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Downton Abbey Auction Raises Millions, Shatters Expectations Worldwide

This is Beirut, 17/09 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Props, costumes and other items from the hit TV series Downton Abbey sold for £1.7 million ($2.3 million) at a London auction, six times the pre-sale estimate, Bonhams revealed Tuesday. The "bell wall", the servant's call system that appears from the first series to the last, proved to be the prize item, selling for an eye-watering £216,300 ...

Britain's GSK Vows $30 Bn Investment in US as Trump Visits

This is Beirut, 17/09 09:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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British pharmaceutical group GSK said Wednesday it will invest $30 billion in the United States over the next five years, as drugmakers face pressure from US President Donald Trump to produce more in the country. The investments, announced on the first day of Trump's state visit to Britain, will bolster GSK's research and development as well as ...

The Spectator and Beyond: Bowie’s Unseen Projects at the V&A Museum

This is Beirut, 06/09 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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David Bowie was working on an "18th century" themed musical at the time of his death, which will feature in a new London center dedicated to the seminal British artist, the BBC reported Friday. The V&A museum will open the free-to-access home for Bowie's vast archive in Stratford, east London, on September 13. One exhibit will be notes from a ...

Europe Powers Move to Iran Sanctions 'Snapback' Over Nuclear Drive

This is Beirut, 28/08 18:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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France, Britain and Germany on Thursday triggered a mechanism to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran for failing to comply with commitments over its nuclear program signed a decade ago. The three countries notified the UN Security Council that they "believe Iran to be in significant non-performance of its commitments" under the ...

NBA To Play Regular Season Games In London And Berlin In 2026

This is Beirut, 31/07 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The NBA will play regular season matches in London and Berlin in the 2025-26 campaign, the governing body announced on Wednesday. The Memphis Grizzlies and the Orlando Magic will face each other in Berlin on January 15 2026, and again in London three days later. NBA Europe managing director George Aivazoglou said the decision to move the matches ...

'The Shed at Dulwich': The Hoax That Topped TripAdvisor

Bélinda Ibrahim, 22/07 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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No menu. No chef. No real kitchen. Just a shed, a mobile phone, and a lot of nerve. In just a few months, The Shed at Dulwich became London’s top-rated restaurant on TripAdvisor, outranking thousands of Michelin-starred, gourmet, and trendy venues. Except it never actually existed. This brilliant hoax was the brainchild of a young British ...

Historic 1931 Gandhi Oil Painting Fetches £152,800 at London Auction

This is Beirut, 18/07 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A rare painting of Mahatma Gandhi, believed to be the only oil portrait that the Indian independence leader ever sat for, has sold at auction in the UK for £152,800 ($205,000). The 1931 painting by British-American artist Clare Leighton fetched more than twice the estimated price when the auction closed on Tuesday in London, Bonhams auction ...

Paul Marshall’s Rise as Britain’s New Anti-Woke Media Tycoon

This is Beirut, 18/06 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Unlike Rupert Murdoch, he is barely known, but the UK has a new right-wing media mogul: Paul Marshall, who has quietly built a powerful empire that reaches millions of Britons. The 65-year-old added to his impressive stable last autumn when he purchased The Spectator magazine, viewed as the bible of Britain's Conservative Party, for £100 million ...

Inside London's V&A Storehouse: A Treasure Trove Unlocked

This is Beirut, 12/06 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Imagine being able to visit a museum and examine up close thousand-year-old pottery, revel alone in jewelry from centuries past, or peer inside a Versace bag. Now London's V&A has launched a revolutionary new exhibition space, where visitors can choose from some 250,000 objects, order something they want to spend time looking at, and have it ...

State health official says one survivor and 204 Bodies Found After India Plane Crash

This is Beirut, 12/06 13:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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One person survived when a London-bound passenger plane crashed Thursday in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, with 242 on board, a state health official told AFP. "Yes, one survivor is confirmed," said Dhananjay Dwivedi, principal secretary of Gujarat state's health department. They were being treated in hospital, he added without ...

Ezra Collective Redefines British Jazz With Joyful Energy

This is Beirut, 10/06 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Named Group of the Year at the 2025 Brit Awards, London-based quintet Ezra Collective has ignited a fresh wave of enthusiasm for jazz. Fusing it with Afrobeat and raw, contagious energy, the band proudly repeats its mantra: this music is for everyone. Set to play Glastonbury Festival at the end of the month, the band made history in under two ...

Trump Says Fresh US-China Trade Talks in London Next Week

This is Beirut, 06/06 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump announced Friday a new round of trade talks with China in London next week, a day after calling Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in a bid to end a bitter battle over tariffs. The talks in the British capital on Monday will mark the second round of such negotiations between the world's two biggest economies since Trump ...

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