The Latest Breaking News from John Booth

National Gallery picks Tokyo Olympic stadium architect to design new wing

London gallery to undergo biggest transformation in its 200-year history, with Kengo Kuma’s design called ‘exemplary’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7

SQA scraps exams for three National 5 qualifications

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has scrapped exams for three National 5 qualifications

The National (Scotland) · Mar 20, 2025

The Standard 100: London's leading figures in Media, Fashion, the Royal Family (and those Behind the Scenes)

The Standard 100’s list of people shaping London include categories for Media and Fashion: among those named are Lachlan Murdoch, Kate Moss and Sir Ian McKellen

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024

Loved ones whose death and funeral announcements have been in the Manchester Evening News this week

Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one

Manchester Evening News · Oct 2, 2022

Outrage as Tory donor given prominent position in UK honours system

A TORY donor has been given a significant role within the UK’s honours system, according to reports.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 26, 2022

Tory donor John Booth handed leading role in choosing arts and media honours

Move to install venture capital investor as chair of committee comes after series of Conservative donors given positions on cultural boards

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2022

Booth by Karen Joy Fowler review – background to an assassination

This family epic about the man who shot Abraham Lincoln spotlights America’s national story and the horrors of slavery

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2022