Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Creating AI sexualised images to become criminal offence this week
Creating non-consensual intimate images with AI will become a criminal offence this week, the technology secretary has announced.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:08:00 +0000
Creating non-consensual intimate images with AI will become a criminal offence this week, the technology secretary has announced.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:08:00 +0000
Thousands without water - all we know so far as 'major incident' declared
Tens of thousands of people across South East England are without water, as Kent County Council (KCC) declared a major incident.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:42:00 +0000
Tens of thousands of people across South East England are without water, as Kent County Council (KCC) declared a major incident.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:42:00 +0000
Reform could offer ever-ambitious Zahawi new route to the top
"He's a serious f****r", was the unvarnished view of one Reform figure about the party's latest high-profile recruit.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:03:00 +0000
"He's a serious f****r", was the unvarnished view of one Reform figure about the party's latest high-profile recruit.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:03:00 +0000
Man who struck and disfigured footballer after throwing seat at game is jailed
A football fan who left one of his players with a serious injury and permanent facial disfigurement after throwing part of a seat on to the pitch has been jailed for 18 months.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:11:00 +0000
A football fan who left one of his players with a serious injury and permanent facial disfigurement after throwing part of a seat on to the pitch has been jailed for 18 months.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:11:00 +0000
Police share update on five people injured in fatal crash
Police have shared further details about the five people who were hurt in a fatal car crash in Bolton, with one woman's injuries described as "potentially life-threatening".
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:54:00 +0000
Police have shared further details about the five people who were hurt in a fatal car crash in Bolton, with one woman's injuries described as "potentially life-threatening".
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:54:00 +0000
Lifeboat crews rescue man stranded on inflatable mattress
Lifeboat crews were called to rescue a man stranded on an inflatable mattress off the coast of Edinburgh.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:57:00 +0000
Lifeboat crews were called to rescue a man stranded on an inflatable mattress off the coast of Edinburgh.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:57:00 +0000
Father jailed for 35 years after baby left with life-changing injuries
A father who carried out a "horrendous" attack in a "fit of uncontrolled temper" has been jailed for 35 years after admitting the attempted murder of his baby.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:46:00 +0000
A father who carried out a "horrendous" attack in a "fit of uncontrolled temper" has been jailed for 35 years after admitting the attempted murder of his baby.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:46:00 +0000
Man jailed for violent glass bottle attack on two train passengers
A man who launched a violent glass bottle attack on two men on board a train has been jailed for 12 years.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:26:00 +0000
A man who launched a violent glass bottle attack on two men on board a train has been jailed for 12 years.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:26:00 +0000
Ex-Tory chancellor Nadhim Zahawi latest Conservative to jump ship to Reform UK
Former Conservative chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has become the latest - and most senior - Tory to defect to Reform UK.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:04:00 +0000
Former Conservative chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has become the latest - and most senior - Tory to defect to Reform UK.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:04:00 +0000
London 'one of the safest' cities in the world, Khan says, as he swipes at Trump
Sir Sadiq Khan has said London is "one of the safest" cities in the world after the number of homicides in the capital fell to their lowest level in over a decade.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:49:00 +0000
Sir Sadiq Khan has said London is "one of the safest" cities in the world after the number of homicides in the capital fell to their lowest level in over a decade.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:49:00 +0000