The Latest Breaking News from Britain

The travel chaos to expect as snow and ice hit Britain

Flights across Europe have been cancelled, while travellers by rail and road face severe disruption

The Independent UK · Jan 5

Starmer’s Venezuela dilemma exposes the limits of Britain’s ‘special relationship’

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As Washington acted unilaterally to capture Maduro, the prime minister was reduced to watching and waiting. The episode lays bare the fragility of the UK’s post-Brexit foreign policy and where its alliances truly lie

The Independent UK · Jan 4

Battery electric cars will overtake diesels in Great Britain by 2030, analysis suggests

London predicted to be the first UK city to go diesel-free, largely because of the ultra-low emission zone

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4

Leading UK far-right activist spoke at Russian extreme nationalist event

Exclusive: Patriotic Alternative’s Mark Collett addressed forum along with ideologue described as ‘Putin’s brain’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4

In 2026, remember this: Britain is much better than it was in so many ways. Don’t swallow the right’s lies

Populists rewrite the history of this nation because they were complicit in much of its ugliness. The progressive fightback must start now, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4

Myanmar's military government releases more than 6,100 prisoners on independence anniversary

Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to more than 6,100 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences to mark the 78th anniversary of the country's independence from Britain

The Independent UK · Jan 4

PM vows ‘no let-up’ on easing cost of living in new year pitch to voters

The Prime Minister will seek to win over voters with a promise that ‘positive change’ will be felt in 2026.

Evening Standard · Jan 3

‘It’s impossible not to feel relief’: UK Venezuelans on Maduro’s capture

Hope, fear and unease ripple through Britain’s Venezuelan community after US forces seized Nicolás Maduro

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3

Trump says US will ‘run’ Venezuela until ‘safe transition’

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said Britain had not been involved ‘in any way’ in the attack.

Evening Standard · Jan 3

Britain urged to enforce Australian-style social media ban for teenagers

The government’s independent terrorism watchdog has made the suggestion amid fears of teenagers being radicalised online

The Independent UK · Jan 3