Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Mum says home is a 'prison' after 25,000 tonnes of waste dumped next door
A mother has told Sky News how her home has become a "prison" which forced her eight-year-old son to move out - after 25,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste burned for nine days last year.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:22:00 +0000
A mother has told Sky News how her home has become a "prison" which forced her eight-year-old son to move out - after 25,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste burned for nine days last year.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:22:00 +0000
Beth Rigby: NATO faces crisis - I've never seen PM look so grave
An emergency news conference in the Downing Street briefing room and the prime minister the gravest I've seen.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:42:00 +0000
An emergency news conference in the Downing Street briefing room and the prime minister the gravest I've seen.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:42:00 +0000
What UK social media ban on children could look like - as government considers action
Ministers are consulting on banning social media for under-16s in the UK - just weeks after a ban in Australia came into force.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 01:18:00 +0000
Ministers are consulting on banning social media for under-16s in the UK - just weeks after a ban in Australia came into force.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 01:18:00 +0000
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham breaks silence on estrangement from his parents
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham has broken his silence about his estrangement from his parents, saying he does not want to reconcile with his family.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:58:00 +0000
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham has broken his silence about his estrangement from his parents, saying he does not want to reconcile with his family.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:58:00 +0000
It's his biggest case against newspapers and the stakes are high for Harry and the Daily Mail
He's spent years fighting the tabloids, but arriving at the High Court was a moment Prince Harry wanted the cameras to capture.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:39:00 +0000
He's spent years fighting the tabloids, but arriving at the High Court was a moment Prince Harry wanted the cameras to capture.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:39:00 +0000
Nuclear bunker close to falling into the sea
A Cold War nuclear bunker hanging from a cliff edge could now be just weeks, if not days, away from falling into the sea.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 21:02:00 +0000
A Cold War nuclear bunker hanging from a cliff edge could now be just weeks, if not days, away from falling into the sea.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 21:02:00 +0000
'Nowhere to hide': Water firms face industry shake-up
The creaking water industry is set for a "once-in-a-generation set of reforms", the government has said as it proposes new legislation to overhaul the system.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:18:00 +0000
The creaking water industry is set for a "once-in-a-generation set of reforms", the government has said as it proposes new legislation to overhaul the system.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:18:00 +0000
Government warned of 'potentially catastrophic' legal challenge over Chinese embassy
The government has been warned it faces an "embarrassing and potentially catastrophic" legal challenge if it approves a controversial new Chinese "mega-embassy" in the UK.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 01:55:00 +0000
The government has been warned it faces an "embarrassing and potentially catastrophic" legal challenge if it approves a controversial new Chinese "mega-embassy" in the UK.
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 01:55:00 +0000
Too many officers work desk jobs and crime is going unpunished, admits government insider
Local police forces are not equipped to fight crime, government sources have told Sky News, with thousands of officers pulled off the street into desk jobs in the past decade.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:26:00 +0000
Local police forces are not equipped to fight crime, government sources have told Sky News, with thousands of officers pulled off the street into desk jobs in the past decade.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:26:00 +0000
Social media ban for children being considered by UK government
Ministers are launching a consultation on banning under-16s from social media after coming under pressure from dozens of their own backbench MPs.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:44:00 +0000
Ministers are launching a consultation on banning under-16s from social media after coming under pressure from dozens of their own backbench MPs.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:44:00 +0000
