Recent articles from publications based in United Kingdom.
Burnham urged to increase housing benefit bill by £2billion at Budget
Mail Onlineby Sam Merriman·18 Sept 2026
- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Andy Burnham should hike housing benefits by £2billion a year at the Budget next month, Labour’s favourite think-tank has said.
An American found love at an Irish matchmaking festival - and hopes others do too
BBC Newsby Sheila Flynn·18 Sept 2026
- Published Mary Timby was fed up with dating apps when she booked a trip to Ireland on a whim last summer - from the comfort of her Colorado couch.
Russia plotting to deploy sinister new AI weapon to meddle US midterms
Mail Onlineby James Gordon·18 Sept 2026
- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Russia is once again trying to interfere in an American election, according to US officials, with the Kremlin accused of unleashing a...
White House tries to take credit for Wendy’s switching back to a classic look
The Independentby Rachel Dobkin·18 Sept 2026
The White House has tried to take credit for Wendy’s switching back to a classic look, but social media users aren’t buying it.
Trump administration pushes on with construction of controversial Big Bend border wall
World news | The Guardianby Roque Planas·18 Sept 2026
The Trump administration is pressing forward with construction on the controversial border wall in the Big Bend region of west Texas, even as Customs and Border Protection (CBP) faces furious...
Tata Sons: India's corporate crown braces for upheaval amid boardroom revolt
BBC Newsby Nikhil Inamdar·18 Sept 2026
- Published This week, the board of Tata Sons - one of India's oldest conglomerates and owner of iconic British brands such as Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea - defied its largest shareholder...
Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
BBC Newsby Simon Jack; Lucy Hooker·18 Sept 2026
- Published One of Britain's richest people, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, says he has lost confidence in the UK, describing the country as "on the slide".
Earl Spencer's Diana book opens old wounds royals would rather forget
BBC Newsby Sean Coughlan·18 Sept 2026
- Published The legacy of the shocking death of Diana, Princess of Wales, is still the rawest of wounds for the royals, as demonstrated by the no-holds-barred memoir from her brother Earl Spencer.
Is it cool to wear M&S clothes now?
BBC Newsby Annabel Rackham·18 Sept 2026
- Published "I'm the first person to be like, 'It's from M&S, you need to get on to it,'" Farron Clark, a 26-year-old brand strategist tells me.
Ekurhuleni killings: Grim discoveries of murdered women spark fear in South Africa
BBC Newsby Puma Fihlani·18 Sept 2026
- Published "What we are going to do, I have no idea," sobs Nokwanda Matshikiza, reflecting on the murder of her niece Dineo Motapane. "But something must give." "For us, for all the other women.
Russia's new relentless missile tactics exhaust Kyiv residents
BBC Newsby Diana Kuryshko; Victoria Kalimbet·18 Sept 2026
- Published For much of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Daria was not afraid of the shelling.
US and Denmark reach security deal after Trump’s threats to take over Greenland
World news | The Guardianby Robert Mackey·18 Sept 2026
Donald Trump announced on Friday that the US had struck an Arctic security pact with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland, after threatening for months to take Greenland by force.
UK weather: Summer warmth to return next week with 26C forecast
BBC Newsby Matt Taylor·18 Sept 2026
- Published Temperatures could peak at 26C next week as late summer warmth returns to parts of the UK.
Daisy Edgar-Jones: I'm like my character in Sense and Sensibility
BBC Newsby Noor Nanji·18 Sept 2026
- Published Daisy Edgar-Jones has been well cast in her new film. She plays Elinor, the rational elder sister in Sense and Sensibility, opposite the younger, more romantic sister Marianne.
Labour accused of ‘softening’ UK up for ‘brutal budget’
The Independentby Katrine Bussey·18 Sept 2026
The SNP has warned that the UK is heading towards "another brutal budget", with Dave Doogan cautioning that upcoming tax and spending plans could bring a "bad case of Westminster deja vu".
Spend £6bn to ‘save’ millions of renters at Budget, Burnham urged
The Independentby Albert Toth·18 Sept 2026
The government has been urged to commit £6bn at the upcoming Budget to tackle unaffordable UK rents faced by millions across the UK.
M&S joins exclusive brands Burberry, Erdem and McQueen on the catwalk
Mail Onlineby Shane Watson·18 Sept 2026
Where do you find football pundit Ian Wright rubbing shoulders with Dame Joan Collins and operatic soprano Katherine Jenkins, model David Gandy and Jamie Redknapp?
US military nearly sparked an international crisis after getting AI intel: report
The Independentby Jasmine Fernández·18 Sept 2026
A significant miscalculation driven by artificial intelligence reportedly almost pushed the U.S. military to intercept a Chinese vessel in the Middle East this spring, amid the ongoing conflict...
Parents awarded $40 million after Uber found liable for passenger who was fatally struck on highway
The Independentby Hannah Fingerhut·18 Sept 2026
The parents of a 23-year-old woman who was fatally struck after her Uber driver pulled over along a southern California highway were awarded $40 million after an arbitrator found both Uber and the...
Texas stops issuing permits for Flock cameras along state roads
World news | The Guardianby Ayden Runnels for the Texas Tribune (via Associated Press)·18 Sept 2026
At Republican governor Greg Abbott’s direction, the Texas department of transportation (TxDOT) has stopped issuing permits allowing Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers to be...
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