The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Foreign staff have ‘changed our lives’: Scottish farmers fear for future after changes to skilled worker visas

Locals say staff from the Philippines and elsewhere have made life better, and plan to take their case to a government body

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2025

Pro-Palestine marches have become ‘carnivals of hatred’, Badenoch tells Tory conference – as it happened

Party leader says Britain has allowed extremism to go unchecked

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2025

Mia O'Brien, 23, to Appeal 25-Year Dubai Sentence After One-Day Trial Conducted Entirely in Arabic

British law student Mia O'Brien, 23, is appealing a 25-year prison sentence handed down after a one-day Arabic-only trial in Dubai. Human rights advocates warn that her case highlights deep flaws in the UAE's justice system and call for UK diplomatic intervention.

International Business Times UK · Oct 5, 2025

Thousands of motorcyclists make pilgrimage to honour fallen service personnel

The Ride to the Wall event attracts thousands of bikers from across the UK, heading to the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2025

Tories pledge UK version of ICE to detain and deport illegal immigrants

The Removals Force will be expected to ‘integrate closely’ with the police.

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2025

Police arrest more than 440 people over Palestine Action support

Over 442 people were arrested in London during pro-Palestine protests for allegedly supporting the banned group Palestine Action, with the majority of arrests occurring in Trafalgar Square. The demonstrations proceeded despite appeals from politicians and police to reconsider, especially following a terror attack in Manchester. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer…

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2025

‘Enough is enough’ says chief of Police Federation as ‘exhausted’ officers arrest 492 at Palestine Action protest

Met Police said many of those arrested needed carrying away after they refused to walk from Trafalgar Square – but Amnesty International says arresting hundreds of people at the demonstration is ‘not the job of police’

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2025

Online supermarket shopping fuelling UK's plastic waste crisis

ONLINE supermarket shopping is fuelling Britain’s plastic waste crisis because packaging is less visible to consumers, according to new research

The National (Scotland) · Oct 4, 2025

Badenoch insists she can turn Tory fortunes around on eve of conference

Kemi Badenoch claimed the Conservatives were ‘the only party with a credible plan to deliver both a stronger economy and stronger borders’.

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2025

34,000 homes left without power as Storm Amy sweeps country

Weather warnings remain in place across the UK.

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2025