UK 'supports Ukraine 100%', Burnham says, after Russia's drone warning
Posted on Tuesday August 18, 2026

Russia accuses the UK of escalating the Ukraine war by supplying British-made drones as the prime minister vows to support Kyiv in its "hour of need".

British couple on honeymoon killed in helicopter crash on Greek island
Posted on Tuesday August 18, 2026

The newlyweds, named as Alexander Cromie and Marie Ebert, were killed alongside their Greek pilot.

IVF staff accused of misleading UK parents about sperm and egg donors in northern Cyprus
Posted on Tuesday August 18, 2026

Multiple children are feared to have been conceived using sperm and egg donors which were not the ones selected by the parents.

Serco employee charged with misconduct over sharing asylum seeker addresses in Thetford
Posted on Tuesday August 18, 2026

The 62-year-old man is charged with misconduct in public office and appears before magistrates.

PM says he's not embarrassed about hoax message exchange
Posted on Tuesday August 18, 2026

The PM communicated with a person posing as Susie Wiles, the chief of staff to Donald Trump.