Browsing: UK News

The £9bn Lower Thames Crossing project, spanning 14.5 miles and featuring a 2.6-mile tunnel, has been approved after 16 years of planning and £1.2bn in costs.

Cliff Notes Sheriff Peter Paterson has urged Stuart Hogg to accept the consequences of his domestic abuse conviction and move on from any feelings of…

Cut Scots energy bills Daily Record reports fuel bills must be slashed for the poorest by creating a new “social tariff”, an SNP government taskforce…

Teenager died after buying bike with defective brakes – inquest Western Mail says a teenager died after losing control of an off-road motorcycle that he…

The headlines this morning continue speculating over Wednesday’s Spring Statement. The chancellor has hinted at severe spending cuts and the left-wing backbenchers are eyeing up a rebellion – one No 1o is desperate to stamp out before it gets going. The papers suggest the chancellor is trying to buy off rebels with a £2bn affordable housing plan.

Opinions on the England National Football team are being shared far and wide after their first two World Cup qualifier matches ended in two wins, two clean sheets and some debut performances. 

England sit at the top of their group after a 2-0 win over Albania and a 3-0 win over Latvia. Despite the positive results, there are still rumblings about the role of Phil Foden and Marcus Rashford in the team and questions about how to make English football more interesting. 

Cliff Notes The UK government announced a £2bn initiative to construct up to 18,000 new homes, aiming to address the housing crisis, with at least…

Tuesday’s headlines are heavily focused on what’s happening outside our little island, with heavy coverage of the latest airstrikes in Ukraine and the group chat blunder from top US officials. 

A handful of headlines look ahead to Wednesday’s Spring Statement and continue to speculate on potential job losses and cuts to public spending. There is a handful of stand-alone stories on the front pages, covering domestic news.

A report reveals that 92% of suspects in domestic abuse suicide cases were known to police, indicating systemic issues in prevention and support.

A large glowing spiral was observed in the night sky across the UK and Ireland, likely caused by frozen exhaust from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.

The UK Health Security Agency has identified 24 “priority pathogens” that pose significant public health risks to inform future research and vaccine development.

Cliff Notes Morrisons plans to close 52 cafes, 35 meat counters, and other in-store services, risking around 365 job redundancies. The supermarket chain cites operational…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will provide an economic update on 26th March, Wednesday, following a fiscal statement made last October, amid growing speculation regarding potential breaches of her borrowing rules.

Three men, Louis Ahearne, Stewart Ahearne, and Daniel Kelly, were convicted of conspiracy to murder Paul Allen, a former member of the Securitas heist gang, after a trial at the Old Bailey.

This week kicks off with politics – as Britain braces for Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement. We’ve be told to prepare for cuts to public spending – leading to concerns of more Tory austerity.

The chancellor is set to axe 10,000 civil service jobs and ministers have told departments to be prepared to trim the fat. Department’s such as education are worried that it could be the worst cuts in a generation!!


Reeves will dish all on Wednesday, when she officially delivered her Spring Statement.

Time to roll up your sleeves and get litter-picking: the Great British Spring Clean kicks off this week. 

Cliff Notes A new 100% council tax premium on second homes will be introduced by approximately 75% of councils in England, aimed at generating an…

Uncovered: How Britain conceals its secrets and protects its informers The Irish News reports for decades there have been suspicions that the Northern Ireland justice…

Several of the UK newspaper front pages report on the new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney calling for a snap general election – set for 28 April 2025. 

The race for election is fully underway and amongst the key issues Canadians will have in mind as they head to the polls include housing, immigration and of course … Donald Trump. 

Several of the UK newspapers pick up on an interview with the National Grid chief John Pettigrew who said that Heathrow had “enough power” from other substations and lack of power wasn’t the reason Europe’s biggest airport shut down. 

Cliff Notes Bird flu, specifically the H5N1 virus, has been confirmed in a sheep in Yorkshire, marking the first detection in sheep in England. The…

Most of the UK newspapers speculate, assess and give their verdict on what’s expected to be revealed in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement, which will be announced on Wednesday. ‘Worst cuts in a generation,’

A lot is happening this Monday morning with news across the UK being dominated by both domestic politics and international stories. The chancellor is making the headlines ahead of Wednesday’s Spring Statement, with the newspaper front pages speculating on what cuts are coming to public services. 

Protests across Turkey, US tariff backlash and Canada’s snap election are featured across the UK news this morning. 

Pope Francis is pictured on a handful of newspapers after he was discharged from hospital.

Cliff Notes A high-profile US delegation will visit Greenland this week, led by Usha Vance, wife of Vice-President JD Vance, amid ongoing discussions about the…

A third teenager, aged 16, has been arrested and charged regarding the death of 15-year-old Amen Teklay in Glasgow.