Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Anthony Joshua pays tribute to 'special' friends killed in crash
Anthony Joshua has paid tribute to his two close friends killed in a car crash in Nigeria, which also injured the star boxer.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:50:00 +0000
Anthony Joshua has paid tribute to his two close friends killed in a car crash in Nigeria, which also injured the star boxer.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:50:00 +0000
Maternal death rate up by 20% - as government fails to meet 2025 target
Increasing numbers of women in the UK are dying during pregnancy or in the weeks after giving birth, according to new figures.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:17:00 +0000
Increasing numbers of women in the UK are dying during pregnancy or in the weeks after giving birth, according to new figures.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:17:00 +0000
Watchdog to examine West Midlands Police role in Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban
The police watchdog has told Sky News it will assess evidence provided by West Midlands Police to MPs and consider the findings of a review into how its intelligence assessment was used to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from Aston Villa.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:19:00 +0000
The police watchdog has told Sky News it will assess evidence provided by West Midlands Police to MPs and consider the findings of a review into how its intelligence assessment was used to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from Aston Villa.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:19:00 +0000
Police wrongly employed serial rapists after vetting relaxed to meet recruitment targets
Serial rapists David Carrick and Cliff Mitchell were among more than 130 Metropolitan Police officers and staff wrongly hired or allowed to keep working as vetting was relaxed in a recruitment drive, a review has found.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:20:00 +0000
Serial rapists David Carrick and Cliff Mitchell were among more than 130 Metropolitan Police officers and staff wrongly hired or allowed to keep working as vetting was relaxed in a recruitment drive, a review has found.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:20:00 +0000
Police who named wrong fatal car crash victim 'used family description and ID card'
A police officer who wrongly identified the victim of a car crash relied on the family's description of him and a photo ID card when he tried to establish who he was, a coroner has been told.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:47:00 +0000
A police officer who wrongly identified the victim of a car crash relied on the family's description of him and a photo ID card when he tried to establish who he was, a coroner has been told.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:47:00 +0000
Former Premier League referee avoids jail sentence over sexual video of schoolboy
Former Premier League referee David Coote has avoided jail as he was sentenced over a sexual video of a schoolboy found on his laptop.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:02:00 +0000
Former Premier League referee David Coote has avoided jail as he was sentenced over a sexual video of a schoolboy found on his laptop.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:02:00 +0000
Man who threw boy off Tate Modern sentenced for attacking nurses
A man who threw a boy off a balcony at the Tate Modern gallery has been jailed for 16 weeks for attacking two nurses.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:16:00 +0000
A man who threw a boy off a balcony at the Tate Modern gallery has been jailed for 16 weeks for attacking two nurses.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:16:00 +0000
A weather bomb is coming - what is it and are lives at risk?
Storm Goretti - the first named storm of the year - hits the UK today and is bringing with it a "weather bomb".
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:55:00 +0000
Storm Goretti - the first named storm of the year - hits the UK today and is bringing with it a "weather bomb".
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:55:00 +0000
Council ordered to pay £80,000 after man hit by falling lamppost
A council has been ordered to pay £80,000 after a man was struck by a collapsing lamppost.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:25:00 +0000
A council has been ordered to pay £80,000 after a man was struck by a collapsing lamppost.
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:25:00 +0000
Weight-loss jabs 'may be needed for life'
The weight loss jabs Mounjaro and Wegovy may need to be continued for life to keep obesity under control, new research suggests.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:59:00 +0000
The weight loss jabs Mounjaro and Wegovy may need to be continued for life to keep obesity under control, new research suggests.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:59:00 +0000