UK hit with heavy rain and weather warnings ahead of Easter weekend Met Office has issued yellow rain warnings for parts of Britain The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2025
Outpatient care ‘ineffective for both patients and staff’ – report Leading doctors have set out a list of recommendations to improve care going forward. The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025
More migrants arrive in UK after record English Channel crossings Pictures showed people wearing life jackets coming ashore from a Border Force vessel in Dover on Monday. Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2025
What time is the Blue Origin launch? Katy Perry to fly into space with all-female crew Katy Perry and a crew of five other women are heading into space on a rocket funded by Jeff Bezos. The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025
UK may be on track to see worst year for wildfires, figures show As of Monday there have been 115 blazes and an area of more than 96 square miles (24,890 hectares) has been scorched since January 1. The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025
Heavy rain to reduce risk of wildfires following possible hottest day of year Highs of 24C are forecast for parts of the UK on Friday and Saturday. Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2025
Reform has more candidates in local elections than Labour or Tories A total of 1,641 council seats across 23 local authorities in England are up for grabs on May 1. Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2025
What the latest NHS hospital figures for England show Some 193,516 people had been waiting more than a year for hospital treatment at the end of February. Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2025
NHS meets key cancer target amid warning that patients still face delays to care The overall waiting list for treatment also fell for the sixth consecutive month. Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2025
Deadline nears to register to vote in May 1 local and mayoral elections Some 1,641 council seats in England are up for grabs across 23 local authorities. Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2025
UK will continue negotiations ‘coolly and calmly’ as Trump pauses some tariffs The US president will raise the tariff on Chinese imports to 125%. Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2025
UK-US deal or eased tariffs ‘won’t be enough’, Starmer warns Donald Trump later said he would be pausing tariffs on most nations for 90 days. Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2025
How landlords are abolishing living rooms to leave rentals ‘crowded and miserable’ Exclusive: Fewer renters are finding themselves with a space to socialise while rents only go up The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025
UK-US deal or eased tariff rates ‘won’t be enough’ for Britain, Starmer warns Ministers including Chancellor Rachel Reeves have stressed the UK must look elsewhere to improve relations with other countries aside from the US. Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2025
The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025 VE Day parade to go ahead after councillor suggested it would be ‘elitist’ Dacorum Borough Council cabinet member Caroline Smith-Wright had told a meeting on April 2 that there were no plans for a parade.
Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2025 Reeves seeks to reassure City as markets slide again over US tariffs A 10% tax on all UK exports to the US came into effect on Wednesday morning.
Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2025 Many unaware of negative heat pump ‘myths’ but cost is big issue, polling finds A survey showed half of people would likely switch to heat pumps if it meant savings on bills.
Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2025 Cheaper mortgages could be a ‘silver lining’ in fallout from Trump tariffs Experts said expectations that interest rates will fall have risen since Donald Trump’s tariffs announcement last Wednesday.
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025 Only 3% of local road network received maintenance in 12 months – analysis The RAC, which conducted the research, said it shows local authorities are ‘in a cycle of merely filling potholes’.
Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2025 Trump says he will not pause tariffs as Starmer calls for ‘cool heads’ The Prime Minister said the UK had to ‘rise together as a nation’ in the face of a new era of global instability.
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025 Global recession fears as markets plunge on Trump’s tariff ‘medicine’ Banks warn of slowdown but president threatens to escalate trade war with China by imposing even higher import taxes
Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2025 FTSE dives to year-low as global market turmoil continues The FTSE 100 fell by 4.38% to 7,702.08, its lowest closing price since March last year, at the end of trading.
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025 Stock market volatility deepens as Wall Street faces rollercoaster opening The US’s S&P 500 had major swings on Monday.
Evening Standard · Apr 7, 2025 Starmer calls for calm as global markets tumble following Trump’s tariffs Sir Keir Starmer said the UK had to meet ‘the great challenge of the age’ after US President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on goods sent to the US.
Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2025 Keir Starmer to give more details on economic support in wake of US tariffs The Prime Minister said that when it comes to the global economy and trade ‘the world as we know it has gone’.