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

British teen Sky Brown is skateboarding world champion again
British teenager Sky Brown has become the new skateboarding world champion, after previously claiming the title aged 14.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:21:00 +0000
British teenager Sky Brown has become the new skateboarding world champion, after previously claiming the title aged 14.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:21:00 +0000

Taxpayers could fund funeral for Soham murderer Ian Huntley
Taxpayers could pay towards the costs of Ian Huntley's cremation or funeral, unless his family makes alternative arrangements.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:13:00 +0000
Taxpayers could pay towards the costs of Ian Huntley's cremation or funeral, unless his family makes alternative arrangements.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:13:00 +0000

Two jailed after 'dangerous' lorry pursuit involving three police forces
Two men in a lorry containing more than £40,000 worth of stolen tyres have been jailed after a "dangerous pursuit" involving police from three different forces.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:57:00 +0000
Two men in a lorry containing more than £40,000 worth of stolen tyres have been jailed after a "dangerous pursuit" involving police from three different forces.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:57:00 +0000

Fire shuts Scotland's busiest train station for at least two days
A fire at a vape shop has forced the closure of Scotland's busiest railway station for at least two days, Network Rail has said.
Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:52:00 +0000
A fire at a vape shop has forced the closure of Scotland's busiest railway station for at least two days, Network Rail has said.
Sun, 08 Mar 2026 20:52:00 +0000

Gerry Adams appears to wear bulletproof vest for court appearance
Gerry Adams was "directly responsible for and complicit" in the decisions made by the Provisional IRA to detonate bombs on the British mainland, the High Court has heard.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:40:00 +0000
Gerry Adams was "directly responsible for and complicit" in the decisions made by the Provisional IRA to detonate bombs on the British mainland, the High Court has heard.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:40:00 +0000

Police appeal for help to identify man found dead in a wetsuit
Who is this man? So far, that question has proved impossible to answer.
Sun, 08 Mar 2026 22:30:00 +0000
Who is this man? So far, that question has proved impossible to answer.
Sun, 08 Mar 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Syrian charged with crimes against humanity in UK first
A Syrian man has been charged with murder as a crime against humanity in a first prosecution of its kind in the UK.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:33:00 +0000
A Syrian man has been charged with murder as a crime against humanity in a first prosecution of its kind in the UK.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:33:00 +0000

Cancer death rates fall to historic low - as types with biggest drop in fatalities revealed
Cancer death rates in the UK have fallen to a historic new low, Cancer Research UK has announced.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:06:00 +0000
Cancer death rates in the UK have fallen to a historic new low, Cancer Research UK has announced.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:06:00 +0000

Man who broke into Grade Il-listed church fined £11k
A man has been fined more than £11,000 after he smashed a stained glass window of a Grade II-listed church.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:55:00 +0000
A man has been fined more than £11,000 after he smashed a stained glass window of a Grade II-listed church.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:55:00 +0000

Family of murder victim appeal for information after wrongful conviction
The family of a woman who was murdered almost 40 years ago have appealed for people to come forward with information after DNA evidence showed the man believed to be her killer was wrongfully convicted.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:10:00 +0000
The family of a woman who was murdered almost 40 years ago have appealed for people to come forward with information after DNA evidence showed the man believed to be her killer was wrongfully convicted.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:10:00 +0000