Latest England news headlines

• Gloria Steinem personified America’s feminist movement | Moira Donegan

  <p>The activist made the movement mainstream – and became a receptacle for its hopes and disappointments</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/sep/03/gloria-steinem-groundbreaking-feminist-campaigner-dies-aged-92">Gloria Steinem, groundbrea

  The Guardian UK
• Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning

  <p>Exclusive: Angela Eagle urges people to be ‘a bit more resilient’ as she tells UK citizens to plan for national emergencies</p><p>British people have been urged to have enough food and water on hand to survive a few days without power or water, as the UN said the El Niño climate

  The Guardian UK
• Fifa calls Uefa’s legal threat a ‘smear campaign’ in US federal filing

  <ul><li><p>Fifa filed motion opposing Uefa’s request for discovery</p></li><li><p>Uefa said to be considering criminal case v Gianni Infantino</p></li></ul><p>Attorneys representing Fifa have hit back at <a href="https://www.thegua

  The Guardian UK
• Israelis shoot dead two Palestinian teenagers after settlers encircle village

  <p>Troops escort settlers into al-Mughayyir and raze village outside Hebron as ethnic cleansing of West Bank continues</p><p>Israelis have shot dead two teenagers in a Palestinian village encircled by settlers and Israeli troops have razed an entire village outside Hebron, the late

  The Guardian UK
• POLL: Would you buy an inflated $1 'gold' Trump coin? Have your say in DC Insider

  Trump's face is the first living person in more than 100 years to be featured on US currency.

  Daily Mail
• Death to dating apps: Ash Sarkar on how Big Tech killed romance

  Real-life intimacy is making a comeback as we grow tired of living behind screens

  Evening Standard
• Schools to close early over expected ‘traffic disruption’ for A66 crash funeral

  Four schools have said they will close early as ‘large numbers of people’ are expected in the area, causing ‘congestion and traffic disruption’.

  Evening Standard
• Family on kayaks disturb specially protected nature reserve and pose for nest cam - as RSPB warns visitors are dumping cigarette butts in hides

  The family disrupted the RSPB nature reserve in Arne, Dorset, choosing to ignore the 'no landing - wildlife only' signs near breeding nests.

  Daily Mail
• Grooming gang victims are being FAILED by the SNP... ministers are unable to tell Scots the true scale of abuse

  The true scale of grooming gangs in Scotland is unknown because of a failure to gather data, watchdogs have found.

  Daily Mail
• Man who brought illegal immigrants into the UK on a boat tells court he did it 'to make quick money for his mother's cancer treatment'

  Christian Albano, an Italian national, appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court with three others where he was accused of criminal conduct between June 29 and July 2.

  Daily Mail
• Glasgow's next SNP leader demands help from John Swinney on migrants, saying: 'The city is carrying the burden for the whole of Scotland'

  Glasgow's next SNP leader has demanded help from John Swinney to tackle the city's refugee housing crisis.

  Daily Mail
• Hundreds of North Sea workers facing chopper travel ban for being too heavy

  Hundreds of North Sea workers face being banned from offshore helicopter travel within months because they will be too heavy, it has been revealed.

  Daily Mail
• Thierry Henry says players ‘have more power than they think’ amid Fifa scandals

  <p>The former Arsenal, Barcelona and France star says players shouldn’t underestimate their ability to change how football works</p><p>As Fifa continues to face scrutiny from some confederations and fans, Thierry Henry has encouraged players to use their voice as the political batt

  The Guardian UK
• Schools in England face checks to root out unhealthy lunches

  <p>Ministers draw up inspection regime to enforce rules limiting sugar, fat and salt</p><p>Schools could be reprimanded if they serve food containing too much fat, salt or sugar under new checks to ensure pupils receive healthy lunches.</p><p>The Department for Educatio

  The Guardian UK
• Sadiq Khan ‘living rent free’ in Donald Trump’s head as US President claims police fear parts of London

  US President Donald Trump claims parts of London are so dangerous that ‘police don’t even want to go’ there

  Evening Standard
• Jane Fonda says Gloria Steinem has ‘special place in history’ after death at 92

  Steinem was remembered as one of the trailblazers for women’s equality after she died on Wednesday in New York City.

  Evening Standard
• Canada unveils new $20 bill featuring portrait of King Charles

  The vertical banknote features King Charles III, the first new monarch to appear on a Canadian banknote in more than 70 years.

  BBC News UK
• Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers creator dies at 84

  Tributes are paid to John Pickles, who formed the novelty pop act in Rotherham in 1989.

  BBC News UK
• New jail is being built by... convicted criminals

  Scores of convicted criminals are being hired to help build the new Barlinnie prison.

  Daily Mail
• Anas Sarwar takes his seat in House of Lords... despite having called for it to be abolished!

  Former Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has taken his seat in the House of Lords - despite previously calling for it to be abolished.

  Daily Mail
• London-listed Molten Ventures joins race to run Burnham-backed £1bn tech fund

  Molten Ventures, the London-listed investor in early-stage technology companies, has joined the race to manage a £1bn government-backed fund focused on Britain’s most promising scale-ups.

  Sky News - Business
• Higher education regulator apologises for imposing £585,000 fine on university

  <p>Office for Students made decision to punish University of Sussex with fine last year after claiming it breached free speech regulations</p><p>England’s higher education regulator has apologised for a string of mistakes in its decision to punish the University of Sussex with a re

  The Guardian UK
• Reform UK promises £80bn cuts to public spending

  Speaking at the party's conference, economy spokesman Robert Jenrick says Reform will be the "party of fiscal responsibility".

  BBC News UK
• Female serial squatter hit with satisfyingly lengthy jail sentence after her antics ruined properties and caused young couple to lose their home

  Heather Schwab pleaded guilty to felony fraud on August 31 and will begin her 20-year prison sentence, putting an end to her serial squatting habits.

  Daily Mail
• Civil servant provokes fury from colleagues by showing up for work 'dressed as a cat'

  A civil servant in the Scottish Government has provoked fury from colleagues by showing up for work dressed as a cat.

  Daily Mail
• Thieves steal more than 70,000 pints of Guinness worth £115,000 from depot

  More than 70,000 pints of Guinness worth around £115,000 have been stolen from an industrial estate.

  Sky News UK
• Thieves steal 70,000 pints of Guinness in two lorries

  More than 800 barrels of the stout have been stolen from a depot in Runcorn, Cheshire, say police.

  BBC News UK
• OpenAI hails ‘new era of artificial general intelligence’ with Astra model release

  <p>Astra’s arrival comes days after Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, described AGI as an ‘irrelevant marketing term’</p><p>The president of OpenAI, Greg Brockman, has claimed the world has entered a new era of artificial general intelligence after the release of his company’s

  The Guardian UK
• Trump hints he would not back UK over Falklands, citing lack of Iran support

  The US president’s words came ahead of a national televised statement by Argentina’s president, Javier Milei.

  Evening Standard
• Charles is a better person than I am for allowing Sussexes to return, Trump says

  Meghan and Harry, and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, are said to be settling in the UK for an ‘extended period’ of time.

  Evening Standard