The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

People caught in possession of laughing gas could face up to two years in jail under new Home Office plans – as it happened

Home Office to introduce new measures as part of plan announced earlier this year to ban nitrous oxide

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2023

Australian MPs travel to US to call for end to pursuit of Julian Assange extradition

WikiLeaks founder in the midst of appealing UK’s decision to agree to extradite him

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

Fears alarms and lifts to stop working as copper network switch-off deadline looms

Alarms, lifts and cash machines across the country could soon stop working as the UK marks its first milestone in abandoning its legacy copper communications network.

Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2023

Germany refuses to extradite man to UK over concerns about British jail conditions

Court in Karlsruhe decides against extradition of Albanian man ‘in view of the state of the British prison system’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2023

UK households unable to ‘afford an unexpected bill of £200’

‘Millions of households in the UK are facing a devastating debt crisis right now’

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

FCA warns banks they will ‘act’ if politicians are wrongly denied services

The UK is one of more than 200 countries that have signed up to more financial checks on senior figures in the public eye.

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023

UK could hit hottest temperatures of 2023 during heatwave this week

The Met Office is predicting maximum temperatures of 32C on Wednesday and Thursday, potentially matching the year’s record of 32.2C.

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023

Professor Hakim Adi shortlisted for prestigious Wolfson award

The nomination for Adi,the first British person of African heritage to become a professor of history in the UK, is a vindication for the academic who was made redundant a week ago

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023

Nearly a quarter of adults ‘could not afford an unexpected bill of £200’

Some 28% of adults said the rise in the cost of living has made them feel financially insecure, according to Christians Against Poverty.

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023

Confident consumers boost retail sales in August

Total UK retail sales were up 4.1% on last August, above the three-month average of 3.6%, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2023