The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

UK boosts aid for overseas territories as poorest nations face cuts

A number of British Overseas Territories – which collectively have a population of 8,000 people – are set to receive a multi-million increase in UK aid funding this year

The Independent UK · Apr 9

Michael Patrick death: Theatre actor, who appeared in Game of Thrones, dies aged 35

‘He was one of the greatest human beings I ever shared my time with here on this planet,’ wrote ‘Saturday Night Live UK’ star

The Independent UK · Apr 9

Give every UK household enough cheap energy for essential uses, think tank urges

The universal subsidy would be funded by oil and gas companies’ ‘mammoth’ profits, says the New Economics Foundation

The Independent UK · Apr 9

Ed Miliband hold firm! North sea oil and gas drilling won’t help anyone other than Nigel Farage

It’s worrying to watch Labour entertain Reform’s fantasies about fossil fuels. Only renewables will bring lower bills and higher energy security, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9

Ten years after Brexit, this is the UK: a divided nation frozen in time

Tribalism has not faded over the past decade. Instead, new research reveals our politics has become ever-more polarised and fractious, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9

I live in hay fever hell – but a new treatment is giving me hope

IN FOCUS : Injections against hay fever were stopped after safety fears. But Lydia Spencer-Elliott discovers there’s a safer treatment that your doctor may not have told you about

The Independent UK · Apr 9

Voices: An old enemy has become famous and successful – and I can’t stand it

DEAR VIX: The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email [email protected] for advice on love, work, family and relationships

The Independent UK · Apr 9

‘I had poked the bear right in the eye’: my fight to renounce my Russian citizenship

The long read: When Putin invaded Ukraine, he raised murder to the level of national policy. I felt guilt by association. And I had to act

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9

Consumers urged to ‘completely avoid’ UK-caught cod as population plunges

Marine Conservation Society warns that fish numbers have reached dangerous point of decline

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9

Give all UK households a set amount of subsidised energy, says thinktank

Proposal to help people heat two rooms, provide hot water and run key appliances without incurring more debt

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9