The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Agreement to hand back UK’s last African colony follows 13 rounds of negotiations and international pressure

Remnants of storm system could bring up to 15cm of rainfall to huge swathes of the UK

McLaren’s incredible 1974 season, in which it won both the F1 title and Indianapolis 500, takes centre stage in this week’s Autosport magazine, out today (3 October).Winning the F1 world championship and the Indy 500 are two of the biggest achievements in motorsport and only a handful of teams and…

Plots could be eligible for reuse when the last person was buried at least 75 years ago

The animal rights nonprofit urges police to replace dogs with “safer, modern policing technology”.

In today’s newsletter: Yearly summits, freedom of movement (sort of) – how the prime minister is trying to repair the UK-EU bond

High street banks handed new powers by the Treasury to delay and investigate payments suspected of being fraudulent

To reach net zero by 2050, the UK must reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and methane emissions from farm livestock pose a thorny problem. Ruminants such as cattle and sheep emit methane from their digestive systems and their manure. Scientists are trying to find ways to reduce these methane…

Experts are calling for ‘rapid rescue package’ for nature to improve condition of protected sites