The UK economy grew 0.7% in early 2025, but sluggish productivity and uneven gains mean many households aren’t feeling the recovery. Here’s what GDP really tells us about Britain’s economic health.
The National Portrait Gallery has pulled a video installation that made contested claims about Churchill’s role in the 1943 Bengal famine. The row has reignited fierce debate about how British institutions handle imperial history.
Train driver Gary Pemberton, 47, has been named following a fatal collision on the Midland Main Line near Bedford. His family paid tribute to a devoted father as a formal rail accident investigation gets under way.
Prince William marked his 44th birthday on Sunday as it coincided with Father’s Day, with the Princess of Wales and their three children paying tribute to him publicly. The rare calendar overlap brought a double celebration for the Prince of Wales.
From a giant gannet to an intergalactic space lord, costumed UK election candidates are stranger than fiction. But their role in British democracy has a surprisingly serious history.
A new Institute for Government report warns the UK economy’s structural weaknesses are undermining the state’s ability to fund basic public services. With debt interest topping £100 billion a year and productivity flat since 2008, the fiscal outlook is grimmer than official projections admit.
Two East Midlands Railway trains crashed into each other near Bedford, leaving dozens of passengers and crew members injured. Investigators are now working to piece together exactly what went wrong.
Keir Starmer has been in Downing Street for nearly a year, delivering patchy economic growth but failing to meaningfully ease NHS pressures or tame Channel crossings. Britain’s verdict on Labour is cautiously skeptical — for now.
A body has been found inside the landing gear of an Air Arabia aircraft at Gatwick Airport, prompting an immediate emergency response. The discovery raises harrowing questions about stowaway attempts and the desperation that drives them.
Tesco says sunshine and warm weekends shift more product than any football tournament, as UK like-for-like sales growth slows to 3.4%. The retail giant’s blunt take on what actually drives its tills is raising eyebrows across the industry.
