of the greatest museums on Earth

Containing vast collections of treasures from the ancient world, the British Museum in London is a prodigious source of education and wow moments.

  • David Whitley

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BBC presenter Martine Croxall corrected on-air wording during a news broadcast by replacing the term “pregnant people” with “women”.

BBC presenter corrects ‘pregnant people’ to ‘women’

Martine Croxall was reading a report during a live broadcast when she used the term “pregnant people”. She immediately added “women”, with a slight roll of her eyes.

  • Craig Simpson
A pro-choice protester, left, and a pro-life protester arguing as rival groups gathered outside Parliament.

British parliament votes to end ‘cruel’ abortion prosecutions for women

Protesters and activists gathered near parliament as it voted to decriminalise abortion for women at any stage – the most significant change to UK abortion laws in half a century.

  • Rob Harris
A design render of the V&A East Museum, designed by O’Donnell + Tuomey.

London’s most exciting new museum has landed, with big plans

London’s beloved V&A is expanding with a new building that will also house the David Bowie Centre.

  • Julietta Jameson
Check in queues move swiftly.

The small London airport that puts the others to shame

A departure point for easyJet to Europe, London Southend is growing rapidly, taking pressure off other London airports that are fast approaching capacity.

  • Catherine Marshall
Australians arriving in the UK from January 8, 2025, will have to pay for a electronic travel authorisation. They can apply now.

New entry rules – and fees – for Australians to visit the UK

Australians can now apply for the new Electronic Travel Authorisation that will be a requirement for entering the UK.

  • Michael Gebicki
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Why the case of the missing British aristocrat is being reopened after 42 years

For four decades, speculation has swirled around what happened to British socialite Jeanette Bishop May and her 39-year-old Italian companion.

  • Josephine McKenna
Sunset at Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland.

A magnificent, calf-burning hike through two of England’s national parks

Two dramatic national parks in northern England are practically neighbours, yet worlds apart in their appeal.

  • Rob McFarland
The Tower of London holds some of royalty’s darkest secrets.

London’s must-see historic attraction will still surprise you

It’s been a prison, a palace and a playground for polar bears (yes, polar bears). There’s still a lot to discover about the Tower of London.

  • David Whitley
Blackpool Promenade and soaring tower.

Despite its issues, Britain’s answer to Vegas keeps bringing in tourists

Years of under-investment, deprivation, unreliable weather and boozy stag and hen parties haven’t stopped Blackpool being fun for all the family.

  • Steve McKenna

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