More Leapmotors arriving as it aims to be the Chinese brand you can trust B05 and B03 hatchbacks are coming, along with a B03X small SUV and new low-price car The Independent UK · Jan 15
Dutch far-right activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek appears to lose right to UK visa-free travel Influencer, who promotes conspiracy theories and anti-immigration rhetoric, posts notification that her ETA has been cancelled The Guardian - UK · Jan 15
I am the ultimate leader says Farage, as Offord takes top job in Scotland The former Tory peer was announced as the head of Reform UK north of the border. The Independent UK · Jan 15
How AI-generated sexual images cause real harm, even though we know they are ‘fake’ Many women have experienced severe distress as Grok, the AI chatbot on social media site X, removed clothing from their images to show them in bikinis, in sexual positions or covered in blood and bruises. Grok, like other AI tools, has also reportedly been used to generate child sexual abuse… The Conversation · Jan 15
Iran protests: Trump stalls on US intervention leaving an uncertain future for a bitterly divided nation – expert Q&A A US intervention in Iran appeared imminent this week. US and UK troops were pulled out of several bases around the Middle East, US military assets had been moved into position and the US president, Donald Trump, had reassured protesters on the streets of Iran that “help is on its… The Conversation · Jan 15
Everything Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick said about each other before his dramatic defection The Reform UK leader had described the Tory MP as a ‘fraud’ as recently as last summer The Independent UK · Jan 15
Russia Warns Europe of Nuclear Punishment, Expels UK Diplomat in Escalating Crisis Russia warns nuclear punishment for Europe — UK and Germany in particular — and expels British diplomat, escalating the continental crisis amid rising Ukraine war tensions. International Business Times UK · Jan 15
Why William and Kate Won’t Meet Harry When He Returns to the UK Next Week The Prince and Princess of Wales will not see the estranged Duke Marie Claire · Jan 15
Judge’s confusion over police decision to fly influencer HSTikkyTokky back to UK by private jet Defence solicitor Shalin Sood added: ‘It’s not rocket science trying to locate where Mr Sullivan is, judge – he livestreams everyday’ The Independent UK · Jan 15
South East Water: Who owns the supplier that’s landed in hot water? Like many UK utilities firms, South East Water has a complicated ownership structure with multiple streams of largely foreign investment. Evening Standard · Jan 15
PM calls on X to comply with UK laws ‘immediately’ amid row over Grok deepfakes Sir Keir Starmer said free speech ‘is not the freedom to violate consent’. Evening Standard · Jan 15
What are the new travel rules and how do they affect dual citizens? Travellers could be denied boarding on flights to the UK unless they have the correct paperwork The Independent UK · Jan 15
Petrol prices vary wildly from one filling station to the next. Why? From postcode pricing to slow-falling wholesale costs, the price you pay at the pump depends less on petrol itself than on where – and when – you fill up The Guardian - UK · Jan 15
Why Meghan Markle Is Allegedly Demanding A 'Fortress' For Her Return To The United Kingdom Meghan Markle's alleged demands for her UK return reveal fortress-like security protocols and royal treatment, contingent on Harry's security battle with RAVEC ahead of 2027 Invictus Games. International Business Times UK · Jan 15
Evening Standard · Jan 15 Who is Malcolm Offord, Reform UK’s leader in Scotland? The businessman defected from the Tories in December.
Evening Standard · Jan 15 Malcolm Offord named Reform’s Scottish leader ahead of ‘two-horse race’ election Nigel Farage said May’s Holyrood poll is a contest only between his Reform UK party and the SNP.
Evening Standard · Jan 15 Rihanna 'set to announce music comeback and UK stadium shows 10 years after last tour' The global superstar is understood to have begun mapping out a run of shows last August
The Independent UK · Jan 15 Windrush victims to be paid compensation upfront under new government plans The changes include prioritising over-75s, granting advance payments and covering workplace and personal pension losses
Evening Standard · Jan 15 Nan Goldin's The Ballad of Sexual Dependency at Gagosian review: More radical than ever 4/5 The artist and activist’s visual diary is shown in full for the first time in the UK as queer lives are threatened once again
The Independent UK · Jan 15 Reform UK announce former Tory peer Malcolm Offord as new leader in Scotland Former Tory minister Sir Malcolm Offord defected to Farage’s party in December
The Independent UK · Jan 15 Starbucks’s viral bear coffee cup has finally come to the UK – here’s how to get one The price of the coffee cup has some fans outraged
The Independent UK · Jan 15 Is it safe to travel to Cyprus? What you need to know after Foreign Office issue advice update While hundreds of miles separate Cyprus and Iran, the government’s advice has changed
Evening Standard · Jan 15 London's potential is huge - but Labour must do more to unlock it Confidence among London businesses is fragile at the start of 2026.
The Independent UK · Jan 15 Is it safe to travel to Dubai? What you need to know after Foreign Office update UAE advice The government’s travel advice for the region has changed
Louder · Jan 15 "Eric Clapton wrote Wonderful Tonight at ours, sitting on a wheelbarrow": What happened when the bassist with one of the UK's biggest bands quit rock'n'roll for life on the farm and a travelling musical carnival Swapping champagne and private jets for a rundown farmhouse on the Welsh border