Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
'Sacrifices deserve respect': Prince Harry joins PM in criticising Trump's NATO troops remark
Prince Harry has joined Sir Keir Starmer in criticising false claims by Donald Trump that British and NATO troops were not on the frontline in Afghanistan.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:29:00 +0000
Prince Harry has joined Sir Keir Starmer in criticising false claims by Donald Trump that British and NATO troops were not on the frontline in Afghanistan.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:29:00 +0000
Special relationship turning 'increasingly toxic' - as Starmer's comments mark a clear change
I have rarely seen Sir Keir Starmer angry.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000
I have rarely seen Sir Keir Starmer angry.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000
Andy Burnham facing 24-hour ultimatum over his future
Labour's high command is attempting to bounce Andy Burnham into a super-quick decision on a Commons by-election comeback, giving him just 24 hours to decide.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:33:00 +0000
Labour's high command is attempting to bounce Andy Burnham into a super-quick decision on a Commons by-election comeback, giving him just 24 hours to decide.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:33:00 +0000
Part of historic pier washed away during storm
Part of a historic pier in Devon has been washed away during Storm Ingrid.
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 11:45:00 +0000
Part of a historic pier in Devon has been washed away during Storm Ingrid.
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 11:45:00 +0000
Man injured and six arrested after Manchester city centre shooting
A man has been taken to hospital and six men were arrested after a shooting in Manchester city centre, police say.
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 10:49:00 +0000
A man has been taken to hospital and six men were arrested after a shooting in Manchester city centre, police say.
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 10:49:00 +0000
Police officers warned they must hold work licence or face the sack
Police officers in England and Wales must hold a work licence or face the sack, the Home Office has announced.
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 08:30:00 +0000
Police officers in England and Wales must hold a work licence or face the sack, the Home Office has announced.
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 08:30:00 +0000
'Thank God I came to America': Why Oscar nominee Delroy Lindo doesn't see himself as British
He is the Lewisham-born actor who, at the age of 73, finds himself in the running for an Oscar.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000
He is the Lewisham-born actor who, at the age of 73, finds himself in the running for an Oscar.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000
Tories claim government in retreat on Chagos Islands 'surrender'
Senior Tories claim the government is in retreat on its controversial Chagos Islands handover, after the latest showdown in parliament was unexpectedly postponed.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:58:00 +0000
Senior Tories claim the government is in retreat on its controversial Chagos Islands handover, after the latest showdown in parliament was unexpectedly postponed.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:58:00 +0000
Former Tory councillor admits drugging and raping ex-wife 11 times
A former Tory councillor has pleaded guilty to drugging and raping his now ex-wife over more than a decade.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 07:57:00 +0000
A former Tory councillor has pleaded guilty to drugging and raping his now ex-wife over more than a decade.
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 07:57:00 +0000
Teenager among four killed in car crash was 'my heart, my soul, my everything', mother says
A grieving mother has said her teenage son, who died in a car crash that also killed three others, was "my heart, my soul, my everything".
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:55:00 +0000
A grieving mother has said her teenage son, who died in a car crash that also killed three others, was "my heart, my soul, my everything".
Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:55:00 +0000