Live: UK news as it breaks
Updated every 10 minutes from across the British press and official sources. Each update links to the original report.
Why are we such mugs? Take a deep breath and read the 25-year saga of two illegal Iraqi migrants who became people-smuggling kingpins, ran rings round our legal system and cost taxpayers £1million
They stop near a parked lorry and hand its Romanian driver the plastic bag. All are about to go their separate ways when officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) swoop.
Inside the ‘petrifying’ London jail Russell Brand is being held as comedian faces YEARS behind bars
Russell Brand is getting ready to spend his second night in London’s notorious HMP Wandsworth after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault. The 51-year-old disgraced comedian was driven from Southwark Crown Court in the back of an armoured…
Boy, 6, dies after horror ‘arson attack’ that killed four members of family
A six-year-old boy has become the fifth member of his family to perish following a suspected arson attack in County Waterford.Eliott English passed away today at Children's Health Ireland hospital in Crumlin, Dublin, after sustaining critical injuries during the incident…
PCSO, 31, fed confidential information to gang that cut off man’s hand
PCSO Alice Dobson passed confidential information to a crime suspect linked to a machete attack.
Horror moment killer brags ‘I stabbed him fully’ after murdering student on train tracks
Dino Donaldson has been sentenced to life.
Labour accused of abandoning Britain’s White Van Man with broken promises: ‘Little reason to hope!’
Labour's broken promise to build 1.5 million new houses – coupled with successive Budgets saddling small businesses with soaring costs – have left Britain's 'White Van Man' with "little reason to hope", sources have told GB News.Chancellor John Healey's Budget…
Government blocks historic Black Prince sculpture from leaving Britain in £500,000 battle
The Government has temporarily blocked a historic £500,000 sculpture of Edward the Black Prince from leaving Britain.
Murder investigation is launched after man, 32, shot to death near Royal Artillery Barracks
Terry Dearsley, 32, was found with a gunshot wound inside a parked car in Frances Street, Woolwich, after police were called to reports of shots being fired at 8.09pm on Thursday, October 22.
Young women in TV are ‘still at risk from predators’, broadcasting chief warns
Dorothy Byrne, who was head of news and current affairs at Channel 4 for 15 years, said the disparity in power between talent and staff meant someone like Brand could strike again.
British scientists make ‘thrilling’ one-in-10-billion discovery after 40 years of searching
Researchers at CERN's Large Hadron Collider Beauty experiment have discovered evidence of an extraordinarily rare particle decay process, they announced during a seminar on November 3. The findings, published in a preprint paper on arXiv that awaits peer review, demonstrate…
LGBT migrant charity that claims British state kills asylum seekers pockets almost £1million of lottery money
Rainbow Migration campaigns to bring 'LGBTQI+' asylum seekers to Britain, despite already record numbers of migrants securing visas after claiming they identify as such.
Police release CCTV in search for man, 40, after two people shot and a third stabbed: Public warned ‘do not approach’
Officers are trying to track down Nacoli Bravo, 40, of Lewisham, south-east London, but have warned the public not to approach him.
Who is Stephen Miller? Trump’s very controversial new chief of staff named as Susie Wiles departs in wake of midterms bloodbath
Feared among liberals as a hardline conservative crusader who has Trump's ear, Miller is known for his views on immigration and policing that have even reportedly left Trump feeling he goes 'too far.'
Donald Trump SACKS chief of staff as US midterm election fallout continues
Donald Trump has sacked Chief of Staff Susie Wiles just days after suffering a humiliating defeat in the United States midterm elections. The President has appointed long-time Maga loyalist Stephen Miller to the top White House role. Democrats swept to…
PD’s only female SWAT cop was bullied by male colleagues after she refused to let them hold her down and bite her butt as part of hazing ritual, lawsuit alleges
Officer Perla Dominguez allegedly suffered years of verbal and sexual harassment while being the only female officer in of the San Antonio Police Department's SWAT team
Monty Don says ‘goodbye’ to Gardeners’ World after two decades – key tips to remember
"For the last time, goodbye." Monty Don signs off from Longmeadow after 16 wonderful years
Prince Harry and others seek to appeal after comprehensively losing their hacking case against the Daily Mail’s publisher
The Duke of Sussex and five others have asked the Court of Appeal for permission to challenge their devastating defeat in the High Court which threw out all of their allegations
I was Prince Harry’s friend – this is how he changed after Meghan Markle
EXCLUSIVE: Royal journalist Charlotte Griffiths has revealed how Prince Harry may have changed after meeting Meghan Markle on the Daily Expresso podcast.
