The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

UK Eyes PEM Convention to Boost Trade—But Could Benefits Outweigh Risks?

The UK is weighing up joining the PEM trade pact to simplify post-Brexit rules, but MPs warn it may not cut red tape and could harm the vital EV industry.

International Business Times UK · Nov 18, 2025

MoD identifies possible UK sites for making explosives and ammunition

Disused refineries and chemical plants considered as part of a multibillion-pound investment in defence

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025

Cold Arctic air and wet weather to bring icy patches to UK

The Met Office has issued multiple yellow weather warnings for snow and ice affecting parts of Scotland and northern England from Monday to Thursday.

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025

From pop icon to wine mogul: Kylie Minogue’s mindful new era and the low-alcohol rosé she invented by accident

WINE FOCUS: With her low-alcohol Petit Rosé topping wine sales charts, Kylie Minogue tells Hannah Twiggs why mindful drinking is the new glamour – and her latest act of reinvention

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025

HMRC accused of being ‘cavalier’ with finances of child benefit claimants

Thousands of parents had their payments stopped after faulty data suggested they had left the UK and not returned

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025

‘No safe place to go’: people sent back to France under ‘one in, one out’ deal tell of desperation

In Paris, a group of those returned from UK as part of the immigration scheme say they feel frightened and hopeless

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025

More details of crime suspects may be released to try to stop misinformation

Information such as age and nationality will generally not constitute contempt of court under proposed laws

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025

UK bank and building society customer protection limit to rise to £120,000

Increase of more than 40% from current figure of £85,000 will give more cover if financial firm goes bust

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025

More firms looking to trade abroad as UK growth and tax worries grow

Nearly half of businesses, or 47%, are considering international expansion, according to Santander’s latest trade barometer.

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025

Human rights groups criticise Troubles Bill ‘lawfare’ claims

The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill is due for its second reading in the UK Parliament on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025