The Latest Breaking News from Britain

Nvidia is powering the UK's fastest supercomputer yet - here's what it can do

Britain's fastest supercomputer is powered by nearly 5,500 GH200 chips.

TechRadar · Jul 21, 2025

Biggest July dip in average asking price for a home ‘in at least 20 years’

Property experts have downgraded forecasts for house price and rental growth this year.

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025

House prices see biggest July drop for 'at least 20 years'

Property experts have downgraded forecasts for house price and rental growth this year

Evening Standard · Jul 20, 2025

Our failing water firms are a damning reflection of Broken Britain

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The continuing sewage scandal is a blight on our country. The Independent Water Commission’s forthcoming review must now plot a new course for the industry

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025

The Diane Abbott row shows how impoverished Britain’s conversations about race have become

We should be able to discuss the different ways in which minorities are racialised in a thoughtful – and sometimes confronting – way, says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2025

Britain is lowering the voting age to 16. It's getting a mixed reaction

The British government has announced plans to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 before the next national election

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025

Britain’s ban on lead ammunition could save tens of thousands of birds from poisoning

The UK’s environment minister Emma Hardy has announced a ban on toxic lead ammunition to protect Britain’s countryside. This ban includes the sale and use for hunting of both lead shotgun ammunition (each cartridge of which contains hundreds of small lead pellets called “shot”), used mainly for hunting small game…

The Conversation · Jul 18, 2025

Britain and its people are not safe, former Nato chief warns Parliament

Lord Robertson of Port Ellen said the UK is lacking in ammunition, training, people, logistics, and medical capacity.

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2025

British people are not safe and the country is underprepared for war, security chief warns

Lord Robertson of Port Ellen said the UK is lacking in ammunition, training, people, logistics, and medical capacity

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025

This fiasco didn’t start when Britain leaked Afghans’ names, but when we invaded their country

Even after Tony Blair’s bungled war, UK leaders still yearned to dominate the world stage. We can all see where that has led, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2025