The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Elizabeth Day: ‘Failing is human’

The author and broadcaster on how we all fail, and the failures celebrities have shared with her on the How To Fail podcast, which is touring the UK.

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025

Thousands of UK households could get a free 56WHr battery worth £150 to keep power supply to their Wi-FI routers uninterrupted

Collaboration between Vodafone, BT, KCOM and Zen Internet hopes to keep business customers and the vulnerable connected even during power outages.

TechRadar · Mar 17, 2025

Temperatures to reach 19C in parts of England this week

UK set to be hotter than Corfu this week as temperatures soar for start of spring

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025

Ed Miliband vows to engage with China on climate after Tory ‘negligence’

Energy security and net zero secretary travels to Beijing for countries’ first formal climate meetings since 2017

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025

Households fear financial wellbeing will deteriorate sharply – survey

Only higher-income households are seeing an improvement in their financial situation, the S&P Global UK Consumer Sentiment Index survey found.

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2025

Covid restrictions five years on: How the pandemic brought the world’s leading travel industry to its knees

Pandemic panic led to ‘millions of taxpayers’ cash blown on measures with no apparent plan or proof that it was working to protect public health’

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025

‘Disgusted’: Top activist resigns from Labour over disability benefit cuts

A PROMINENT disability campaigner has resigned from the Labour Party over the UK Government’s planned benefit cuts, saying she feels “quite…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 17, 2025

Carney visits Macron and Starmer as he seeks alliances amid Trump trade war

Canadian PM stresses importance of ‘reliable allies’ in Paris before travelling to London where he was received by king

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025

Fresh blow to Reeves as UK’s economic forecast slashed amid warnings over Trump’s trade war

The UK’s economic forecast has been downgraded, once again dashing the government’s hopes of reviving Britain’s spluttering economy

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025

Canada's new PM Carney goes to Paris and London to shore up support among European allies

After first visiting France, Carney will head to the UK where he will speak to Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III, who is Canada’s head of state.

Euronews · Mar 17, 2025