Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Rats, gangs, drones and filth: HMP Manchester in a 'precarious state', inspectors warn
Crime gangs are continuing to "operate with impunity" in HMP Manchester, according to a damning report.
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:17:00 +0100
Crime gangs are continuing to "operate with impunity" in HMP Manchester, according to a damning report.
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:17:00 +0100
'I can't control thousands of people': Farage irritated in Sky News interview
It's three weeks out from the May elections, and Nigel Farage's tour of Britain is in full flow.
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:53:00 +0100
It's three weeks out from the May elections, and Nigel Farage's tour of Britain is in full flow.
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:53:00 +0100
Police officers investigated over race allegations after two girls killed in Wimbledon car crash
Eleven police officers are being investigated over the handling of a car crash in July 2023 that killed two schoolgirls.
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:59:00 +0100
Eleven police officers are being investigated over the handling of a car crash in July 2023 that killed two schoolgirls.
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:59:00 +0100
'Our national security is in peril,' Starmer and Reeves told by author of damning defence review
Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves will today be accused of "corrosive complacency" on defence, in a damning intervention by the lead author of their own defence review.
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:06:00 +0100
Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves will today be accused of "corrosive complacency" on defence, in a damning intervention by the lead author of their own defence review.
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:06:00 +0100
Revealed: How many council workers are paid more than the PM - and who earns the most
Hundreds of council employees earned more than the prime minister in the last financial year, new research suggests.
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:52:00 +0100
Hundreds of council employees earned more than the prime minister in the last financial year, new research suggests.
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:52:00 +0100
Southport attack blamed on killer's parents and four other 'catastrophic' failures
The Southport attack would have been prevented if Axel Rudakubana's parents told the authorities what they knew about the killer, a public inquiry has found.
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:45:00 +0100
The Southport attack would have been prevented if Axel Rudakubana's parents told the authorities what they knew about the killer, a public inquiry has found.
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:45:00 +0100
Boy stabbed to death - as two girls among four arrested
Four people have been arrested after a 16-year-old boy died following a stabbing in Peterborough.
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:33:00 +0100
Four people have been arrested after a 16-year-old boy died following a stabbing in Peterborough.
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:33:00 +0100
Fraudster sold fake Oasis tickets to pay off debts
A fraudster who sold fake Oasis concert tickets to pay off her debts has been given a community order and told to pay a £40 fine.
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:33:00 +0100
A fraudster who sold fake Oasis concert tickets to pay off her debts has been given a community order and told to pay a £40 fine.
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:33:00 +0100
Ex-Arsenal footballer pleads not guilty to two further charges of rape
Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has pleaded not guilty to two new charges of rape.
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:21:00 +0100
Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has pleaded not guilty to two new charges of rape.
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:21:00 +0100
More arrests after baby girl dies from suspected dog bite
Two more arrests have been made in connection with the death of a three-month-old baby girl from a suspected dog bite.
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:40:00 +0100
Two more arrests have been made in connection with the death of a three-month-old baby girl from a suspected dog bite.
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:40:00 +0100
