The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Keir Starmer to face PMQs amid continued Budget questions

The OECD has warned tax hikes and reduced spending will act as a ‘headwind’ to the UK economy over the next two years.

Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025

Handling of China spying case was ‘shambolic’, security committee concludes

Report says ‘systemic failures’ led to collapse of trial, but found no evidence of UK government interference

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025

Nike, Superdry and Lacoste ads banned in UK over ‘misleading’ green claims

Advertising watchdog says all three firms misled shoppers by using term ‘sustainable’ in paid-for Google adverts

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025

Rate of business closures in the UK falls to lowest level since 2016

Data from the Office for National Statistics reveals around 280,000 businesses across the UK closed in 2024, down from 310,000 in 2023.

Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025

Kate praises ‘care and compassion’ of volunteers invited to carol service

The service will recognise individuals from across the UK who may have dedicated or volunteered their time to be present with others.

Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2025

UK government plans to scrap some jury trials in an attempt to clear a court backlog

The government says there are almost 80,000 cases waiting to be heard in criminal courts in England and Wales, more than double the pre-pandemic figure.

Euronews · Dec 2, 2025

BoE Eases Bank Capital Requirements for the First Time Since 2008

The Bank of England has eased bank capital rules for the first time since 2008. Here's what it means for borrowing, savings and the wider economy.

International Business Times · Dec 2, 2025

Kirby Air Riders Struggles in UK Charts, Fails to Make Top 40

Not a great start.

Operation Sports · Dec 2, 2025

How Hollywood horror’s ‘killer wolf’ trope is sabotaging rewilding efforts

Wolves are returning across Europe – but not to the UK and Ireland, where public support is lukewarm at best. Ecologists point out their benefits, while farmers worry about their livestock. But another influence on public opinion is rarely discussed: Hollywood’s obsession with the wolf as a monster.

The Conversation · Dec 2, 2025

Thirty years after the Balkans peace deal, a different US leadership is fumbling the war in Ukraine

Thirty years ago, on December 14 1995, the presidents of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia signed the Dayton agreement. The treaty ended three years of bloodshed in what was, at the time, the largest war in Europe since 1945.

The Conversation · Dec 2, 2025