The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

10% of Tory MPs have announced plans to retire at next UK election

Fearing heavy election losses and Labour’s return to northern heartlands, Tory MPs are to exit parliament at above-average rate

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023

UK students pledge ‘career boycott’ of insurers over fossil fuels

Hundreds of students and graduates vow not to work for ‘climate wreckers that insure those responsible for the climate crisis’

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023

US investigating reports American vehicles used in raid inside Russian border – as it happened

Washington has been clear with Kyiv it does not support use of US-made equipment outside Ukraine, White House spokesperson John Kirby says

The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2023

Black Stone Cherry announce run of intimate UK dates and in-store appearances

Black Stone Cherry's "Up close, personal, old school" tour will celebrate the arrival of the band's eighth album Screamin’ At The Sky

Louder · May 23, 2023

YouGov research shows SNP could lose 23 seats to Labour at next UK election

The polling firm said its research would give ‘serious cause for concern’ to the SNP, with the party’s seats projected to fall from 48 to 27.

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

200 Albanian offenders to be sent home from UK cells in prison transfer scheme

Offenders handed terms of four years or more will return to their native country to serve the remainder, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said.

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Nursing numbers rise but concerns raised about ‘premature leavers’

There are now 788,638 nurses registered to work in the UK.

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

UK weather: Met Office verdict on 30C heatwave as temperatures skyrocket amid warning

The Met Office have confirmed temperatures across most of the UK will sit comfortably "above average" as we head towards June, with brighter days ahead.

Daily Mirror · May 23, 2023

Lawmakers seek to ease defense export controls to UK, Australia

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers have high expectations for a new trilateral security partnership between the United Kingdom, United States and Australia to significantly boost not only the three allies’ maritime positions in the Indo-Pacific vis-à-vis China but also to accelerate and deepen their collective abilities in next-generation defense technologies.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023

UK's worst weather hotspots REVEALED - with four out of top five in the North-West

Researchers ranked UK places by taking into account sunshine, rainfall and rainy-day data - and found many of the wettest locations are in the North West

Daily Mirror · May 23, 2023