Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
What is misconduct in public office?
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson were both arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office - but what is the offence?
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:20:00 +0000
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson were both arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office - but what is the offence?
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:20:00 +0000
Threats we face echo run-up to WWII, warns minister
Russia's invasion of Ukraine and wider threats to the UK and its allies share "a lot of similarities" with the three-year run-up to the Second World War, the armed forces minister has said.
Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:31:00 +0000
Russia's invasion of Ukraine and wider threats to the UK and its allies share "a lot of similarities" with the three-year run-up to the Second World War, the armed forces minister has said.
Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:31:00 +0000
Reddit fined more than £14m over children's privacy failures
Reddit has been fined more than £14m by the Information Commissioner's Office for failing to keep children safe.
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:40:00 +0000
Reddit has been fined more than £14m by the Information Commissioner's Office for failing to keep children safe.
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:40:00 +0000
'Utterly unforgivable': Filmmaker quits as BAFTA judge over handling of racist slur at awards ceremony
Filmmaker Jonte Richardson has stepped down as a BAFTA emerging talent judge over the organisation's handling of a racial slur shouted during the film awards.
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:39:00 +0000
Filmmaker Jonte Richardson has stepped down as a BAFTA emerging talent judge over the organisation's handling of a racial slur shouted during the film awards.
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:39:00 +0000
Thirty dead swans found amid 'suspected avian flu outbreak'
Health officials found 30 dead swans in the River Thames over the the space of a week, as fears grow of a new bird flu outbreak in the UK.
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:27:00 +0000
Health officials found 30 dead swans in the River Thames over the the space of a week, as fears grow of a new bird flu outbreak in the UK.
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:27:00 +0000
'I'm the happiest I've ever been,' says mum of UK's first baby born from dead womb transplant
A baby boy has become the first child in Britain to be born to a mother with a womb transplanted from a deceased donor.
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:01:00 +0000
A baby boy has become the first child in Britain to be born to a mother with a womb transplanted from a deceased donor.
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:01:00 +0000
GP surgeries to get £3,000 bonus for prescribing obesity jabs on the NHS
GP practices are set to receive bonuses of up to £3,000 a year for prescribing weight loss jabs to patients.
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:24:00 +0000
GP practices are set to receive bonuses of up to £3,000 a year for prescribing weight loss jabs to patients.
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:24:00 +0000
Police still using AI tool that invented fake football match
At least 21 police forces across England are still using Copilot AI despite West Midlands Police (WMP) blocking Microsoft's tool after inaccurate evidence formed a decision to ban Israeli football fans, Sky News can reveal.
Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:23:00 +0000
At least 21 police forces across England are still using Copilot AI despite West Midlands Police (WMP) blocking Microsoft's tool after inaccurate evidence formed a decision to ban Israeli football fans, Sky News can reveal.
Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:23:00 +0000
Warning of 'disaster in the making' in town set to house hundreds of asylum seekers
"It's not a solution moving asylum seekers from hotels to army barracks. Lots of people refer to it as moving the deck chairs around on the Titanic," says campaigner Kim Bailey.
Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:22:00 +0000
"It's not a solution moving asylum seekers from hotels to army barracks. Lots of people refer to it as moving the deck chairs around on the Titanic," says campaigner Kim Bailey.
Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:22:00 +0000
Tourette's campaigner 'deeply mortified' after racial slur at BAFTAs
A Tourette's campaigner who yelled out a racial slur at the BAFTAs has spoken out about the incident, saying he is "deeply mortified".
Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:14:00 +0000
A Tourette's campaigner who yelled out a racial slur at the BAFTAs has spoken out about the incident, saying he is "deeply mortified".
Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:14:00 +0000
