The Latest Breaking News from Britain

From colonial leaders dressed in trippy patterns to a library of historical conflicts, this delightful show brings a welcome wit and rationality to today’s angry debates

Victims of the fake stamp scam face having to pay £5 penalties to collect their post

Britain, the US, and Japan plan joint military exercises in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance security and cooperation.

Any plans for ‘national renewal’ must focus on freeing the UK from its vice of wallowing in guilt or glory, writes Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Rishi Sunak has said sorry. This recantation didn't quite match the magnitude of Keith Joseph's 1974 apology for the Conservatives Party's role in the post-war consensus or Tony Blair's expression of regret over Britain's role during the Irish potato famine. But it is parliamentary recess and the pickings are slim.

Stephen Kaye has Parkinson’s but couple blocked from Britain despite having paid taxes there

From welling up on camera to getting angry over the state of Britain’s housebuilding, Kevin McCloud knows there’s nothing more emotive than our homes

On 8 April 1904, Britain and France signed a historic agreement heralding an end to centuries of bloody feuding. See how the Guardian reported events

I first encountered species as a boy, when it was the commonest bird in Britain – now they are very scarce in my Somerset garden

Flirting with leaving the European court of human rights has failed to move the dial for the PM, and has highlighted his deficiencies, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

British government is coming under growing pressure to halt weapons supplies to Israel as it continues its war on Gaza.