The BBC has issued an apology after pornographic noises were played during the live coverage of an FA cup pre-match build-up between Wolverhampton and Liverpool at Molineux Stadium in the United Kingdom, on Tuesday (January 17).

BBC issues apology after FA football live coverage was sabotaged by ‘sex noises’

Inflation in the UK fell for a second month in December but remained at one of the highest levels in 40 years due to food prices. The annual rate as measured by the consumer prices index dipped again last month to 10.5%, continuing a fall from 10.7% in November and its recent peak of 11.1% in October.

UK inflation drops but food prices keep it high

Nurses in England began two days of strikes over pay Wednesday, as officials warned of disruption for thousands of patients in the UK's state-run health service. Watch this report to know more.

WION Dispatch: Nurses in UK launch fresh strikes, thousands of patients to be hit by disruptions

The National Education Union (NEU) has declared that teachers would walk out in England and Wales on seven occasions in February and March in protest of their wages.

UK teachers announce strike, most English and Welsh schools to face closure

The British government said on Monday that it will oppose a proposed Scottish bill that would make it easier for people to legally alter their gender, upsetting transgender rights activists and the nationalist Scottish government in Edinburgh.

UK: Rishi Sunak's govt overrules Scotland’s gender self-recognition bill

UK's Metropolitan Police announced Monday that a policeman with more than two decades of experience has pled guilty to dozens of counts of rape, sexual assault, false imprisonment, attempted rape, and other crimes.

WION Dispatch: UK Police officer pleads guilty to 49 crimes against women

A recent analysis comparing industry pledges to climate action by the France-based group Reclaim Finance shows banks and financial institutions, a part of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) initiative, continue to invest billions in fossil fuels.

‘Climate arsonists’: Financial actors invest billions into fossil fuels despite net zero pledges, says study

Environmental campaigners have launched legal bids against the UK government's approval of the nation's first new coal mine in decades. Watch this report to know more.

WION Climate Tracker: Environmental groups take legal action against UK coal mine

The weather is getting colder day by day in the United Kingdom and in some parts of the country, the temperatures always drop to such drastic levels that the entire region comes to a standstill.

Cold Weather Payment in UK: Eligibility, how to check places with postcodes and how to claim the amount

Strikes in the United Kingdom are set to intensify, as on Monday Britain’s largest teaching and nursing unions announced further walkouts over pay. AFP reports, the National Education Union (NEU) announced that its members have overwhelmingly voted to walk out starting next month.

Explained: 23,000 schools across UK to be affected as teachers announce strike. Here's all you need to know

Russia has said that the UK’s Challenger 2 tanks, which are being sent to Ukraine for its battle, "will burn", while issuing a warning to the West that supplying of more advanced weapons to Kyiv would have no effect on the war whatsoever.

UK’s Challenger 2 tanks ‘will burn’ in Ukraine, warns Russia

England is taking its single-use plastics ban even further by restricting the sale of plastic cutlery, plates, bowls, trays, balloon sticks, as well as certain kinds of polystyrene cups and food containers. The new ban will go into effect in October of this year.

WION Climate Tracker: England to ban single-use plastic plates and cutlery for environmental reasons

Almost two weeks after uranium was found in a cargo package at London's Heathrow Airport, a man on Sunday was arrested over suspicion of a terror offence, the metropolitan police said.

UK: Man arrested over discovery of uranium at London's Heathrow airport

Large areas of eastern Ukraine were experiencing electricity cuts, Ukrainian officials said, across regions after attack by Russian troops. UK will supply battle tanks to Ukraine amid Russian strikes. Watch further to know more.

UK to supply battle tanks to Ukraine amid Russian strikes

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to expand a bill that would give police even greater powers to clamp down on disruptive public protests. Watch this report to know more.

UK PM Rishi Sunak to announce new proposals to clamp down protests

Protests among industry workers and climate groups have emerged as perhaps the biggest challenge for Rishi Sunak's government. The British government will announce the new proposals today to clamp down on protests.

PM Sunak to announce new proposals to clamp down protests

Thousands of National Health Service nurses and ambulance workers went on strike because of overpay. The UK cabinet seems to be at war internally over the health budget.

WION Fineprint | NHS Crisis: Cabinet split over pay hike to striking workers | UK

A child in the United Kingdom was hospitalised every 20 minutes, last year, after consuming either alcohol or drugs to cause self-harm, an investigation has revealed.

Self-harm: 1 child goes to hospital every 20 minutes in UK for alcohol or drug abuse

Amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv’s western allies might have finally answered the country’s long standing call to supply modern battle tanks. On late Saturday (January 14), the United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office said that Britain would be sending 14 Challenger 2 tanks along with some other artillery to support Ukraine.

Explained: Are European allies planning to send tanks to Ukraine?

Alireza Akbari, the British-Iranian dual national and former Iranian deputy defence minister was executed by Tehran on Saturday, reported Iran’s judiciary's Mizan news agency.

Explained: Who is Alireza Akbari the British-Iranian dual national executed by Iran for ‘spying’?

A report has revealed that before the current British Monarch King Charles III took over the throne, the government took the-then Prince’s permission to pass its post-Brexit Environment Act.

Report reveals how UK lawmakers sought King Charles’ permission for a law that impacted his property

At least six people injured in the shooting that occurred near a church in London. No life threatening injuries reported so far. Watch further to know more.

Six people injured in a shooting incident outside London Church

At least four people injured in the shooting that occurred near a church in London. No life threatening injuries reported so far. Watch further to know more.

Four people injured in a shooting incident outside London Church

According to Thérèse Coffey, the environment secretary, a number of single-use plastics that are harmful to the environment will be prohibited in England. Single-use plastic plates, trays, bowls, cutlery, balloon sticks, and specific kinds of polystyrene cups and food containers will all be prohibited. The implementation of this restriction will begin in October 2023, giving businesses time to get ready.

UK: East food vendors worried over ban on single-use plastics

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