
Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

'It's disgusting': The desperate measure being taken to avoid having Travellers as neighbours
It's a desperate measure to avoid living next to Travellers - but Sky News has learned of at least one community which clubbed together to buy land, fearing unwelcome neighbours were about to move in.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:01:00 +0100
It's a desperate measure to avoid living next to Travellers - but Sky News has learned of at least one community which clubbed together to buy land, fearing unwelcome neighbours were about to move in.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:01:00 +0100

UK-US pharmaceuticals deal will divert £45bn from essential NHS services, says doctors' union
The NHS will be forced to divert around £45bn from essential services under a UK-US pharmaceuticals deal, increasing potentially preventable deaths by 229,000, analysis from a doctors' union has found.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:18:00 +0100
The NHS will be forced to divert around £45bn from essential services under a UK-US pharmaceuticals deal, increasing potentially preventable deaths by 229,000, analysis from a doctors' union has found.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:18:00 +0100

Arrest made after teenager left with potentially life-threatening gunshot wounds
A teenager has been arrested after a 16-year-old boy was left in a critical condition following a shooting in Birmingham.
Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:01:00 +0100
A teenager has been arrested after a 16-year-old boy was left in a critical condition following a shooting in Birmingham.
Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:01:00 +0100

Harry Potter fans warned to stay off tracks as 'Hogwarts Express' returns
Tourists determined to get a good view of a steam train made famous by the Harry Potter films are being warned to stay off the tracks at a beauty hotspot.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:21:00 +0100
Tourists determined to get a good view of a steam train made famous by the Harry Potter films are being warned to stay off the tracks at a beauty hotspot.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:21:00 +0100

Interns' work 'not properly checked' at justice watchdog
The public body which examines potential miscarriages of justice needs to urgently improve the quality of its work, an independent review has found.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:01:00 +0100
The public body which examines potential miscarriages of justice needs to urgently improve the quality of its work, an independent review has found.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:01:00 +0100

Police in DNA hunt for suspected double rapist
Police have taken DNA from people across the UK to try to identify a man accused of two rapes four years apart.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:35:00 +0100
Police have taken DNA from people across the UK to try to identify a man accused of two rapes four years apart.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:35:00 +0100

Father killed baby by shaking him in moment of 'pure violence', court hears
A father killed his four-week-old baby by shaking him in a moment of "pure violence", a court has heard.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:38:00 +0100
A father killed his four-week-old baby by shaking him in a moment of "pure violence", a court has heard.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:38:00 +0100

Teenager drowns during Duke of Edinburgh's Award expedition
A teenager has drowned during a Duke of Edinburgh's Award trip in Wales.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:34:00 +0100
A teenager has drowned during a Duke of Edinburgh's Award trip in Wales.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:34:00 +0100

New health alert issued - as England records hottest June on record
A yellow heat health alert has been issued for large parts of the UK later this week - as the Met Office said it was provisionally the hottest June on record in England.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0100
A yellow heat health alert has been issued for large parts of the UK later this week - as the Met Office said it was provisionally the hottest June on record in England.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0100

New images of man found dead in woods as police investigate possible murder
New CCTV images have been released by police of a man pictured in the days before he was found dead in woodland in Cornwall.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:50:00 +0100
New CCTV images have been released by police of a man pictured in the days before he was found dead in woodland in Cornwall.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:50:00 +0100