The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

RWE's £1b carbon capture power plan progresses for South Humber Bank

New gas-fired generation could meet needs of one million homes and catch emissions to feed into emerging storage plans

Birmingham Post · May 23, 2023

Who are the Wagner Group and why are they so involved in Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin has leant on military contractors to claim victories in Ukraine but their leader’s frank dispatches have increasingly rattled the Moscow establishment

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

UK food price inflation at third-highest level since 2008

Jeremy Hunt to meet food manufacturers over prices as Kantar says rate is still ‘incredibly high’

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023

County Durham drivers warned of eight places where you are most likely to get a ticket

More than eight million Penalty Charge Notices are dished out in the UK every year - and 30,000 of them are to motorists in County Durham

Chronicle Live · May 23, 2023

UK special forces have operated secretly in 19 countries since 2011

Exclusive: Extensive deployments ‘raise serious concerns about transparency’, says research group Action on Armed Violence

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023

Parklife 2023 entry times, lineup, venue, stages and everything else you need to know

The Heaton Park music festival will return in a few weeks time. Here's everything you need to know from lineup and tickets to how to get to Parklife

Manchester Evening News · May 23, 2023

Russia seeks India's help to avert global financial isolation

NEW DELHI/MOSCOW: The Kremlin is pressuring governments including India behind the scenes, threatening to upend defense and energy deals unless they help block expected moves aimed at turning Russia into a financial pariah state over its invasion of Ukraine.

The Times of India · May 23, 2023

Private renters ‘almost twice as likely to struggle with debt as UK general population’

Charity says stronger protections are needed or people will be left vulnerable to ‘hair-trigger evictions’

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023

Imports of ivory from hippos, orcas and walruses to be banned in UK

Ministers to close loophole in 2018 Ivory Act that means animals other than elephants can be targeted

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023

Millions of homes across the UK could see energy bills drop this summer

The change is set to come into effect within weeks

Liverpool Echo · May 23, 2023