The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

How The Traitors became the most-watched programme on UK television

An average audience of 14.9 million saw the final of The Celebrity Traitors in November 2025.

Evening Standard · Jan 21

The common eye condition set to surge in the UK

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The Independent UK · Jan 21

What to know about glaucoma as cases expected to spike to 1.6 million

There are lots different types of glaucoma

The Independent UK · Jan 21

Children to receive type 1 diabetes screening on NHS after landmark study

Experts said that the finding could lead to a “step change” in the way type 1 diabetes is diagnosed and treated

The Independent UK · Jan 21

UK glaucoma cases will rise to 1.6m by 2060 amid ‘demographic timebomb’, experts say

Sharp increase in leading cause of irreversible but preventable blindness driven by ageing population and shows need for early diagnosis

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20

Researchers find drug could delay rheumatoid arthritis by years

Rheumatoid arthritis affects about 400,000 people aged 16 and over in the UK

The Independent UK · Jan 20

Warning over ‘demographic timebomb’ as common eye condition could rise by 60%

Glaucoma damages the optic nerve, connecting the eye and brain, and is most common in people over 50

The Independent UK · Jan 20

No ban on gas boilers in UK warm homes plan but heat pumps get £2.7bn push

Government opts against phasing out new boilers by 2035 in effort to cut energy bills by as much as £1,000 a year

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20

Labour’s warm homes plan is all carrot and no stick for UK households

Grants, loans and ‘innovative finance’ will fund green technology, with insulation no longer the main objective

The Guardian - UK · Jan 20

‘I’m a small business owner – this is the damage Trump’s tariffs could really do’

Donald Trump’s threat of increased tariffs on imports from the UK could plunge the country into recession

The Independent UK · Jan 20