Home

UK News

Follow RT on

The latest news, views and analysis about the UK written by a dedicated team from RT’s London bureau.

Men in low-skilled jobs more likely to die from Covid-19 in England & Wales, new govt data reveals
Men in low-skilled jobs had the highest rate of death from Covid-19 in England and Wales among working age people between March and December 2020, according to new data from the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Jan 25, 2021 17:30
Johnson says govt looking at quarantine hotels for travellers in bid to prevent ‘vaccine-busting variant’ entering the country
The British prime minister has said the government is assessing a number of options including requiring people entering the country to be quarantined in a hotel, similar to measures introduced in other parts of the world.
Jan 25, 2021 14:18
In outright defiance of UK PM, Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon's party promises second independence referendum after pandemic
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is standing by her threat to hold a fresh referendum on independence if her party wins the May elections, despite Boris Johnson saying another one should not take place until at least 2055.
Jan 24, 2021 13:43
UK government ‘quietly’ extends local authorities’ lockdown powers in England until July 17 – media
The British government has extended the lockdown powers of local officials in England until mid-July, the Telegraph has reported. A Tory MP told the paper the change was “little noticed” at the time.
Jan 24, 2021 11:16

‘Not a friendly signal’: EU foreign affairs chief hits back at UK snubbing bloc’s request for full diplomatic status
The EU has slammed the UK government’s decision not to award full diplomatic status to the bloc’s ambassador to London, Joao Vale de Almeida, and the rest of his 25-strong mission in the wake of its exit from the bloc.
Jan 25, 2021 19:21
Men in low-skilled jobs more likely to die from Covid-19 in England & Wales, new govt data reveals
Men in low-skilled jobs had the highest rate of death from Covid-19 in England and Wales among working age people between March and December 2020, according to new data from the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Jan 25, 2021 17:30
Johnson says govt looking at quarantine hotels for travellers in bid to prevent ‘vaccine-busting variant’ entering the country
The British prime minister has said the government is assessing a number of options including requiring people entering the country to be quarantined in a hotel, similar to measures introduced in other parts of the world.
Jan 25, 2021 14:18
London to ‘look at’ easing some Covid-19 restrictions in mid-February, Boris Johnson says
British PM Boris Johnson has promised to “look at” easing some existing coronavirus restrictions by mid-February, upon reviewing the vaccination rates and reassessing the Covid-19 crisis.
Jan 25, 2021 12:53
In outright defiance of UK PM, Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon's party promises second independence referendum after pandemic
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is standing by her threat to hold a fresh referendum on independence if her party wins the May elections, despite Boris Johnson saying another one should not take place until at least 2055.
Jan 24, 2021 13:43
London is burning? VIDEO presumed to show smoke rising over Houses of Parliament, firefighters tell media the alarm is false
Video footage appeared to show smoke or steam rising from the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, as an alarm rang out in the background. However, firefighters reportedly declared the alarm false.
Jan 24, 2021 13:33
UK government ‘quietly’ extends local authorities’ lockdown powers in England until July 17 – media
The British government has extended the lockdown powers of local officials in England until mid-July, the Telegraph has reported. A Tory MP told the paper the change was “little noticed” at the time.
Jan 24, 2021 11:16
Welsh Tory leader caves in & resigns after flouting Covid-19 drinks ban
Having a few drinks with fellow politicians at the Senedd has cost Paul Davies of the Welsh Conservatives his leadership position. He announced his resignation on Saturday, a day after refusing to do so.
Jan 23, 2021 16:57
Facebook BANS UK Socialist Workers Party, revives account with ‘no explanation’ as dozens of local pages remain suspended
The UK’s Socialist Workers Party was temporarily booted from Facebook, restored hours later with no explanation given for what the left-wing org deemed a “silencing of political activists.” Dozens of related pages remain banned.
Jan 23, 2021 01:14
‘Some evidence’ new UK Covid-19 variant kills more people – PM Boris Johnson
The UK’s new Covid-19 variant may be linked to higher mortality, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned in a press conference, citing early analysis of the mutated strain which was discovered late last year.
Jan 22, 2021 17:25
UK govt will NOT give £500 to everyone who tests positive for Covid-19, contrary to reports – Number 10
The UK prime minister’s office has denied reports it is planning to make a payment of £500 to people with Covid-19 in a bid to encourage them to stay at home and not take the virus to their workplace.
Jan 22, 2021 14:39
1 in 35 Londoners had Covid-19 last week, government reveals, as capital registers highest rate of infection in UK
Around 1 in 35 people in London tested positive for Covid-19 in the week ending January 16 – the highest rate of infection anywhere in the UK, according to new data from the government's Office of National Statistics (ONS).
Jan 22, 2021 13:53

Shows

Going Underground
Three times a week Afshin Rattansi and his team go underground to discover the stories that aren’t...
RIP Larry King: A throwback to his interview on Going Underground (E968)
Legendary US talk show host Larry King has passed away after being diagnosed with coronavirus. After a decades-long stellar career in mainstream media, Larry King would join RT and launch the shows ‘Larry King Now’ and ‘Politicking...
Sputnik Orbiting the World
Sputnik Orbiting the World, looking behind the stories which made the news, as well as unearthing...
America: Looking back and looking forward (E368)
So, like Hamlet without the prince, the White House no longer has Donald Trump. What will Washington, DC be like after four years of the most bizarre and often grotesque presidential term in America’s history? Trump has now been replaced by...

At least five people, including a Capitol police officer, have died of injuries sustained during the shocking confrontation between “Stop the Steal” activists and law enforcement at the US Capitol on Wednesday, when rubber bullets and...

Leaders around the world are condemning the apparent "failure of democracy" that transpired on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. RT's Peter Oliver reports from Europe. Then RT America's Tyrel Ventura weighs in from the now-quiet scene of the historic melee...

A mob of Trump supporters breached the US capitol during a historic joint session of Congress wherein legislators affirmed President-elect Joe Biden's triumph in the 2020 presidential election. The action came in after Vice President Mike Pence and...

UK News

Shows

Bulletin board

Op-ed