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World number two squash player Amina Orfi swept England's Georgina Kennedy 3-0 to claim her second consecutive London Squash Classic championship. The Egyptian champion dominated the final with straight-set scores of 11-6, 11-8, and 11-2.
Ronnie Scott's iconic London jazz venue now hosts weekly orchestral performances for the first time in 65 years. The newly renovated upstairs space brings chamber music to Soho with intimate shows that blend classical brilliance with jazz club energy.
For half a century, ABC Classic has been more than a radio station—it's been a companion through life's highs and lows. As the network celebrates 50 years this Saturday, presenters share stories of how classical music built a community across an entire continent.
Londoners are being recruited to grow a threatened wildflower in their homes to save one of the capital's rarest plants. The tower mustard, vital for bees and butterflies, now survives at just two London sites.
Volunteers across London are cultivating a threatened wildflower in their own homes to save one of the capital's rarest plants from extinction. The tower mustard herb, which supports bees, butterflies, and rare moths, now survives at only two London sites.
Aden Durde, who started coaching amateur football in London while doing childcare, becomes the first overseas coach to reach the Super Bowl. The 46-year-old credits volunteer youth coaches who drove him across London twice a week for changing his life.
London's newest museum celebrates its grand opening this weekend with an exhibition honoring over a century of Black British musical influence. V&A East brings world-class culture to East London's Stratford neighborhood.
Indian squash prodigy Anahat Singh just delayed Harvard to chase history at the 2028 Olympics. The 18-year-old world junior champion is betting everything on becoming India's first Olympic squash medalist.
Deaths linked to air pollution in London fell 40 percent between 2019 and 2024, giving hope to cities worldwide battling dirty air. A new Imperial College London study reveals how cleaner policies are saving thousands of lives.
More than 140,000 Londoners can now hail a self-driving electric car through Uber, marking Britain's first autonomous ride-hailing service. A human driver sits ready to take control, but the AI does most of the work navigating London's famously tricky streets.
When a knife attack struck a London synagogue, volunteers arrived in two minutes flat. Shomrim North West London's 50 volunteers now respond to 40 daily calls, helping anyone in distress regardless of faith.
After injury and ranking challenges sidelined him from the 2022 Asian Games, 34-year-old squash player Ramit Tandon has climbed back to World No. 37 and is targeting his biggest comeback yet. India's men's squash team is stronger than ever, with four players now in the world's top 50 for the first time in history.
Egyptian squash player Amina Orfi just became the youngest woman ever to win the World Squash Championship at 18 years old. She defeated defending champion Nour El Sherbini in an epic 106-minute battle that came down to the final points.
World No. 2 squash player Nour al-Sherbini dominated her quarterfinal match at the 2026 El Gouna International Squash Open, defeating Malaysia's world No. 6 in straight games. The Egyptian athlete is now one match away from the finals on home soil.
Princeton junior Zeina Zein claimed her second consecutive CSA national squash championship, joining an elite group of just four Tigers to win multiple titles. The comeback victory at Grand Central Terminal cements her place among collegiate squash's all-time greats.
A researcher cracked a 400-year mystery by discovering the exact location of William Shakespeare's missing London property. The breakthrough came from a forgotten 1668 map that revealed where the playwright lived during his final creative years.
A classical music concert that pairs each song with a different colour of the spectrum sold out an entire concert hall in Lagos. Genevieve Ogu-Odii's "Sounds of Colour" shows how creative presentation can make classical music irresistible to modern audiences.
An Oxford company is reimagining classic car conversions by engineering vintage vehicles to modern EV standards. Their first showcase proves even the trickiest classics can become reliable daily drivers.
For four decades, poems tucked between Tube ads have given London's 3 million daily commuters moments of beauty, reflection, and connection. What started as one writer's vision now shapes countless journeys with free art that demands nothing but offers everything.
Archaeologists in East London discovered a seal from Thomas Jefferson's favorite French wine alongside Victorian children's toys, proving the historically "poor" neighborhood was far more diverse than records suggested. The find rewrites the social history of London's East End.
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