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

I asked Badenoch about Britain's 'number one priority' - her answers were surprising
They were not, bluntly, the answers I expected from Kemi Badenoch - a champion of growth and scourge of the "blockers".
Tue, 05 May 2026 22:17:00 +0100
They were not, bluntly, the answers I expected from Kemi Badenoch - a champion of growth and scourge of the "blockers".
Tue, 05 May 2026 22:17:00 +0100

Arsenal reach Champions League final
Arsenal have reached the final of the Champions League for the first time in 20 years following victory over Spanish side Atletico Madrid.
Tue, 05 May 2026 23:18:00 +0100
Arsenal have reached the final of the Champions League for the first time in 20 years following victory over Spanish side Atletico Madrid.
Tue, 05 May 2026 23:18:00 +0100

Details revealed of Kate's first overseas royal trip since cancer treatment
The Princess of Wales is to return to international travel next week in her first overseas royal visit since her cancer treatment.
Tue, 05 May 2026 23:19:00 +0100
The Princess of Wales is to return to international travel next week in her first overseas royal visit since her cancer treatment.
Tue, 05 May 2026 23:19:00 +0100

Three arrested after man dies and dog 'stabbed' during fight
Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died and a dog was found with suspected stab wounds at a home in Staffordshire.
Tue, 05 May 2026 21:18:00 +0100
Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died and a dog was found with suspected stab wounds at a home in Staffordshire.
Tue, 05 May 2026 21:18:00 +0100

Woman, 35, killed in house explosion after ex-partner 'forced entry'
A man forced his way into a house armed with a device minutes before an explosion which killed both him and his ex-partner, with the woman's death being treated as a homicide, police said.
Tue, 05 May 2026 14:16:00 +0100
A man forced his way into a house armed with a device minutes before an explosion which killed both him and his ex-partner, with the woman's death being treated as a homicide, police said.
Tue, 05 May 2026 14:16:00 +0100

Showjumper was groomed and murdered by sister's boyfriend - but police hindered by 'misogyny'
A review into the killing of a showjumper highlighted a "culture of misogyny and complacency" within a Northern Irish police force, similar to that identified in the Sarah Everard case.
Tue, 05 May 2026 12:35:00 +0100
A review into the killing of a showjumper highlighted a "culture of misogyny and complacency" within a Northern Irish police force, similar to that identified in the Sarah Everard case.
Tue, 05 May 2026 12:35:00 +0100

Four Palestine Action activists guilty over break-in at Israel-linked defence firm
Four Palestine Action activists have been found guilty of criminal damage over a break-in at an Israeli-linked defence firm's UK site after a retrial.
Fri, 01 May 2026 10:45:00 +0100
Four Palestine Action activists have been found guilty of criminal damage over a break-in at an Israeli-linked defence firm's UK site after a retrial.
Fri, 01 May 2026 10:45:00 +0100

Murder probe launched after shooting victim dies
A murder investigation has been launched after a man involved in a shooting incident in south London on Saturday died.
Tue, 05 May 2026 09:22:00 +0100
A murder investigation has been launched after a man involved in a shooting incident in south London on Saturday died.
Tue, 05 May 2026 09:22:00 +0100

Attacks on British Jews 'a crisis for all of us', says PM
Sir Keir Starmer has warned that a rise in attacks against British Jews is "a crisis for all of us" and requires a "whole of society" response.
Tue, 05 May 2026 01:55:00 +0100
Sir Keir Starmer has warned that a rise in attacks against British Jews is "a crisis for all of us" and requires a "whole of society" response.
Tue, 05 May 2026 01:55:00 +0100

Woman allegedly killed girl, 5, in 1978 by forcing her into hot bath
A woman accused of killing a five-year-old girl by burning her in a hot bath in 1978 subjected her stepchildren to a "cycle of violence", a court has heard.
Tue, 05 May 2026 16:45:00 +0100
A woman accused of killing a five-year-old girl by burning her in a hot bath in 1978 subjected her stepchildren to a "cycle of violence", a court has heard.
Tue, 05 May 2026 16:45:00 +0100