The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

'I haven't lost my marbles,' says UK ex-minister heading for bug-eating reality TV show

Former British health minister Matt Hancock defended his decision to join "I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here" on Wednesday, saying that appearing on the reality TV show was a "great opportunity to talk directly to people".

Reuters · Nov 2, 2022

Woman says she's been forced to live on Haribo and bran flakes for a YEAR

Crohn's & Colitis UK's new campaign urges people to talk to their GP about digestive health, as Sianny Thomas, 36, says if she was diagnosed sooner, she would have not "developed a bad relationship with food"

Daily Mirror · Nov 2, 2022

Next Plc sales slightly up on expectations despite all the problems facing the UK high street

Retail giant had one particularly good September week, when temperatures dropped and sales of warm clothes rose

Birmingham Post · Nov 2, 2022

UK food prices soar by fastest rate on record as cost of living crisis bites

Annual rise of 11.6% comes as milk, teabags and sugar become more expensive

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022

Growing fears £1.6bn defence deal will be given to Spanish-led bidders

Unions leading the fight for Team UK to win the prestigious Fleet Solid Support ship contract believe the Tories are poised to send it offshore

Daily Mirror · Nov 2, 2022

Rich Hall: ‘America is on the edge of the apocalypse – Britain is a shuffling of weird ghoulish political figures’

The standup and author on American-British rants, why Saturday Night Live wouldn’t work in the UK and the joy of offending Winnebago owners

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022

DJ Ace heads to Newcastle with Radio 1Xtra tour to showcase a rising local R&B star

The Everything R&B Live tour - giving a platform to local talents - will stop off in the city centre on November 21

Chronicle Live · Nov 2, 2022

UK sewage scandals put Hong Kong billionaire in firing line

Hong Kong firm’s $1bn deal to sell stake in water company receives cool response in UK after pollution controversies.

Al Jazeera · Nov 2, 2022

Wednesday briefing: The reality behind Suella Braverman’s claims of an asylum seeker ‘invasion’

In today’s newsletter: Veteran home affairs journalist Alan Travis weighs in for this survey, by the numbers, of how immigration became the dominant feature of the Home Office’s brief – and a near-constant issue

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2022

Why are there train strikes?

As the UK’s railways brace for more train disruption over four November dates, we take a look at why the walkouts are happening

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022