A family holiday in Cyprus was supposed to create memories that would last a lifetime. Instead, it ended in a tragedy that will remain with a father for the rest of his life—and a court case that has raised difficult questions about punishment, grief and compassion. Joshua Foster, a 37-year-old British auditor, has been fined...

At 19, Johannes Kongsnes Natland should have been building a future around football, education and the possibilities of young adulthood. Instead, he travelled from Norway to Britain carrying a deadly assignment, two firearms and the promise of €25,000. His intended target was unknown to him. His alleged employers operated through layers of criminal contacts, using...

Behind Britain’s youth unemployment crisis lies an uncomfortable truth: where a young person lives may matter almost as much as their qualifications, ambitions or willingness to work. A university degree. Hundreds of job applications. No replies. And eventually, a career in an entirely different industry. For many young people across England, the transition from education...

A decade after the Brexit referendum, Britain’s business community is demanding a fresh conversation about Europe, arguing that the country’s trading relationship with the EU continues to weigh on companies, investment and economic growth. Brexit was sold to Britain as the beginning of a new economic chapter. Yet, ten years after the referendum, many businesses...

A political defence has become a test of credibility. As undercover footage raises new questions about racism, misogyny and extremism within Reform UK, Robert Jenrick has launched a vigorous defence of Nigel Farage, portraying him as one of Britain’s strongest opponents of the far right. The controversy confronting Reform UK is no longer simply about...

For survivors of alleged sexual exploitation, speaking out can take years. Now a proposed change to Britain’s immigration law has raised a troubling question: could the very delays and inconsistencies associated with trauma become reasons to disbelieve them? The path to justice is rarely straightforward for survivors of sexual abuse and human trafficking. Fear, shame,...

Britain is preparing to tighten its restrictions on online pornography, outlawing content depicting strangulation, suffocation and incestuous scenarios from 6 November. The move follows growing concern that extreme sexual imagery can blur the boundaries between fantasy, consent and real-world violence. The UK government has announced that pornography depicting strangulation, suffocation, sexual activity between relatives or...

An undercover investigation has exposed tensions inside Nigel Farage’s party, with recordings appearing to show senior officials challenging his handling of a mayoral candidate accused of racist remarks and a female MP describing a culture of male dominance. Behind the public image of Reform UK as a party promising political change, an undercover investigation by...

A communications disruption on the Ukrainian battlefield has exposed a deeper uncertainty in Western support for Kyiv, prompting Britain to warn Washington that the consequences of abandoning Ukraine could reach far beyond Europe. Thousands of miles from the frontlines, in the diplomatic corridors of Washington, Britain’s defence secretary Wes Streeting delivered a message with consequences...

A potential breakthrough for British manufacturing has emerged as France drops its opposition to UK participation in the EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ industrial strategy—provided Britain aligns with European trade measures against Chinese electric vehicles. For Britain’s car industry, the difference between being inside and outside Europe’s industrial supply chains could be measured in billions of...

A new NHS policy is reshaping how hospitals manage single-sex spaces, reopening a difficult debate over patient privacy, transgender rights and the practical realities of healthcare. Hospitals are places where people expect to feel safe, protected and treated with dignity. But deciding how to balance those expectations when patients have different needs has become one...

A year after the ceasefire, the promise of peace remains painfully distant. In Gaza, families face another uncertain winter amid shattered infrastructure and continuing military operations, while violence and displacement threaten to push the occupied West Bank towards a deeper crisis. A ceasefire can silence some of the guns without ending the suffering. In Gaza,...

Britain is turning visa access into a diplomatic bargaining tool, warning Eritrea that its citizens could be barred from entering the UK unless its government agrees to accept more rejected asylum seekers and foreign criminals. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says Eritrea has repeatedly refused to cooperate with the return of its nationals who have no...