The Latest Breaking News from Britain

For years, artificial dyes have been linked to health issues and even ADHD in children, but the US is only now looking at banning them, says Devi Sridhar of Edinburgh University

Nemo called the ruling of Britain’s highest court an “attack on trans+ rights”. Doctors at the British Medical Association have condemned the ruling, and now, the UK's only judge to publicly say they are transgender plans to take the UK governement to the European Court of Human Rights.

Row revolves around Supreme Court ruling trans women are not legally women

Britain's BP said on Tuesday net profit plunged in the first quarter as the struggling energy giant undergoes a major overhaul back to its fossil fuel business.

Trussell report finds that higher levels of poverty mean Britain is losing out on £38bn a year of potential output

Britain's anti-immigrant Reform UK party is seeking to prove its credentials as a credible political force at local elections this week that will test the popularity of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

New data out today shows London rents have hit a 14th record high despite a slight drop in competition for homes

Labour’s crackdown will also see 24-week time limits for asylum appeals decisions to cut the backlog

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As The Independent reveals, up to £2bn of private contracts have been awarded since 2017 aimed at curbing illegal migration across the English Channel and the costs of asylum application processing. It is hard to point to any positive results of this gross expense