The Latest Breaking News from Britain

RAF jets target buildings used to make drones, officials say, in Britain’s first involvement since Trump took office

Is it possible to reconcile increased international support for Ukraine with Donald Trump’s plan to end the war? At their recent meeting in London, Christopher Luxon and his British counterpart Keir Starmer seemed to think so.

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

One of Britain’s most haunted homes has just been snapped up – and the new owners say the paranormal activity has already started.

COMMENT: With voters set to desert Labour and Tories at the local elections in favour of Reform UK, will the populist protest party be able to run services and balance the books of hard-pressed city councils? Of course not, says Sean O’Grady