The Latest Breaking News from Britain

Britain is an unusual country. Prolonged sunshine (three successive days) makes front pages. Travel five or 10 miles and you’ll hear different accents, even dialects. But perhaps the biggest oddity is the outsized influence of our Treasury.

The wife of a U.S. diplomat appeared by videolink in a London court on Thursday charged over a fatal car crash in England in a case that led to diplomatic friction between Britain and the United States.

Vladimir Kornilov, an RIA Novosti state news agency columnist, said: “Listen…if Russia decided to show what it is capable of, it would choose all sorts of objects near Britain"

One local resident, who did not wish to be named, said: “It had got to the point where we are scared to leave our homes even in the daytime”.

Gordon Young (61) has helped to raise over £1000 with the gruelling challenge

Bank of England forced to step in to calm gilt markets as mini-Budget financial storm rumbles on

Ms Truss spoke publicly for the first time since the mini-budget sparked economic chaos

Apple on Wednesday confirmed that it removed popular Russian social network VKontakte from its App Store globally due to sanctions imposed by Britain. The British government on Monday sanctioned 92 Russian individuals and entities after President Vladimir Putin's regime held referendums in Moscow-controlled areas of Ukraine -- denounced by Kyiv…

As post-mini-Budget chaos engulfs Britain, Treasury minister Chris Philp refused to rule out a real-terms cut to DWP Universal Credit, asked for 'efficiency savings' and said 'I'm not going to apologise'