The Latest Breaking News from England

Lionesses clicking into gear at Euro 2025 as they prepare for Sweden scrap

Promising signs for England and a sense that Sarina Wiegman’s side finding form at the right time

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025

Women’s Euro 2025: Sweden v England buildup and the latest news – as it happened

Fans arrived in Zurich as Sweden prepared to face England in the Euro 2025 quarter-finals

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2025

Preferred bidder named for Scotland-England electricity 'superhighway'

Siemens Energy has been selected as the preferred bidder for a £2.5 billion subsea electricity superhighway between Scotland and England

The National (Scotland) · Jul 17, 2025

London weather: Thunderstorm alert raised to severe as capital warned of 'significant flooding' threat

Amber warning for thunderstorms issued for between 4am and 11am on Saturday

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2025

First Home Improvements review: best installer for long-lasting quotes

First Home Improvements has some of the broadest coverage of England and roots going back to the 1970s

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025

Police race action plan for England and Wales could be sidelined, monitor says

Concern raised that end of central funding and of monitor’s oversight could lead to post-BLM plan being deprioritised

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2025

Resident doctors accused of ‘greedy’ pay demands before Streeting talks

Hospital chiefs warn next week’s strike in England will cause ‘chaos’ in NHS, as BMA pushes for 29% rise on top of last year’s 22% deal

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2025

Thursday briefing: Misinformation, access and cuts – the UK’s measles surge explained

In today’s newsletter: With an alarming rise in cases culminating in the death of a child at Alder Hey hospital last week, urgent solutions to the disease’s resurgence are required.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2025

High water bills, filthy rivers – and now drought. This is England’s great artificial water crisis of 2025

In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2025

Childminder costs over school summer holidays as high as £1,800, research finds

Coram survey in Great Britain finds 4% rise in holiday childcare club costs and shortage of places, especially for children with Send

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2025