The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Amazon is now a car showroom, and this could be a game changer

The first Amazon UK car showroom lets you book a test drive and check the availability of the latest Skoda range

T3 · Apr 28, 2025

Voices: Nigel Farage is on the brink of another election breakthrough… but at what cost?

COMMENT: With voters set to desert Labour and Tories at the local elections in favour of Reform UK, will the populist protest party be able to run services and balance the books of hard-pressed city councils? Of course not, says Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025

Voices: How can Britain’s housing divide be fixed? Join The Independent Debate

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: According to new figures released by Savills, older generations now hold the majority of the UK’s housing wealth – sparking debate over whether the system is fair to younger people struggling to get on the property ladder

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025

Starmer to host Palestinian Authority leader and show ‘steadfast support’

Sir Keir and Foreign Secretary David Lammy will meet Mohammad Mustafa for the first official visit since 2021.

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025

“There are people out there that had paid £2,000 for a guitar…and we were still getting emails from people saying, ‘Where’s my stuff?’”: What happens when a guitar store goes bust? A former employee at one of the UK's biggest guitar stores tells all

GAK, based in the UK city of Brighton, opened in 1992 and has recently closed down after weeks of speculation – and employment uncertainty for its staff

Guitar World · Apr 28, 2025

Spain emerges as Europe's workplace productivity powerhouse, UK lags behind

The UK and Ireland came out last in terms of productivity according to this report, and poor tools are to blame.

TechRadar · Apr 28, 2025

BlackRock’s Larry Fink is all in on U.K. after country found its ‘capitulation point’

Larry Fink is hitting the U.K. economy with all guns blazing, provided he can find the office space.

Fortune · Apr 28, 2025

Trade unions demand 'practical' solutions to stop the far-right

The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) has backed calls for “practical” solutions to tackle the rise of the far-right, warning the UK and…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 28, 2025

Reform urged to reveal funding sources after chasing super-wealthy donors

REFORM UK have been urged to reveal who funds them and to rule out donors with links to Russia – after the party bragged it was targeting wealthy…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 28, 2025

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders live: all the latest US and UK stock updates

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are now in full swing, and with most retailers already having dropped their first waves of stock I'm hunting down the next drops.

GamesRadar · Apr 28, 2025