Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
'Worrying decline' in families approved to adopt a child
There has been a "worrying decline" in families approved to adopt a child, a charity has warned.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:59:00 +0100
There has been a "worrying decline" in families approved to adopt a child, a charity has warned.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:59:00 +0100
The retail giants joining police to take on shoplifters
Major retailers on London's high streets are using new technology from the Metropolitan Police to catch shoplifters.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:55:00 +0100
Major retailers on London's high streets are using new technology from the Metropolitan Police to catch shoplifters.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:55:00 +0100
Two more men charged with plotting to murder £54m Securitas robber
Two more men have been charged with plotting the shooting of a member of the gang that carried out Britain's biggest ever cash robbery.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:36:00 +0100
Two more men have been charged with plotting the shooting of a member of the gang that carried out Britain's biggest ever cash robbery.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:36:00 +0100
Women under 50 at risk of breast cancer are not being referred - study
The criteria given to GPs to refer women at risk of breast cancer for further action miss nearly all under-50s who go on to develop the disease within a decade, analysis suggests.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:52:00 +0100
The criteria given to GPs to refer women at risk of breast cancer for further action miss nearly all under-50s who go on to develop the disease within a decade, analysis suggests.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:52:00 +0100
Britons can expect another day of heat but rain is forecast
Britons are set for another day of heat following record-breaking temperatures, but rain is forecast in parts of the UK.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:18:00 +0100
Britons are set for another day of heat following record-breaking temperatures, but rain is forecast in parts of the UK.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:18:00 +0100
Detectives hunting man over Primrose Hill stabbing murder offer £20k reward
Detectives have offered a £20,000 reward for information leading them to a man they want to arrest over the murder of Finbar Sullivan.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:55:00 +0100
Detectives have offered a £20,000 reward for information leading them to a man they want to arrest over the murder of Finbar Sullivan.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:55:00 +0100
PM's intervention on prisons crisis risks damaging mistakes
Dividing lines between victim groups, fears about prisons becoming full again by Christmas, and concerns that these changes will lead to "inevitable mistakes" – probably not the intended outcomes of the prime minister's urgent review on early release, but that's the reality.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:29:00 +0100
Dividing lines between victim groups, fears about prisons becoming full again by Christmas, and concerns that these changes will lead to "inevitable mistakes" – probably not the intended outcomes of the prime minister's urgent review on early release, but that's the reality.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:29:00 +0100
Teenage girl abducted in Essex
A teenage girl who was abducted in Essex last night is back with her family, police say.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:01:00 +0100
A teenage girl who was abducted in Essex last night is back with her family, police say.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:01:00 +0100
'Dirty foreigners, monkeys': Shocking rise in racism from patients in the NHS
NHS staff have been called "dirty foreigners" and "monkeys" amid a "noticeable" and "unacceptable" rise in racism from patients, a survey has found.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:23:00 +0100
NHS staff have been called "dirty foreigners" and "monkeys" amid a "noticeable" and "unacceptable" rise in racism from patients, a survey has found.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:23:00 +0100
Oil giant BP profits more than double due to Iran war - again
Profit has again more than doubled at oil and gas giant BP as the war in Iran boosted fossil fuel prices.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:34:00 +0100
Profit has again more than doubled at oil and gas giant BP as the war in Iran boosted fossil fuel prices.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:34:00 +0100