The Latest Breaking News from Britain

"Simon is reminding me of a George Michael tribute act in his glasses"

Britain’s class system, supposedly abolished by John Major, is alive and kicking, says Paul Routledge, as can be seen with Rishi Sunak's snooty attempt to diversify dishing out honours

The news from the Office of National Statistics that net migration reached a record high of 606,000 in 2022 is likely to have embarrassed the government, particularly the home secretary, Suella Braverman. For years, successive prime ministers have promised reductions in net migration, but without much success in delivering them.

The former prime minister lasted just 49 days in the job and was forced to resign in the wake of her disastrous mini-Budget

“I’ve never really paid any attention to big cats in Britain as I thought people were confused or just lying”

Rightmove analysed 60 major urban locations across Britain to make the findings.

The public got to have its say on both the contestants making their way to Saturday's final

Researchers found the earliest historical proof of Plague in Britain, dating back to about 4000 years ago.

Mike McFarlane, who helped Great Britain win the silver medal in the 4x100 metre relay at the 1988 Olympics, won 200m gold in the 1982 Commonwealth Games and had a hugely successful coaching career, is in a critical condition in hospital