Britain’s ‘biggest rat’ found in Yorkshire home The gigantic rodent is thought to be the biggest in the UK The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025
Wilderness Festival review: Glorious and scenic – an endless cycle of wandering, sunbathing and drinking 4/5 Wet Leg, Supergrass and Orbital steal the show at Britain’s bougiest festival – but bag searches and VIP areas mean it’s never a wholly relaxed affair The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2025
‘The river becomes an otherworldly bayou’: five of the best paddleboard and kayak adventures in the UK Navigating to a backwater pub or brewery and paddling around one of Britain’s last wildernesses is a magical way to explore The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2025
Keir Starmer's defence plan will not make UK safer, ex-UN adviser warns KEIR Starmer’s pledge to ramp up defence spending in the UK to 5 of GDP by 2035 will make the country more insecure and won’t save the economy,… The National (Scotland) · Aug 4, 2025
‘Iconic’ birds that once vanished from Britain could be coming back to London after centuries Breeding populations were hunted to extinction in Britain in the 1400s The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2025
Storm Floris prompts danger to life warning for parts of UK Met Office issues amber threat rating in Scotland with severe travel delays expected on Monday The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2025
Britain hopes a crackdown on people-smugglers' social media ads will help curb Channel crossings Britain has announced that people advertising fake passports or people-smuggling services on social media could face up to five years in prison The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2025
Voices: Netanyahu’s gameplan for Gaza is in tatters The Israeli prime minister has long cast himself in a Churchillian mould, a wartime leader who is uniquely placed to remodel the Middle East’s geopolitical landscape with his military might. Other world leaders this week have shown that the truth is rather different, says Alon Pinkas The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2025
‘Overheads have gone up’: Britain’s hospitality sector faces tough time this summer Pubs and restaurants report rising costs including food price inflation, labour and NICs while employing fewer seasonal staff The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2025
The legacy Duncan Scott boasts after anchoring Great Britain to World Championships glory Scott could become the most decorated British Olympian of all time at LA 2028 The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025
Two Surprising Royals Have Been Named as Some of the Best-Dressed Women in Britain—And Princess Kate Didn't Make the List The 'Tatler' top 10 includes some royal style stars. Marie Claire · Aug 1, 2025
Musk's X Accuses Britain Of Online Safety 'Overreach' Elon Musk-owned social network X on Friday accused Britain's government of "overreach" with a new law designed to protect children from harmful online content such as pornography. International Business Times · Aug 1, 2025
Great Britain strike World Championships gold in men’s freestyle relay The quartet of Duncan Scott, James Guy, Matthew Richards and Jack McMillan secured Great Britain’s first swimming medal in Singapore The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2025 Family of Briton murdered in Jamaica seek answers over UK officials’ ‘indifference’ Delroy Walker’s relatives say they were initially told ‘your brother’s not British, or not British enough’ to receive help
The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2025 Reform’s tales of wasteland Britain won’t work. There’s a far larger market for hope Abundance is Rachel Reeves’s summer beach read, and with its optimistic ideas about energy and housing, it shows the left a possible way forward, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025 Britain’s rarest breeding bird successfully nests in UK for first time in six years Britain's rarest breeding bird has successfully nested in the UK for the first time in six years, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has announced.
Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2025 OPINION - Brexit schmexit, we're in tariff era now and Britain is finally feeling the benefits For all the comedy drama of Donald Trump’s Scottish visit, the implications for UK Plc and London as its fulcrum are positive. Or rather, are a lot less negative than the EU-US trade deal, which left the EU Commission boss Ursula von der Leyen looking as if she had swallowed…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2025 Is this tough US-EU trade deal a triumph for Brexit Britain? Only in leavers’ most delusional fantasies Yes, Britain secured better terms with the US than most other countries. But compared with the huge loss of European trade, it’s a drop in the ocean, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025 Voices: Is Britain’s travel infrastructure fit for purpose? Join The Independent Debate THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: A major air traffic control failure that grounded flights across the UK has reignited concerns over whether Britain’s travel infrastructure is still fit for purpose
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025 Which plants to keep – and abandon – as climate change takes its toll Climate change will bring the United Kingdom warmer, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers
Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2025 Drink-drive deaths up 7% in a decade Department for Transport statistics reveal an estimated 260 people died in drink-drive crashes on Britain’s roads in 2023.
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2025 UK transport secretary demands answers from air traffic control chief after flight disruption Britain’s transport chief has summoned the head of the country’s air traffic control operator to explain the problem that grounded and diverted dozens of flights
The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2025 Critics say Starmer is no Attlee – and they’re right. Labour must look to the future, not the past All Labour leaders live in the shadow of his postwar triumphs. But he wasn’t perfect – and didn’t face the challenges of today, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2025 Britain’s biggest police force to double use of live facial recognition The Metropolitan Police is also planning to expand its public order crime team amid a rise in protest-related offences in the past two years.