Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
RAF Fairford base safe, No 10 says - after US withdraws bombers
An RAF base from which the US has withdrawn all its bombers over the weekend is safe, Number 10 says.
Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0100
An RAF base from which the US has withdrawn all its bombers over the weekend is safe, Number 10 says.
Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0100
Twelve people arrested after anti-migrant protest at seaside town
Twelve people have been arrested after an anti-migrant protest took place at a seaside town in Hampshire.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:32:00 +0100
Twelve people have been arrested after an anti-migrant protest took place at a seaside town in Hampshire.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:32:00 +0100
Sainsbury's held talks about merger with supermarket rival Morrisons
J Sainsbury held merger talks with rival grocer Morrisons earlier this year - a deal that would have represented the most significant tie-up in the sector for more than five years.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:23:00 +0100
J Sainsbury held merger talks with rival grocer Morrisons earlier this year - a deal that would have represented the most significant tie-up in the sector for more than five years.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:23:00 +0100
Hearing to take place after Andrew launches legal action against police over arrest
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking legal action against police following his arrest earlier this year, with a private hearing taking place at the High Court on Thursday.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:25:00 +0100
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking legal action against police following his arrest earlier this year, with a private hearing taking place at the High Court on Thursday.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:25:00 +0100
Death of girl, 11, being treated as 'unexplained' after body found in park
Police are treating the death of an 11-year-old girl as "unexplained" after her body was found in a park in Worcestershire.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:01:00 +0100
Police are treating the death of an 11-year-old girl as "unexplained" after her body was found in a park in Worcestershire.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:01:00 +0100
UK unprepared for food emergencies and threats to supplies, experts warn
The government is unprepared for disruptions to food supplies which are exposed to "shocks and threats", experts have warned.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:14:00 +0100
The government is unprepared for disruptions to food supplies which are exposed to "shocks and threats", experts have warned.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:14:00 +0100
Whisky to be aged in space for first time in university satellite project
Whisky is to be distilled in space for the first time as part of an experiment which will also measure how the spirit ages in the environment beyond Earth's atmosphere.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0100
Whisky is to be distilled in space for the first time as part of an experiment which will also measure how the spirit ages in the environment beyond Earth's atmosphere.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0100
Sleep doctor on waste-of-money apps and how to stop your mind racing
If you've ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each week, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it's really like. Today we speak to NHS consultant sleep specialist and president of the British Sleep Society Alanna Hare.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:13:00 +0100
If you've ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each week, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it's really like. Today we speak to NHS consultant sleep specialist and president of the British Sleep Society Alanna Hare.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:13:00 +0100
Cleverly hits out at Braverman over 'Englishness' row
Sir James Cleverly has criticised former Conservative colleague Suella Braverman after she sparked a row around "Englishness".
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:03:00 +0100
Sir James Cleverly has criticised former Conservative colleague Suella Braverman after she sparked a row around "Englishness".
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:03:00 +0100
Campaigners demand public consultation on mega data centres
Environmental campaigners are urging the Scottish government to hold a public consultation before any new hyperscale data centres are given the green light.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:52:00 +0100
Environmental campaigners are urging the Scottish government to hold a public consultation before any new hyperscale data centres are given the green light.
Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:52:00 +0100