Reform UK threw a Christmas party last weekend, and they had more to celebrate than just the festive season. A few days earlier the party pulled off a surprise victory in a council by-election in the ward of Whitburn and Blackburn in West Lothian. This was their first ever win in Scotland.

The UK government is facing a revolt from its own backbenchers over plans to curb trial by jury, in a further blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership.

A sweeping reset under UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer reshaped work visas, student rules, settlement timelines and business mobility through 2025

When the partnership was unveiled in September the UK government said it would "shape the futures of millions of people".

The United Kingdom has named a replacement for its former ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, who was removed for links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. According to a

Christian Turner will become Britain’s next ambassador to the US, putting an end to the three-month wait for a permanent successor to Peter Mandelson.

A new offence looks to build on existing rules outlawing sexually explicit deepfakes and intimate image abuse.

British car production fell 1.7% in November to 63,126 units, industry data showed on Friday, as output recovered from a cyber incident at Jaguar Land Rover and new electric vehicle production in Sunderland pointed to growth next year.

Rules introduced last year by the previous Conservative government require employers to pay overseas workers an hourly rate set at the UK median for their specific occupation — as well as clearing a general salary threshold of £41,700 that applies in all occupations.

A fall in base rate is usually mirrored in mortgage rates, as base rate is the rate charged by the Bank of England (BoE) to smaller banks and building societies to borrow money. It is also the rate of interest the BoE pays to commercial banks, building societies and financial institutions that hold money with it.

Inflation, which measures the rate of price increases over time, remains above the Bank of England's 2% target.