The Latest Breaking News from Britain

EU did not used to expect UK to break international law, says Commission vice-president

Half of Britain’s rail lines will be closed on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

Kevin Spacey 'strenuously denied' allegations he sexually assaulted three men in Britain, a court has heard. He was granted unconditional bail

The surge in Covid cases is thought to be linked to Jubilee Bank holiday mixing, new subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 and waning immunity among over-75s who have not had a Spring vaccine booster

As humans have spread out across the planet we have killed larger predators and other species we fear and compete with, confining them to history or to tiny remnants of their vast ranges. This process was particularly successful across Britain and Ireland, where the wolves and lynx people once lived…

The thuggishness of this government increasingly mirrors the behaviour of discredited regimes, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The threat of the biggest industrial action to hit Britain since 1926 is looming amid a record wave of energy price hikes which has stoked fears echoing those during the 1978-79 'winter of discontent'

Boris Johnson has lost his second Independent Advisor on Ministerial Interests in two years after Lord Geidt sensationally resigned. It's since emerged an obscure row over tariffs was - at least partly - to blame. Ben Glaze explains...

Tory MP Henry Smith has tabled a Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill in a bid to finally block hunters from bringing their vile souvenirs back to Britain

Britain has announced a new round of sanctions against Russia

As temperatures of 30C scorch the UK, The Independent’s travel desk pick the best beaches Britain has to offer