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

Six protesters arrested as migrants 'at sea for 36 hours' arrive in Dover
A migrant boat with 51 people on board has arrived in Dover after spending 36 hours at sea.
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:11:00 +0100
A migrant boat with 51 people on board has arrived in Dover after spending 36 hours at sea.
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:11:00 +0100

Evacuation under way after unexploded WW2 bomb found in Cornwall
An evacuation of more than 300 homes is under way after an unexploded Second World War bomb was found in the water near Falmouth Docks in Cornwall.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:12:00 +0100
An evacuation of more than 300 homes is under way after an unexploded Second World War bomb was found in the water near Falmouth Docks in Cornwall.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:12:00 +0100

UK to join new EU ocean science scheme amid El Nino concerns
Britain is to join a major new ocean science programme led by the European Union, as Andy Burnham's government seeks closer ties with the bloc.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100
Britain is to join a major new ocean science programme led by the European Union, as Andy Burnham's government seeks closer ties with the bloc.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0100

Kemi Badenoch told 'I would have shot you dead' by man claiming to be ex-IRA
A man has admitted sending Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch threatening emails, including one in which he said "when I was in the IRA I would have shot you f****** dead".
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0100
A man has admitted sending Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch threatening emails, including one in which he said "when I was in the IRA I would have shot you f****** dead".
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0100

Drug-laced vapes being used to spike victims
Prescription and over-the-counter medications, as well as drug-laced vapes, are increasingly being used to spike victims, police have warned.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:34:00 +0100
Prescription and over-the-counter medications, as well as drug-laced vapes, are increasingly being used to spike victims, police have warned.
Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:34:00 +0100

Four people who died in Merseyside house fire were woman and three children
Four people who died in a house fire in Bootle, Merseyside, were a woman and three children, it has now been confirmed.
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:36:00 +0100
Four people who died in a house fire in Bootle, Merseyside, were a woman and three children, it has now been confirmed.
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:36:00 +0100

British father pleads guilty over death of young son who fell from hotel window
A British father has pleaded guilty to causing the death of his child after he fell from a hotel window in Cyprus.
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:25:00 +0100
A British father has pleaded guilty to causing the death of his child after he fell from a hotel window in Cyprus.
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:25:00 +0100

Two men arrested over suspected terrorist plot to target Jewish community in Manchester area
Two men have been arrested over a suspected terrorist plot to target the Jewish community in the Manchester area.
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:08:00 +0100
Two men have been arrested over a suspected terrorist plot to target the Jewish community in the Manchester area.
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:08:00 +0100

Doctor was 'supervisor' of killings during Rwanda genocide, court hears
A doctor is accused of being a party to six genocide murders, including the stoning to death of a taxi driver and the killing of a woman and her child.
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:52:00 +0100
A doctor is accused of being a party to six genocide murders, including the stoning to death of a taxi driver and the killing of a woman and her child.
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:52:00 +0100

Ex-Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood charged with sexual offences against two more women
Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with sexual offences against two more women.
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:58:00 +0100
Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with sexual offences against two more women.
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:58:00 +0100