Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Britain

Booster rocket or Roman dictator? Boris Johnson says farewell, for now

Comparing himself to a booster rocket that had fulfilled its mission, Boris Johnson said farewell to his Downing Street residence and office on Tuesday and described his future plans as a return to a quieter life.

Reuters

Britain's oldest shop worker is still working three shifts a week - at 96

Irene Astbury opened her shop in 1981 and is still working there more than 40 years later

Wales Online

New UK Leader Promises to Tackle Energy Crisis, Economy

Liz Truss took over as British prime minister on Tuesday, vowing immediate action to tackle one of the most daunting set of challenges for an incoming leader in post-War history led by soaring energy bills, a looming recession and industrial strife. Truss, the fourth Conservative prime minister in six years,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Boris Johnson throws weight behind UK's Truss, says she will offer energy help

Britain's Boris Johnson said on Tuesday his successor Liz Truss would do everything to help people cope with sky-rocketing energy prices, using his departure speech to throw his support behind the country's new prime minister.

Reuters

Anthony Joshua tells Tyson Fury he will be ‘ready in December’ for ‘Battle of Britain’ WBC title fight

Anthony Joshua has welcomed Tyson Fury’s surprise offer to fight him for his WBC heavyweight title, which has already been dubbed “a battle of Britain”.

Evening Standard

Conservative winner Truss to make public debut as UK leader

Newly elected Conservative leader Liz Truss will officially become Britain's prime minister on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Meghan addresses youth summit on UK visit with Prince Harry

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has made her first speech in Britain since she and Prince Harry quit as working royals two years ago

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Liz Truss - laughable, not funny

Liz Truss taking the reins is just the latest development in Britain's descent into government by the very worst, writes Neal Curtis

Newsroom.co.nz

Britain's new PM Truss vows to ride out economic storm

Liz Truss took over as Britain's prime minister on Tuesday, vowing immediate action to tackle one of the most daunting set of challenges for an incoming leader in post-War history led by soaring energy bills, looming recession and industrial strife.

Reuters

The options for Liz Truss to help your energy bills – and how likely they are

Britain's next Prime Minister has said she will announce cost of living help this week, but after attacking 'handouts' and 'Gordon Brown economics', what does she have in the locker?

Wales Online

Liz Truss wins leadership contest after being elected by 0.12% of population

Liz Truss has become the fourth Tory PM in six years with fears continuing over the Conservative Party's "same old failed ideas" leaving Britain on the edge of a cliff

Daily Mirror

British Home Secretary Priti Patel to step down

Priti Patel will resign as Britain's Home Secretary when Liz Truss is installed as the nation's new prime minister later on Tuesday.

The New Daily

Morning mail: Britain gets Truss for PM, Albanese flags ‘orderly’ emissions cuts, when cosmetic fillers go wrong

Tuesday: Liz Truss will meet the Queen then face a national cost-of-living crisis after winning the Tory leadership. Plus: Australia’s corporate gender equity stalls

The Guardian - AU

Hawkish Truss faces credibility test over Northern Ireland, EU

Liz Truss travels to Scotland on Tuesday to formalise her accession to Downing Street with Queen Elizabeth II. Hawkishness on Russia and China characterises the next British PM’s foreign policy agenda – but so does hawkishness with the EU over the Brexit deal’s Northern Ireland Protocol. Truss now faces a…

France 24

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

'It is very nice to be back in the UK,' royal Meghan tells a summit

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, delivered her first speech in Britain since she and husband Prince Harry stepped down from their royal duties, telling a summit for young leaders that they were aiding "the positive and necessary" change in the world.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson delivers Plutonium Jubilee for Britain's nuclear test veterans

In his final act in office, the PM said the forgotten heroes of the Cold War kept millions safe for decades, and it was his "firm belief" they also deserved a medal

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss to appoint cabinet of loyalists as she becomes UK’s next prime minister

Britain’s fourth Tory prime minister in six years begins race against time to deal with cost of living emergency on Tuesday

France 24

Enter Liz Truss: Can new Conservative leader steer Britain through crisis?

She won over the Conservative Party faithful. Now can she win over the UK? Our panel discusses the challenges ahead for prime minister-in-waiting Liz Truss. The one-time Remainer played the hardline Brexiteer in a sometimes bitter Tory leadership campaign, often courting comparisons with Britain's first female PM, Margaret Thatcher.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy expects cooperation with Britain's new PM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Britain's next prime minister, Liz Truss, was "always on the enlightened side of European politics" and Kyiv looked forward to further cooperation with her.

Reuters

Leadership race rival Sunak will not be in UK Truss's new cabinet - Guardian

Liz Truss, who is set to take over as Britain's Prime Minister, will not offer former finance minister and her leadership contest rival Rishi Sunak a role in her cabinet, the Guardian reported on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Liz Truss’s victory: the UK needs less magical thinking

Editorial: The new PM’s policies and instincts will collide with a country facing energy blackouts, industrial action and recession

ABC News

How Liz Truss, Britain's next prime minister, went from anti-monarchist rebel to the next Margaret Thatcher

Liz Truss has been sworn in as the 56th prime minister of the United Kingdom. But her early days on the path to Number 10 were far from Conservative.

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin scathing over Truss but Kyiv praises Britain’s new PM

Putin aide says relations with Britain could go ‘from bad to worse’ as Ukrainian pundits welcome new ‘iron lady’

Chronicle Live

Northumberland’s Chillingham Castle tops list of scariest castles in the UK

The spooky site has been dubbed Britain’s most haunted castle, making it the perfect place to visit this Halloween - if you're feeling brave enough

The Independent UK

‘Not a win for women’: Truss will be UK’s third female PM – but how does Britain’s record on women’s rights fare globally?

Only 63 countries have ever elected a women in the highest position of power

1 … 582 583 584 585

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.