Everyone is downloading iOS 9.1 for the middle finger emoji

Explosion of 150 more emoji, including rude hand gesture, comes along with UK launch of Apple News and security updates

The holy grail of emoji has arrived. After years of fudging angry faces, aubergines and fists together, now you can tell people how you really feel with just one character: a middle finger emoji.

The disparaging digit comes in Apple's latest update, iOS 9.1. Its biggest new feature for UK users is Apple News, which curates news from a range of different sources, including the Guardian, into a personalised aggregator.