The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Jeremy Hunt urged to wipe UK’s energy bill debts – set to rise to £3bn

Exclusive: Britain’s gas and electricty debts set to soar by hundreds of millions in April

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023

China’s BYD blames Brexit as it rules out UK for first electric car plant in Europe

World’s largest EV and hybrid manufacturer is not the first to cite EU exit for such a decision

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023

Tories 'sleepwalking into death of Britain’s steel industry', warns union leader

Fresh fears have been raised about the future of the sector after a major report found the UK “falling further behind in the race to develop green steel plants”

Daily Mirror · Mar 12, 2023

Met Office warns of return to colder weather and snow in coming days

It may be meteorological spring but it seems winter isn't done with us just yet

Nottingham Post · Mar 12, 2023

How UK private schools’ overseas satellites can bring in large sums

Foreign partnership arrangements are common at many charitable private schools

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023

UK private schools rush to expand overseas as profits soar

Forty schools took in record £29m in 2020-21 from satellites, including in developing countries

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023

Pioneering surgeon who saved thousands was 'lucky to be in Liverpool'

Averil Mansfield was the first woman to become a vascular surgeon in the UK

Liverpool Echo · Mar 12, 2023

The 'pathetic' Glasgow motorway that's the shortest in Great Britain

Right next to the giant Baillieston roundabout is one of Scotland's newest motorways that also happens to be the shortest in the UK. We hate to say this, but size definitely matters if you want enough room to be able to drive at 70mph.

Glasgow Live · Mar 12, 2023

Readers reply: why don’t the British respect service staff or builders the way they do abroad?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023

‘I couldn’t love her’: the last UK child migrants to Australia on the long, lonely search for their mothers

Seven thousand British children were sent to Australia last century, told they were orphans or unwanted. It wasn’t true. Now facing old age, 1,400 are still searching for their families

The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2023