The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Fresh Microsoft-Activision deal ‘opens the door’ to being cleared, CMA says

Microsoft’s blockbuster deal with Call of Duty maker Activision got a step closer to completion today after the UK competition watchdog said a revised version of the deal addressed its concerns, adding that it “opens the door” to being cleared.

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2023

Girl, 8, first UK kidney transplant patient not to need life-long drugs in breakthrough treatment at London hospital

Aditi Shankar will not need to take drugs for life in pioneering transplant treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2023

Friday briefing: After Rishi Sunak’s U-turns, can Britain call itself a world leader on net zero?

In today’s newsletter: Rishi Sunak insists the UK is still on course to make its net zero by 2050 targets – but questions remain if that is true after this week’s u-turns

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023

‘You could fill a museum with it’: the $963m Roman Abramovich art collection revealed

Leak suggests the oil and gas tycoon and his ex-wife Dasha Zhukova amassed one of the most significant collections of modern art in private hands

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023

1p tax on every new clothing item to tackle fast fashion among Lib Dem proposals

The levy would apply to new garments for sale on the UK market, with the proceeds ringfenced for improving local recycling facilities.

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

Novels from Canada, Ireland, US, UK finalists for Booker Prize for fiction

Shortlist announced for annual Booker literature prize includes two first-time novels among the six finalists.

Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2023

Warner Bros Studios Leavesden to create 4,000 jobs across UK after expansion

Jeremy Hunt describes Warner Bros Discovery’s investment in site as ‘huge vote of confidence in UK’

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

We can’t alter Brexit deal to appease car industry, says European commissioner

Thierry Breton stands firm amid opposition to incoming tariffs on electric vehicle exports between EU and UK

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023

Iranian activists across Europe are targets of threats and harassment

Fifteen activists including in France, Germany and Spain believe Iranian regime behind campaign of repression

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023

Joe Jonas Has Released A Whopper Statement In Response To Sophie Turner’s New Lawsuit

I guess it’s not “amicable” anymore?

Pedestrian.tv · Sep 21, 2023