Britain
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UK households are being urged to stock up on nine items. Here’s what to buy
Wes Streeting is urging the public to prepare for extreme weather, cyber attacks, and war
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MPs condemn councillor’s ‘profoundly offensive’ alleged social media post
Kirklees’ four Labour MPs have condemned the “profoundly offensive” alleged social media comments made by Reform councillor Tracy Clayton.
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Violent abuser flushed girlfriend's rabbit down toilet before fleeing to Thailand
Nicholas Cash wept as he was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison
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Bradford curry restaurant celebrates success at prestigious national awards
The restaurant was honoured for its Kashmiri family cooking, modern presentation, and warm hospitality.
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Shabana Mahmood is spot on about Labour’s immigration irony - Sarah Todd
Life can often feel like we are banging our head against the proverbial brick wall. Over the last few days your correspondent has managed to do this while sorting out washing - life in the fast lane - and then knocked the other side of her head for six against the door jamb while unpacking some supermarket shopping.
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Wanted: children to rear harvest mice at home for wild release in Devon
Teenagers Eva Wishart and Emily Smith launch project to breed and release 250 of the tiny animals by September
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Rethink needed on approach to net zero for the sake of food security and the environment
If Britain is going to be serious about getting to grips with the issue of food security, then it needs to rethink its approach to net zero.
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Kemi Badenoch announces tax cut plans ahead of Conservative Conference speech
Kemi Badenoch has pledged to halve employer national insurance on jobs worked by young people ahead of a party conference speech which is expected to focus on tax cuts.
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Bradford screening to spotlight farmers' feud over rural Britain's future
Derek vs Derek documentary screens at Bradford's Pictureville in October, exploring a Devon farming feud over intensive agriculture, rewilding and biodiversity.
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One of Britain's best-known musicians to perform in North Yorkshire
One of Britain’s best-known classical musicians will make a rare return to the concert stage in North Yorkshire this week.
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Senior Tory's plan to block mega solar farms on prime agricultural land
The Government has said: “The biggest threat to agriculture and nature is the climate crisis.”
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Economic growth alone won't fix Yorkshire's belonging crisis - Kim Samuel
Yorkshire needs secure jobs, affordable homes and investment in places that have waited too long for it. Yet a town can attract investment and still leave its residents feeling unheard. Jobs and transport links can be delivered to a community without being shaped by it.
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Jaguar targets young Americans with Type 01 EV – but it’s too long for UK parking spaces
Latest model is launching in New York to target rich US buyers – and is more than 5.2 metres long and 2 metres wide
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Major Housing Benefit rules change will encourage 325,000 more people into work
More than 325,000 people living in supported housing and temporary accommodation will be able to keep more of what they earn under a major change to Housing Benefit rules.
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Major Housing Benefit rules change will encourage 325,000 more people into work
More than 325,000 people living in supported housing and temporary accommodation will be able to keep more of what they earn under a major change to Housing Benefit rules.
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Major Housing Benefit rules change will encourage 325,000 more people into work
More than 325,000 people living in supported housing and temporary accommodation will be able to keep more of what they earn under a major change to Housing Benefit rules.
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Green Party member behind anti-Zionist motion ‘close friend’ of jailed terrorist
Lubna Speitan described in US court documents as a ‘close friend’ of terrorist who plotted suicide bomb attack at Heathrow Airport
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Tories pledge to halve employer national insurance for young people
The flat rate would be slashed from 15% to 7.5% for workers aged 21 to 24 at an estimated cost of £2.3 billion, the Conservatives said.
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UK risks being 'uninvestable' if new oil and gas fields not approved, warns Equinor
Equinor warns it may shun further investments in the UK if new oil and gas fields at Rosebank and Jackdaw are not approved.
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UK trial of three Iranians over plot to target dissident journalists
In London three Iranians go on trial accused of targeting UK-based journalists opposed to the regime in Tehran
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British man arrested over suspected RAF Fairford terrorism plot
Counter-terrorism police say 22-year-old detained in London on suspicion of terrorism offences
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In ‘Tenzing,’ the Everest-scaling Sherpa Tenzing Norgay finally gets the spotlight
The first image ever taken of a human being standing atop Mount Everest was of Tenzing Norgay
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Greek prime minister vows to ‘ramp up’ efforts to regain Parthenon marbles
Kyriakos Mitsotakis says his UK counterpart, Andy Burnham, has been supportive of restitution efforts in the past
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What is pneumonic plague and how does it spread?
