The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Iranian dissident put under 24-hour police protection in UK after threats to life

Exclusive: US-based Masih Alinejad says due to level of threat Met will be with her wherever she goes

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2023

Rolls-Royce says positive trading results have been driven by 'transformation programme'

The aerospace giant, which has UK bases in Bristol and Derby has closed its R 2 Factory venture to keep costs down

Birmingham Post · May 11, 2023

Dumbarton's Lorna McClymont crowned UK's top student golfer

Former Dumbarton Academy pupil Lorna, who is now a sports studies student at the University of Stirling, emerged victorious following the completion of the 10-event tour in Blairgowrie last month.

Daily Record · May 11, 2023

Project launched to triple area of UK’s temperate rainforest

A veteran of the war in Afghanistan who owns one of the remaining tracts of temperate rainforest in Britain has set up a charity to support the unique and biodiverse habitat. The Thousand Year Trust will work with landowners, farmers and charities to triple the area of temperate rainforest growing…

The Week · May 11, 2023

Rise of the zimmer-dads: Doctors warn of risks for older fathers as Robert De Niro, 79, welcomes seventh child

Studies have suggested heightened risk of conditions such as schizophrenia and childhood leukemia

The Independent UK · May 11, 2023

Mae Muller: Meet the UK's Eurovision 2023 entry and her song

Mae Muller Wrote A Song - and she'll be performing at the Eurovision Grand Final it in Liverpool this week

Liverpool Echo · May 11, 2023

Bank of England lifts inflation and growth forecasts as it raises interest rates to 4.5% – business live

BoE governor Andrew Bailey predicts inflation will have halved by the end of this year, thanks to falling energy bills

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2023

Senior Tory slams Suella Braverman’s migrant bill: ‘Churchill would be turning in his grave’

Criticism of the legislation was led by the Archbishop of Canterbury during Wednesday’s House of Lords debate

Evening Standard · May 11, 2023

The best brunches in London 2023, from Milk Beach to Mr Bao

From pancakes and eggs benny to avo toast and shakshuka, here are the best places to combine breakfast and lunch — and possibly cocktail hour, too. Ben McCormack and Clare Finney waffle on

Evening Standard · May 11, 2023

Bank of England set to raise UK interest rates to highest level since 2008

The Bank of England is set to raise interest rates to their highest level since late 2008 as it continues to combat stubbornly high inflation in the U.K. Financial markets expect the bank’s nine-member Monetary Policy Committee to lift its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point…

The Independent UK · May 11, 2023