The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Amazon’s Fire Stick enables ‘industrial scale’ piracy’, report warns

More than half of people in the UK watching pirated content on a physical device use Amazon devices

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2025

What's the average UK house price? May's market data shows resilience

Although broader economic challenges—such as uncertainties around US tariffs and businesses passing higher employment costs on to consumers—persist, the UK housing market experienced a slight boost in May.

Euronews · Jun 2, 2025

Sam Ryder’s message to Remember Monday on Eurovision: Nothing can define you

Remember Monday was chosen by Ryder’s former manager David May, who headed up the BBC’s search for the next Eurovision contestant.

Evening Standard · Jun 2, 2025

Nigel Farage uses visit to Scotland to double down on attacks on Anas Sarwar

The Reform UK leader again accused Mr Sarwar of ‘sectarian politics’.

Evening Standard · Jun 2, 2025

UK military building “pioneering battlefield system” with new Cyber and Electromagnetic Command

The UK military is investing to greatly expand its cyber warfare capabilities.

TechRadar · Jun 2, 2025

UK ban on single-use vapes comes into force to stop children's use and cut down on waste

The UK's move follows e-cigarette restrictions by countries like Belgium and Australia.

Euronews · Jun 2, 2025

Starmer signals he has duty to stop Channel crossings following record weekend

Some 1,194 migrants arrived in 18 boats on Saturday, according to Home Office data, the first time daily crossings passed a thousand this year.

Evening Standard · Jun 2, 2025

UK manufacturing shrinks again but may be ‘turning a corner’

New data showed the recent downturn linked to trade tensions, US tariffs and higher costs slowed down in May.

Evening Standard · Jun 2, 2025

Scottish Tory councillor defects to Reform UK

A SCOTTISH councillor has become the latest to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK, the party has confirmed

The National (Scotland) · Jun 2, 2025

The UK has much to gain from membership of Asia-Pacific trading club

The UK was the first non-founding member to join CPTPP and yet little fanfare has been made of it thus far.

Evening Standard · Jun 2, 2025