British Isles

UK-Israel relations deteriorate over settlement sanctions

10 Sep 2026
Relations between Britain and Israel have deteriorated sharply after foreign secretary Ed Miliband announced a ban on imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The UK government says settlement expansion and violence…

Farmers warn British food security at risk after ‘hardest summer’

10 Sep 2026
British farming has endured its hardest summer in a generation, prompting warnings that the nation’s food security is increasingly vulnerable. National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Tom Bradshaw says drought, rising costs, livestock disease…

Air traffic failure disrupts 330,000 passengers

10 Sep 2026
More than 330,000 passengers have been affected by a major failure of Britain’s air traffic control system, prompting airlines to demand urgent improvements. A technical problem at National Air Traffic Services (NATS) caused…

Reform UK faces criminal investigation over donations

10 Sep 2026
The Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation into Reform UK following allegations that senior party officials discussed ways of circumventing electoral laws governing foreign donations. An undercover investigation recorded two senior aides…

Tech firms face new child protection laws

10 Sep 2026
The Government plans to introduce legislation requiring technology companies to prevent children from taking, sharing or viewing nude images on smartphones and apps. Digital secretary Lisa Nandy said Apple, Google and app developers…

CofE faces clergy and vocations crisis

10 Sep 2026
The Church of England is facing a growing crisis in clergy numbers, with a new report warning that parish vicars risk becoming an 'endangered species'. Published after a consultation involving bishops, theologians, clergy,…

France: fourteen face trial over deadly Channel crossing

10 Sep 2026
Fourteen men have gone on trial in Paris over the 2021 English Channel disaster in which more than 30 migrants died or disappeared while attempting to reach Britain. The defendants face charges including…

Burnham pressed on economy at first PMQs as borrowing costs surge

03 Sep 2026
Andy Burnham faced his first Prime Minister's Questions by Kemi Badenoch on 2 September, as government borrowing costs hit an 18-year high, with ten-year bond yields at their highest since 2008 and thirty-year…

Badenoch’s major shadow cabinet reshuffle

03 Sep 2026
Kemi Badenoch has carried out the most significant reshuffle of her shadow cabinet since taking office, ahead of Parliament's return this week and October's party conference. Sir Mel Stride was replaced as shadow…

Threats to UK water supply upgraded to 'catastrophic'

03 Sep 2026
More than a million people in Britain could be left without piped drinking water in the event of a major infrastructure failure, according to a revised government risk assessment that has sharply escalated…
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