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Microsoft’s purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard has won final approval from Britain’s competition watchdog

Climate crisis means the birds no longer have to fly so far south to find comfortable winter quarters

Eight new coin designs will soon be appearing in people’s change across the UK

Spain exiled all Jews in 1492, Britain in 1290, not letting them back in, officially, until 1656. Romans, Babylonians, Assyrians all oppressed the same knot of difficult people, with their beards and rituals and vexing tendency to stay where they’re not wanted, which is almost everywhere.

Surveillance aircraft and auxiliary vessels sent to region as Royal Marines and helicopters put on standby

Eight new coin designs, inspired by flora and fauna, will soon be appearing in people’s change across the UK.

All international crises have a local angle. For Britain and the 9/11 terrorist attacks, it is the infamous ‘good day to bury bad news‘ affair. This was when Jo Moore, a political advisor to the transport secretary, Stephen Byers, suggested within an hour of the second plane flying into the…

After a tough day at work, it’s nice to feed the soul with some culture, especially as the nights draw in. But even if you’ve paid a handsome fee for your Tate membership, you probably won’t be able to use it during the week. Both London Tates, Modern and Britain,…

Britain’s economy returned to growth in August but remains firmly stuck in the slow lane, new official figures reveal today.

The Chinese mitten crab was seen alongside waterways in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Monarch’s recognition will come as country prepares to celebrate 60 years of independence from Britain