UK News

‘The monarchy looks vulnerable’: will Britain’s republicans bring down the king?

Every day, we learn more about the royals’ colonial legacy and financial privileges – and it has given a huge boost to the republican movement

Zoe Williams

28, Nov, 2023 @5:00 AM

Bus services cut by more than 80% in parts of England and Wales since 2008, finds study

Research of timetables reveals ‘silent war’ on bus users outside London

Nyima Jobe

28, Nov, 2023 @12:01 AM

Tory MPs pressure Sunak to take ‘urgent action’ on migration

MPs call for radical policies before Christmas to reduce immigration numbers and overcome supreme court’s ruling on Rwanda plan

Ben Quinn Political Correspondent

27, Nov, 2023 @6:42 PM

Brianna Ghey murder trial: accused discussed killing five children, court told

Warning: sensitive content
Boy and girl on trial at Manchester crown court over fatal stabbing of Brianna in a Cheshire park in February

Helen Pidd North of England editor

27, Nov, 2023 @5:49 PM

Tommy Robinson charged over refusal to leave march against antisemitism

Far-right leader to appear in court after arrest by more than 20 Met police officers near London’s Royal Courts of Justice

Matthew Weaver

27, Nov, 2023 @5:02 PM

UK Covid response was London-centric, Andy Burnham tells inquiry

Greater Manchester mayor says Boris Johnson seemed unaware his region had been under tougher rules

Peter Walker Deputy political editor

27, Nov, 2023 @4:27 PM

Met police officer used Taser on 10-year-old girl twice, misconduct hearing told

PC Jonathan Broadhead accused of using unreasonable force against girl who was holding garden shears

Kevin Rawlinson and agency

27, Nov, 2023 @3:15 PM

Sadiq Khan says exclusion of London officials from Covid meetings cost lives

‘Bad faith’ on part of Boris Johnson’s government meant ministers missed out on vital knowledge early in crisis, mayor tells inquiry

Peter Walker Deputy political editor

27, Nov, 2023 @3:04 PM

Racism allegations destroyed my life, Laurence Fox tells libel trial

Actor and Reclaim party founder says he was ‘horrified’ when he saw he had been called a racist online

Caroline Davies

27, Nov, 2023 @3:00 PM

UK ministers approved £60m payments to Saudi royals to maintain arms deal, court told

Payments allegedly facilitated by senior government and military figures to secure arms contracts for British firms

David Pegg and Rob Evans

27, Nov, 2023 @2:04 PM

Self-harm incident nearly every day in UK immigration detention, data shows

Home Office figures show 1,743 incidents requiring treatment in 2,099 days across four removal centres

Diane Taylor

27, Nov, 2023 @12:57 PM

UK weather: snow showers forecast in parts as temperatures drop

Snow expected on North Sea coast and temperatures as low as -8C in Scotland and -5C in eastern England