Europe · Thursday, 12 November 2026
United Kingdom
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
New
Breakout
The White House, Public domain New
Breakout
Breakout
Top today
New
Weekly
Breakout
The White House, Public domain New
Breakout
Breakout
Breakout
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 10Loftia
Breakout
Everyday apps here: Microsoft Outlook · Trading 212 · ABRSM Aural Trainer Grades 1-5 · Solocator - GPS Field Camera · HMRC. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 13,921 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- War and security Anxious
- Xiisadda u dhexeysa Suudaan iyo Itoobiya xaggee ayay ku dambayn kartaa – yaase jooga xudduudaha? (bbc.com)
- Llandudno remembers fallen with Armistice Day service (northwalespioneer.co.uk)
Survey · Apr 2026 20% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 11% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Cost of living More than usual
- Find a warm welcome across Stockport this winter (stockport.gov.uk)
- Pound to Dollar Forecast: Hawkish Fed Drives Sterling to November Lows (currencynews.co.uk)
Survey · Apr 2026 40% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 14% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 10% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- AI More than usual
- New AI diabetes monitor available on NHS in Devon (midweekherald.co.uk)
- UK economic growth expected to have picked up amid AI and defence drive (peeblesshirenews.com)
- Climate More than usual
- Burnham says climate crisis is 'upon all of us now' and commits UK to 2050 net-zero target – BRFM (brfm.net)
- COP31: Burnham says climate consensus 'gone' but pledges 'new era of leadership' (bbc.co.uk)
Survey · 2023 65% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Jobs and work More than usual
- POLL: Should under-25s get fewer Universal Credit and PIP benefits? (manchestereveningnews.co.uk)
- Me paro o no me paro (elnorte.com)
Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Badger vaccination field force adds three areas (shootinguk.co.uk)
- Handmade knitted pumpkins bring cheer to Leuchie guests (eastlothiancourier.com)
Survey · Apr 2026 16% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Connecting global talent with UK growth (pmlive.com)
- Manchester immigration law firm acquired by Clarke Willmott (thebusinessdesk.com)
Survey · Apr 2026 24% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- First Thing: Mississippi turns blue as Scott Colom unseats Republican Senate incumbent (aol.co.uk)
- Britain's most dangerous politician – so much worse than Andy Burnham | Politics | News (express.co.uk)
Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.6positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.7The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual3.2 words per 1,000usually 3.4The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.9 words per 1,000usually 1.0The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual6.3 words per 1,000usually 6.3The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual7.0 words per 1,000usually 7.1The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual6.8 words per 1,000usually 7.3The GDELT Project
Also in the news
- Economic policy uncertainty288.6from newspaper coverage; 100 = long-run averageJul 2026 · −8.3 since Jun 2026Baker, Bloom and Davis (2016), PolicyUncertainty.com · CC BY 4.0
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
Pro The news mood day by day for the last 90 days, with each issue’s share, as CSV and PDF. Try Pro free for 7 days →
Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
The White House, Public domain New
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
New
Rising
Rising
Rising
Fuzheado, CC BY 4.0 Rising
Fhajr, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Rising on Google
Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
The White House, Public domain New
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
New
Cars & transport
Everyday app
Books, arts & history
Rising
William Troyer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public domain Rising
Rising
Food & drink
Brian Minkoff- London Pixels, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Dorota Trupp, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Dave Pullig, CC BY 2.0
Gaming
Breakout
Breakout
Back
Health & wellness
Rising
Georges_Gilles_de_la_Tourette.jpg : Unknown, the plate was photographed by an E…, Public domain Rising
Money & crypto
Everyday app
2HMRC
Everyday app
Everyday app
Movies & TV
New
Breakout
Music
Columbia Pictures Television, Public domain Rising
APK, CC BY 4.0 Rising
Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0 Weekly
Celebrities & creators
Breakout
Indigo Nolan, CC BY 4.0 Rising
Weekly
Politics & world affairs
Rising
Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain Rising
Science & space
Society & beliefs
Fhajr, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Sports
Weekly
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Zz42, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
Travel & places
Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0 UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0
Industries here
Media & entertainment 24Gaming 18Sports & fitness 6Music 5Food & beverage 2Health & pharma 2Science & research 1Government & public sector 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Politics in the news
- Protests in the news13reports of events, mostly in English12 Nov 2026 · usually 11 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news139reports of events, mostly in English12 Nov 2026 · usually 104 a dayThe GDELT Project
Economy
- Inflation3.1%Jul 2026 · +0.2 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment4.9%May 2026 · ±0.0 pts since Apr 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Consumer confidence98.1100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.2 since Apr 2026OECD
- Central bank rate3.75%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
- Real house prices0.1%Q2 2026 · +2.0 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth1.4%2025 · +0.3 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment14.6%2025 · +0.3 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Job postings69.11 Feb 2020 = 10030 Oct 2026 · +0.7 since 31 Jul 2026Indeed Hiring Lab · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro0.836GBP per euro12 Nov 2026 · euro +0.2% since 5 Nov 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
Business
- Business confidence99.1100 = long-run averageApr 2026 · −0.3 since Mar 2026OECD
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Artificial Intelligence
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
Society
- People online95.5%2024 · +0.0 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Top concern40.0%Rising prices / inflation / cost of livingApr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust the national government26.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026 · +1.0 pts since Nov 2025European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust in the national government26.7%OECD Trust Survey2023 · −8.1 pts since 2021OECD Trust Survey
- Trust the media20.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust scientists74.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change45.9%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority65.6%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Taken: Natalee Holloway
Breakout
2Black Doves
New
3The One About Matthew Perry
Falling
4Nobody Wants This
6Instadocs: Jane Doe v. Cornell
7A Couple of Lies
8WWE Crown Jewel
9WWE Raw
10Lupin
Falling
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1Sing 2
Breakout
2A Dog's Perfect Christmas
New
3Heist
New
4Collision Course
5The Pelican Brief
6Sing
7Interstellar
8Christmas at the Palace
9Nativity!
10The Ant Bully
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
1Jamie Miller
2Tate McRae
3Ashe
4Sam Fender
5Ella Langley
6Sienna Spiro
7Olivia Dean
8HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté
9Olivia Rodrigo
Apple Music · 2026-11-13
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1The News Agents
2The Rest Is Politics
3The Rest Is Entertainment
4The Rest Is History
5The Rest Is Politics: US
6The Romesh Ranganathan Show
7Stick to Football
Breakout
8Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster
9Parenting Hell
Falling
10RedHanded
Rising
Show the top 100
Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-13
App Store · Free apps
1GOV.UK One Login
2ChatGPT
3InPost UK
4Claude by Anthropic
5CrownCards - Trading Cards
6Whatnot: Shop, Sell, Connect
7Lloyds Mobile Banking
8Shop
9Google Gemini
10Microsoft Authenticator
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-13
App Store · Paid apps
1Driving Theory Test 4 in 1 Kit
2Official DVSA Theory Test Kit
3CITB Op/Spec HS&E test
4Official Life in the UK Test
5Squeezy
6CITB MAP HS&E test V11
7AnkiMobile Flashcards
8Shadowrocket
9Site Audit Pro
10Procreate
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-13
Steam · Top sellers
1Football Manager 27
Rising
2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Falling
3Counter-Strike 2
Rising
4EA Sports FC 27
Rising
5Aion 2
6Final Fantasy XIV
Breakout
7Probably Stolen
Breakout
9Loftia
Breakout
Show the top 100
Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Steam data provided by Valve · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.