The Latest Breaking News from Britain

This week in 1963, Dr Beeching wielded his axe that shut down more than half of Britain’s stations and closed 5,000 route miles of track - costing 67,000 workers their jobs

A wet, gloomy Met Office forecast for the week ahead could deter some from travelling, and families flying abroad could face axed flights due to strikes at airports in Britain and in Europe

The Prime Minister sought to focus on fixing Britain’s roads as he faced questions over whether he was out of touch as he campaigned in Darlington.

While Humza Yousaf faces an uphill battle reviving his party, Britain continues to slowly come apart at the seams, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Greater Sheffield is one of Britain’s leafiest areas. There are about 100,000 trees in the city’s parks and green spaces, and another 35,000 lining its streets: mostly cherry, sycamore, lime, ash and rowan, many dating back to Victorian times. 

King Charles laid a wreath in memory of the victims of the allied bombing in World War Two during a visit to Hamburg's St Nikolai memorial, the remains of a church in Germany's northern port city severely damaged by the air raids.

Goodbye, food standards. Hello, corporate lobbyists. Why are we doing this, asks Nick Dearden of Global Justice Now

Charles Bronson has been dubbed one of Britain’s most violent offenders

Sri Lanka's key inflation rate eased to 50.3% in March from 50.6% in February, the statistics department said on Friday. The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) reflected a reduction in food inflation to 47.6% in March from 54.4% in February, but non-food inflation reached 51.7%, the Census and Statistics Department…

Jens Meurer’s film, beautifully shot in the summer of 2019 in Cromer on the Norfolk coast, is refreshingly free of cynicism

The UK has struck a deal to join an 11-country trans-Pacific trade pact that includes Japan and Australia as it looks to deepen ties in the region and