Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
'It wasn't fine - and the Russians knew': Inside the decades-long saga that's left UK shockingly unprepared for war
The UK is "really unprepared" to fight a war and has been living on a "mirage" of military strength that was shocking to discover, interviews with almost every defence secretary since the end of the Cold War have revealed.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:15:00 +0000
The UK is "really unprepared" to fight a war and has been living on a "mirage" of military strength that was shocking to discover, interviews with almost every defence secretary since the end of the Cold War have revealed.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:15:00 +0000
Reeves hit by Labour rebellion
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has suffered another budget blow with a rebellion by rural Labour MPs over inheritance tax on farmers.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:52:00 +0000
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has suffered another budget blow with a rebellion by rural Labour MPs over inheritance tax on farmers.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:52:00 +0000
'Death, prison or the loss of your sanity': The cost for children caught up in county lines
A decade on from when authorities identified the emergence of "county lines" drug dealing, children exploited by the trade are now often either dead, in prison or have been sectioned with mental health problems caused by the trauma.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:09:00 +0000
A decade on from when authorities identified the emergence of "county lines" drug dealing, children exploited by the trade are now often either dead, in prison or have been sectioned with mental health problems caused by the trauma.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:09:00 +0000
The crimes now most likely to be decided without a jury
The government has announced the right to a jury trial will be limited to only those facing a likely sentence of more than three years.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:48:00 +0000
The government has announced the right to a jury trial will be limited to only those facing a likely sentence of more than three years.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:48:00 +0000
Nurses 'deeply concerned about what lies ahead'
Hospital patients are being "set up to suffer" this winter, with "distressing" scenes of vulnerable and elderly people left waiting in corridors likely to be repeated, nurses have warned.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 03:59:00 +0000
Hospital patients are being "set up to suffer" this winter, with "distressing" scenes of vulnerable and elderly people left waiting in corridors likely to be repeated, nurses have warned.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 03:59:00 +0000
Damning report finds failures in collapse of China spy trial
"Systematic failures" led to the Chinese spy case collapsing - and there's a risk they could be repeated, a parliamentary inquiry has said.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:42:00 +0000
"Systematic failures" led to the Chinese spy case collapsing - and there's a risk they could be repeated, a parliamentary inquiry has said.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:42:00 +0000
Reform and Tories deny they could unite for next election
Reform UK and the Conservatives have rejected reports they could merge or form a pact before the next general election.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:52:00 +0000
Reform UK and the Conservatives have rejected reports they could merge or form a pact before the next general election.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:52:00 +0000
Thames Water debt pile rises further despite return to profit
Cash-strapped Thames Water has revealed a further rise in its debt pile while recording a return to profit on the back of inflation-busting hikes to bills.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:24:00 +0000
Cash-strapped Thames Water has revealed a further rise in its debt pile while recording a return to profit on the back of inflation-busting hikes to bills.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:24:00 +0000
Faberge egg sells for world-record sum
A Faberge egg commissioned by a Russian tsar has sold for a record £22.9m at auction in London.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:13:00 +0000
A Faberge egg commissioned by a Russian tsar has sold for a record £22.9m at auction in London.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:13:00 +0000
Princess of Wales releases Christmas message
The Princess of Wales has written about the importance of "small acts of care" at a time "when life can sometimes feel fragmented or uncertain", ahead of her fifth annual Christmas carol service.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:15:00 +0000
The Princess of Wales has written about the importance of "small acts of care" at a time "when life can sometimes feel fragmented or uncertain", ahead of her fifth annual Christmas carol service.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:15:00 +0000