Britain should not issue apology over slave trade, says Kemi Badenoch
Tory leader says apology would be ‘navel-gazing distraction’ and would be used by campaigners as lever for financial compensationKemi Badenoch has sai...
Healey’s budget cuts mean Britain is likely to miss green heating targets
Ex-energy secretary Ed Miliband’s agenda appears undermined as money is diverted from renewables to defenceBritain is unlikely to hit its targets on g...
About 90,000 properties still without power after two storms strike Britain
More strong winds are forecast after Storms Boelo and Austen cause travel disruption, flooding and kill two peopleAbout 90,000 properties across north...
Cocaine-linked crimes on the rise in Britain as consumption surges
Exclusive: Wastewater analysis in England suggests people took roughly 2.5bn lines of drug in one yearAgeing users and record deaths – the data behind...
Watch: Trees ripped up as Storm Austen batters Britain
The first named storm of the season brought powerful gusts to Jersey, and in southern England the wild weather disrupted travel with fallen trees bloc...
Retail sales in Great Britain fall as struggling households cut back
Latest negative economic update comes as John Healey is due to announce budget next weekBusiness live – latest updatesRetail sales in Great Britain fe...
Some of Europe’s highest energy costs expected in Britain this winter
Official forecasts show country will meet energy demand by paying high prices to secure importsGreat Britain is expected to pay some of the highest en...
Plaque telling story of African-Caribbean prisoners in Britain stolen within days
Descendants say theft from Portchester Castle reflects spirit of racism that has haunted ‘generation after generation’The theft of a plaque in Hampshi...
Sally Rooney Says Her Novels Will No Longer Be Sold in Britain
Ms. Rooney and her publisher said that she could no longer receive royalties from British sales because she pledged to donate book revenues to Palesti...
In which Winnie-the-Pooh turns 100 and Britain wants its bear back
The original bear and his friends are being held at the New York Public Library, against the will of some British fans who say it’s time for them to c...
50 years on from Arts Britain Ignores: how much has changed for black and Asian artists?
Conference to explore legacy of Naseem Khan’s seminal 1976 report on the exclusion of minority ethnic artists It is 50 years since cultural historian ...
Andy Burnham will take Britain back into European Union, Neil Kinnock claims – UK politics live
Former Labour leader says he believes the prime minister has an ‘authentic commitment’ to taking the UK back into the EUAndy Burnham promises ‘serious...
Tuesday briefing: Could Burnham take Britain back towards the EU?
In today’s newsletter: The prime minister is calling for closer ties with the EU, but what could this actually amount to?Good morning. After a holiday...
Britain stands behind Zelenskyy, says Streeting after Trump’s call for new leader in Ukraine
Defence secretary backs Ukrainian president and says priority is to maintain western unity over Russia conflictBritain stands behind Volodymyr Zelensk...
Christian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says report
Research challenges the notion that the growing visibility of crosses and other symbols reflects a revival of Christianity Christian nationalism in Br...
Proportion of people in Great Britain vaping who never smoked doubles in four years
More than 1 million people in Great Britain now vape despite having never regularly smoked, ONS data showsMore than 1 million people in Great Britain ...
Britain in talks with European allies over release of emergency diesel stockpiles
Ministers discuss drawing down EU countries’ reserves after Donald Trump threatens to cut off US suppliesBritain is in talks with European allies over...
Britain and France Give Up Landmark Migrant Agreement
The French government soured on a reciprocal deal that allowed the British authorities to return some migrants who crossed the English Channel illegal...
Energy bills in Great Britain forecast to jump by £276 a year from January
Cap poised to rise by 16% to equivalent of £1,999 for dual-fuel bill as impact of Iran war puts squeeze on homesHousehold energy bills in Great Britai...
Britain knew about the Holocaust as it happened. A new exhibition reckons with that truth
Research draws upon reporting and witness testimony, while a permanent memorial is planned for LondonThe “complex and unsettling” story of what Britai...
Tony Blair says Britain should work towards rejoining EU in next 10 years
Andy Burnham under pressure to revisit Brexit as poll suggests pledge to rejoin could boost Labour’s electoral chancesBritain should work towards rejo...
Britain to join the EU’s new global ocean monitoring system
Cooperation on OceanEye, which will help to predict extreme weather and climate events, comes amid government attempts to move closer to BrusselsBrita...
George Osborne says datacentre nimbys holding back Britain
Former chancellor, now senior figure at OpenAI, says UK needs datacentres to maintain ‘sovereignty’ over AI techUK politics live – latest updatesDatac...
Latest data to defy economic gloom shows 0.5% rise boosted by purchases of sports items, aircon units and fans amid heatwavesBusiness live – latest up...
Nato head: Britain must show ‘credible path’ of annual defence budget increases
Mark Rutte said Britain will need to steadily increase defence spending to meet Nato target of 3.5% of GDP by 2035Britain needs to show “a credible pa...
