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

We don't have control of our borders, admits home secretary
The government does not currently have control of Britain's borders, the home secretary will admit in a speech today.
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 03:40:00 +0100
The government does not currently have control of Britain's borders, the home secretary will admit in a speech today.
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 03:40:00 +0100

'Wake-up call' for Britain as top climate advisers issue starkest warning yet
Britain must prepare for at least 2C of warming within just 25 years, the government has been advised by its top climate advisers.
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:39:00 +0100
Britain must prepare for at least 2C of warming within just 25 years, the government has been advised by its top climate advisers.
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:39:00 +0100

Premier League players to take knee for first time this season
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has told Sky News players will take the knee at this weekend's matches amid ongoing discussions about whether the anti-racism move is still effective.
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 22:41:00 +0100
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has told Sky News players will take the knee at this weekend's matches amid ongoing discussions about whether the anti-racism move is still effective.
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 22:41:00 +0100

Deadline day for firm linked to Tory peer to pay back millions over COVID contract scandal
Today is the High Court's deadline for a firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone to repay £122m for supplying defective PPE at the height of the pandemic, with no indication the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will be paid in full.
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:08:00 +0100
Today is the High Court's deadline for a firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone to repay £122m for supplying defective PPE at the height of the pandemic, with no indication the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will be paid in full.
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:08:00 +0100

Number of cops sacked and barred from service revealed - how many are in your area?
The number of police officers dismissed and barred from police forces across England and Wales has been revealed, including 21 struck off for child sexual offences.
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:33:00 +0100
The number of police officers dismissed and barred from police forces across England and Wales has been revealed, including 21 struck off for child sexual offences.
Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:33:00 +0100

England qualify for World Cup with thrashing victory
England are through to next summer's World Cup thanks to a convincing 5-0 win over Latvia in their latest qualifier.
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:32:00 +0100
England are through to next summer's World Cup thanks to a convincing 5-0 win over Latvia in their latest qualifier.
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:32:00 +0100

The phenomenon behind the UK's recent gloomy weather
If the weather in your part of the country has been grey and dull, then it may be because of a meteorological phenomenon known as anticyclonic gloom.
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:52:00 +0100
If the weather in your part of the country has been grey and dull, then it may be because of a meteorological phenomenon known as anticyclonic gloom.
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:52:00 +0100

'We're not vigilantes... we're just trying to do the right thing'
"I don't remember feeling this unsafe ever before," says 76-year-old devout Sikh Resham Kaur who moved to the UK from India when she was 18.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:55:00 +0100
"I don't remember feeling this unsafe ever before," says 76-year-old devout Sikh Resham Kaur who moved to the UK from India when she was 18.
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:55:00 +0100

Asylum seeker seen 'dancing and laughing' after stabbing hotel worker 23 times, jury hears
An asylum seeker stabbed a hotel worker more than 20 times with a screwdriver on a railway station platform and left her for dead, a jury has heard.
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:37:00 +0100
An asylum seeker stabbed a hotel worker more than 20 times with a screwdriver on a railway station platform and left her for dead, a jury has heard.
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:37:00 +0100

UK to have highest inflation in G7, IMF says
Price rises in the UK are to be the highest among the G7 club of industrialised nations, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0100
Price rises in the UK are to be the highest among the G7 club of industrialised nations, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0100