Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
'Suffolk strangler' Steve Wright pleads guilty to murder of teen in 1999
Serial killer Steve Wright has pleaded guilty to the murder of a 17-year-old girl in Suffolk more than 25 years ago.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:50:00 +0000
Serial killer Steve Wright has pleaded guilty to the murder of a 17-year-old girl in Suffolk more than 25 years ago.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:50:00 +0000
Van driver admits killing university student in campus crash
A man has admitted killing a King’s College London student after hitting her with the van he was driving on the university’s central London campus.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:26:00 +0000
A man has admitted killing a King’s College London student after hitting her with the van he was driving on the university’s central London campus.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:26:00 +0000
Family of woman murdered by serial rapist say there must be 'no attempt' to shut down evidence at public inquiry
The family of a woman who was murdered by a serial rapist more than 20 years ago said there must be "no attempt" to shut down evidence at the public inquiry into the police's handling of the case, as they met the chairman for the first time.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:26:00 +0000
The family of a woman who was murdered by a serial rapist more than 20 years ago said there must be "no attempt" to shut down evidence at the public inquiry into the police's handling of the case, as they met the chairman for the first time.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:26:00 +0000
'Monitored by AI all day long': Ex-TikTok employee accuses company of bullying and union busting
"There was lots of bullying, harassment, exclusion from the team, from projects. A lot of things were going on."
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:01:00 +0000
"There was lots of bullying, harassment, exclusion from the team, from projects. A lot of things were going on."
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:01:00 +0000
Scottish Labour commits to banning transgender women from female prisons if Sarwar becomes FM
Anas Sarwar has vowed to ban transgender women from the female prison estate "within days" if he becomes first minister after the Holyrood election.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:26:00 +0000
Anas Sarwar has vowed to ban transgender women from the female prison estate "within days" if he becomes first minister after the Holyrood election.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:26:00 +0000
Bangladesh hands down jail sentences to former PM and her Labour MP niece
Bangladesh has sentenced former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, and her niece, Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, to jail in a corruption probe.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:39:00 +0000
Bangladesh has sentenced former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, and her niece, Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, to jail in a corruption probe.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:39:00 +0000
Did he jump or was he pushed? Either way, Mandelson had no alternative but to resign
In the end, it was a scandal too far, even for Peter Mandelson.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:03:00 +0000
In the end, it was a scandal too far, even for Peter Mandelson.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:03:00 +0000
Families take legal action after Cape Verde holiday deaths
Four Britons have died within four months of being struck down with stomach bugs while on holiday in Cape Verde, lawyers representing their families say.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 02:04:00 +0000
Four Britons have died within four months of being struck down with stomach bugs while on holiday in Cape Verde, lawyers representing their families say.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 02:04:00 +0000
Rain alerts for southwest England risk exacerbating flood-hit areas
Yellow rain alerts have been issued in the southwest of England in the wake of Storm Chandra, affecting previously sodden ground from the storm.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 03:07:00 +0000
Yellow rain alerts have been issued in the southwest of England in the wake of Storm Chandra, affecting previously sodden ground from the storm.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 03:07:00 +0000
Man falls down well in high street
A man has been rescued by the emergency services after falling into a well in Staffordshire.
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:54:00 +0000
A man has been rescued by the emergency services after falling into a well in Staffordshire.
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:54:00 +0000