National
Inside Britain’s National Parks review – TV that will make you want to jack it all in and just be happy
I must say, I was expecting Inside Britain’s National Parks to feel a bit less like school. The new documentary series looks at four of our 15 national parks...
British suppliers to be prioritised for contracts in sectors vital to national security
British suppliers will be prioritised for public contracts in shipbuilding, steel, AI and energy infrastructure under new guidance marking them out as sectors vital to national security.Departments will also...
Ministers consider charging tourists to access UK national museum collections
Ministers are considering charging international tourists to access permanent collections at national museums as part of an initiative to improve arts funding.The government said there was a need for...
Poem about ‘relentlessness of the news cycle’ wins National Poetry Competition
A poem about language, love, and processing distressing world events has won this year’s £5,000 National Poetry Competition. The Gathering by Partridge Boswell was picked from more than 21,000...
Philippines declares ‘national energy emergency’ and boosts coal power as Iran war grinds on
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos has declared a state of “national energy emergency” as a result of the Middle East war, which his administration said posed “an imminent danger of...
Police in Hong Kong can now demand phone and computer passwords under amended national security law
Hong Kong police can now demand that people suspected of breaching the city’s national security law provide mobile phone or computer passwords in a further crackdown on dissent.The new...
Scrambling, walking and swimming in splendid isolation: 75 years of the UK’s national parks
Before we enter the clouds on snow-capped Helvellyn, I glance back down at Ullswater. The early morning sun is bursting around the dark corners of High Dodd and Sleet...
English National Ballet: Body & Soul review – from an army of AI bots to waves of pure human emotion
The headline news here is Taylor Swift’s star backing dancer getting a major commission for English National Ballet. If it looks nothing like a pop concert, that’s because Kameron...
