24 h. ago UK weather today: Horror thunder and lightning heading straight for Britain on wet Tuesday

One region will bear the brunt of the upcoming rainstorm, which will bring intense downpours, thunder and lightning this afternoon - before spreading to other areas

Events

6 d. ago Grisly Netflix series sheds new light on Britain's most notorious serial killers

Netflix's newest docuseries follows a pair of the most disturbing serial killers the UK has ever seen as the streaming service delves deeper into their crimes

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2 w. ago Labour minister insists chlorinated US chicken ‘will remain illegal in the UK’

Treasury secretary James Murray says chlorinated chicken 'will remain illegal in the UK’, in light of Donald Trump’s demands for Britain to allow US chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-laced beef into UK markets in exchange for relief from his sweeping tariffs.

Politics

2 w. ago Trump hits UK with 10% tariffs as he ignites global trade war

Britain gets off comparatively lightly but US president’s action could still cost billions in lost growthUS politics – latest updatesDonald Trump has hit the UK with tariffs of 10% on exports to the US as he ignited a global trade war that could wipe billions off economic growth.The US president accused other nations, including allies, of “looting, pillaging, raping and plundering” the US, as he announced tariffs on economic rivals including 20% on the EU and 34% on China as part of what he dubbed “liberation day”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man Utd's Jim Ratcliffe warns Labour's Net Zero 'shutdown' of North Sea oil and gas 'raises the risk of blackouts' and demands Windfall Tax is scrapped

The billionaire Ineos CEO and part-owner of Manchester United warned Britain came 'perilously close' to losing power in January when light winds prevented wind turbines from being effective.

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3 w. ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: If Net Zero nutjob Ed Miliband gets his way, will the last factory worker in Britain turn off the lights...

The Government is considering using emergency powers to renationalise British Steel and save the Scunthorpe works from closure.

Culture

3 w. ago Britain ‘risking global reputation’ by not holding enough major sporting events, says Katherine Grainger

Britain’s sporting calendar is looking considerably lighter after 2028

Events

4 w. ago Government gives green light to £9billion Lower Thames Crossing that would see Britain's largest ever road tunnel built between Kent and Essex

Plans for a £9 billion road that would pass beneath the River Thames, linking Kent and Essex via a 2.6-mile tunnel, have been formally approved by the transport secretary Heidi Alexander.

Economics