The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

A tiny midge, no bigger than a pinhead, is bringing UK farming to its knees. The culprit? A strain of the bluetongue virus that’s never been seen before.

As summer holidays begin, many travellers are packing more than just swimsuits and sunscreen – for millions, medicines are essential. But taking them abroad isn’t always simple. From legal pitfalls to temperature-sensitive drugs, here’s how to travel safely and legally with your medication.

The UK’s environment minister Emma Hardy has announced a ban on toxic lead ammunition to protect Britain’s countryside. This ban includes the sale and use for hunting of both lead shotgun ammunition (each cartridge of which contains hundreds of small lead pellets called “shot”), used mainly for hunting small game…

In 2022, somebody in the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) mistakenly shared a spreadsheet containing the personal information associated with 18,714 Afghans and their family members. This data breach, and the efforts to cover it up, raises serious questions about state secrecy, blame-shifting and accountability.

Flash flood warnings issued as scorching UK heatwave triggers thunderstorms. Met Office urges public to prepare for sudden downpours and travel disruption.

A planned London–Berlin rail route aims to offer a greener, faster alternative to air travel.

Head gardeners try out more diverse and drought-resistant plants from around the world, with fascinating results

UNIONISTS have accused John Swinney of hitting the “independence panic button” in a furious response to his new three-point strategy. 

Her comments came as the East and West Midlands became the latest areas of England to fall into drought as the country struggles with the driest start to the year since 1976

The spies are also blamed for a prolonged campaign of cyberattacks across Europe

Smokers are getting through billions of cigarettes a year on average, new data shows