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How Celtic languages spread across Britain and Ireland: why we need to reconsider the early story

The Celtic languages spoken today – namely Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx, Welsh, Cornish and Breton – all descend from Celtic languages once spoken across Britain and Ireland in antiquity. While the modern languages are well documented from the early middle ages onwards, what came before is far more mysterious.

The Conversation

Mary Flanagan vanished 66 years ago. A look inside the UK’s longest-running missing person case

IN DEPTH: Her family thought she was going to a New Year’s Eve party. She was never seen again. Six decades on, Mary Flanagan’s disappearance remains one of Britain’s most haunting mysteries. Harriette Boucher looks inside Britain’s longest missing person case

The Independent UK

Why the Caledonian Sleeper train is Britain’s contender for world’s greatest rail journey

The iconic route includes the Lake District and the West Highland Line, where civilisation melts away. US Travel Editor Ted Thornhill climbs aboard

The Independent UK

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New visa rules for 2026: The UK immigration changes set for the new year

The measures, which build on those set out in the Government's immigration white paper, are set to make it more difficult for some migrants to come to Britain

Evening Standard

Five charts that explain the global economic outlook for 2026

Inflation is predicted to cool but uncertainty over AI-driven growth and trade policy poses risks in the year ahead

The Guardian - UK

Warm weather hit sees Octopus slump to annual loss

Britain’s biggest energy supplier reported a £260.1 million pre-tax loss for the year to April 30 against profits of £77.6 million the previous year.

Evening Standard

Renewable energy project approvals hit record high in GB in 2025, data shows

Applications to build battery storage drive boom as offshore wind projects given go-ahead jump sevenfold year on year

The Guardian - UK

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Young Atlantic salmon seen in three English rivers for first time in a decade

Species that is critically endangered in Britain is spotted in Mersey, Bollin and Goyt rivers in north-west

The Guardian - UK

The unassuming king of Scotland: the year Oscar Onley announced himself to the world as Britain's next GC star

Despite WorldTour victories and fourth place at the Tour, Oscar Onley remains characteristically understated

Cycling Weekly

Starmer’s Labour branded ‘austerity-lite’ and ‘rudderless’ in scathing attack on PM by Unite boss

Head of one of the UK’s largest unions warns the government that a failure to prioritise workers in 2026 could lead to ‘sowing the seeds of its own destruction’

The Independent UK

‘Too complacent’: how Blair’s advisers misjudged his disastrous WI speech

Former PM’s team suggested initial less-politicised drafts seemed patronising and appealed to ‘fuddy-duddy Britain’

The Guardian - UK

D-Day veteran awarded British Empire Medal says Britain today is ‘disappointing’

Mervyn Kersh, 101, from Cockfosters, north London, is being honoured for his school talks on Holocaust remembrance and his wartime service.

Evening Standard

Number of people who say Britons must be ‘born British’ is rising, study shows

Exclusive: Research finds ‘worrying’ surge in support for hard-right narratives on national identity

The Guardian - UK

Britain needs new defence pact with Europe amid fears Trump won’t defend it from attack, voters say

Polling for The Independent shows voters are concerned the US may not come to Britain’s aid in the event of an attack by Putin

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International Business Times UK

Keir Starmer U-Turns: Why Labour's 'Economic Illiteracy' Should Terrify Britain

An analysis of Sir Keir Starmer's first 18 months in power, examining U-turns, broken promises and fiscal decisions sparking concern over Britain's political future.

The Guardian - UK

Susie Figgis obituary

Respected casting director who oversaw the choice of the three young leads for the Harry Potter films

The Guardian - UK

Influx of cheap Chinese imports could drive down UK inflation, economists say

As Trump’s tariffs take effect, Britain is likely alternative destination for cars, telecoms and sound equipment

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Prince and Princess of Wales to showcase 'best of Britain'

The Prince and Princess of Wales are reportedly planning to shine a light on the "best of Britain" next year by turning their focus on British businesses, skills and creativity throughout 2026.

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The Independent UK

Voices: ‘Rip-off Britain’: Readers clash over rise of illegal streaming and ‘dodgy sticks’

YOUR VIEWS: Our community said the surge in illegal streaming reflects rising anger at soaring subscription costs and fragmented sports coverage, with many arguing that ‘media companies should rein in their greed’ if they want fans to return to legal viewing

Evening Standard

Russian submarines ‘shadowed spy ship’ as it mapped UK undersea gas link

A Russian submarine was discovered escorting the Yantar while it examined a gas pipeline running between Britain and Ireland last November

The Fashion Central

Britain’s Loneliest Sheep is now Pregnant with twins two years after rescue - Fashion Central UK

Once dubbed Britain’s loneliest sheep, Fiona is about to become a mom—and not just to one lamb, but two. After spending two years isolated on a remote beach

International Business Times UK

Britain's X-Files: UK's History of Most Compelling UFO Encounters From Flying Saucers to Supernatural Events

Britain's UFO history includes Rendlesham Forest, Lakenheath radar mysteries, Warminster's eerie vibrations, and Yorkshire's sea sightings, leaving unexplained phenomena etched in national memory.

Evening Standard

Claims emerge Adolf Hitler had secret British lovechild with English aristocrat

Unity Mitford shot herself in the head when war broke out but survived and returned to Britain amid pregnancy rumours

International Business Times UK

UK UFO Secrets: Winston Churchill 'Ordered' 50-Year Cover-Up, Nick Pope Reveals Craft That Baffled Military Radar

Explore the UK's most mysterious UFO sightings, from Winston Churchill's secret 50-year cover-up to the terrifying 'otherworldly' craft at Rendlesham Forest.

The Guardian - UK

London Eye architect proposes 14-mile tidal power station off Somerset coast

West Somerset Lagoon would harness renewable energy for UK’s AI boom – and create ‘iconic’ arc around Bristol Channel

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