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Shooting Times owner buys British Shooting Show

John and Annie Allison, who have built the BSS into what is widely regarded as the premier retail event for the UK shooting ...

British Rail sandwiches, infinite pork pies and a Farmhouse Grill: A history of railway food

After trout caviar and whipped cod’s roe, a Stilton and damson choux pastry and a glass of English sparkling wine, it’s easy ...
Yahoo News UK

Scandals, grossly underpaid staff and a devastating cyber attack. Inside the nightmare at the British library

Librarians are the patron saints of hushed tones. But on a grey December morning in King’s Cross, the striking staff of the British Library are making a racket. Outside the entrance to the red brick ...
London Evening Standard

Scandals, grossly underpaid staff and a devastating cyber attack. Inside the nightmare at the British library

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Librarians are the patron saints of hushed tones. But on a grey December morning in King’s ...
The Art Newspaper

Disruption expected at British Library as hundreds of workers strike over pay

More than 300 Public and Commercial Services union members will walk out for the second time in recent months, following an 11-day strike in October and November VV Shots The British Library has ...
City A.M.

The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: A general view of the exterior signage at The British Library on November 23, 2023 in London, England. Rhysida, a ransomware group, has claimed responsibility for the ...
World Socialist Web Site

British Library workers strike over poverty pay and declining services

Over 300 workers at the British Library in St Pancras, London are engaged in a two-week strike until November 9 in pursuit of a wage increase. The strikers are library assistants, conservation and ...
The Conversation

Secret Maps at the British Library reconsiders the lines that shape our world

Doug Specht does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
The Guardian

Stephen King’s son among writers boycotting British Library event in solidarity with striking workers

King’s son, Joe Hill, joins V Castro and Keith Rosson in withdrawing from the Tales of the Weird festival this weekend in support of industrial action Horror authors are used to pushing the boundaries ...
The Art Newspaper

Hundreds at London’s British Library go on strike, as Tate workers consider action

Around 300 workers at the British Library in London have gone on strike in a dispute over pay. The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS), which organised the industrial action, says that its ...
THE WEEK

How slavery was finally abolished across the British Empire

Exactly 184 years ago today more than 800,000 enslaved Africans in Britain’s colonies were declared free as the Slavery Abolition Act came into effect. The Bill was the culmination of almost 50 years ...
The Independent

Oscar Wilde’s library card reissued by the British Library 130 years after it was revoked

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...