Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Energy minister says 'there's no shortcut' to bringing down bills - as Ofgem set to announce new price cap
Households and businesses will have to wait for energy bills to fall significantly because "there's no shortcut" to bringing down prices, the energy minister has told Sky News.
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:01:00 +0000
Households and businesses will have to wait for energy bills to fall significantly because "there's no shortcut" to bringing down prices, the energy minister has told Sky News.
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:01:00 +0000
Scale of billion-dollar money laundering network revealed - as British drug takers warned
Britons buying cocaine on a Friday night could be inadvertently funding Russia's war in Ukraine.
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:49:00 +0000
Britons buying cocaine on a Friday night could be inadvertently funding Russia's war in Ukraine.
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:49:00 +0000
How is Britain's immigration system actually changing?
They've been billed as the "most sweeping asylum reforms in modern times" and the "biggest shake-up of the legal migration system" in nearly 50 years, but how are the UK's rules actually changing?
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:52:00 +0000
They've been billed as the "most sweeping asylum reforms in modern times" and the "biggest shake-up of the legal migration system" in nearly 50 years, but how are the UK's rules actually changing?
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:52:00 +0000
Strictly Come Dancing star 'arrested on suspicion of rape'
A Strictly Come Dancing star has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of rape.
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 02:26:00 +0000
A Strictly Come Dancing star has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of rape.
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 02:26:00 +0000
Britain rattles its sabre at Russia's spy ship - but is it a hollow threat?
A fierce warning from Britain's defence secretary to Vladimir Putin to turn his spy ship away from UK waters or face the consequences was a very public attempt to deter the threat.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:34:00 +0000
A fierce warning from Britain's defence secretary to Vladimir Putin to turn his spy ship away from UK waters or face the consequences was a very public attempt to deter the threat.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:34:00 +0000
UK shivers through what could be coldest night of year so far - with big change to forecast imminent
The UK has shivered through what could be the coldest night of the year so far - with seven yellow weather warnings for ice in force this morning.
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 04:33:00 +0000
The UK has shivered through what could be the coldest night of the year so far - with seven yellow weather warnings for ice in force this morning.
Fri, 21 Nov 2025 04:33:00 +0000
Housebuilding faltering as developers call on ministers to address rising costs
Housing Secretary Steve Reed wants Britain to "build, baby, build" towards the government's flagship 1.5 million homes target by the next election. But housebuilding in England has slowed to its lowest level in nine years, with the number of homes built falling by 6% to 208,600 in the year to March 2025.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:01:00 +0000
Housing Secretary Steve Reed wants Britain to "build, baby, build" towards the government's flagship 1.5 million homes target by the next election. But housebuilding in England has slowed to its lowest level in nine years, with the number of homes built falling by 6% to 208,600 in the year to March 2025.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:01:00 +0000
G20 still 'really important' despite Donald Trump's absence, says Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted the G20 still matters and is a "really important" forum to bang the drum for British business, despite the decision of Donald Trump to boycott the international summit in South Africa.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:09:00 +0000
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted the G20 still matters and is a "really important" forum to bang the drum for British business, despite the decision of Donald Trump to boycott the international summit in South Africa.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:09:00 +0000
Shabana Mahmood – the new Margaret Thatcher?
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Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:00:00 +0000
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Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:00:00 +0000
'Toxic and chaotic culture' at heart of UK government during COVID pandemic, inquiry finds
All four UK governments failed to appreciate the scale of the threat posed by COVID-19 or the urgency of the response the pandemic required, a damning report published on Thursday has claimed.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:30:00 +0000
All four UK governments failed to appreciate the scale of the threat posed by COVID-19 or the urgency of the response the pandemic required, a damning report published on Thursday has claimed.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:30:00 +0000