Recent articles from publications based in United Kingdom.
‘Restore the authority’: the challenge for the BBC’s new director of news
The Guardianby Michael Savage Media editor·1d ago
With looming job cuts and an ongoing pay dispute, there has not been much to smile about for BBC journalists working in “the pit” – their pet name for the newsroom deep in the belly of New...
‘Stab to the heart’: arrest of German ex-spymaster sparks calls for reform
The Guardianby Deborah Cole in Berlin·1d ago
The ex-spymaster August Hanning once criticised Germany’s own intelligence services as “vegetarians” among prowling carnivores, demanding broader powers to keep the country safe in a treacherous...
Retrofit schools and consider moving exams to beat extreme heat, says teaching union leader
World news | The Guardianby Matthew Taylor·1d ago
Schools should consider changing start and finish times, reordering holidays and moving exams from the summer months in an effort to adapt to the UK’s increasingly severe heatwaves, according to...
Christian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says report
The Guardianby Aamna Mohdin Community affairs correspondent·1d ago
Christian nationalism in Britain is being driven largely by people who rarely attend church and are more concerned with defending the country’s Christian heritage, according to research.
My partner’s obnoxious conduct at our sons’ football matches is putting me off him | Annalisa Barbieri
The Guardianby Annalisa Barbieri·1d ago
My partner and I have been together for 25 years and we have two sons, aged 14 and 16. Both are football crazy and have played since they were very young.
France’s other schools problem – the teens violently smashing up their old primaries: ‘They think it’s not worthy of respect – so they trash it’
The Guardianby Phil Hoad·1d ago
Like most French primaries on Wednesdays, Marcel Pagnol school, in the eastern suburbs of Lyon, was shut on 19 June 2024.
Capital punishment is surging in the US – but after Christa Pike’s botched execution, what is its future?
The Guardianby Ed Pilkington·1d ago
It took more than an hour to establish the two intravenous lines through which Christa Pike would be injected with a giant and normally lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital, and in that time...
Sharp rise in ADHD and autism among over-50s 'finally receiving diagnosis'
Daily Express :by Kathryn Chatfield·1d ago
The number of neurodivergent conditions declared on travel insurance policies have almost tripled, as study suggests a rise in diagnoses among over-50s.
'Meghan just got greedy and royal fans will be shaking their heads in disbelief'
Daily Express :by Chris Riches·1d ago
If Meghan Markle thinks Britons and Americans are awash with cash and just looking for something to waste it on, she hasn't filled her car up with petrol recently.
Prince Harry’s 'fears' for Meghan Markle’s UK return exposed – ‘want to go home'
Daily Express :by Jasmine Carey·2d ago
Prince Harry is reportedly fearful that his wife, Meghan Markle, may want to move back to the US if she gets “too isolated a royal commentator has said.
‘I get really upset when I visit’: the harsh reality of life in a high-security hospital in England
The Guardianby Diane Taylor·2d ago
Rampton high-security hospital in Nottinghamshire was built in 1912. Everything about the bleak, remote facility for mentally ill people is forbidding, says Jan Neate.
A dating app that lets random strangers match users? Sign me up! | Polly Hudson
The Guardianby Polly Hudson·2d ago
Sometimes it’s extremely hard to mind your own business. However, we all know that ideally we should, and most of us give it a bloody good go.
Developing nations face triple shock from energy crisis, El Niño and borrowing costs, UN warns
The Guardianby Heather Stewart Economics editor·2d ago
Developing countries face a triple shock from the energy crisis, El Niño and surging borrowing costs and need urgent support from the international community, the UN’s development arm has warned.
Kremlin drops huge bombshell from 'friendly' Trump and Putin call
Daily Express :by Callum Hoare·2d ago
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump were so friendly during a 90-minute phone call that neither wanted to hang up first, the Kremlin has claimed.
Is the woman who stole the King's lambs feeling sheepish? JAN MOIR
Mail Onlineby Jan Moir·2d ago
Animal activist Rose Patterson is upset. She is dismayed at being found guilty of stealing three lambs from King Charles after climbing into a field on his Sandringham estate in Norfolk back in...
That's not much of a welcome, commentator says as rugby fans boo Harry
Mail Onlineby Mark Hookham·2d ago
It was probably not the reception Prince Harry envisaged when he planned his dramatic return to the UK.
Man mauled by tiger asked tragic question before entering zoo enclosure
Daily Express :by Callum Hoare·2d ago
Video footage appears to capture the moment a man requests bystanders to photograph him alongside the tiger in what may be the final known recording of the victim.
Celebrity Traitors in chaos as 'finalists are leaked by star's pal'
Mail Onlineby Connie Rusk·2d ago
The Celebrity Traitors is said to be in chaos after a star's pal has claimed to know who has made it to the final – after a staggering 9.6 million viewers tuned into Friday night's episode.
Trump floats renaming Atlantic or Pacific 'Trump Ocean' to huge cheers
Mail Onlineby James Gordon·2d ago
President Donald Trump has floated the idea of renaming either the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean after himself, sending supporters into frenzy as he unveiled his latest ambitious plan to rewrite...
US justice department investigating TV networks over Trump pool coverage
The Guardianby The Associated Press·2d ago
The US Department of Justice is investigating whether the decision of the White House television press pool to halt coverage of the US president, Donald Trump, last month violated antitrust law, an...
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