The Latest Breaking News from Britain

The Prime Minister will use a speech to make the economic case for green energy.

When Britain abolished slavery in its empire in 1833, it paid the equivalent of hundreds of billions today in compensation – not to the enslaved, but to the slave owners. It was an imperfect, morally uneasy compromise, but it helped achieve a historic transition that had seemed impossible.

Letter: The country must implement a truly connected system of protected areas to preserve the natural world, says Dr Marcelo Lima. Plus a letter from Elia Kabanov on all the ways nature is around us to notice and enjoy

Food often perceived as ‘healthy’, like yoghurt and cereal, can lead to people far exceeding their recommended calorie intake

Creative industries are ‘crucial to the economy’ but film-making and tax have long had an uneasy relationship in Britain

Analysts say Britain’s biggest power plant in line to earn £458.6m a year under new government subsidy contract

Britain will not commit public money as Rachel Reeves grapples with balancing the books ahead of the Budget.

When the full, unexpurgated diaries of the Conservative MP Sir Henry “Chips” Channon were published in 2021, these disarmingly frank accounts of his aristocratic life in mid-20th century Britain caused a stir. They revealed the inner thoughts of a renowned social climber and rightwing snob, whose political career never recovered…

Three UK activists jailed over anti-Elbit protests launch a hunger strike on the Balfour Declaration anniversary, demanding bail, fair trials, and an end to Britain's arms trade with Israel.

Watch live as David Lammy, Britain’s deputy prime minister, faces Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (5 November).

The Maga model, based on the US’s exorbitant market privileges, can’t be imported to Britain. That’s going to be a problem for Reform UK, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr