The Latest Breaking News from Britain

The label once used to describe the UK’s industrial decline in the 1970s is echoing anew as fresh data show the economy slipping into reverse. A 0.1% contraction in September and weak quarterly growth have revived doubts about Britain’s economic vitality amid global trade headwinds.

Stronger public finances require stronger economy, but large tax rises and spending cuts could squeeze activity further

Starmer's £2.5B Rolls-Royce SMR gamble at Wylfa promises nuclear jobs and energy security—while the US slams the 'disappointing' snub. Explore the global fallout from Britain's bold nuclear pivot.

Ukraine’s General Staff said oil depot were attacked in occupied Zaporizhzhia and Crimea

As Keir Starmer announces SMRs to be built in Wales, US ambassador says Britain should choose ‘a different path’

The two U.S. allies were OK with helping arrest suspected drug smugglers, but not with helping kill them.

Why is it that the politics of hope offered up by the left is dismissed as naive, while the policies of the centre and right are portrayed as all that is possible? asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

Britain and South Africa have returned to Asanti king Otumfuo Osei Tutu II over 130 gold and bronze artefacts looted between the 1870s and the early 20th century or bought on the open market.

‘I don’t think they have really been recognised traditionally, the music was sidelined on radio,’ says singer

Knight said British music would look very different without the impact of the Windrush generation.

Britain's Health Secretary Wes Streeting has denied plotting to oust Prime Minister Keir Starmer