UK drivers brace for luxury British car price hike

PS5 price jumps £40 as Sony cites 'challenging' market conditions

The digital, disc-free edition of Sony's console has increased by roughly £70 since it first went on sale.

BBC News - 1d

British Government Takes Control of Country’s Last Major Steel Mill

London says it acted to prevent the plant’s Chinese owners from closing the plant, threatening jobs and national security.

The New York Times - 2d

Reynolds refuses to say if British Steel furnaces can keep running

The government took control of the steelworks to prevent Chinese owners Jingye shutting down production.

BBC News - 2d

Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for British MP Tulip Siddiq

Lawyers acting for the ex-minister denied the charges, which they said were "politically motivated".

BBC News - 2d

Jean Marsh, British actress and co-creator of 'Upstairs, Downstairs,' dies at 90

Marsh played a housemaid on the worldwide hit set in Edwardian London.

Los Angeles Times - 1d

Two British tourists drown near Great Barrier Reef

The men were found by a rescue helicopter, as was an Australian who is being treated in hospital.

BBC News - 1d

British Steel: how its Chinese owner’s plans unravelled

From the outset there were doubts that Jingye Group could turn round the business where so many others had failed

Financial Times - 2h

Do we need cocoa-free chocolate and is it nice?

Cocoa prices are soaring so new chocolate firms are looking at an alternative ingredient.

BBC News - 4d

Why Tariff-Fueled Inflation Fears Could Be Overblown

There’s a greater risk than rising prices from a trade war.

Inc. - 8h

Share of domestic postgraduate researchers hits record low in England

Cuts to PhD funding have caused UK student intake to shrink, data shows

Financial Times - 2d

Military planners called in to ease Birmingham rubbish pile-up

Move by government comes as workers vote on pay deal from local authority in UK’s second city

Financial Times - 1d

Fifteen years after a volcano shut European airspace, could it happen again?

Could volcanic ash close down airspace across the UK and Europe bringing the widespread disruption we experienced in 2010.

BBC News - 12h

Man in court accused of threats to kill Nigel Farage

Afghan national Fayaz Khan is accused of threatening to kill the Reform UK party leader in a TikTok video.

BBC News - 1h

Misogynistic content driving UK boys to hunt vulnerable girls on suicide forums

Exclusive: Police set up taskforce to tackle online violence as young men seek victims on eating disorder forums. Young men and boys fuelled by “strongly misogynistic” online material are hunting ...

The Guardian - 3d

Prince Harry ‘exhausted’ by legal battle over UK police protection

Duke of Sussex says removal of security after he and Meghan left royal duties was ‘difficult to swallow’. Prince Harry has said he is “exhausted” by his lengthy legal battle to reinstate his police ...

The Guardian - 3d

Universal theme park is coming to the UK - so what could it look like?

Imagination should have no limit when drawing up new resorts, rollercoaster and theme park experts say.

BBC News - 2d

Trafficking victims rejecting UK government support because they fear being deported

Nearly 6,000 victims of modern slavery chose not to be referred for help last year, new data shows. Thousands of trafficking victims have rejected the government’s support, many due to fear of the ...

The Guardian - 2d

The squeeze for UK graduate posts hits disabled jobseekers hard

On average, they submit 60% more job applications than non-disabled people, with many employers casting doubt on their ability

Financial Times - 1d

Only 3% of fines on offshore companies for not declaring UK property collected

Transparency campaigners says failure to enforce penalties does not provide ‘strong deterrent’ against non-compliance

Financial Times - 1d

UK lenders fret over risk-transfer market after BoE warning

Officials zeroing in on $1.1tn SRT market between banks and private capital investors

Financial Times - 1d

UK Laws Are Not ‘Fit for Social Media Age,’ Says Report Into Summer Riots

Outdated legislation prevented the police from rapidly correcting misinformation after a stabbing attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance class last summer, lawmakers said.

The New York Times - 1d

Ex-UK lawmaker charged with cheating for making bet on insider information

A former U.K. lawmaker and 14 others have been charged with cheating when betting on the timing of Britain’s general election last year

ABC News - 1d

Rainfall warnings issued for UK as April dry spell comes to abrupt end

The first half of April was very dry with warm sunshine but that has come to an end with low pressure taking charge in time for Easter.

BBC News - 8h

Richer UK households could pay more for their electricity, says regulator

Ofgem to launch a review into how network and other costs are recouped through consumers’ bills

Financial Times - 2h

Andrew Tate to face ‘coercive control’ claim in UK civil trial

High Court to hear accusations that rightwing influencer engaged in physical and sexual abuse

Financial Times - 5h

Reform UK targets Labour voters ahead of local elections

Party will ‘park its tanks’ in northern red wall seats, Nigel Farage says

Financial Times - 2h

Why Elon Musk’s Management Style Is So Innovative—and So Destructive

He dominates the electric car and rocket industries—and his name elicits a reaction from just about everyone in business.

Inc. - 2d

China Halts Critical Rare Earth Exports as Trade War Intensifies

Beijing has suspended exports of certain rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for the world’s car, semiconductor and aerospace industries.

The New York Times - 2d