The Latest Breaking News from Britain

Prime minister to hold meetings on the use of digital ID cards on two-day trade trip to India, where they have already been adopted

In his new book The Big Payback, the comedian and actor argues that racism in modern Britain can be traced directly to the slave trade and calls for radical solutions to address its legacy

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer touted "unparalleled" opportunities opening up in India as he made his inaugural visit to the country on Wednesday, seeking to promote a trade deal signed this summer.

The number of learner drivers with a future practical driving test booking in Britain has reached a record high of 668,128 by the end of September, marking a 15% increase from the previous year. This surge indicates a significant backlog, which the DVSA attributes to increased demand and people booking…

The UK steel industry warns of deep losses after the EU announces a 50% tariff on steel imports, cutting British access to its £3bn export market and sparking new post-Brexit trade tensions.

The European Union has unveiled its toughest plan yet to defend its steel industry, halving the volume of foreign steel that can enter the bloc without tariffs and doubling the duties on imports. The move has alarmed the United Kingdom, which sells most of its steel to the EU.

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The Tory leader’s intellectual meanderings have shrunk her party into little more than a holding pen for future Reform party candidates, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

They were an electoral powerhouse, the party of political titans Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher and Benjamin Disraeli.