Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
'I was busking - what a man did to me left me horrified'
In the middle of Liverpool city centre, musician Ami Alex is showing me a TikTok she posted while busking on the street.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:01:00 +0000
In the middle of Liverpool city centre, musician Ami Alex is showing me a TikTok she posted while busking on the street.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:01:00 +0000
Long-awaited report into Britain's worst-ever sporting disaster to be published today
The police watchdog will today publish its report into the actions of officers during and after the Hillsborough disaster in 1989.
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:01:00 +0000
The police watchdog will today publish its report into the actions of officers during and after the Hillsborough disaster in 1989.
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:01:00 +0000
More than 800,000 young children seeing social media content 'designed to hook adults', figures show
Children as young as three are "being fed content and algorithms designed to hook adults" on social media, a former education minister has warned.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:45:00 +0000
Children as young as three are "being fed content and algorithms designed to hook adults" on social media, a former education minister has warned.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:45:00 +0000
PM issues China warning - and hits out at Brexit
Sir Keir Starmer has warned China poses "real national security threats to the United Kingdom" - and hit out at Brexit.
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:39:00 +0000
Sir Keir Starmer has warned China poses "real national security threats to the United Kingdom" - and hit out at Brexit.
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:39:00 +0000
Former England cricketer Robin Smith dies
Former England cricketer Robin Smith has died aged 62.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:45:00 +0000
Former England cricketer Robin Smith has died aged 62.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:45:00 +0000
The real reasons taxes went up - and it's not what the PM says
Did the chancellor mislead the public, and her own cabinet, before the budget?
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:51:00 +0000
Did the chancellor mislead the public, and her own cabinet, before the budget?
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:51:00 +0000
Dame Joanna Lumley warns of 'crisis hidden in plain sight'
Dame Joanna Lumley has warned of a "crisis hidden in plain sight", with 1.5 million older people set to spend Christmas alone.
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:04:00 +0000
Dame Joanna Lumley has warned of a "crisis hidden in plain sight", with 1.5 million older people set to spend Christmas alone.
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:04:00 +0000
Post-budget polling makes grim reading for Labour
Over a third of people think Rachel Reeves exaggerated economic bad news in the run-up to the budget - twice as many as thought the chancellor was being honest, a new Sky News poll has found.
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:48:00 +0000
Over a third of people think Rachel Reeves exaggerated economic bad news in the run-up to the budget - twice as many as thought the chancellor was being honest, a new Sky News poll has found.
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:48:00 +0000
King officially strips Andrew of two more titles
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been officially stripped of two more honours by the King.
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:44:00 +0000
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been officially stripped of two more honours by the King.
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:44:00 +0000
Plan to tackle 'courts emergency' to be unveiled - and one possible measure is sparking concern
Radical measures to tackle the "courts emergency" will be unveiled by the government today - with speculation that jury trials could be limited to the most serious of crimes.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 02:29:00 +0000
Radical measures to tackle the "courts emergency" will be unveiled by the government today - with speculation that jury trials could be limited to the most serious of crimes.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 02:29:00 +0000