The Latest Breaking News from United Kingdom

‘Threat alert’ after China recruits RAF pilots to train military

Beijing hires 30 former British military pilots for a hefty annual salary of around £240,000

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

Women who straighten hair at higher risk of rare cancer, study shows

Womb cancer affects one in 36 women in the UK

Wales Online · Oct 18, 2022

Millions forced to skip meals as UK cost of living crisis deepens

More people – including children – going hungry than during first weeks of Covid lockdown, new data shows

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022

Cost of living crisis as Leeds in top 20 most expensive places to live in the UK

Services for a typical family with two young children are around £400 a month more expensive than they were last year

Leeds Live · Oct 18, 2022

New calls for extra £325 cost of living payment and benefits to increase in line with inflation

Scope is also urging the UK Government to double the £150 disability cost of living payment.

Daily Record · Oct 18, 2022

Sir Rod Stewart opens up on housing terrified family fleeing Putin's invasion

The family abandoned their previous home in war-torn Ukraine and made a perilous journey over the border, crossing Europe until they finally arrived in the UK.

Daily Record · Oct 18, 2022

North East deals of the week: key acquisitions, contracts and investments

Companies featuring in this week's round-up include Port of Blyth, Wack Wholesale, Brownlee Cale and TechnipFMC

Birmingham Post · Oct 18, 2022

Booker prize: it has been six years since an Australian was nominated. What gives?

The prize still holds immense power for Australian sales, but a 2014 rule change made it harder for local books to get a look-in

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2022

‘The ghost PM’: what the papers say about Liz Truss’s hold on power

The UK newspaper front pages cover the Chancellor’s tax cut reversals as Truss’s fight for survival takes centre stage

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2022

Sir Rod Stewart rents home for family of seven Ukrainian refugees

The singer said he usually keeps ‘all my charitable efforts nice and quiet,’ but hoped making his actions public, they might inspire others to help.

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022