The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

No contingency plan needed for AUKUS: Albanese

Anthony Albanese has ruled out the need for a contingency plan for the AUKUS partnership with the US and UK, reaffirming Australia's support for the deal.

AAP · Apr 16, 2025

Five things you didn’t know about Black British cultural history

From northern soul to rugby league beef, here’s what I learned while writing We Were There

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2025

UK says equalities law defines women as only those born biologically female

The ruling excludes transgender women from the definition under the British Equality Act, but the court emphasised that it "does not remove protection from trans people".

Euronews · Apr 16, 2025

Visas not an issue in UK trade talks, insists India's top diplomat in London amid Trump tariff chaos

Vikram K Doraiswami stressed that his country wanted Indian companies to be able to move staff to Britain ‘more easily’ as part of an agreement, but their focus was on hiring locally

Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2025

UK house price growth accelerates as buyers ‘rushed’ to beat stamp duty rises

Across the country, house prices were higher in February, compared with a year earlier

Evening Standard · Apr 16, 2025

Where UK house prices are increasing ahead of stamp duty rise

House price growth has been accelerating since last summer, while activity has picked up as buyers rushed to beat stamp duty increases

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2025

Half a million UK GP records to become accessible to researchers from China

Intelligence agencies have raised fears about the authoritarian country gathering health data

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2025

EU warns Keir Starmer not to harm Brexit terms with Donald Trump concessions

KEIR Starmer has reportedly been warned by the European Union (EU) against making trade concessions to Donald Trump which could harm the UK’s…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 16, 2025

Supreme Court ruling 'undermines our vital human rights', trans activist warns

THE ruling passed by the Supreme Court on the definition of "woman" has ended "20 years of understanding" that transgender…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 16, 2025

Nasdaq Futures Plunge After Nvidia Curbs, U.S. Retail Sales Data and Powell Speech in Focus

June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM25) are trending down -1.22% this morning as sentiment took a hit after the Trump administration imposed new restrictions on Nvidia’s chip exports to China.

Barchart · Apr 16, 2025