Two men have been given life sentences and a third jailed for their parts in a foiled terrorist plot intended to target the Jewish community in Greater Manchester.more

The High Court has today ruled that the proscription of the direct action group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation is unlawful. Owen Greenhall and Audrey Cherryl Mogan acted in judicial review proceedings on behalf of the claimant, Huda Ammori, the co-founder of the group.more

Heathrow airport has revealed a crowding problem that a third runway cannot solve: British and foreign travellers walk on different sides, and keep colliding, according to its chief executive. Thomas Woldbye said that while Heathrow serviced more passengers in a smaller overall area than comparable European hubs, part of the London airport’s trouble was the differing continental sense of directionmore

London’s first designated bathing spot on the River Thames is being proposed by the Government. It would be in south-west London between Kingston town centre and Ham.more

Wandsworth Council has confirmed plans to only hike council tax by 2 per cent for the fourth year in a row, despite having special powers to raise the bill by more than 5 per cent. The authority is set to freeze its core share of the bill, which funds general services, and raise the adult social care precept by 2 per cent in April.more

The Swedish-based drinks manufacturer Oatly has been banned from using the word “milk” to market its plant-based products, after a ruling by the UK supreme court. The alt-milk manufacturer has been in a long-running legal battle with the trade association Dairy UK after Oatly trademarked phrases associated with the dairy sector.more

An uninhabited private island in northwest Wales —featuring an abandoned farmhouse, tidal pools for swimming and views of Snowdonia— could be yours for less than the price of a London flat. more

UK shoppers have crowned their favourite supermarket, giving one store the top spot for the fifth year in a row. Marks & Spencer retained its place as the nation’s favourite supermarket after emerging as the clear winner in a new survey. The high-end food giant achieved a customer satisfaction score of 78 per cent, while the rankings for stores like Asda and Morrisons were 10 per cent lower.more

Plans for a tax on people taking holidays in England should be scrapped, 200 hospitality and leisure bosses have urged. The government is considering allowing mayors and other local leaders in England to introduce a "modest" tourist tax, or visitor levy, to raise revenue.more

Brits are ditching picky filters and taking a relaxed approach to dating, according to new data from Breeze, the app where matches go straight from screen to real life. The Breeze Dating Report 2025, which analysed millions of matches and real-life dates across the UK, Europe and the US, reveals that British singles are refreshingly open-minded. more

Friday will feel much colder for the UK with temperatures plummeting overnight bringing the first widespread frost of February. This marks a significant change in our weather, after weeks of record-breaking damp and dismal weather caused by a "blocked" weather pattern, external. But some good news on Saturday, which will start cold and frosty with the whole of the UK seeing some sunshine.more

There are “tentative signs” that the housing market in England and Wales is recovering from a months-long slowdown after uncertainty around the autumn budget and economic pressures, estate agents and surveyors have reported.more

Lloyds Banking Group has announced the closure of a further 95 bank branches across its high street network, marking the latest significant reduction in its presence around the UK. These closures, affecting Lloyds Bank, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland brands, are scheduled to occur between May 2026 and March 2027. more

Sir Chris Wormald has been forced out as the head of the Civil Service and cabinet secretary. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who only appointed Sir Chris to the role in December 2024, said he was grateful "for the support he has given me over the past year".more

British Transport Police (BTP) has begun a six‑month trial of live facial recognition technology, which will be deployed across several London stations. The first operation is under way at London Bridge station, forming the initial phase of a pilot announced in November.more

n the Stockport borough lies a picturesque town that is a destination in its own right. Whilst Marple's residents have long considered it to be one of the best places to live, it has now been given national recognition. The Greater Manchester town was recently ranked as the no.1 place to live in the UK in Garrington Property Finder's annual league table.more

Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News. Sir Jim, the founder of the INEOS chemicals group and part-owner of Manchester United, warned that Britain faces profound political, social and economic challenges, among them an unprecedented rise in immigration.more

The UK economy saw a lacklustre end to 2025, growing by a slightly lower-than-expected 0.1% in the final quarter of the year. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said there was no growth in the crucial services sector for the first time in over two years, with the slight boost driven by an increase in manufacturing.more

Businesses in the capital were visted by immigration officers 2,715 times in 2025, up by more than 700 visits on the year before London saw more illegal working raids than any other region in the UK last year, new figures have revealed. more

More than half of Britons believe Prime Minister Keir Starmer should resign over Peter Mandelson's nomination as ambassador to the US, according to a Politico poll published Wednesday.more

Last year was the second worst for reported anti-Semitic incidents in the UK, with a particular spike on the day of the Islamist attack on a synagogue in Manchester and the day after, a Jewish charity has said.more

Britain's King Charles III on Wednesday expressed his condolences to all those affected by the shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada, which left 10 people dead and 27 injured. The British monarch is also the King of Canada.more

Controversial plans to redevelop London Liverpool Street railway station have been approved. Network Rail said its proposals to transform the Grade II-listed site were given the go-ahead by the planning committee of the City of London on Tuesday.more

Barking and Dagenham has been named the capital's worst borough to live in 2026. The East London area, made up by the likes of Chadwell Heath and the ongoing Barking Riverside development, offers the least overall value for house hunters, according to property experts Garrington.more

The UK is “sleepwalking into a quiet epidemic” of joblessness with millions of people out of work and on benefits, the boss of the nation’s biggest supermarket chain has warned. Ashwin Prasad, who runs the UK arm of Tesco, said he believed far fewer people were in work than should be and that taxpayers were spending “an ever increasing proportion of our national income on out-of-work benefits”.more