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

Former doctor charged over alleged sexual assaults on 38 patients
A former doctor has been charged over alleged sexual assaults on 38 patients in his care.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:19:00 +0000
A former doctor has been charged over alleged sexual assaults on 38 patients in his care.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:19:00 +0000

Convicted terrorist from Iraq jailed after entering UK illegally on a small boat
A convicted terrorist from Iraq who entered the UK illegally has been sentenced to more than two years in jail.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:51:00 +0000
A convicted terrorist from Iraq who entered the UK illegally has been sentenced to more than two years in jail.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:51:00 +0000

Teenager fatally hit by car on motorway had been tasered by police
The police watchdog says it is investigating after a teenager who was tasered by an officer on a motorway was fatally hit by a car.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:01:00 +0000
The police watchdog says it is investigating after a teenager who was tasered by an officer on a motorway was fatally hit by a car.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:01:00 +0000

Russia denies being behind Salisbury poisonings and warns of danger of war with Europe
Russia's ambassador to the UK has rejected the findings of an official investigation into the death of Dawn Sturgess, killed after the Salisbury poisoning attack in 2018.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:21:00 +0000
Russia's ambassador to the UK has rejected the findings of an official investigation into the death of Dawn Sturgess, killed after the Salisbury poisoning attack in 2018.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:21:00 +0000

Jamie Oliver revives high street Italian restaurant chain, six years after collapse
Jamie Oliver is relaunching his high street chain, Jamie's Italian, six years after the business collapsed, causing hundreds of job losses.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:30:00 +0000
Jamie Oliver is relaunching his high street chain, Jamie's Italian, six years after the business collapsed, causing hundreds of job losses.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:30:00 +0000

Poundland reveals more store closures - here's the full list
Discount retailer Poundland has revealed another wave of store closures over the winter as part of turnaround efforts by the new owners.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:06:00 +0000
Discount retailer Poundland has revealed another wave of store closures over the winter as part of turnaround efforts by the new owners.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:06:00 +0000

Revealed: Britain's happiest places to live
The lively market town of Skipton in North Yorkshire has been crowned the happiest place to live in 2025, according to an annual study by Rightmove.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:53:00 +0000
The lively market town of Skipton in North Yorkshire has been crowned the happiest place to live in 2025, according to an annual study by Rightmove.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:53:00 +0000

Sixty delivery drivers to be deported after 171 arrests in gig economy crackdown
The UK is deporting 60 delivery riders found to be working illegally after an immigration crackdown.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:01:00 +0000
The UK is deporting 60 delivery riders found to be working illegally after an immigration crackdown.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:01:00 +0000

Officials accused of 'failing' to tell Lords about three large-scale illegal waste sites
Environment Agency bosses have been accused of "failing" to tell a cross-party committee of peers about three large-scale illegal waste sites - including one that was recently exposed by Sky News.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 02:38:00 +0000
Environment Agency bosses have been accused of "failing" to tell a cross-party committee of peers about three large-scale illegal waste sites - including one that was recently exposed by Sky News.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 02:38:00 +0000

IT issue affects flights at Edinburgh Airport
All flights were halted at Edinburgh Airport this morning due to an IT issue affecting its air traffic control provider.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:01:00 +0000
All flights were halted at Edinburgh Airport this morning due to an IT issue affecting its air traffic control provider.
Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:01:00 +0000