The Latest Breaking News from Britain

Editorial: An assault of this kind was widely feared. Now that it has happened, Britain faces a choice between deeper division and greater tolerance

Editorial: Kemi Badenoch’s plan to scrap the Climate Change Act is reckless. Ed Miliband offers a bolder, fairer vision. The future must be built on renewables

A former Metropolitan Police Detective Superintendent said she was "ashamed" that she was a police officer, as Britain's biggest police force was hit with claims of racism and misogyny after officers at a London police station were secretly filmed making racist comments and bragging about using violence.

The entire UK is covered by weather warnings as the Storm Amy hits, bringing gale-force winds of up to 100mph.

Britain’s biggest retailer said it now expected operating profit for the full year of between £2.9 billion and £3.1 billion

Putin warns Trump sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would be 'new stage of escalation'

PM will stop migrants having automatic rights to bring family members to Britain as he ramps up bid to counter threat from Reform over immigration

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The prime minister has staked his reputation on recognising that our relationship with the European Convention on Human Rights isn’t working. His unassailable record as a defender of those rights must be brought to full force to save our immigration system from itself

Labour's Ed Miliband has pledged to introduce legislation banning fracking permanently in the UK, sparking applause from environmentalists and fierce debate over Britain's energy future.