Horror as boy, 15, breaks into woman’s home and rapes her before burgling second house
The teenager broke into a woman's home and raped her before targeting a second property nearby.
If you want our reparations cash for slavery you have to take Prince Harry
International Labour Organisation says a staggering 50m people are enduring slavery today, in 2026 - surely they are the ones who need our help
Nationwide increases interest rates across 9 savings accounts and ISAs
Nationwide has announced interest rate increases across nine savings accounts and ISAs, with the new rates coming into effect on December 1.
MAPPED: The 200 English castles, pubs and landmarks on the brink of being lost forever
Use our map to see the buildings and sites near you that are at risk.
Over 200 years ago, two women died in a snow storm on the way to the Rotunda… giving rise to The Coombe and some 740,000 deliveries since including one mother who had 21 babies…
In 1825, the Rotunda, on the northside of the city, was Dublin's only maternity hospital. For a woman in labour in the Liberties, getting there could mean a long and dangerous journey.
Pictured: Two Afghan migrants ‘who raped and sexually assaulted autistic 14-year-old girl on busy commuter train’
Baryalai Rahimi, 25, and Mirebadurahman Sadat, 29, are said to have spotted the runaway teenager at a station in rural Kent.
Moment robbery gang that stole £150,000 of phones raid O2 store only to be arrested by police minutes later as they are locked up for a total of 15 years
The trio of men, including a semi-professional footballer and a teenage boy, were sentenced at Croydon Crown Court on Friday after being convicted of conspiracy to commit robbery.
Vile bullies filmed themselves beating up terrified disabled teen, as four men are arrested
Florida police have arrested the four men, all aged 18 to 19. They have been handed serious charges following the attack at a bonfire in Tiger Bay Forest
DWP shares major update on one-off £815 Universal Credit loan before Christmas
The one-off payment could provide a financial boost for households across the UK ahead of Christmas.
The View hosted 21 liberal guests and just one conservative in the weeks before midterm elections, analysis finds
The left wing guests included Hillary Clinton one day before the midterms, Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear or Democratic Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly.
Households could get hundreds in winter energy support – full list
Households could receive hundreds of pounds in winter energy support through three Government schemes, including the £300 Winter Fuel Payment.
Boy, 7, who was IVF miracle baby terribly injured after being struck by car while spending evening with his father
Hudson Carter, seven, of Spanish Fork, was struck by a 16-year-old driver while he was crossing Spanish Fork Parkway around 7.15pm on Saturday, police said.
‘I DON’T BELIEVE A WORD HE SAYS!’ Watch Patrick Christys ERUPT at Andy Burnham | Off the Record EXTENDED
Watch Patrick Christys lash out at Andy Burnham in this week's edition of Off the Record. He joins host Kelvin MacKenzie and political editor of The Independent David Maddox to react to this week’s US Midterm elections and Labour wrangling…
Panicked 911 call reveals gruesome injuries suffered by mother, 58, who was attacked by an alligator
Dina Rae Spann survived a brutal alligator attack in August while she was kayaking with a group in Florida.
Civil servants threaten to strike over demands they get back to the office
Civil servants across Scotland are to ballot for strike action after being told they must turn up to the office for some of the working week.
Pensioner arrested as police hunt for famous Lipton Cup worth £500k stolen from Glasgow museum
A pensioner has been arrested as police hunt for the historic trophy worth £500,000 amid claims it was stolen from a Scots museum.
Thomas Markle arrest piles pressure on Metropolitan Police ‘failing to investigate abuse claims’
The FBI arresting Meghan's father piles more pressure on the Metropolitan Police for allegedly failing to investigate claims against him in a letter from his first wife.Officers appear to have ignored an offer from Thomas Markle Sr’s ex-partner to provide…
White House scraps tech boss meeting after AI crash
White House scraps tech boss meeting after AI crash
Andy Burnham slaps down Labour MPs who aren’t putting salaries on their own job ads – despite the party’s new policy forcing employers to do so
The Prime Minister's new announcement was ridiculed today, as it emerged that a number of Mr Burnham's backbenchers are breaching the rule with their own job listings.
SNL writer shares tribute to sister after two arrested over alleged killing
Saturday Night Live writer Jimmy Fowlie shared a heartrending tribute to his late sister Christina Downer on Thursday, a week after two people were arrested for her killing.
Full list of 27 benefit changes people must report to DWP
People need to report changes of circumstances to avoid overpayments and other issues.
Andy Burnham dealt embarrassing by-election blow – but Nigel Farage can’t cash in on Labour collapse
Andy Burnham has been dealt an embarrassing blow after being hammered in the Penn Hill by-election, while Reform UK was unable to pounce on the Labour collapse. The ward on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council came up for grabs…