Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Summer 2026 was UK's hottest on record, Met Office says
Summer 2026 has been declared the hottest since records began in 1884, according to provisional statistics.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:46:00 +0100
Summer 2026 has been declared the hottest since records began in 1884, according to provisional statistics.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:46:00 +0100
Man accused of murder over fatal house fire near Middlesbrough appears in court
A man has appeared in court charged with murder following a house fire which killed a seven-year-old girl and her aunt.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:28:00 +0100
A man has appeared in court charged with murder following a house fire which killed a seven-year-old girl and her aunt.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:28:00 +0100
Fundraiser for two police officers killed in A66 crash raises £1.25m
The families of PC Matthew Blades and PC Thomas Clough will share around £1.25m in fundraising.
Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:17:00 +0100
The families of PC Matthew Blades and PC Thomas Clough will share around £1.25m in fundraising.
Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:17:00 +0100
Retail giants including M&S and Tesco warn PM over budget tax raid
Some of Britain's biggest retailers, including Asda, Marks & Spencer (M&S) and Tesco, have warned Andy Burnham that a renewed budget tax raid could threaten his cost of living campaign as well as the viability of some of their biggest stores across the country.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:36:00 +0100
Some of Britain's biggest retailers, including Asda, Marks & Spencer (M&S) and Tesco, have warned Andy Burnham that a renewed budget tax raid could threaten his cost of living campaign as well as the viability of some of their biggest stores across the country.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:36:00 +0100
First baby identified through SMA screening programme starts treatment
The first baby identified through a UK-first spinal muscular atrophy screening programme has started life-changing treatment.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0100
The first baby identified through a UK-first spinal muscular atrophy screening programme has started life-changing treatment.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0100
New storm names revealed - but how are they chosen, and why?
Storm names for the year ahead are released by the Met Office every September after input from the public.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:25:00 +0100
Storm names for the year ahead are released by the Met Office every September after input from the public.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:25:00 +0100
Man donates part of liver and bowel to save son
A man who donated part of his liver and bowel to his son in an "extremely rare" transplant has described it as the "greatest privilege" of his life.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 02:04:00 +0100
A man who donated part of his liver and bowel to his son in an "extremely rare" transplant has described it as the "greatest privilege" of his life.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 02:04:00 +0100
Hundreds arrested and weapons seized at Notting Hill Carnival
More than 550 people were arrested at Notting Hill Carnival, police have said, and one man died following a chase with officers who stopped him entering the event.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:11:00 +0100
More than 550 people were arrested at Notting Hill Carnival, police have said, and one man died following a chase with officers who stopped him entering the event.
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:11:00 +0100
Prison-building plans get £110m investment to avoid 'nightmare' of running out of cells
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:05:00 +0100
Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:05:00 +0100
Body of woman found in Liverpool park was inside a bin bag, police say
Police investigating the murder of a woman in her 70s said her body was found in a black bin bag in a Liverpool park.
Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:31:00 +0100
Police investigating the murder of a woman in her 70s said her body was found in a black bin bag in a Liverpool park.
Mon, 31 Aug 2026 14:31:00 +0100