nathan

  Councils are ignoring explicit instructions to approve planning projects from ministers - as the scale and cost of their resistance to development is revealed for the first time. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  HS2 trains could run at slower speeds than originally planned as part of a drive to keep the costs of the major rail project down. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Police are investigating a claim by an Iran-aligned group to be responsible for an arson attack on a Jewish ambulance service in north London. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  A coroner has called for action after the death of baby Madison Bruce Smith, who died after he was placed in an "unsafe sleeping position" in his cot by an unregulated maternity nurse. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  It is "outrageous" that a convicted fraudster tracked down by Sky News in Tenerife is still on the run, the Speaker of the House of Commons has said. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  England has recovered from drought after four months of above average rainfall, but officials are concerned about future dry spells. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  An Iranian man who was charged after allegedly attempting to enter the UK's nuclear submarine base has been released from custody pending further inquiries, the Crown Office has confirmed. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Former Google executive Matt Brittin is expected to be the next director-general of the BBC. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News