A decade after Britain voted to leave the European Union, the resignation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer has reignited a painful national conversation. The question being asked now isn’t just who leads next — it’s whether the country has ever truly figured out what it wants to be.
The Financial Times argues Britain’s policymakers are relying on economic myths that have failed to deliver growth for over a decade. With UK productivity lagging far behind comparable economies, the cost of comfortable thinking is becoming impossible to ignore.
More than 30 British Olympic and Paralympic athletes have backed a proposed bid to bring the Games to the north of England. The campaign argues the region has sporting passion unmatched anywhere else in the country.
Keir Starmer has resigned as Prime Minister after less than 18 months in office, throwing Labour into a leadership contest and raising urgent questions about who governs Britain next. Here’s what we know about what happens now.
A couple from Banbury have purchased the Barry Island home of Gavin and Stacey’s Uncle Bryn for £187,500, fulfilling a lifelong dream tied to the hit BBC sitcom. Matt and Claire Hodgson plan to open the iconic property as a fan-focused holiday let by early summer.
A leading UK youth violence campaigner says young men aren’t drawn to extremism by ideology — they’re drawn by loneliness and a desperate need to belong. The warning comes as Prevent referrals rise sharply.
A retired British couple say a Russian naval frigate fired warning shots across the bow of their yacht in the English Channel, leaving them shaken and stranded. The incident has triggered a Royal Navy investigation and renewed concerns about civilian safety in contested waters.
Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he is in remission from prostate cancer after disclosing his ‘aggressive’ diagnosis on Clarkson’s Farm this week. The 64-year-old presenter’s candid update has drawn widespread relief and renewed attention to early cancer detection.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has placed AI at the heart of Britain’s economic strategy, pledging over £8 billion in public investment and sweeping reforms to win the global AI race. But sceptics say energy limits and skills shortages could trip up the government’s ambitions.
A three-year-old boy has been hospitalised with serious injuries after an incident inside a crocodile enclosure at Hamerton Zoo Park in Cambridgeshire. A 40-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of child cruelty as police launched a full investigation.
