6+ hour, 51+ min ago   (513+ words) Former chancellor George Osborne has called for Britain to rejoin the European Union’s customs union, arguing that Brexit has damaged trade and left the UK economy “gone off a cliff”. Osborne, who resigned as David Cameron’s chancellor after the 2016 referendum,…...

5+ hour, 57+ min ago   (695+ words) US authorities secretly removed an American diplomat from Britain after he was accused of possessing indecent images of children, reportedly flying him from London to a US military base without notifying British police in advance. The diplomat is understood to…...

4+ hour, 35+ min ago   (278+ words) The UK could experience a final spell of unusually warm weather later this month, with temperatures potentially approaching 30C in parts of England, according to weather forecasting models. After weeks of temperatures largely in the low to mid-20s, cooler conditions and renewed…...

6+ hour, 25+ min ago   (874+ words) Britain’s air traffic control network is facing a potentially serious resilience risk as the central processor responsible for managing aircraft across the country approaches a point at which it could become “unsupported”, raising the prospect that a major failure could…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (786+ words) MI5 director general Sir Ken McCallum has warned that Britain faces a more complex national security threat than at any point since the September 11 attacks, urging the country to “build defences” against both radical Islamic extremism and hostile states. In an…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (646+ words) Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has defended the government’s decision to reprioritise Army training, insisting that military exercises have not been halted despite growing concern over pressure on the defence budget. Mark Francois, the Conservative MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, questioned…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (653+ words) The UK’s agreement with France to return small boat migrants is facing renewed uncertainty, with Andy Burnham appealing directly to President Emmanuel Macron to preserve a deal that officials fear Paris could abandon. The arrangement, which is due to expire…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (679+ words) English mayors are set to gain powers to impose uncapped taxes on overnight visitors, under plans that could increase the cost of hotel stays and holidays for British families as well as international tourists. The proposed “overnight visitor levy” would…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (671+ words) Primark is to introduce home delivery in Great Britain, marking a significant shift in strategy for the value fashion retailer after years of resisting full online shopping. Associated British Foods, Primark’s parent company, said it had acquired a highly automated…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (832+ words) Britain is preparing to dust off its military reserves and put tens of thousands of former troops on a longer war footing as the government confronts what ministers describe as an increasingly dangerous security environment. New legislation will make it…...