The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

UK’s hottest day of the year likely to be on Saturday, Met Office says

Forecasters believe temperatures will rise above the 32.2C recorded in June.

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

DfE accused of covering up crumbling concrete at Scottish school for months

Exclusive: Scottish government sources say they were kept in dark about evidence of decay at a private school in Perthshire

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023

London’s sunny delight: forecasters predict hottest day of the year in UK

Retail bosses toast late blast of sun as 32C heat brings boost for restaurants and bars — and it’ll last into the weekend

Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2023

Sara Sharif’s stepmother describes little girl’s death as ‘an incident’

Beinash Batool made the statement in footage of her and Sara’s father Urfan Sharif apparently in hiding in Pakistan.

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

Wish you were here (permanently)? Survey reveals how holidays inspire home moves

Some 9% of people who have been on a UK-based holiday in the past three years have decided to move to their destination, according to Zoopla.

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

Blockbuster construction projects delayed by inflation and rising rates says steelmaker Severfield

Sunset Studios project in Hertfordshire delayed and order book slips at the UK’s biggest steelmaker

Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2023

Barratt sees homes order book value falls as conditions set to remain tough

The chief executive of Barratt Developments, Britain’s largest housebuilder, has called the UK planning system “ineffective” alongside revealing the value of the firm’s forward order book has dropped by over a third.

Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2023

The UK says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization

The U.K. says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

Greece floods: Stranded Brits on Skiathos to be rescued as flooding kills at least two people

Jet2 has cancelled all flights into Skiathos for a further week amid torrential downpours and flooding

Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2023

Business is booming for human traffickers because they know they’ll get away with it

Worldwide, 50 million people are victims of modern slavery. We need to target those pulling the strings, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023