
Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

Manhunt after prisoner escapes during hospital visit
A manhunt has begun after a prisoner convicted of attacking two women escaped while being taken to hospital.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:09:00 +0100
A manhunt has begun after a prisoner convicted of attacking two women escaped while being taken to hospital.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:09:00 +0100

Under-16s to be banned from buying energy drinks
The sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s is to be banned in England from April next year.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:04:00 +0100
The sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s is to be banned in England from April next year.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:04:00 +0100

British mother on the run after abducting sons from American father
A British mother who abducted her two sons from their American father has been on the run in the UK for more than three months, prompting him to take court action.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:19:00 +0100
A British mother who abducted her two sons from their American father has been on the run in the UK for more than three months, prompting him to take court action.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:19:00 +0100

University worker charged over Ann Widdecombe death comments
A University of Aberdeen employee has been arrested and charged over social media comments about the death of Ann Widdecombe.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:09:00 +0100
A University of Aberdeen employee has been arrested and charged over social media comments about the death of Ann Widdecombe.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:09:00 +0100

Henry Nowak's killer confessed to brother days after murder, transcript reveals
Henry Nowak's killer confessed to stabbing the teenager multiple times as he travelled in a police van with his brother just days after the murder.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:32:00 +0100
Henry Nowak's killer confessed to stabbing the teenager multiple times as he travelled in a police van with his brother just days after the murder.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:32:00 +0100

Mother guilty of killing baby daughter with heat from hairdryer
A mother has been found guilty of killing her baby daughter due to heat from a hairdryer.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:56:00 +0100
A mother has been found guilty of killing her baby daughter due to heat from a hairdryer.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:56:00 +0100

All teenagers should receive meningitis jab, health bosses say
All teenagers in Britain should be offered free vaccinations against deadly meningitis, government advisers recommended.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:33:00 +0100
All teenagers in Britain should be offered free vaccinations against deadly meningitis, government advisers recommended.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:33:00 +0100

Mother's plea for greater online child safety as court orders new inquest into son's death
A mother who fears her teenage son may have died following an online challenge gone wrong has welcomed a High Court decision to order a new inquest into his death.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:56:00 +0100
A mother who fears her teenage son may have died following an online challenge gone wrong has welcomed a High Court decision to order a new inquest into his death.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:56:00 +0100

British Steel taken into public ownership
British Steel has been taken into public ownership in the "national interest", the government has announced.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:20:00 +0100
British Steel has been taken into public ownership in the "national interest", the government has announced.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:20:00 +0100

Firefighters contain 6km-wide wildfire in UK's largest national park
Emergency crews have contained a wildfire in the UK's largest national park – with the blaze currently affecting a near four-mile wide area.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:50:00 +0100
Emergency crews have contained a wildfire in the UK's largest national park – with the blaze currently affecting a near four-mile wide area.
Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:50:00 +0100
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