The death of a worker from a Russian lab that researches plague has prompted questions about the disease.
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Lower oil boosts FTSE 100 but defence stocks lag
The FTSE 100 index ended up 43.75 points, or 0.4%, at 10,541.69, on Tuesday.
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Britain could expel Israeli diplomats if Jerusalem consulate closes, say sources
The diplomatic row follows the UK targeting Israeli settlements with sanctions
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Badenoch denies plan for ‘British Iron Dome’ – after Tories use phrase in press release
Leader also says party is ‘not out of the woods’ and she would rather have another election than form coalition with Reform
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Badenoch draws battle lines to take on Labour for ‘soul of the nation’
Kemi Badenoch will tell voters ‘there is a fight coming in British politics’ not seen for 50 years when she addresses the Tory conference in Birmingham, as her party lags third behind Labour and Reform in the polls
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You can now buy part of a Devon railway station – and even live there
The ‘quirky’ property is just one mile from one of the country’s most popular coastlines
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I was the bait to lure the IRA into a deadly confrontation with the SAS
One SAS soldier tells world affairs editor Sam Kiley how he posed as a coal delivery driver to act as an IRA target in controversial ambush in August 1988 that left three dead
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Who is standing in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election?
The contest in the north London constituency is a major test for both Zack Polanski and new Labour leader Andy Burnham
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UK poll tracker: Labour lead over Reform widens
One poll has put Labour five points clear after Burnham’s conference speech
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Badenoch suggests Tories would not reverse Labour’s pensions triple lock legislation – UK politics live
In his party conference speech last week, Andy Burnham said he wanted to change the triple lock uprating mechanism from 2030
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£100,000 fundraiser launched to reopen Britain's oldest cliff lift
A £100,000 fundraiser to help reopen Britain’s oldest cliff lift has been launched by local residents.
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DWP 'loses passport' as PIP claimant unable to see sick mum before she died
The Independent Case Examiner found DWP more likely than not received and lost a PIP claimant's passport
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Russell Brand back in court ahead of rape and sexual assault trial
The comedian and actor faces a two-day hearing
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Andrew and Tristan Tate coerced women into porn, court documents allege
Andrew and Tristan Tate have not appeared in a British court to formally answer to the charges they face, but have denied wrongdoing
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US, Israeli and European far-right figures to gather for conference in Israel
Trump’s counter-terrorism ‘czar’, Sebastian Gorka, was scheduled to speak at conference but White House says he will no longer attend
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Greens’ ‘Zionism is racism’ worse than anything under Corbyn, antisemitism tsar warns
Exclusive: Lord Mann claimed the way some of the party’s members were being treated was ‘unprecedented in Westminster since the Second World War’
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Katie Price to be handcuffed to Suella Braverman in 'fun' new Channel 4 show
Channel 4's new series Celebrity Handcuffed will see celebrities handcuffed 24/7 to others and viewers can expect episodes to be "full of surprises".
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Badenoch accuses Braverman of ‘policing other people’s identity’
The Reform UK MP sparked a row over racism when she suggested non-white people born in the UK could be British, but not English
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Tories plan £10bn ‘British Iron Dome’ to protect UK – how would it work?
The Tories pledged to build Britain its own £10bn ‘Iron Dome’ missile interception system – but now even the party leader is backtracking
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Wetherby Councillor braves the streets for the Big Sleep Out
Wetherby councillor to sleep out to highlight homelessness
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£100,000 fundraiser launched to reopen Britain's oldest cliff lift
A £100,000 fundraiser to help reopen Britain’s oldest cliff lift has been launched by local residents.
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Major Housing Benefit rules change will encourage 325,000 more people into work
More than 325,000 people living in supported housing and temporary accommodation will be able to keep more of what they earn under a major change to Housing Benefit rules.
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Paramount and Warner Bros wrap up mega deal to create Skydance
The deal’s completion comes eight months after Paramount agreed to buy Warner Bros Discovery in February.
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Major business group piles pressure on Burnham over tax cuts
Firms have been facing increased cost pressures for two years including a raised cost of hiring
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UK city with most National Lottery millionaires in the last 30 years revealed
The cities with the most millionaire lottery winners have been revealed by the National Lottery
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Badenoch's £10bn air defence plan points to growing concern over protecting UK's skies
The government and the Conservatives both agree the UK needs better air defences in an increasingly dangerous world.
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America's first approved BWRX-300 could open a new nuclear race
The BWRX-300 just cleared a major US hurdle as Britain considers deploying 14 reactors of its own
