Spectacular Northern Lights shine across the UK

Survivor challenges Israeli account of attack on Gaza paramedics

Palestinian paramedic Munther Abed rejects Israel's assertion that the vehicles approached troops with their lights off.

BBC News - 16h

Who are the Gaylord-area baseball players to watch in 2025?

Baseball season will (hopefuly) be here shortly in Northern Michigan. Here are the players from Gaylord, St. Mary and JoBurg to watch:

Yahoo Sports - 1h

Officials hopeful Brussels summit will pave way to UK-EU defence pact

Row over fish quotas to arise at post-Brexit reset talks on May 19

Financial Times - 4d

Cabinet Office to scrutinise failings of UK’s official data provider ONS

Internal questioning could lead to independent probe after high-profile bungles

Financial Times - 3d

Arsenal and Tottenham announce friendly as first north London derby outside of UK

The two sides will meet in a preseason fixture in Hong Kong

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Banks and tech groups commit to live data-sharing in UK fraud clampdown

Industry-led initiative promises to beat existing scam-monitoring systems

Financial Times - 2d

Starmer’s hopes wane for UK exemption from US tariffs

Britain has pushed for carve-out ahead of ‘liberation day’ on Wednesday

Financial Times - 2d

Apetito readies plans for new frozen meals facility in UK

Yahoo News - 2d

UK border security chief aims to cut small boat crossings by half

Martin Hewitt says there is ‘no quick answer’ to problems of irregular migration to Britain

Financial Times - 2d

UK’s largest local authority declares major incident over bin strike

Birmingham city council is concerned about the health risk of 17,000 tonnes of rubbish going uncollected

Financial Times - 2d

How well will UK consumers withstand the April price rises?

Increases to water, energy and telecoms bills will push up inflation

Financial Times - 2d

Pension Protection Fund vows to invest more in ‘juicy’ UK assets

Britain’s £32bn lifeboat scheme says it will invest in infrastructure and scale-up companies if allowed to grow

Financial Times - 2d

The UK Government Wouldn’t Ban Smartphones in Schools. These Parents Stepped Up.

In Britain, amid growing evidence of harm to young people from extreme content online, a “Smartphone Free Childhood” campaign is going viral.

The New York Times - 2d

UK house prices stall in March as stamp duty holiday ends

Nationwide data shows no growth from February, missing economists’ forecasts of a 0.2% rise

Financial Times - 2d

Ship carrying nuclear waste from UK to Germany docks amid protests

Yahoo News - 2d

Heathrow power outage triggers angst over UK energy resilience

The incident was a ‘wake-up call’ for hub airports and airline bosses

Financial Times - 1d

FA lobbies UK government to make ‘tailgating’ at turnstiles a criminal offence

Governing body hopes law will be in place for Euro 2028 FA: ‘Enforcing entry points is a huge drain on resources’ The Football Association has stepped up its lobbying of the government to make ...

The Guardian - 1d

Could UK’s imposition of VAT on private schools be stopped by court fight?

Specialists warn families face uphill battle in trying to overturn flagship policy

Financial Times - 1d

Investigation into UK's statistics agency after criticism of its data

The Office for National Statistics is under review after criticism about the reliability of its data.

BBC News - 1d

Trump signs off Chagos Islands deal between UK and Mauritius

Agreement has security implications for joint military base with US on Indian Ocean archipelago

Financial Times - 1d

What price will the UK pay for a trade deal with Donald Trump?

Sir Keir Starmer may have to make concessions on Britain’s digital services tax and agriculture

Financial Times - 1d

Starmer braced for Trump tariffs as UK seeks better outcome than EU

Prime minister still hopes to secure a trade deal with the US president

Financial Times - 1d

UK will refocus green quangos to clear ‘way for progress’, says minister

Environment Agency and Natural England to prioritise development as well as nature, says Steve Reed

Financial Times - 1d

Chris Mason: Jitters, uncertainty and hope as UK awaits tariff decision

Talks are continuing between London and Washington at quite an intensity, our political editor writes.

BBC News - 1d

UK aid cuts are a ‘blow to Britain’s reputation’, David Miliband warns

Head of International Rescue Committee says reductions cannot come at worse time

Financial Times - 1d

US-UK deal on accounting qualifications stalls after disputes

Agreement would help top firms to move staff working on audits of banks and dual-listed companies

Financial Times - 1d

Greencore agrees £1.2bn deal for UK ready meal rival Bakkavor

Wave of takeovers continues to shrink number of companies listed on London Stock Exchange

Financial Times - 1d

Minimum wage rises do not seem to boost UK productivity

Big increases in statutory wage floor has raised workplace intensity, shutting some jobseekers out of employment

Financial Times - 1d

More than half of UK's butterfly species in long-term decline

The destruction of habitats by humans is largely to blame, a conservationist warns.

BBC News - 23h

UK couple's death in New Zealand probed as murder-suicide

The bodies were found after officers forced entry to a house in Roseneath, near Wellington, on Monday.

BBC News - 22h

UK foreign secretary urges Kosovo to make progress in talks with Serbia

The United Kingdom’s foreign secretary gave assurances of Britain’s interest in the Western Balkan region while visiting Kosovo on Wednesday, urging both Kosovo and Serbia to make progress in ...

ABC News - 22h

UK floats plan for joint European fund to ‘stockpile’ weapons

‘Supranational’ vehicle would purchase for participating states at more favourable borrowing rates

Financial Times - 19h

Fabric of UK at risk of ‘unravelling’ due to street crime, says attorney-general

Unpunished offences one of country’s biggest law and order challenges, warns Lord Richard Hermer

Financial Times - 15h

Rolls-Royce in talks over UK subsidies for new engine development

FTSE 100 group believes the £3bn narrow-body project could deliver a step change in British economy

Financial Times - 5h

Private equity firms urge UK to rethink carried interest tax change

Blackstone, KKR and EQT among buyout groups raising concerns over government reforms

Financial Times - 5h

USA set to host '31 WWC, UK to get '35 edition

Gianni Infantino said the United States and the United Kingdom are poised to be named as hosts of the Women's World Cup in 2031 and 2035, respectively.

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