Records tumble for Team GB on super Sunday at Winter Olympics Britain won gold in the mixed team snowboard cross and the mixed team skeleton on Sunday. The Independent UK · Feb 15
‘Right about everything’: Liz Truss tweets photo of meeting with Trump Unclear how encounter between Britain’s shortest-serving PM and US president was initiated and how long it lasted The Guardian - UK · Feb 15
Olympics curling controversy escalates as Britain accused of infraction The allegations had been limited to Canadian curlers, who represent one of the world's most fervent fan bases The Independent UK · Feb 15
‘It’s unbelievable’, Huw Nightingale’s father says after historic snowboard gold Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale took home Great Britain’s first ever Olympic gold medal on snow in the mixed team snowboard cross event. Evening Standard · Feb 15
British and German military chiefs press ‘moral’ case for rearmament Defence leaders write joint appeal urging public on need to be prepared for war with Russia and resulting costs The Guardian - UK · Feb 15
Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale win historic snowboard gold for Britain The pair took the mixed team snowboard cross Olympic title with a brilliant display in Livigno. The Independent UK · Feb 15
Winter Olympics: Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale win historic snowboard cross gold First time Great Britain have won two gold medals at a single Winter Olympics Evening Standard · Feb 15
Epstein files rock Britain — but why? The contrast with Trump's America is both obvious and shocking — but it’s not the whole story Salon · Feb 15
Starmer doubles down on closer links with EU as he says Britain is ‘turning its back’ on Brexit years Prime minister comes out fighting after calls for him to resign over Mandelson scandal and says he will still be Labour leader at the time of the next election The Independent UK · Feb 15
Larry the cat, Britain's Chief Mouser at 10 Downing Street for 15 years, in photos Photos look back at 15 years of Larry the cat as Britain’s Chief Mouser at 10 Downing Street, where the former stray has become a familiar presence through years of political change. Adopted in 2011, Larry has served under six prime ministers, earning a reputation for greeting dignitaries, lounging in… The Independent UK · Feb 15
‘First feline’ Larry marks 15 years as Britain’s political top cat Larry the cat is marking 15 years as Britain’s Chief Mouser at 10 Downing Street, a symbol of stability in turbulent political times The Independent UK · Feb 15
Janine Flock slides into history to write unlikely Winter Olympics redemption tale Denied by Great Britain’s Lizzy Yarnold in 2018, Flock became the oldest women’s skeleton Olympic medallist The Independent UK · Feb 14
Voices: Keir Starmer is right to embrace our European future THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: In defence and economics, Britain’s interests lie in closer cooperation with its neighbours The Independent UK · Feb 14
Britain blames Russia for poisoning Alexei Navalny with dart frog toxin Two years on from the death of Mr Navalny at a Siberian penal colony, the UK and its allies have pinned the blame on the Russian state. The Independent UK · Feb 14
The Independent UK · Feb 14 Britain’s most-loved car goes electric as Everrati plans iconic Mini revival Exclusive: Original Mini to be reborn as a £155,000 electric car by British specialist Everrati
The Independent UK · Feb 14 Starmer has grasped what his predecessors would not – that Britain is better off in Europe than with the US ANALYSIS: The prime minister has shown that the UK needs to stand with the friends it needs – not an American ally that doesn’t need Britain, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley from Kyiv
The Independent UK · Feb 13 ‘Lamps would go out across Europe’ under Greens or Reform, Starmer to claim The Prime Minister will suggest the two parties would pose a risk to Britain and Europe’s security during a speech in Munich.
The Independent UK · Feb 13 Starmer: Britain’s ‘Brexit years’ are over and we need Europe, not Donald Trump After the US president rocked the continent with his threat to take Greenland, the prime minister praises Europe as a ‘sleeping giant’
Evening Standard · Feb 13 Keir Starmer to call for Europe to curb dependence on US at defence summit The UK must deepen ties with the EU and not ‘surrender’ control by turning inwards, the Prime Minister will say in Munich.
Evening Standard · Feb 13 Matt Weston wins skeleton gold as Team GB grab first medal at 2026 Winter Olympics Double world champion puts in dominant performance to win Britain’s first medal at the 2026 Games being held in Milan Cortina
The Independent UK · Feb 13 Ice-cool Matt Weston makes history and ends Team GB’s medal drought with skeleton gold The reigning world champion and World Cup winner withstood all the pressure to break the Cortina track record four times in a row on his way to becoming Britain’s first ever men’s skeleton Olympic champion
The Conversation · Feb 13 Britain’s relentless rain shows climate predictions playing out as expected Large parts of the UK are experiencing relentless rainfall, with some places seeing rain for 41 consecutive days and counting. In Reading, in the south east of England, our university’s official rain gauge has recorded precipitation on 31 consecutive days – unprecedented in records stretching all the way back to…
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13 Trump, Musk and now UK billionaire Jim Ratcliffe – they are the enablers, making racists feel great again With their profile and vile words, these malign provocateurs are tearing down decency’s guardrails, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13 ‘Arctic blast’ threatens to disrupt UK horse racing programme until next week Ascot is the only jumps meeting card in Britain which does not face an inspection, with below freezing forecasts for Wincanton and Haydock
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13 Forget Jim Ratcliffe’s half-apology: to speak of immigrants ‘colonising’ Britain crosses a line and he must fix that He fused an echo of Enoch Powell with the spirit of the far right’s great replacement theory. This is no way to progress a humane migration debate, says Sunder Katwala, director of British Future