The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

Swearing is good for you and a sign of intelligence, scientists suggest

Researchers at UK universities have found there can be some good to swearing - with it being used as a 'powerful' tool to communicate, persuade, and help deal with pain

Daily Mirror · Nov 3, 2022

How do I apply for an Irish passport?

As Ireland hits one million passports issued during 2022 so far, here’s how to apply for your own Irish passport

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022

How will the UK interest rate hike affect you?

From loans to mortgages, house prices to credit cards – all you need to know about the biggest rate rise since 1989

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022

Belfast Film Festival set to showcase 'daring, challenging and unafraid' Ukrainian cinema

“Ukraine’s film sector is a varied and distinctive one”

Belfast Live · Nov 3, 2022

London court forces Glencore to pay record £281m for bribery in Africa

Miner hit with largest ever UK legal penalty for a company over ‘endemic’ corruption at African oil trading desk

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022

Sunak ditches Truss plan to move British embassy to Jerusalem

The former PM had ordered a review into whether the UK embassy in Israel should relocate from Tel Aviv.

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022

UK heading for longest recession in modern history, Bank of England warns

Britain is heading for its longest recession in modern history with no recovery until summer 2024 the Bank of England warned on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2022

‘PE was seen as a health and safety risk’: why sport must be accessible for people with sight loss

For blind and partially sighted people to experience the life-changing benefits of sport, more needs to be done to remove obstacles to participation

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022

UK is heading for longest recession in a century, Bank of England warns

The Bank of England issued a gloomy warning about the future of the British economy as it hiked interest rates to 3%, the biggest single rate rise in three decades

Daily Mirror · Nov 3, 2022

Rishi Sunak drops Liz Truss’s plan to move Israeli embassy to Jerusalem

Rishi Sunak has dropped his predecessor Liz Truss’s plan to move the UK’s Israeli embassy to Jerusalem.

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2022