The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Nigel Farage received £270,000 from gold marketer he promotes

Reform UK leader’s Direct Bullion payment is double his fee from 2025

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30

Sewage spills into lakes and swimming ponds as Britons dash to cold water during heatwave

The charity Surfers Against Sewage documented 2,856 hours’ worth of sewage released into UK waters last week

The Independent UK · Jun 30

How to watch Ivory Coast vs Norway: Free Streams, TV Channels & Kick-Off time for FIFA World Cup 2026

Here's how to watch Ivory Coast vs Norway for free online and from anywhere in the last 32 of the FIFA World Cup 2026, as both nations chase history.

TechRadar · Jun 30

Defence spending: The key takeaways from Starmer’s plan to protect Britain

While Sir Keir Starmer has promised the DIP will reverse the ‘corrosive hollowing out’ of the armed forces, the funding package still falls well short of the £28bn military officials said would be necessary to fill a black hole in the MoD’s budget

The Independent UK · Jun 30

Number of billionaires globally soars by 13% amid AI shares boom

Billionaires’ wealth grew by 25% on average in the year ended in April, research from Swiss bank UBS finds

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30

UK watchdog moves to break Apple and Google's grip on app payments

Buy an app subscription today and there is a good chance Apple or Google is taking a cut. The CMA wants developers to be free to point customers elsewhere to pay and is asking the tech giants to justify any fees they charge for the privilege.

Euronews · Jun 30

Hospitality VAT cut: can it help the sector and at what cost to UK taxpayer?

Drop to 10% for pubs and eateries would be in line with most of Europe, but critics say it favours multinationals

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30

Labour’s defence investment plan blasted for ‘throwing money at arms bosses’

THE new £15 billion defence investment plan announced by Keir Starmer has been blasted by the Scottish Greens and anti-war campaigners ...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 30

Labour MPs tell Burnham to ignore ‘deluded’ calls for more North Sea drilling

Critics debunk economic claims as research finds Rosebank development would produce estimated 250m tonnes of CO2

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30

UK ‘minded’ to intervene in Paramount’s $110bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery

Lisa Nandy to ask regulators to assess mega-merger involving Channel 5, CNN and TNT Sports on grounds of media plurality and competition

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30