Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Defence secretary twice declines to rule out Britain joining strikes on Iran
Defence secretary John Healey has twice declined to rule out Britain joining strikes on Iran, when asked by Sky News.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000
Defence secretary John Healey has twice declined to rule out Britain joining strikes on Iran, when asked by Sky News.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000
Woman jailed for smuggling heroin and 'terrifying' arsenal of guns into UK
A woman who smuggled an arsenal of "terrifying weapons" and £500,000 worth of heroin into Britain in her Peugeot has been jailed for nine years.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:19:00 +0000
A woman who smuggled an arsenal of "terrifying weapons" and £500,000 worth of heroin into Britain in her Peugeot has been jailed for nine years.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:19:00 +0000
Boy, 15, seriously injured in stabbing at school
A teenage boy has been seriously injured in a stabbing at a school in Nottingham.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:01:00 +0000
A teenage boy has been seriously injured in a stabbing at a school in Nottingham.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:01:00 +0000
European nations step in to protect Cyprus as UK warship delay criticised
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:24:00 +0000
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:24:00 +0000
Epping Forest council makes case for appeal against asylum hotel ruling
Epping Forest District Council has launched a legal challenge to a ruling against its plan to stop asylum seekers from being housed in a local hotel.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:47:00 +0000
Epping Forest District Council has launched a legal challenge to a ruling against its plan to stop asylum seekers from being housed in a local hotel.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:47:00 +0000
Tributes to 'deeply loved' woman, 24, killed in head-on police chase collision
Tributes have been paid to a "deeply loved" young woman who was killed in a head-on collision during a police pursuit.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:32:00 +0000
Tributes have been paid to a "deeply loved" young woman who was killed in a head-on collision during a police pursuit.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:32:00 +0000
Nottingham triple killer trapped flatmate and held him in headlock
Nottingham triple killer Valdo Calocane put a flatmate in a headlock and trapped him in his flat, an inquiry has heard.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:55:00 +0000
Nottingham triple killer Valdo Calocane put a flatmate in a headlock and trapped him in his flat, an inquiry has heard.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:55:00 +0000
Politics of migration 'difficult' for Labour, Mahmood says - as she tightens asylum rules
The home secretary has admitted the politics of migration is "difficult" for Labour as she announced measures to tighten Britain's asylum system.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:50:00 +0000
The home secretary has admitted the politics of migration is "difficult" for Labour as she announced measures to tighten Britain's asylum system.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:50:00 +0000
Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg stripped of MBE
Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been stripped of his MBE, according to an official notice in The Gazette.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:07:00 +0000
Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been stripped of his MBE, according to an official notice in The Gazette.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:07:00 +0000
More than 60 sick babies linked to toxic baby formula
The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed it is investigating more than 60 cases of babies falling ill after being fed toxic baby formula.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:11:00 +0000
The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed it is investigating more than 60 cases of babies falling ill after being fed toxic baby formula.
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:11:00 +0000