The Latest Breaking News from Britain

UK in talks with France about deal to swap people seeking asylum

Officials discuss plan to exchange people who come to UK irregularly for some with family case for being in Britain

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2025

Retired banker running 200 marathons in 200 days around Britain’s coast

Steve James, 65, will be completing the equivalent of 200 marathons in 200 days, while researchers monitor the impact upon him

Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2025

Visas not an issue in UK trade talks, insists India's top diplomat in London amid Trump tariff chaos

Vikram K Doraiswami stressed that his country wanted Indian companies to be able to move staff to Britain ‘more easily’ as part of an agreement, but their focus was on hiring locally

Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2025

UK's Top Court To Rule On How To Define A 'Woman'

Britain's highest court will hand down a landmark ruling Wednesday on the definition of a "woman", weighing in on a long-running, divisive debate about biological sex versus gender identity.

International Business Times · Apr 16, 2025

London heart attack patient, 71, is Britain’s first to get lifesaving ‘chemotherapy-style’ treatment

Paul Curtis said he ‘got his life back’ by trusting specialists at St George’s Hospital, Tooting

Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2025

Labour slammed over secret plan to hand power to EU courts

Labor is under fire after reports claimed the UK is preparing to hand the EU courts fresh power over meat and dairy imports.

The Fashion Central · Apr 15, 2025

Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media

Former PM says she wants to protect free speech after being ‘cut off at the knees’ by ‘the elite’ while at No 10

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2025

Who will benefit most from a new UK-US trade deal?

NEWS ANALYSIS: Vice-president JD Vance has said there is a ‘good chance’ a deal could be reached soon, but what are the red lines, and will it mean Britain can avoid tariffs? Alicja Hagopian, David Maddox and Archie Mitchell explain

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025

How Britain could forge a steelmaking revolution despite British Steel’s woes

Letters: Euan G Nisbet suggests a way the UK steel industry could be saved and become a world leader. Plus letters from others responding to the crisis at Chinese-owned British Steel

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2025

EU and UK call to put an end to 'horrific' Sudan war at London conference

The UK led international calls, today, Tuesday, for an urgent end to the war in Sudan, as London hosted a high-level conference marking two years since the conflict began. Britain pledged an additional £120 million (137 million euros) in humanitarian aid, warning that Sudan is now facing the worst humanitarian…

Radio France Internationale · Apr 15, 2025