The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Britain faces lost decade after Reeves Budget failed to shift growth dial, say London bosses

They are setting up their own Growth Commission to identify measures to boost London firms and the UK economy

Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025

Nissan begins production of new electric car in Sunderland

Launch of third generation of Leaf follows investment of more than £450m into model, including £300m direct to UK

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025

UK and South Korea sign new trade deal aimed at cars, salmon and Guinness

Government says arrangement will bring in extra £400m on top of more than £15bn of existing annual trade with Korea

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025

Europe sets out conditions for Ukraine peace deal after Berlin meeting

Meanwhile, US officials have reportedly offered unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine.

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025

Chinese ambassador summoned by Foreign Office over Jimmy Lai verdict

Yvette Cooper says the Foreign Office had summoned China’s top diplomatic representative to the UK to express unhappiness over the guilty verdict

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025

US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice

Pledge to invest billions in UK paused, with Washington citing lack of progress on trade barriers across pond

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025

Row erupts at Oxfam after chief executive forced out

Ousting brings charity’s internal factionalism into public view

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025

Relative of murdered rabbi stresses need to look at ‘root causes’ of antisemitic violence

Tory peer Lord Wolfson asked how the government will counter ‘extremist ideologies’ which are driving antisemitic violence

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025

Morrisons becomes first UK supermarket to delay net zero targets

Britain’s fifth-biggest grocer postpones goal by 15 years to 2050, saying revised plan will now cover entire supply chain

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025

MI6 chief says UK faces threat from Russia's desire to export chaos around the world

The speech is the latest in a series of warnings by Western defence and security authorities about the growing hybrid threat from states such as Russia, Iran and China.

Euronews · Dec 15, 2025