The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

No 10 defends ‘proportionate’ Government phones TikTok ban after China criticism

The Chinese embassy in Britain accused UK ministers of outlawing the Chinese-owned app based on ‘political motive rather than facts’.

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

Co Tyrone teen comes out on top in UK wide chef competition

Killeeshil teen Kristen Nugent beat her competition to win the FutureChef title after a tense final in London

Belfast Live · Mar 17, 2023

E2E 100 announces the first of their six tracks: The E2E Female 100

The E2E 100 initiative has been created to shine a spotlight on leading innovators and changemakers, promoting unique businesses and celebrating entrepreneurial excellence

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

UK renters: share your experience of frozen benefit payments for housing

We would like to speak to UK tenants who get local housing allowance about the benefit remaining frozen despite rising rents

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2023

US approves sale of 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles to Australia in $895m deal irking China

Australia will now become the only US ally to obtain the Tomahawk weapon system after the UK

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

How many jets does Ukraine have? As the first F-16 fighter jets arrive from neighbours

First F-16 fighter jets arrive to boost the battle against Vladimir Putin’s invasion

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2023

OPINION - The Standard View: Rooting out sexual predators from the ranks of the Met is an essential task

Rooting out sexual predators from the ranks of the Metropolitan Police — trying to prevent another David Carrick or Wayne Couzens — is an essential task. To that end, Scotland Yard is deploying covert officers into “toxic” police stations and specialist units, and launching a UK-first plan to re-vet staff.

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2023

OPINION - The AI revolution is coming and this is how Britain can ride the wave

Artificial Intelligence — two words bandied about so frequently this past decade that they began to lose all resonance. It took the launch of ChatGPT to take AI from the niche into the mainstream. As millions played with OpenAI’s creation, the jaw- dropping capabilities of machine learning became clear; how…

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2023

Premier League will never be stable while Gulf states own clubs, warns Fair Square

The human rights group says nations’ involvement in football ‘leaves the Premier League inextricably entwined with, and exposed to, developments in the UK’s foreign policy’

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

TikTok UK ban: what it means, who is banned and what is a government phone

The government have announced the app is banned from government devices

Liverpool Echo · Mar 17, 2023