The Latest Breaking News from Britain

After a mad week, Labour is hopefully seeing sense: Starmer needs to stay

The only winners from a political coup in Westminster would be Labour’s enemies on the left and right, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13

Energy giant Centrica announces £2.4m partnership with charity Multibank

The aim of the Multibank is to ease the cost-of-living pressure on families living in or facing poverty.

Evening Standard · Feb 13

Football must reject Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s cynical, self-serving electioneering

Tax exile has already proven himself a terrible club owner; now his ill-informed diatribe about immigration has poured fuel on wider flames

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12

Peter Mandelson to be stripped of peerage under new laws 'as soon as possible', confirms minister

The government has been engulfed in scandal over the Prime Minister’s decision to appoint Lord Mandelson Britain’s ambassador to the US despite his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein

Evening Standard · Feb 12

Jim Ratcliffe apologises for claiming Britain has been ‘colonised’ by migrants as FA looks into comments

The Ineos founder said he was sorry if he ‘offended some people’ with his remarks, but insisted that is important to ‘raise the issue of controlled and well-managed immigration that supports economic growth’

The Independent UK · Feb 12

The five Winter Olympic sports Team GB will never master as medal drought goes on

Near misses have been the story of the 2026 Winter Olympics but even that would be progress in some disciplines.

The Independent UK · Feb 12

Yellow warning for snow and ice in force as Arctic air freezes Britain

The alert covers most of Scotland until 12pm on Friday, with a separate warning issued for northern parts of England.

Evening Standard · Feb 12

Reform by-election candidate calls for ‘young girls’ to be given ‘biological reality’ check

Exclusive: Matt Goodwin argued ‘young girls’ should be explained ‘the biological reality’ that ‘many women in Britain are having children much too late in life’

The Independent UK · Feb 12

Britain leads world when it comes to migration concerns, major poll finds

More than one in five (21 per cent) Britons say immigration is the biggest problem the country faces, but the issue barely registers as a top concern elsewhere

The Independent UK · Feb 12

Team GB’s Matt Weston leads golden charge as skeleton rivals unite behind banned Ukrainian

Britain’s Matt Weston is poised for the podium after setting the pace in the opening two runs of the men’s skeleton competition at the Winter Olympics

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12