Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
NHS staff face immediate suspension if caught inappropriately accessing patient information
NHS staff have been warned they face immediate suspension if they are caught inappropriately accessing patient information.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:22:00 +0100
NHS staff have been warned they face immediate suspension if they are caught inappropriately accessing patient information.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:22:00 +0100
Anti-migrant activist Danny Tommo pleads not guilty to criminal damage over 'boat slashing'
Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas has pleaded not guilty to criminal damage over the alleged slashing of a boat in the English Channel with an emergency responder on board.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100
Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas has pleaded not guilty to criminal damage over the alleged slashing of a boat in the English Channel with an emergency responder on board.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0100
Noah Woods died after getting out of play area through 'gap in the fence', inquest hears
Three-year-old Noah Woods, who was found dead following a huge search in Suffolk, had got out of a play area "through a gap in the fence", an inquest has heard.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:35:00 +0100
Three-year-old Noah Woods, who was found dead following a huge search in Suffolk, had got out of a play area "through a gap in the fence", an inquest has heard.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:35:00 +0100
Cyber attack at police force in Wales
A police force in Wales has suffered a cyber attack which has caused disruption to some non-emergency systems and could have led to staff information being "accessed or compromised".
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:02:00 +0100
A police force in Wales has suffered a cyber attack which has caused disruption to some non-emergency systems and could have led to staff information being "accessed or compromised".
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:02:00 +0100
Overcrowding in A&E linked to 'hundreds of deaths a week', study finds
Overcrowding in A&E departments and treating patients in corridors is linked to hundreds of deaths every week in the UK, a study has found.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:31:00 +0100
Overcrowding in A&E departments and treating patients in corridors is linked to hundreds of deaths every week in the UK, a study has found.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:31:00 +0100
'I'm a builder - here's how to add £10,000 to your home's value with just £1,000 of work'
It's a competitive market out there, so the Sky News Money blog team asked Luke Burford, co-founder of comparebuilders.co.uk, for his top tips on increasing the value of your property.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:31:00 +0100
It's a competitive market out there, so the Sky News Money blog team asked Luke Burford, co-founder of comparebuilders.co.uk, for his top tips on increasing the value of your property.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:31:00 +0100
Iranian man accused of trying to enter UK's nuclear naval base will face no action, prosecutors say
No proceedings will be taken against an Iranian man after an incident in which two people allegedly attempted to enter the UK's nuclear submarine base, prosecutors have confirmed.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:14:00 +0100
No proceedings will be taken against an Iranian man after an incident in which two people allegedly attempted to enter the UK's nuclear submarine base, prosecutors have confirmed.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:14:00 +0100
More than 20,000 council staff to be fired and rehired as plan branded 'shockingly deplorable'
More than 20,000 Glasgow City Council staff will be fired then rehired under new contracts after talks to resolve a long-running equal pay dispute between the local body and trade unions broke down.
Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:52:00 +0100
More than 20,000 Glasgow City Council staff will be fired then rehired under new contracts after talks to resolve a long-running equal pay dispute between the local body and trade unions broke down.
Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:52:00 +0100
New rapid test could 'transform' brain tumour diagnosis
Brain tumour patients are to be offered rapid genetic testing as part of a new pilot study which experts say could "transform" diagnosis and treatment.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:01:00 +0100
Brain tumour patients are to be offered rapid genetic testing as part of a new pilot study which experts say could "transform" diagnosis and treatment.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:01:00 +0100
Scrapping windfall tax early 'could cost UK £8.6bn by 2030'
Replacing the UK's current windfall tax on oil and gas companies could cost the country up to £8.6bn by 2030, campaigners are warning.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:01:00 +0100
Replacing the UK's current windfall tax on oil and gas companies could cost the country up to £8.6bn by 2030, campaigners are warning.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:01:00 +0100