The Latest Breaking News from Britain

Phil Smith, ParalympicsGB's chef de mission for this year's Winter Games in Beijing, has been recognised for his work in China by winning UK Sport’s prestigious PLx Award for Spirit of High Performance

The death of a two-year-old boy because of his mould-ridden home should have been a wake-up call, but the stories keep coming, writes Liam Thorp

Their sit-down protests caused chaos on roads and made them a target for tabloid ire and drivers’ fury. Then an energy crisis hit – and now the government is playing catchup as we shiver in our draughty homes

Sub-zero temperatures will continue over the weekend despite initial forecasts that weather would begin to get milder, with more snow on the way for Scotland

Exclusive: Bureaucracy sees slump in EU traders coming to Britain, with London’s West End hit by 51 per cent decline

Disaster plans have been drawn up for Britain’s courts to cope with extreme weather such as heavy snow, heatwaves and flooding as well as the possibility of widespread power cuts.

After yet another tragedy in the Channel, there is no doubt that something needs to be done to improve the processes overseeing asylum seekers coming to the UK, through whatever route. The UK’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has outlined a five-point plan to fix Britain’s broken immigration system.

The youngster’s diagnosis comes amid an outbreak of infections in Britain that has claimed the lives of at least 19 children

Britain’s royal family is staying silent over the second half of Prince Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary series

Britain’s royal family is staying silent over the second half of Prince Harry and Meghan’s documentary series, which made hard-hitting claims against Harry’s brother, Prince William

This is a vainglorious and revealing work by Matt Hancock, giving his side of the story, writes Robbie Smith