
Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

Drugs, guns, gold bars and teeth - Sky News joins police on county lines crackdown
Across the country last week, hundreds of criminals woke to the sound of their front doors splintering.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:01:00 +0000
Across the country last week, hundreds of criminals woke to the sound of their front doors splintering.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:01:00 +0000

Boy dies after being struck by car
A seven-year-old boy has died after being struck by a car in Nottinghamshire.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:20:00 +0000
A seven-year-old boy has died after being struck by a car in Nottinghamshire.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:20:00 +0000

Dunblane 30 years on: Those who remember 'look back with horror'
Thirty years after the Dunblane school massacre, Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander has said the tragedy "haunts many of us still to this day".
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:01:00 +0000
Thirty years after the Dunblane school massacre, Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander has said the tragedy "haunts many of us still to this day".
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:01:00 +0000

UK weighs options to defend shipping in Strait of Hormuz
The UK is considering possible options to help defend shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks, the defence secretary has said.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:01:00 +0000
The UK is considering possible options to help defend shipping in the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian attacks, the defence secretary has said.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:01:00 +0000

Boy charged with attempted murder after school stabbing
A teenage boy has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing at a school near Norwich.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:50:00 +0000
A teenage boy has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing at a school near Norwich.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:50:00 +0000

Lab-grown foie gras and chicken get safety checks for British dinner tables
Lab-grown foie gras and chicken are being tested by scientists to ensure they are safe for humans to eat, and could hit British restaurants and dinner tables in the next five years.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:01:00 +0000
Lab-grown foie gras and chicken are being tested by scientists to ensure they are safe for humans to eat, and could hit British restaurants and dinner tables in the next five years.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:01:00 +0000

Investigate miscarriage of justice and quash Post Office Capture convictions, MPs say
The government has been called on by an influential committee of MPs to quash convictions obtained with data from the Post Office's Capture software, the predecessor to the faulty Horizon IT programme.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:01:00 +0000
The government has been called on by an influential committee of MPs to quash convictions obtained with data from the Post Office's Capture software, the predecessor to the faulty Horizon IT programme.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:01:00 +0000

Prince William turns down Kate's coffee - because it wasn't decaf
The Princess of Wales showed off her barista skills during a visit to London Borough Market - but her husband was not as impressed.
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:31:00 +0000
The Princess of Wales showed off her barista skills during a visit to London Borough Market - but her husband was not as impressed.
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:31:00 +0000

Woman jailed after keeping slave for more than 20 years
A mother who held a woman captive as a slave inside her "squalid" home for 25 years has been sentenced to 13 years.
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:35:00 +0000
A mother who held a woman captive as a slave inside her "squalid" home for 25 years has been sentenced to 13 years.
Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:35:00 +0000

Murder charge after death of bailiff attacked at work
A man has been charged with the murder of a court bailiff while he was at work.
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:38:00 +0000
A man has been charged with the murder of a court bailiff while he was at work.
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:38:00 +0000