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

'It's disgusting': The desperate measure being taken to avoid having Travellers as neighbours
It's a desperate measure to avoid living next to Travellers - but Sky News has learned of at least one community which clubbed together to buy land, fearing unwelcome neighbours were about to move in.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:01:00 +0100
It's a desperate measure to avoid living next to Travellers - but Sky News has learned of at least one community which clubbed together to buy land, fearing unwelcome neighbours were about to move in.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:01:00 +0100

UK-US pharmaceuticals deal will divert £45bn from essential NHS services, says doctors' union
The NHS will be forced to divert around £45bn from essential services under a UK-US pharmaceuticals deal, increasing potentially preventable deaths by 229,000, analysis from a doctors' union has found.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:18:00 +0100
The NHS will be forced to divert around £45bn from essential services under a UK-US pharmaceuticals deal, increasing potentially preventable deaths by 229,000, analysis from a doctors' union has found.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:18:00 +0100

Frankie Dettori in hospital after car flips over in crash
Horse racing great Frankie Dettori has been admitted to hospital after his car was hit from behind and flipped over.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:59:00 +0100
Horse racing great Frankie Dettori has been admitted to hospital after his car was hit from behind and flipped over.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:59:00 +0100

Arrest made after teenager left with potentially life-threatening gunshot wounds
A teenager has been arrested after a 16-year-old boy was left in a critical condition following a shooting in Birmingham.
Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:01:00 +0100
A teenager has been arrested after a 16-year-old boy was left in a critical condition following a shooting in Birmingham.
Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:01:00 +0100

Harry Potter fans warned to stay off tracks as 'Hogwarts Express' returns
Tourists determined to get a good view of a steam train made famous by the Harry Potter films are being warned to stay off the tracks at a beauty hotspot.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:21:00 +0100
Tourists determined to get a good view of a steam train made famous by the Harry Potter films are being warned to stay off the tracks at a beauty hotspot.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:21:00 +0100

Interns' work 'not properly checked' at justice watchdog
The public body which examines potential miscarriages of justice needs to urgently improve the quality of its work, an independent review has found.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:01:00 +0100
The public body which examines potential miscarriages of justice needs to urgently improve the quality of its work, an independent review has found.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:01:00 +0100

Public warned to avoid polluted water at Scottish beach
Members of the public are being urged to avoid a burn that flows onto a beach in Fife after the water was found to be polluted.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:17:00 +0100
Members of the public are being urged to avoid a burn that flows onto a beach in Fife after the water was found to be polluted.
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:17:00 +0100

Police in DNA hunt for suspected double rapist
Police have taken DNA from people across the UK to try to identify a man accused of two rapes four years apart.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:35:00 +0100
Police have taken DNA from people across the UK to try to identify a man accused of two rapes four years apart.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:35:00 +0100

Father killed baby by shaking him in moment of 'pure violence', court hears
A father killed his four-week-old baby by shaking him in a moment of "pure violence", a court has heard.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:38:00 +0100
A father killed his four-week-old baby by shaking him in a moment of "pure violence", a court has heard.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:38:00 +0100

Teenager drowns during Duke of Edinburgh's Award expedition
A teenager has drowned during a Duke of Edinburgh's Award trip in Wales.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:34:00 +0100
A teenager has drowned during a Duke of Edinburgh's Award trip in Wales.
Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:34:00 +0100