The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Officials in Brussels dismiss ‘nonsense’ idea Ukraine could join EU by 1 January 2027 in latest US-led peace plan. What we know on day 1,389

UK asylum seekers with rejected claims vanish daily from hotels to live off-grid on cash jobs, whistleblower warns, as 36,272 remain housed despite government vows to end hotel use.

Kylie Christmas (Fully Wrapped) has become the singer’s 11th chart-topping album in the UK.

As Wham! top singles chart, Minogue draws level with David Bowie, Eminem, U2 and Rod Stewart in the album league table, thanks to a reissue of her 2015 Christmas LP

The index dipped after a promising start amid poor growth figures and US tech concerns.

UK Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer has said that the UK Parliament will investigate union-busting allegations against Rockstar Games after the studio fired 31 Grand Theft Auto 6 developers in October.

Hundreds of UK pubs have barred Labour MPs, including Keir Starmer, in protest over rising business rates and the latest Budget changes.

We would like to hear from young people who have left the UK in recent months –or are planning to do so

Many businesses in the UK saw the 2025 budget as a tightening of the screw in a period of already difficult conditions. While the government insists it is not raising taxes on companies overall, disquiet among businesses could have an impact on jobs, wages and the wider economy.