The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Flood warning as Scotland braces for impact of Storm Agnes

SCOTLAND could face flooding and other disruption, weather scientists have warned ahead of the arrival of Storm Agnes ...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 26, 2023

UK electric car sales risk falling further behind after Sunak U-turn, analysts say

Country already trails well behind Europe and PM’s backtracking on climate policies could widen the gap

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

Storm Agnes: Met Office issues yellow wind weather warning for most of Britain

The RNLI has warned the forecasted storm is likely to cause dangerous conditions on the coasts around the UK and Ireland.

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023

Most children in kinship care living with at least one grandparent, figures show

The figures come as Tesco became one of the first UK retailers to give kinship carers the same support as adoptive parents.

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023

I’m a Tory MP, but I know Rishi Sunak’s claims about the cost of net zero are false

The economy will thrive under the energy transition, not suffer. So why is the government rowing back on its green pledges? asks former energy minister Chris Skidmore

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

What is the Refugee Convention and how does it influence UK asylum policy?

Home Secretary Suella Braverman is set to take aim at international refugee rules. Here’s all you need to know.

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023

As business leaders, we support closer alignment with the EU

Letter: Paul Drechsler, Peter Norris, Naomi Pohl, Emma Degg and Juergen Maier say a policy of ‘beneficial alignment’ would reassure businesses and investors, both domestically and internationally, that the UK is committed to maintaining high standards and protections

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

Online safety bill: why making the UK the 'safest place to go online' is not as easy as the government claims

The government’s online safety bill, a reform years in the making, will now become law.

The Conversation · Sep 26, 2023

Families ‘face £28,000 in costs’ due to ‘unjustifiable’ Home Office visa and healthcare fee hike

Migrants in the UK are looking at jobs elsewhere while businesses face a ‘massive hit’

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023

Facing discrimination for being gay should not justify asylum in UK – Braverman

The Home Secretary will use a speech in the US to suggest that being discriminated against for being gay should not warrant refugee status.

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023