Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Britain

Britain to Call Out Iran as ‘Threat’ to Middle East Security

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will call out Iran and Russia as threats to the security of the Middle East in a speech to global leaders in Bahrain on Saturday. Speaking at the Manama Dialogue security conference in Bahrain, he will commit to working with partners in the region to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Adoption, witchcraft and Britain’s most hated woman: The ‘cash for babies’ mum 21 years on

The full, wild tale of an adoption scandal that dominated headlines in early 2001 – and that Tony Blair called ‘disgusting’ – is delicately explored in a new Prime Video series. Eloise Hendy speaks to the woman once dubbed ‘the most hated in Britain’ for paying £8,000 to adopt two…

The Independent UK

Canada Spy Agency Probing Death Threats from Iran

Canada's spy agency said Friday it is investigating credible death threats against people in Canada by Iran, days after Britain levelled similar accusations against the Iranian regime. CSIS is actively investigating several threats to life emanating from Tehran based on credible intelligence, Eric Balsam, spokesman for the Canadian Security Intelligence…

Asharq Al-Awsat

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Police chief says ‘big proportion’ of Met’s officers ‘not properly deployable’

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has been head of Britain’s biggest police force since September.

The Independent UK

Mo Farah says gruelling track ordeals nothing compared to child trafficking nightmare

In a TV documentary earlier this year the Olympic runner disclosed he was smuggled into Britain from Somalia and treated like a servant by the people with whom he first lived

Daily Mirror

'A stain on our nation's conscience': 50,000 people join MPs to back our campaign for 'Awaab's Law'

Awaab Ishak tragically died aged just two; there are calls for an inquiry into his death

Manchester Evening News

"Last Week Tonight" versus The Crown

In last Sunday's scathing episode, John Oliver questions our defense of British royalty and all wealth worship

Salon

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Biography of poet John Donne wins UK nonfiction book prize

A book that argues Elizabethan poet John Donne should rank alongside William Shakespeare as a literary genius has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book award

The Independent UK

West Pushes Iran to Cooperate with IAEA

Western powers on Friday urged Iran to take "essential and urgent" action on issues raised by the UN's nuclear watchdog, a day after Tehran was criticized for a lack of cooperation. On Thursday the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency's board of governors passed a resolution targeting Tehran, amid an impasse…

Asharq Al-Awsat

A stark lesson for Keir Starmer from the budget: the Tories won’t just lose, you have to beat them

Labour’s path to victory was clear when Truss was in office. A politically cunning autumn statement has made it harder, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Eighty countries sign declaration to curb bombing in urban areas

Eighty countries including the United States, Britain and France signed a declaration in Dublin on Friday pledging to refrain from urban bombing, the first time states have agreed to curb the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.

Reuters

This warm autumn is a warning: Britain’s seasons are changing for good

A mild November may be talked of as a ‘freak weather event’, but the climate crisis will make the abnormal normal, says Sophie Pavelle, ambassador for the Wildlife Trusts

The Guardian - UK

Relief meets fear as UK budget calms economy but brings pain

Britain’s Conservative government is defending its decision to hike taxes for millions of working people in the “squeezed middle” class as it tries to shore up an economy battered by double-digit inflation

The Independent UK

Whisper it, but the UK and the EU are starting to mend their broken relationship

Britain is realising that, even after Brexit, it can’t turn its back on its European neighbours, says the German historian Helene von Bismarck

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Retail sales in Great Britain below pre-pandemic levels as shoppers cut back

Drop of 2.4% in three months to October is worst quarterly performance since March 2021

Reuters

Britain says drone circles vessel in Gulf of Oman after strike on tanker

Britain's maritime agency said a drone circled a ship in the Gulf of Oman on Friday, three days after an Iranian-made drone attacked a tanker in the region.

The Guardian - UK

Wild by Amy Jeffs audiobook review – otherworldly tales from medieval Britain

The author’s folksongs add a new dimension to these evocative short stories inspired by objects and texts from medieval times

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement: setting a trap for Labour

Editorial: The government wants voters to think the economic question is about reducing debt rather than Tory failure

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Pay more tax, get less in return: this budget lays bare the bleak reality of Britain’s economy

Jeremy Hunt didn’t mention that living standards may fall by 7% over the next two years, leaving many people treading water, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Daily Mirror

'Tories have decided working people will pay the bill for them crashing economy'

In an article for the Mirror, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the government expects ordinary people to pay the price – with stealth taxes on working people, and tax breaks for the banks.

Reuters

EU to signal Britain needs to move on Northern Ireland dispute

The European Union is expected on Friday to signal to new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that his government must resolve the long-running dispute over Northern Ireland, EU diplomats said.

The Independent UK

Leonid meteor shower to light up skies over Britain

This year the best time to see the spectacle above Britain will be between midnight and before dawn on Friday.

Daily Mirror

Rachel Reeves accuses Tories of 'picking pockets' of millions of Brits with Autumn Budget

The Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Britain 'can longer afford a Conservative Government' after Jeremy Hunt confirmed the UK is now in recession with the economy expected to shrink further in 2023

The Guardian - UK

Government plans £6bn to insulate UK houses and gives go-ahead for Sizewell C

Jeremy Hunt says energy efficiency will help to stop Britain being at mercy of global gas prices

Wales Online

King's coronation must not be 'woke-fest celebration of so-called modern Britain', says Tory MP

Former minister Sir Edward Leigh told the Commons that the link between the Church of England and the King needed to be maintained when the coronation takes place next year

1 … 548 549 550 551

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

International Atomic Energy Agency

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.