The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Fashion retailer collapses into administration again with 109 jobs axed

This marks the second time the brand has entered administration within a year

The Independent UK · Feb 5

Starmer should never have even considered Mandelson for US role, says Sarwar

The Scottish Labour, however, insisted the under-fire Prime Minister should stay on in his role.

Evening Standard · Feb 5

Weak climate targets mean UK banks risk missing out on ‘enormous opportunity’ of Africa’s renewable energy boom

IN FOCUS: ‘Africa will need hundreds of billions of dollars annually by 2030 if it is to meet energy access and development goals,’ one financial expert tells The Independent. Nick Ferris reports

The Independent UK · Feb 5

Dubai’s potent lure: the reality behind the real-estate frenzy

Bankers and billionaires are flocking to the city where income tax is zero but critics say it ignores money laundering – and pay disparities are huge

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5

Possibility of US ever selling Australia nuclear submarines is increasingly remote, Aukus critics say

Malcolm Turnbull says government is ‘engaged in an exercise of denial’, as defence minister insists $368bn deal is ‘full steam ahead’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 5

MPs warn of ‘catastrophic’ consequences if UK does not pause aid cuts

In a report contributed to by The Independent, parliament’s international development select committee says the planned cuts are too deep and being pushed through too quickly

The Independent UK · Feb 5

‘I don’t want to die here’: Survivor of deadliest Channel boat tragedy recalls six-hour swim to safety

Believing he would die in what went on to become the deadliest Channel boat disaster, Issa Mohamed Omar, took a leap of faith, let go of the stricken vessel he had been clinging to and swam for six hours, as Holly Bancroft reports

The Independent UK · Feb 5

Russian container ship captain jailed for six years over fatal North Sea collision

Vladimir Motin sentenced in UK for manslaughter by gross negligence after failing to take action to prevent his ship crashing into an oil tanker

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5

Jaguar Land Rover losses deepen after crippling cyber attack

The UK’s largest car maker is still grappling with the fallout from the hack that forced a five-week production halt

The Independent UK · Feb 5

NHS to trial device that could help millions with debilitating sleep condition

It’s estimated eight million people in the UK have sleep apnoea, which causes breathing to repeatedly stop and start

The Independent UK · Feb 5