British Isles
Thursday, 29 January 2026 20:57
Sarah Mullally formally confirmed as Archbishop of Canterbury
Sarah Mullally has been formally confirmed as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury during a service at St Paul’s Cathedral. This was the legal moment when the responsibilities of the office were vested in her, ahead of…
Thursday, 29 January 2026 20:52
UK and China sign agreements in landmark visit
Keir Starmer has concluded a landmark bilateral meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping in Beijing, marking the first visit by a British prime minister to China in eight years. The talks, held at the Great Hall…
Thursday, 29 January 2026 20:30
Royal Navy monitors suspected Russian spy ship just two miles from coast
The Royal Navy has closely monitored a Russian cargo vessel after it spent around fourteen hours stationary above sensitive undersea data cables in the Bristol Channel, just two miles from Minehead. The ship, Sinegorsk, arrived late…
Thursday, 29 January 2026 20:21
Union threatens Labour after Andy Burnham blocked from by-election
Fresh divisions have emerged within the Labour party after the decision to block Andy Burnham from standing in a parliamentary by-election in Greater Manchester. The move, approved by Labour’s National Executive Committee, has triggered a strong…
Thursday, 29 January 2026 20:18
London: three grim days see stabbings, murder investigation, shooting, collisions
A series of violent incidents across London in late January has left communities shaken, with multiple stabbings, a confirmed murder, a shooting and several serious road collisions reported within three days. Among the most distressing cases…
Thursday, 29 January 2026 20:14
Gang jailed over guns and £288m drug operation
Four members of an organised crime gang have been jailed following the discovery of a vast firearms and drugs operation based in Wigan. Police uncovered an industrial-scale tablet manufacturing set-up capable of producing tens of thousands…