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‘Artists should let the cat out of the bag’: Lubaina Himid to represent Britain at 2026 Venice Biennale

She was once forced to exhibit in a corridor by the ICA toilet. Now the 70-year-old artist is going to the ‘Olympics of art’ where she has ‘all sorts of things to say about Britain’s history and the British pavilion itself’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025

Prosecutor says golden toilet was stolen from English palace in 'audacious raid'

The trial of three men accused in the theft or sale of an 18-carat gold toilet that was a pricey piece of satirical art is underway in Britain

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025

Starmer has the backing of Britons to stand up to Trumpism. At the White House, he should do so

The PM will not and should not pick a fight with the president. But it is his duty to go there upholding British and European values, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025

Here’s how many British homes are now valued at £1 million-plus

The North East of England saw the biggest rise in property millionaires outside of London

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2025

One in every 42 homes in Britain ‘is now valued at £1 million-plus’

The number of million pound homes in London has reached a record high, according to calculations by Savills.

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2025

The Guardian view on Labour arts policy: time to make history again

Editorial: Sixty years ago this week, Jennie Lee launched Britain’s first culture white paper. Lisa Nandy must pick up the baton

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2025

What is Keir Starmer’s plan to increase UK defence spending and is it affordable?

John Healey dramatically quit as defence secretary earlier this month, saying he had received a financial settlement which ‘falls well short of what is required’

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2025

‘It’s quite incredible’: the Lancashire village with five Michelin stars

Aughton, near Ormskirk, has been called Britain’s culinary capital and become a global destination for foodies

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2025

Starmer must be ‘as tough as Churchill’ in talks with Trump, says top political biographer

Exclusive: Keir Starmer must stand up to Donald Trump and show Europe is strong enough to be ‘challenge and threat’ to US and Russia, says Britain’s leading political biographer Anthony Seldon

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2025

Voices: How Starmer can stand up to Trump in Washington summit

COMMENT: Starmer’s visit to Trump should be the beginning of a renewed show of strength and a reunited Europe, writes Anthony Seldon. He should make history in a way that Churchill grasped and Blair dropped

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2025