Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
'Toxic and chaotic culture' at heart of UK government during COVID pandemic, inquiry finds
All four UK governments failed to appreciate the scale of the threat posed by COVID-19 or the urgency of the response the pandemic required, a damning report published on Thursday has claimed.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:30:00 +0000
All four UK governments failed to appreciate the scale of the threat posed by COVID-19 or the urgency of the response the pandemic required, a damning report published on Thursday has claimed.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:30:00 +0000
The COVID inquiry highlights a damning statistic - but there's another, far greater failure
How best to summarise how badly the government fumbled the UK response to the COVID pandemic?
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:16:00 +0000
How best to summarise how badly the government fumbled the UK response to the COVID pandemic?
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:16:00 +0000
Fresh weather warnings issued as parts of UK threatened with blizzard conditions
Fresh yellow weather warnings for ice have been issued for many areas of the UK, as some areas are threatened with blizzard conditions on Thursday.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:11:00 +0000
Fresh yellow weather warnings for ice have been issued for many areas of the UK, as some areas are threatened with blizzard conditions on Thursday.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:11:00 +0000
Britain rattles its sabre at Russia's spy ship - but is it a hollow threat?
A fierce warning from Britain's defence secretary to Vladimir Putin to turn his spy ship away from UK waters or face the consequences was a very public attempt to deter the threat.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:34:00 +0000
A fierce warning from Britain's defence secretary to Vladimir Putin to turn his spy ship away from UK waters or face the consequences was a very public attempt to deter the threat.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:34:00 +0000
G20 still 'really important' despite Donald Trump's absence, says Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted the G20 still matters and is a "really important" forum to bang the drum for British business, despite the decision of Donald Trump to boycott the international summit in South Africa.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:09:00 +0000
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted the G20 still matters and is a "really important" forum to bang the drum for British business, despite the decision of Donald Trump to boycott the international summit in South Africa.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:09:00 +0000
How is Britain's immigration system actually changing?
They've been billed as the "most sweeping asylum reforms in modern times" and the "biggest shake-up of the legal migration system" in nearly 50 years, but how are the UK's rules actually changing?
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:52:00 +0000
They've been billed as the "most sweeping asylum reforms in modern times" and the "biggest shake-up of the legal migration system" in nearly 50 years, but how are the UK's rules actually changing?
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:52:00 +0000
'Prolific and depraved' child rapist who sold abuse images jailed
A paedophile who had a "commercial interest in the sexual abuse of young teenage boys" and sold child abuse images to other sex offenders has been jailed for raping two 12-year-olds.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 23:44:00 +0000
A paedophile who had a "commercial interest in the sexual abuse of young teenage boys" and sold child abuse images to other sex offenders has been jailed for raping two 12-year-olds.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 23:44:00 +0000
The Stone Roses bassist Mani dies
The Stone Roses bassist Gary "Mani" Mounfield has died at the age of 63, his family has said.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:40:00 +0000
The Stone Roses bassist Gary "Mani" Mounfield has died at the age of 63, his family has said.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:40:00 +0000
COVID-19 report goes a long way to answering inquiry's critics
This scathing report goes a long way to answer the UK COVID-19 Inquiry's critics, who have consistently attacked it as a costly waste of time.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:02:00 +0000
This scathing report goes a long way to answer the UK COVID-19 Inquiry's critics, who have consistently attacked it as a costly waste of time.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:02:00 +0000
Man who used metal detector in hunt for hidden gun during gang war jailed
A man who used a metal detector to try to find a hidden handgun has been jailed for more than six years.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:17:00 +0000
A man who used a metal detector to try to find a hidden handgun has been jailed for more than six years.
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:17:00 +0000