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UK supreme court rules on definition of ‘woman’

A campaign group in Scotland had challenged the government’s attempts to allow transgender individuals into roles reserved for women. The UK Supreme Court ruled on...

UK Labour’s national insurance hike adds pressure as Fish and Chip Shops struggle to stay afloat

Fish and chip shop owners across the UK warn their businesses are at risk as rising costs, tighter fishing quotas, and the UK Labour...

McIlroy completes Grand Slam with dramatic Masters win

Rory McIlroy claimed the final piece of the career Grand Slam with a thrilling playoff victory over Justin Rose at the Masters. Despite a late...

UK moves toward nationalising last steel plant

Scunthorpe’s Chinese parent company has said the site is hemorrhaging money due to tariffs and rising energy costs. The British government has opened the door...

UK deeply involved in Ukraine conflict – The Times

Kiev allegedly refers to Britain’s military chiefs as the “brains” of the “anti-Putin” coalition, according to the exposé. Britain’s military leadership has played a far...

12,000 Brits arrested per year over social media posts

The suspects were prosecuted under laws criminalizing “offensive” speech online. Thousands of people in the UK have been detained and questioned by police over online...

Convicted paedophile worked for UK charity helping Ukrainian kids

The “dangerous” volunteer was employed “with few, if any, background checks.” A convicted paedophile was recruited by a charity helping children in Ukraine during the...

Starmer to announce end of globalisation – Times

The UK PM will say that tariffs are wrong, but that he understands US President Donald Trump’s “economic nationalism,” according to the paper. British Prime...

UK Labour MP arrested on suspicion of child rape

Dan Norris, 65, the UK Labour MP for North East Somerset and Hanham elected in 2024 after defeating Jacob Rees-Mogg, was arrested on April...

Toddler suspended from nursery in the UK for alleged transphobia

A toddler aged three or four was suspended from a state nursery in the 2022–23 academic year for "abuse against sexual orientation and gender...

Russell Brand faces historical sex charges amid backlash over timing and motive

British comedian and popular social commentator Russell Brand has been formally charged with rape and multiple counts of sexual assault in connection with alleged...

UK private school crest found on Ukrainian soldier killed in Russia

The Gordonstoun coat of arms was emblazoned on the clothing of a paratrooper who died fighting Russian forces in Kursk Region. Russian soldiers have discovered...

UK warns Brits to leave South Sudan

Security in South Sudan could deteriorate “rapidly and unpredictably,” London has warned. The UK has advised British nationals to leave South Sudan, where escalating tensions...

University in UK faces record fine amid free speech controversy

The University of Sussex faces a record £585,000 fine from England’s higher education regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), for failing to uphold free...

Women’s rights campaigners slam UK cops for misleading description of trans fugitive

Women's rights campaigners have criticised Surrey Police for making it harder to track down a wanted "female" suspect who is biologically male, accusing the...

UK primary school cancels Easter Service out of “respect for diversity”

Norwood Primary School in Eastleigh, Hampshire, has cancelled its annual Easter service and bonnet parade out of "respect for diversity" while planning to celebrate...

Gang convicted of stealing golden toilet

The artwork by Maurizio Cattelan was broken apart and never recovered, the prosecutor said. Three men have been convicted of stealing a $6.4 million solid...

Italy rejects Franco-British plan to deploy troops to Ukraine

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has described the idea as “complex, risky and ineffective”. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has rejected the idea of deploying troops...

Shakespeare museum to be ‘decolonized’ over ‘white supremacy’ claims

A study has argued that portraying the bard as a “universal” genius reinforces ‘white Anglo-centric, Eurocentric’ worldviews. The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) plans to “decolonize”...

Starmer’s Thought Police strike again: Councillor reported for ‘hate crime’ over deportation post

In the latest example of Britain’s social media laws descending into farce, Reform UK councillor Thomas Kerr has been reported to police for a...

Tanker carrying US military jet fuel collides with chemical cargo ship

The collision off the coast of eastern England resulted in fires on both vessels as well as a spill. The US-flagged fuel tanker MV Stena...

‘Experts baffled’: UK breast cancer deaths projected to surge by 42%

Breast cancer deaths in the UK are expected to rise sharply by 42% by 2050, with fatalities increasing from 12,122 in 2022 to 17,261,...

‘Two-tier justice’: New UK sentencing guidelines spark outrage

The Sentencing Council in the UK has introduced updated guidelines urging judges to consider pre-sentence reports for offenders from ethnic, cultural, and faith minority...

UK households face £900 energy bill hike by 2030 due to ‘Net Zero’

A major report by Professor Gordon Hughes warns that the UK’s transition to 'Net Zero' will significantly raise household energy bills, with an estimated...

Apple sues UK over data privacy dispute

The British government has demanded that the US tech giant unlock protected user information stored in its cloud service worldwide. US tech giant Apple has...

Goff sacked as UK High Commissioner over Trump comments

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has deemed Phil Goff's position as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom "untenable" following remarks he made about US...

US bars UK from sharing its intel with Ukraine – Daily Mail

Washington has already frozen military and reconnaissance support to Kiev, according to previous reports. The US has banned the UK from providing American intelligence to...

Mother charged with murder after missing toddler found dead in Hampshire pond

Alice Mackey, 42, has been charged with the murder of her two-year-old daughter, Annabel, who was found unresponsive in a pond near their home...

Churchill’s grandnephew lashes out at Zelensky comparisons

James Spencer-Churchill has condemned the misuse of his great-uncle’s legacy to endorse the Ukraine conflict. James Spencer-Churchill, a relative of Winston Churchill, has challenged the...

Miliary force or military farce? British army has more horses and generals than tanks in 2025

The British Army now has more horses than main battle tanks, a bizarre reality highlighted by recent Ministry of Defence figures. While the number of...

Starmer insists on deploying British troops to Ukraine

London and Brussels must play “a full part” in providing security guarantees for Kiev, the UK prime minister has said. The UK and EU must...

UK Labour MP jailed for assault as light sentence sparks justice system backlash

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been sentenced to 10 weeks in jail after pleading guilty to assaulting 45-year-old Paul Fellows in his Cheshire...

Britain’s working class will never fight Starmer’s war for Ukraine

The UK prime minister is mulling sending troops to Ukraine – but his ignored and alienated citizens won’t follow. Following the Munich Security Conference last...

More admirals than warships? The absurd reality of the Royal Navy in 2025 (Video)

British PM Keir Starmer may be rattling his sabres at Russia, but has he any sabres to rattle? Historian and writer Dr. Mark Felton highlights...

British ‘deep state’ needs a Musk-style review – former PM

Liz Truss has called for a “Trump revolution” in Britain after claiming she was sabotaged during her tenure. The UK can only be saved by...

Blinding headlights forcing millions off UK roads – RAC

A quarter of UK drivers are reducing night-time travel due to dangerously bright headlights, with many blaming intense LED and bi-xenon lights for glare...

Starmer says he’s willing to deploy UK troops in Ukraine

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has declared he is "ready and willing" to send British troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping...

Edinburgh drivers face shocking parking price hikes

Edinburgh City Council has proposed steep increases in parking charges, with rates rising by up to 17% across key areas of the Scottish capital...

Tractors block central London in massive farmers’ protest (Video)

Hundreds descended on the British capital to decry inheritance tax changes. Tractors blocked the streets around the Houses of Parliament in London on Monday as...

Australian women’s footballer cleared of racial harassment over ‘stupid and white’ comment

Chelsea and Australia women's football star Sam Kerr has been found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment after calling a Metropolitan Police officer "stupid...

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