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

3.3-magnitude earthquake shakes part of northwest England
A 3.3-magnitude earthquake has struck Lancashire - with dozens of people saying it shook their homes or woke them up.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:41:00 +0000
A 3.3-magnitude earthquake has struck Lancashire - with dozens of people saying it shook their homes or woke them up.
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:41:00 +0000

Hundreds of UK moderators have left TikTok - sparking safety fears, whistleblowers reveal
Hundreds of UK online safety workers at TikTok have already signed agreements to leave the company, whistleblowers have told Sky News, despite the firm stressing to MPs that the cuts were "still proposals only".
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 03:01:00 +0000
Hundreds of UK online safety workers at TikTok have already signed agreements to leave the company, whistleblowers have told Sky News, despite the firm stressing to MPs that the cuts were "still proposals only".
Thu, 04 Dec 2025 03:01:00 +0000

Labour accused of 'scandalous attempt to subvert democracy'
Four mayoral elections due to take place in May 2026 are set to be postponed by two years, Sky News understands.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:14:00 +0000
Four mayoral elections due to take place in May 2026 are set to be postponed by two years, Sky News understands.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:14:00 +0000

Nursery worker pleads guilty to 26 sexual offences against children - watch arrest footage
A nursery worker has pleaded guilty to 26 sexual offences against children following one of the Metropolitan Police's most harrowing and complex child sexual abuse investigations.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:04:00 +0000
A nursery worker has pleaded guilty to 26 sexual offences against children following one of the Metropolitan Police's most harrowing and complex child sexual abuse investigations.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:04:00 +0000

Family of British teenager killed by US spy hit out at 'useless' UK government
The family of teenager Harry Dunn, killed by a former US spy, said a damning report into the UK government's handling of their case was "incredibly painful" to read.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:30:00 +0000
The family of teenager Harry Dunn, killed by a former US spy, said a damning report into the UK government's handling of their case was "incredibly painful" to read.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:30:00 +0000

Woman loses case against her employer over transgender toilet policy
An engineer who took aerospace giant Leonardo UK to an employment tribunal for having to share women's toilets with transgender colleagues has lost a discrimination claim.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:42:00 +0000
An engineer who took aerospace giant Leonardo UK to an employment tribunal for having to share women's toilets with transgender colleagues has lost a discrimination claim.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:42:00 +0000

Rachel Reeves between a rook and a hard place after chess row
As an opening gambit at PMQs, Kemi Badenoch attacked Labour's knight, the prime minister, over his Treasury queen, Rachel Reeves.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:37:00 +0000
As an opening gambit at PMQs, Kemi Badenoch attacked Labour's knight, the prime minister, over his Treasury queen, Rachel Reeves.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:37:00 +0000

Stronger reforms called for over baby formula crisis
The UK government is being urged to take even stronger action to tackle the ongoing crisis of families unable to afford baby formula milk.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:40:00 +0000
The UK government is being urged to take even stronger action to tackle the ongoing crisis of families unable to afford baby formula milk.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:40:00 +0000

Tory-Reform pact talks 'not happening at any level', says Richard Tice
Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice has told Sky News that talks of an electoral pact with the Tories "are not happening at any level".
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:52:00 +0000
Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice has told Sky News that talks of an electoral pact with the Tories "are not happening at any level".
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:52:00 +0000

Mystery solved after tentacles wash up on UK beach
Mysterious tentacles washed up on a beach in Scotland belong to a rare deep-sea creature called the seven-arm octopus, a scientist has told Sky News.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:52:00 +0000
Mysterious tentacles washed up on a beach in Scotland belong to a rare deep-sea creature called the seven-arm octopus, a scientist has told Sky News.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:52:00 +0000