The most affordable cities in Britain for single home buyers Single buyers account for around two-fifths of first-time purchases, with affordability constraints often working against single earners Evening Standard · Feb 12
Heartbreak for Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson as Team GB’s medal drought continues Fear and Gibson were widely tipped to win Britain’s first figure skating medal since Lillehammer 1994, but suffered heartbreak as they recorded their worst result since their debut Olympics four years ago The Independent UK · Feb 11
Man, 80, dies from 'first suspected case of cholera in Britain since 1901' The father-of-two sadly died in hospital in Warwickshire when his condition rapidly deteriorated after his family thought he had norovirus Evening Standard · Feb 11
Starmer tells Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying UK ‘colonised’ by immigrants PM calls comments by Man United co-owner, who also hit out at people on benefits, ‘offensive and wrong’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 11
Surely potholes were never this bad before? Maybe I’m just getting older, but it seems there are more potholes than ever – big, deep, ruinous and a metaphor for Britain today, writes Adrian Chiles The Guardian - UK · Feb 11
One of Britain’s most prolific fare dodgers avoids jail despite not paying for 112 train tickets Charles Brohiri, 29, did not pay fares valued at more than £3,000 for train journeys between 2024 and 2025 The Independent UK · Feb 11
Britain’s building standards are now so bad, even the super-rich are facing housing misery Residents of the UK’s most expensive flats have won a court case over defective pipework. If their homes are shoddily built, what hope do the rest of us have, asks writer and curator Phineas Harper The Guardian - UK · Feb 11
Wednesday briefing: Why the debate over working from home says more about inequality than productivity In today’s newsletter: Hybrid working has quietly settled into Britain’s post-pandemic landscape but the real story lies in who gets flexibility and who never did The Guardian - UK · Feb 11
The Guardian view on Jimmy Lai: what Britain’s caution says about its relationship to Beijing’s power Editorial: Australia defended a detained journalist despite the risks. Britain’s muted response to a media mogul’s harsh sentence suggests a narrowing view of what confrontation is worth The Guardian - UK · Feb 10
King Charles III seeks 'moral high ground' with pledge to help police as Epstein scandal deepens In an earlier era, Britain’s royal family might have tried to bury the scandal surrounding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein The Independent UK · Feb 10
Brutal but beautiful: Southbank Centre’s Grade II listing is the cherry on a concrete cake As one of the longest running battles in British heritage comes to an end, the listing of the London arts complex vindicates the audacity of this sensational droogs’ paradise The Guardian - UK · Feb 10
Tate Britain enjoys busiest winter in decade as weekend opening hours extended The Millbank venue has extended its weekend opening hours in response to a surge in demand Evening Standard · Feb 10
Winter Olympics 2026: More heartbreak for Team GB as Italy nick curling bronze Britain’s wait for a first medal of the games wears on Evening Standard · Feb 10
Muirhead vows to rally Team GB as curling defeat means wait goes on for Winter Olympic medal Great Britain are still searching for their first medal of the Winter Olympics after Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds were defeated in a nail-biting curling mixed doubles bronze medal game by Italy The Guardian - UK · Feb 10
The Independent UK · Feb 10 Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds miss out on mixed doubles curling bronze The Great Britain pair went down 5-3 to Italy in the bronze medal match.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 10 Campaigners welcome ‘long overdue’ listing of brutalist Southbank Centre Decision to grant Grade II status marks turnaround for what was once voted ‘Britain’s ugliest building’
The Independent UK · Feb 10 Britain is becoming sunnier, according to science Despite the dismal start to the year, the UK has become 4 per cent sunnier since 1994 due to a reduction in pollutant particles
The Guardian - UK · Feb 10 Jimmy Lai’s sentencing tells me this: democracy is dead in Hong Kong, and I escaped just in time Who will speak out for values and rights and my fellow democracy activist now that opposition has been silenced in Hong Kong? I say Britain should, says activist Nathan Law
Evening Standard · Feb 10 London's Southbank Centre finally gets listed status after 35-year battle to secure 60s Brutalist landmark The new listing marks a major victory for campaigners, who have long argued for the building’s architectural and cultural importance
Euronews · Feb 10 UK's Starmer vows to 'fight for his job' as Epstein-Mandelson scandal deepens The UK prime minister has insisted he would not step down amid calls for his resignation from opposition and party members alike.
Radio France Internationale · Feb 10 Legal advice and translation lacking in UK–France migrant returns deal Migrants deported from Britain to France under the UK government’s “one in, one out” scheme were left without adequate access to translators, legal advice or clear information about their futures, according to a report published on Monday.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 10 Public faith in politics is now in the gutter. Here’s how Labour should drag it out With Britain sliding down the index of transparency and voters angry, the looming election bill fails to confront the real issues, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The Independent UK · Feb 9 How long will Britain’s rain deluge last after 41st consecutive day of wet weather? ‘Winter is stuck on repeat,’ Met Office says, while Wildlife Trusts warns of impacts on vulnerable species
Evening Standard · Feb 9 ‘Britain at War’ knitted figures bring wartime stories to life in Enniskillen The 80-metre installation is currently on show at St Macartin’s Cathedral.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 9 Is Britain about to lose another prime minister? While the herd is yet to move against Keir Starmer, many believe his tenure may be coming to an end