Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Nursery worker pleads guilty to 26 sexual offences against children - as arrest footage released
A nursery worker has pleaded guilty to 26 sexual offences against children following one of the Metropolitan Police's most harrowing and complex child sexual abuse investigations.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:04:00 +0000
A nursery worker has pleaded guilty to 26 sexual offences against children following one of the Metropolitan Police's most harrowing and complex child sexual abuse investigations.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:04:00 +0000
Family of British teenager killed by US spy hit out at 'useless' UK government
The family of teenager Harry Dunn, killed by a former US spy, said a damning report into the UK government's handling of their case was "incredibly painful" to read.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:30:00 +0000
The family of teenager Harry Dunn, killed by a former US spy, said a damning report into the UK government's handling of their case was "incredibly painful" to read.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:30:00 +0000
Engineer loses case against her employer over transgender toilet policy
An engineer who took aerospace giant Leonardo UK to an employment tribunal for having to share women's toilets with transgender colleagues has lost a discrimination claim.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:42:00 +0000
An engineer who took aerospace giant Leonardo UK to an employment tribunal for having to share women's toilets with transgender colleagues has lost a discrimination claim.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:42:00 +0000
DNA identifies suspected killer 20 years after woman found dead in seafront shelter
A suspected murderer has been named 20 years after a woman was stabbed multiple times and her body set on fire.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:30:00 +0000
A suspected murderer has been named 20 years after a woman was stabbed multiple times and her body set on fire.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:30:00 +0000
Children hurt after roof ripped off double-decker bus
Several children have been injured after the roof of a double-decker bus was ripped off when it passed under a bridge.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:30:00 +0000
Several children have been injured after the roof of a double-decker bus was ripped off when it passed under a bridge.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:30:00 +0000
'A shameful monster': Retired teacher spared jail for 'sadistic' abuse of young girls
A "sadistic" teacher who abused young girls in residential care over a 15-year period has been spared jail and ordered to pay £1,000 to each of her 18 victims.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:08:00 +0000
A "sadistic" teacher who abused young girls in residential care over a 15-year period has been spared jail and ordered to pay £1,000 to each of her 18 victims.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:08:00 +0000
'It wasn't fine - and the Russians knew': Inside the decades-long saga that's left UK shockingly unprepared for war
The UK is "really unprepared" to fight a war and has been living on a "mirage" of military strength that was shocking to discover, interviews with almost every defence secretary since the end of the Cold War have revealed.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:15:00 +0000
The UK is "really unprepared" to fight a war and has been living on a "mirage" of military strength that was shocking to discover, interviews with almost every defence secretary since the end of the Cold War have revealed.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:15:00 +0000
'Death, prison or the loss of your sanity': The cost for children caught up in county lines
A decade on from when authorities identified the emergence of "county lines" drug dealing, children exploited by the trade are now often either dead, in prison or have been sectioned with mental health problems caused by the trauma.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:09:00 +0000
A decade on from when authorities identified the emergence of "county lines" drug dealing, children exploited by the trade are now often either dead, in prison or have been sectioned with mental health problems caused by the trauma.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:09:00 +0000
Fake nurse who fraudulently pocketed more than £170,000 jailed
A man who posed as a registered nurse, earning more than £170,000 from his fraudulent activity, has been jailed for more than three years.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:34:00 +0000
A man who posed as a registered nurse, earning more than £170,000 from his fraudulent activity, has been jailed for more than three years.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:34:00 +0000
'Appalling' threats to workers removing flags for Christmas lights condemned
Political leaders in Aberdeen have joined forces to condemn "disgraceful" incidents of workers being threatened while taking down flags to put up Christmas lights.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:16:00 +0000
Political leaders in Aberdeen have joined forces to condemn "disgraceful" incidents of workers being threatened while taking down flags to put up Christmas lights.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:16:00 +0000