The Latest Breaking News from Britain

Travel back with me a few hundred years to before the industrial revolution, and the wildlife of Britain and Ireland looks very different indeed. Take orcas: while there are now less than ten left in Britain’s only permanent (and non-breeding) resident population, around 250 years ago the English cleric and…

UK mortgage rates held steady today, as a new report shows that rising interest rates have reversed rise in household wealth

Conservative MPs have described an FTA with the US as the ‘greatest prize of all’

Britain has officially joined an Asia-Pacific trade group that includes Japan and 10 other nations during a meeting in New Zealand

Trade secretary lashes out at critics – claiming they were wrong to ‘laugh’ at the government

Critics note government estimates that suggest membership of CPTPP will add just £1.8bn a year to UK economy after 10 years

Britain has been getting sicker for years, but the worst-hit are also the poorest

From Austria to Italy, Sweden to Spain, the far right is gaining ground. But ultimately, people want security and fairness, not regressive policies

More than 100 companies are set to send a letter to the PM voicing fears about the disastrous effects of Britain’s overreliance on gas