To mark 70 years on the throne, street parties, bank holidays, a live concert and more will be thrown in Her Majesty's honour.
Buckingham Palace has announced plans to mark the Queen's Jubilee with 10 days of huge celebrations between January and July.
The 95-year-old monarch is set to open up her private estate to visitors, musicians and artists to perform, as well as inviting members of the public to design a special Queen Elizabeth II pudding.
Whilst there will be more details to follow in the lead-up to the Jubilee in June, here is every event announced so far:
January
As of today, the Platinum Pudding Competition will begin its search for a winner. It was announced this morning that Buckingham Palace is searching for the perfect pudding to celebrate the platinum celebration. Entries will be judged by the likes of culinary legend and national treasure, Dame Mary Berry.
Dame Mary Berry will judge and find a Platinum Pudding worthy for the Queen. / Image: Eden Project Communities
The competition will follow in the footsteps of the British staple of coronation chicken, a dish created by Le Cordon Bleu to celebrate the Queen's coronation banquet in 1953.
May
Between the 12 and 15 May, the Platinum Jubilee Celebration will commence, where over 1,000 performers and an additional 500 horses will take part in a 90-minute show in honour of Her Majesty. The performance will take the audience through the Queen's reign as well as looking back on year's gone by- right from Elizabeth I to the present day.
Queen Elizabeth II in 1957 during her royal tour in Ottawa. / Image: Rosemary Gilliat Eaton / Library and Archives Canada (Flickr)
June
Both Sandringham and Balmoral will be open for residents and visitors to enjoy the Queen's birthday celebrations across the Bank Holiday and on Thursday 2 June, The Queen's Birthday Parade (Trooping the Colour) will consist of over 1,200 officers from the Household Division. The colour will trooped on Horse Guards Parade by the 1st Battalion and Irish Guards.
The Queen's Coronation in 1953. / Image: Canada. Department of National Defence. Library and Archives Canada (Flickr)
On Friday 3 June, a Service of Thanksgiving will be held at St Paul's Cathedral to honour the Queen's reign, and the UK will join other UK territories, Channel Islands and more to light a beacon to mark the occasion. In London, the Principal Beacon will be lit in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
On Saturday 4 June, the Big Jubilee Lunch will be held. Street parties are already being planned across the UK and neighbours are expected to come together to mark the occasion.
Street Parties will be held in Her Majesty's honour. / Image: Royal UK
There will be performanced in London to tell the story of the Queen's reign through a pageant that will include a 'River of Hope', a section that will see over 200 silk flags flow through The Mall to replicate a moving river.
Both Thursday 2 June and Friday 3 June will be classed as bank holidays to give the public chance to celebrate the jubilee with Queen and the rest of the country.
July
During the month of July, there will be three displays to mark the Queen's accession to the throne, the Coronation and Jubilees will be displayed at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace.
The Queen usually celebrates the anniversary in private, so this string of celebrations will be quite the change a quiet celebration at Sandringham. However, at present it is not clear which events Her Majesty will attend or participate in after missing out on multiple public events in the past year due to doctors orders.
Tesco has officially unveiled its Christmas Meal Deal menu for 2026, and has revealed when it’ll be arriving in stores.
Spooky season may not have even arrived yet, but it won’t be long before the most wonderful time of the year is here and most of the UK’s major supermarkets have already started stocking their shelves with Christmas food, drink, and gifts galore.
Tesco has now unveiled all the sandwiches and snacks forming part of its iconic lunchtime meal deal selection.
10 new seasonal mains and sides have been launched this year, as well as some classics and returning fan favourites too.
Images: Tesco
The retailer says its food on-the-go experts have worked hard to bring a variety of festive flavours and great-quality ingredients together this year, with something on offer to cater to all tastes and preferences.
Available in stores and online from next week, with Tesco Clubcard members paying just £3.80 or £5.50 to upgrade to a Premium Meal Deal, some of the all-new main options you can choose from in 2026’s festive lineup include the Fully Loaded Chicken, Stuffing, Braised Red Cabbage & Cranberry Sauce Sandwich, the Christmas Triple Sandwich, and the Pork Meatball Wrap with smoky sage and onion mayonnaise.
Other returning favourites include the Brie and Cranberry Sandwich, the Currywurst Sausage Sub, and the absolute classic Turkey & Trimmings Sandwich.
For veggies and vegans, there’s a new Tesco Plant Chef Christmas Veg Fest Wrap, and for those who follow a gluten free diet, you can grab the Gluten Free Festive Chicken & Trimmings sandwich.
When it comes to snacks to accompany those mains, the festive Mini Pork Pies and Pig in Blanket Sausage Rolls are returning to the lineup this year, alongside some new additions like the Pretzels with Salted Caramel Soft Cheese Dip, and Mini Cheese Twists.
The 2026 Tesco Christmas Meal Deal range will be in stores across the UK from Monday 12 October, and there’s thousands of combinations to try.
Loads of famous spooky films are returning to Leeds cinemas this Halloween
Emily Sergeant
Lots of iconic spooky films are returning to Leeds cinemas this Halloween, alongside some new releases.
Now that October is here, there’s no denying that the spooky season is right around the corner, and Vue has announced that a whole host of creepy classics and the latest frightening flicks set to hit the big screen over the next couple of weeks – ranging from undeniable horrors, to family-friendly gems perfect for viewers of all ages.
Several cinemas across Leeds ill be taking part, including inside the Light and at Kirkstall.
Disney’s much-loved Hocus Pocus kicks off the lineup this month, before supernatural classics The Others and The Craft are back to terrify moviegoers from 16 October.
Iconic slasher film Scream – which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year – also returns to cinemas from 23 October.
Image: Unsplash
Cult-classic Donnie Darko and Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece Pan’s Labyrinth round out the re-releases on 30 October, to celebrate their 25th and 20th anniversaries, respectively.
Then, when it comes to new releases, you can settle in to watch new psychological thriller, Verity, adapted from the acclaimed Colleen Hoover novel of the same name and starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson.
Meanwhile, Ghosts: The Possession of Button House, based on the beloved and award-winning BBC comedy, arrives on 23 October.
Other new releases include The Other Mommy, DC’s Clayface, and Crawlers.
And if the lineup wasn’t good enough as it is on its own, film lovers at Vue Quayside, Printworks, and Bolton can also enjoy Vue’s biggest and comfiest seat, the ‘Ultra Lux’ – which are strategically positioned to give the best possible view of the big screen with extra-wide armrests, a personal table for snacks and drinks, and a state-of-the-art beverage cooler.
“This October, we’re thrilled to be able to put on a raft of new and classic films for fans of scary and spooky films,” commented Mike Anton, who is the General Manager at Vue Manchester Printworks.
“From family-friendly comedy horrors to cult favourites, we know how gripping scary films can be and want to provide the very best big screen experience for people to enjoy every laugh and every scare this Halloween, leaving them with an experience they’ll feel forever.”
Find out the full lineup of films near you and book tickets online here.
Sophie Smith -
10th January 2022 
