https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/uk/ The latest Flip News stories on UK. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:27 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/world/fsb-maximova-terrorism-case/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/fsb-maximova-terrorism-case/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:17:00 GMT Russia's FSB announced on Monday it has opened a criminal case against Ksenia Maximova, a Liberal Democrat councillor in Ealing, accusing her of taking part in an organisation Russia designates as terrorist — as the agency warns other exiles in Britain they are being watched. Priya Raman Russia FSB UK Ealing terrorism case Sky News https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/healey-conference-speech-industrialisation/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/healey-conference-speech-industrialisation/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Chancellor John Healey used his first Labour conference speech to promise a 'new age of industrialisation', unveiling £100m for apprenticeships and £6bn of naval infrastructure. James Calloway UK John Healey Labour Party economy budget industrialisation Place Yorkshire https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-organised-crime-raids-17-arrested/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-organised-crime-raids-17-arrested/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT British police arrested 17 people on Tuesday in a major operation against organised crime, with the FCA disrupting seven firms and investigating 30 more. Sarah Whitfield organised crime police raids Financial Conduct Authority money laundering UK Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/diageo-cameronbridge-strike-begins/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/diageo-cameronbridge-strike-begins/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:22:00 GMT More than 100 Unite members began industrial action at Diageo's Cameronbridge distillery in Fife on Monday, protesting job cuts the union says threaten hundreds of roles across Scotland. James Calloway UK Scotland Diageo strike jobs whisky Unite the Union https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/neso-margin-notice-monday-evening/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/neso-margin-notice-monday-evening/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:20:00 GMT The National Energy System Operator has issued an electricity margin notice for 16:00 to 19:00 BST on Monday, citing a 1.4GW system margin as evening peak demand approaches. James Calloway UK energy National Grid NESO electricity MNI https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/healey-defence-reindustrialisation-labour-conference-speech/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/healey-defence-reindustrialisation-labour-conference-speech/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:35:00 GMT Finance minister John Healey will tell Labour's annual conference on Monday that a 'new age of industrialisation' built around defence projects, including three new floating docks for submarines on the Clyde, is the route to growth and jobs. James Calloway UK economy defence Labour John Healey reindustrialisation Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/wes-streeting-war-risk-warning/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/wes-streeting-war-risk-warning/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Defence Secretary Wes Streeting told The Sun on Sunday Britain faces a greater risk of war than at any point in his lifetime, named Vladimir Putin enemy number one, and urged households to stash cash, water and tinned food. James Calloway Wes Streeting defence Russia Labour conference UK The Sun on Sunday https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/dogan-bailed-above-playground-victims-grossly-failed/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/dogan-bailed-above-playground-victims-grossly-failed/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT London's Victims' Commissioner says victims and their families were "grossly failed" after a convicted voyeur who used AI to create nude images of children was bailed to a flat overlooking a playground. James Calloway UK Met Police bail AI child safety BBC News https://flipnews.co.uk/world/mitsotakis-urges-courage-parthenon-marbles-deal/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/mitsotakis-urges-courage-parthenon-marbles-deal/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kyriakos Mitsotakis has urged 'political will and courage' to end the two-century dispute with Britain over the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens. James Calloway Greece UK Parthenon Marbles British Museum Mitsotakis Burnham Channel News Asia https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-climate-security-pledge/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-climate-security-pledge/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Britain will provide £331 million to the Global Environment Facility to tackle climate- and biodiversity-loss-driven instability, as ministers warn environmental shocks are becoming a national security threat. Sarah Whitfield UK climate security Ed Miliband UN General Assembly COP31 Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-arms-broker-jailed-16-years/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-arms-broker-jailed-16-years/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT David Greenhalgh, 68, and Christos Farmakis, 48, were each sentenced to 16 years at Southwark Crown Court over unlicensed arms deals spanning 2009–2016. Sarah Whitfield UK crime Southwark Crown Court arms trafficking Libya Sudan Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/roundup/week-of-september-7-2026/ https://flipnews.co.uk/roundup/week-of-september-7-2026/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The UK's new telecoms minister laid out his broadband vision, Lincolnshire tested Starlink on council farms, and Cambium Networks filed for administration — this week's 6 stories. John Alon roundup UK Project Gigabit satellite West Virginia ISPReview