The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Dire skin cancer warning to Scots urged to wear sunscreen - even while in the UK

With Melanoma Awareness Month falling in May, concerning findings show that Scottish people aren't taking enough steps to lower skin cancer risks.

Daily Record · May 2, 2023

Royal Mail unveils four decorated postboxes across UK to celebrate coronation

Royal Mail says that the gesture marks a 'momentous occasion and one that will be celebrated across the UK'

Wales Online · May 2, 2023

King will reign ‘in his own way’, peer in charge of coronation says

The Earl Marshal said the coronation was a chance to bring the UK, realms and the Commonwealth closer by ‘plugging into the power of the past’.

The Independent UK · May 2, 2023

Supermarket shelves laid bare as UK chicken shortage hits 'breaking point'

The poultry industry and its producers struggle to cope with soaring energy prices and packaging costs, as the 'unsustainable' system leads to mass shortages on UK shores.

Chronicle Live · May 2, 2023

City braces for new rules to transform London stock market’s faltering appeal

Watchdog unveils long-awaited plans to simplify rules over raising money in London

Evening Standard · May 2, 2023

FCA’s plan for stock market reform is both depressing and pragmatic

Number of companies listed on main market in London has fallen by 40% since 2008

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2023

Clampdown on cold calls and mass texting technology announced in UK

New fraud strategy responding to web- and phone-based scams will result in recruitment of 400 new ‘specialist investigators’

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2023

Stock market reforms would ‘pass greater risk to investors’, FCA says

Changes allow US-style ‘golden shares’ that let founders keep control of listed companies for 10 years via special voting rights

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2023

Government to ‘take the fight’ to fraudsters with plans to block scams at source

Banks will be able to delay suspect payments, bogus communications will be stopped at source and a new scam reporting system will be set up.

The Independent UK · May 2, 2023

Watchdog hopes to deter firms from shunning London Stock Exchange in rules shake up

The changes include replacing existing 'standard' and 'premium' listing segments with a single category and set of requirements

Birmingham Post · May 2, 2023