The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Morning Mail: ‘foreign actors’ election warning, feral deer ‘plague’, Sussexes’ doco reveals palace wars

In today’s newsletter: Liberal MP Andrew Wallace suggests overseas players tried to fan rightwing extremism; and Ukraine fears attack across a broad front early next year

The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2022

‘We can’t stay here’: Migrants in France undeterred from Channel crossing despite deadly tragedy

‘A lot of people told us they are going to try this weekend,’ French charity worker says

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

Tories quietly quadruple length of time asylum seekers can be held at Manston

Home Secretary Suella Braverman is tweaking the law so that desperate people who arrive in the UK in small boats can be detained for 'a period of not more than 96 hours' in holding facilities

Daily Mirror · Dec 15, 2022

'They should be treated like human beings,' says British activist campaigning for tenants

Our Observer, Kwajo Tweneboa, lived in appalling conditions in a London council house for years, along with his dying father and two sisters. But he has turned this difficult experience into a powerful drive for change. Today, he travels up and down the UK visiting substandard homes and documenting the…

France 24 · Dec 15, 2022

Snow to sweep most of UK on weekend but rain to follow with end to cold snap

A band of snow and rain will sweep most of the country on Saturday night but milder air will follow on Sunday.

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

Scotland to spend extra £1bn on health by raising taxes on higher earners

Scottish government promises to tackle health and social care crisis to protect weakest and poorest

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022

Strep A kills three more children as UK activates alternative medicines plan

At least 19 children have died and scarlet fever cases are more than treble what they were in previous high season

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022

Strep A death toll in children hits at least 19 as outbreak spreads

The UKHSA has revealed the number of children who have died as a result of the illness

Manchester Evening News · Dec 15, 2022

Telegraph names Ouseburn as one of 'Britain's coolest neighbourhoods'

Travel experts named Newcastle's former industrial area among the 15 best neighbourhoods in the UK

Chronicle Live · Dec 15, 2022

Prince Harry - When is the Duke’s memoir Spare released?

After an explosive six-part docuseries discusses the Sussexes’ departure from the Royal Family, what will Harry’s book contain?

Chronicle Live · Dec 15, 2022