The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Third of UK teenagers who vape will go on to start smoking, research shows

Findings suggest e-cigarettes increasingly act as ‘gateway’ to nicotine for children, undermining earlier falling rates

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2025

UK to recognise state of Palestine in September unless Israel holds to a ceasefire

Cabinet agrees to support Middle East roadmap at emergency meeting called amid humanitarian crisis in Gaza

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2025

Lowering voting age could deepen class divide in schools due to lack of political literacy among teenagers

Researchers have warned that students from less affluent schools have different access to political and governance education

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025

Conservationists ‘overjoyed’ at successful breeding by rare Montagu’s harriers

A pair of the ‘red listed’ birds of prey reared four chicks to fledging at a secret location, in the first successful breeding in the UK since 2019.

Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2025

From safety first to Palestine first, Keir Starmer shows some leadership

The PM is to lead recognition of a Palestinian state – a good day for him, the UK and the starving people of Gaza

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2025

Outrage as Video From UK Migrant Hotel Shows Four-Poster Beds, Video Games, Booze and Drug Use

Video of lavish amenities and alleged substance use at a UK migrant hotel fuels outrage and intensifies debate over asylum housing policies.

International Business Times UK · Jul 29, 2025

Why is UK preparing to recognise Palestinian statehood?

Announcement marks significant shift in UK’s position – but why has it happened now and what effect will it have?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2025

What has Starmer demanded of Netanyahu ahead of recognition of a Palestinian state?

The Independent looks at what conditions Sir Keir has set out ahead of recognition

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025

Psychedelic drug DMT and near death experiences have long been linked – my study is the first to explore the connection in depth

Have you ever wondered why people who nearly die often describe speeding toward supernatural light, or seeing their life flash before their eyes? You may have also heard about the powerful psychedelic dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a class A illegal drug in the UK, and how it might generate the so-called near-death…

The Conversation · Jul 29, 2025

British charm meets Californian cool in Ellen DeGeneres' Cotswolds farmhouse – it's on the market for approximately $30 million

Ellen and Portia de Rossi have traded their stone farmhouse for a modern, minimalist mansion – tour their first UK home before it sells

Homes & Gardens · Jul 29, 2025