The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Rare pink fog blankets parts of UK with warning issued over poor visibility

The unusual phenomenon is caused by sunlight passing through layers of fog

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025

Will it snow this Christmas? Met Office issues latest verdict

The threshold for a ‘white Christmas’ requires just a single snowflake to be observed falling on Christmas Day, anywhere in the UK, say the Met Office

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

UK’s chief rabbi welcomes police ‘globalise the intifada’ chant arrest decision

The heads of Greater Manchester Police and the Metropolitan Police said their officers will ‘act decisively and make arrests’.

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

Study finds 10% of over-70s in UK could have Alzheimer’s-like changes in brain

Findings mean more than 1 million people could meet NHS criteria for treatment with anti-amyloid drugs

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025

How will Erasmus work for the UK and who can take part?

The UK’s membership explained as it prepares to rejoin the EU education and training programme it left after Brexit

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025

Should a young healthy person like me get a flu jab?

IN FOCUS: As superflu spreads throughout the UK, Lydia Spencer-Elliott finds out if healthy young people should be getting the flu jab before seeing older relatives at Christmas – even if they’ve been vaccinated. And by when exactly?

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

TV Spy — The Hunting Wives, Fear the Walking Dead, and all the US dramas you can watch on UK services: December 27 - January 2

There are loads of great US dramas you can watch in the UK this week.

WhatToWatch · Dec 17, 2025

Former UK chancellor George Osborne joins OpenAI to help governments expand their AI capabilities

Britain’s former chief financial minister, George Osborne, said he will lead OpenAI’s programme that helps governments expand their AI capacity.

Euronews · Dec 17, 2025

Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog

An independent review of the newly implemented National Security Act suggests that developers of encrypted messaging apps may be considered hostile actors. This, as lawmakers' pressure against encryption keeps growing.

TechRadar · Dec 17, 2025

Andrea Egan's Election Highlights Rising Discontent Among Britain's Public Sector Workers

Andrea Egan's election as Unison general secretary signals rising frustration among UK public sector workers over pay, staffing pressures and Labour ties.

International Business Times UK · Dec 17, 2025