Browsing: UK News

The i says Boris Johnson is under renewed pressure to take action against human rights abuses in China after a majority of the British public backed a stronger Government stance.

BBC News says the Duke of York “cannot hide behind wealth and palace walls” and must respond to sexual abuse allegations filed in a US court, his accuser’s lawyer told BBC Two’s Newsnight.

Anne Sacoolas – the suspect in the death of British teenager Harry Dunn – may have been “distracted by her mobile phone” before the fatal crash, his family lawyers claimed. 

Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has told Sky News the UK is “on track” to meet its “challenging” target of hitting net zero emissions by 2050. 

The Guardian says the government has launched a £4m fund to back projects trialling running fibre optic broadband cables through water pipes to help connect hard-to-reach homes without digging up roads.

The Guardian says an Ariana Grande fan who attended the Manchester Arena concert in 2017 has been found dead in her bedroom after experiencing depression and PTSD following the bombing.

The Army has been put on standby to deliver supplies to supermarkets as Britain faces a shortage of 100,000 truck drivers.

The i says Sainsbury’s will stop advertising on GB News and on Nigel Farage’s show after a campaign by the anti-Brexit political group Led by Donkeys.

The i says Rishi Sunak’s allies have leapt to his defence amid rumours the Prime Minister considered demoting him.

Fully jabbed people can now visit France without quarantining on their return to the UK, following the latest update to the UK travel rules that came into force at 04:00 BST.