Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Starmer hails China reset a success - but not everyone is convinced
Keir Starmer describes himself as a "British pragmatist" who takes a "common sense" approach. When it comes to global affairs, and domestic ones too, he isn't one to grandstand, he'd rather try to get things done.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:59:00 +0000
Keir Starmer describes himself as a "British pragmatist" who takes a "common sense" approach. When it comes to global affairs, and domestic ones too, he isn't one to grandstand, he'd rather try to get things done.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:59:00 +0000
Catherine O'Hara, who starred in Home Alone, has died
Catherine O'Hara, the Emmy-winning actress who starred as Kevin's mother in Home Alone and the eccentric Moira Rose in Schitt's Creek, has died.
Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:01:00 +0000
Catherine O'Hara, the Emmy-winning actress who starred as Kevin's mother in Home Alone and the eccentric Moira Rose in Schitt's Creek, has died.
Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:01:00 +0000
Father 'wants answers' after five-month-old son was fed now-recalled baby formula
A father whose son needed hospital treatment after being fed a now-recalled batch of Nestle baby formula has told Sky News he wants "answers" after putting his "faith and trust" in the brand.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:21:00 +0000
A father whose son needed hospital treatment after being fed a now-recalled batch of Nestle baby formula has told Sky News he wants "answers" after putting his "faith and trust" in the brand.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:21:00 +0000
Prison officer told inmate 'I'm literally praying to have your babies', court hears
A prison officer told an inmate "I'm literally praying to have your babies" and she smuggled contraband materials into jail for him, a court has heard.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:39:00 +0000
A prison officer told an inmate "I'm literally praying to have your babies" and she smuggled contraband materials into jail for him, a court has heard.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:39:00 +0000
Leading UK hospital under 'rapid but thorough' review
One of the country's leading neuroscience units is under urgent review following concerns about the service.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:06:00 +0000
One of the country's leading neuroscience units is under urgent review following concerns about the service.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:06:00 +0000
Accidentally freed sex offender jailed for punching and biting police officers
A convicted sex offender who was accidentally freed from jail has been sentenced to 26 weeks in prison for punching and biting two police officers.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:58:00 +0000
A convicted sex offender who was accidentally freed from jail has been sentenced to 26 weeks in prison for punching and biting two police officers.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:58:00 +0000
Marines rescue stranded climber in freezing conditions on Ben Nevis
Marines on a training exercise saved the life of a stranded climber who had begun to succumb to exposure on Ben Nevis in freezing conditions.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:13:00 +0000
Marines on a training exercise saved the life of a stranded climber who had begun to succumb to exposure on Ben Nevis in freezing conditions.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:13:00 +0000
Two men arrested over 150m-long mountain of waste
Two men have been arrested in connection to the illegal dumping of thousands of tonnes of rubbish in Oxfordshire.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:01:00 +0000
Two men have been arrested in connection to the illegal dumping of thousands of tonnes of rubbish in Oxfordshire.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:01:00 +0000
Camden fire: Travel disruption continues after fire near rail tracks
Travel disruption caused by a fire near tracks linked to London Euston was expected to continue on Friday night.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:58:00 +0000
Travel disruption caused by a fire near tracks linked to London Euston was expected to continue on Friday night.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:58:00 +0000
'Demonic' asylum seeker who stabbed hotel worker 23 times jailed
An asylum seeker has been sentenced to a minimum of 29 years for stabbing a hotel worker to death at a train station in the West Midlands.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000
An asylum seeker has been sentenced to a minimum of 29 years for stabbing a hotel worker to death at a train station in the West Midlands.
Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000