News & Politics
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Value for money? Reform UK councillor on cycle superhighway 10th anniversary
The route has recently come under scrutiny from Bradford Council's Reform UK administration.
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Kyiv launches 1,000-drone attack as US resumes intelligence sharing - latest
Ukraine and Russia continue to trade strikes as Donald Trump’s energy ceasefire collapses
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Beau Lamarre-Condon told officer friend ‘I love you’ and ‘not everything in the news is true’ after arrest, court told
Accused asked fellow police officer how law enforcement would respond to reports of gunshots days before alleged murders, court hears
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Scots council urged to cut 'extremely disturbing' ties to Israel Defence Forces
A Scottish council has been urged to pull its funding from two companies with ties to the Israel Defence Forces
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Trump endorses embattled Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for reelection
Trump's late backing comes as the two leaders’ strategies on Iran and Gaza have diverged, and he warns the US may not “do this work” if Israel changes leaders.
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France's government under pressure after weekend of widespread violence
Political tension grips France after rioting marred protests over the cost of living and struggling public services, Katya Adler writes.
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China’s economy grows 4.5% in third quarter on export surge
The official figure from the July-September quarter beat expectations and picked up from 4.3% in April-June, the slowest pace in more than three years.
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Tens of thousands of Scots waiting more than a year for NHS treatment
More than 30,000 Scottish NHS waits still exceed a year, six months after John Swinney’s March 2026 target was missed, with ministers giving no new date.
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Care home with 'strong malodour' served warning due to serious failings
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) raised serious concerns about safety, safeguarding, leadership and the overall quality of care.
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West Highland Way Trust appoints new director to secure trail’s future
James Allan has been appointed director of the West Highland Way Trust, which aims to secure funding and protect the 96-mile Scottish trail.
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Bomb threat forces Tel Aviv to Vienna flight to land in Bulgaria
The Airbus jet landed safely in Bulgaria and all passengers and crew aboard were unharmed, officials said.
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Inside the shadowy world of anti-Putin sabotage from within Russia
Two men tell of the work they say they have been doing to support Ukrainian intelligence during the war.
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Reviving a 200-year-old IPA recipe first made in a teapot in 1822
Jamie Allsopp helps revive a recipe created in 1822 after it is found with other beer recipes in an attic.
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How The Beatles found Ringo Starr at a Lincolnshire Butlin's
Ringo Starr was in a band at Butlin's Skegness in 1962 when Lennon and McCartney paid a visit.
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Japan's MMX mission set to grab a piece of Mars's moon Phobos
A spacecraft is set to launch on an ambitious mission to bring 10g of Martian moon dust back to Earth.
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Aberfan disaster: The portraits that helped bring the children home
An artist living hundreds of miles away felt compelled to help the village that lost its children.
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Electricity costs put UK steelmakers in worst position in three years against EU rivals
Premium paid over French counterparts has risen to almost £30 a megawatt hour, analysis by lobby group finds
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Viagogo calls for ticket market overhaul after Raye’s ‘absurd’ anti-bot measures
The group has blamed primary ticket sellers for the rise in touts using bots to buy up tickets.
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‘We are beyond heartbroken’: Cindy Crawford, Rande and Kaia Gerber share tributes to Presley
Family post emotional statements to Instagram a month after their son and brother died at a rehab facility
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Four killed, dozens injured in major fire at Canada military base
Prime Minister Carney said military and emergency crews fought the flames throughout the night in "some of the worst conditions imaginable".
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Anthropic commits 5% of its stock to a new 'public benefit' fund
Anthropic says it is committing 5% of its shares to a new “public benefit” fund, with the amount potentially increasing as its shares grow in value
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UK must rejoin EU to combat growing threat from Russia and Trump, Burnham warned
IPPR urge Labour leader to ‘stop talking about Brexit’
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eBay boss issues warning to Labour government over online tax crackdown
Chancellor John Healey plans to use his upcoming Budget to make digital platforms directly responsible for collecting VAT owed by all merchants trading on their sites
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Home sellers cut asking prices on 3,000 properties a day, says Rightmove
More property asking prices are being cut than at any time in 15 years, data shared with the BBC shows.
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Massachusetts GOP lieutenant governor candidate suspends campaign after arrest in car crash
The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts has dropped out of the race hours after he was arrested in a suspected drunk driving crash
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Newspaper headlines: 'Neets crisis is moral failure' and 'Credit crunch'
PM brands Neets "crisis" a "moral failure" and cereal prices could rise in healthy food crackdown lead Monday's papers.
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EU tariffs aimed at China hitting Ukraine, steel boss says
The boss of one of Ukraine's biggest steel companies says the country has been "bundled together" in measures aimed at curbing cheap imports.
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Dog owners urged to do this one thing now before Bonfire Night
Fireworks often unsettle dogs in their homes around Bonfire Night
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UK profit warnings soar to two year high ahead of autumn Budget
Almost a fifth of list companies, 17 per cent, have issued at least one profit warning over the past 12 months
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Times’s investigation adds more intrigue to infamous OJ Simpson case
Report reveals that a shady mobster-turned-informant may have been involved in helping cover up murder
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Online tax crackdown must not ‘unfairly’ hit small UK businesses, eBay boss says
Chancellor John Healey is expected to reform the way tax is collected on online marketplaces as part of his upcoming Budget.
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Don't fall for this - how to protect yourself from AI scams
Trading standards officers say AI is "super-charging" existing scams through clones and fake websites.
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Trump says suspension of Russia sanctions is to keep peace negotiations going
The US president blocked numerous sanctions on Russia two days before they were due to take effect.
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UK profit warnings jump to highest since 2024 ahead of Budget
EY’s latest profit warning report showed that 65 UK-listed companies warned over profits in the three months to the end of September.
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Andy Burnham launches campaign against ‘headphone dodgers’ on public transport
Passengers urged to ‘share the carriage, not the noise’ as guidance sets out £100 penalties for nuisance behaviour
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£3,575 jump in the average price tag on a home in October – Rightmove
Rightmove said the number of new potential buyers contacting agents about properties is 9 per cent lower than a year ago
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Burnham's war against 'headphone dodgers' as people who play music on buses face fine
Other nuisance behaviours include littering, vaping and listening to music without headphones
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Trump keeps his doctor on a short leash. A new report reveals just how short
The strict proximity rule comes despite glowing public medical reports and the president’s habit of routinely overriding his doctors’ advice
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UK should scrap ‘stupid’ ban on petrol cars to close EU trade deal, says Renault boss
The UK government has pledged to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030
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Disgraced George Santos makes his pitch to be Trump’s new press secretary
Santos, who was expelled from Congress and convicted of wire fraud before receiving a sentence commutation from Trump last fall, said he would ‘jump to serve’ as press secretary
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Sydney man charged after alleged gunfire prompted Dulwich Hill lockdown
Police responding to reports of an alleged stolen car in Dulwich Hill were told a man was armed with a firearm
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Warning signs could predict inflammatory bowel disease a decade before diagnosis
Antibody patterns in the blood may help doctors identify people at risk so they can be treated earlier, research shows
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Trump says DC golf course ‘restoration’ to start despite judge’s order to pause plans
Judge orders government to notify her by 8pm ET Sunday whether its position changed from Friday’s court filing
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Private jet skids off runway, hits fence at Las Vegas airport
Officials say a private jet went off the end of a runway during a planned takeoff at the main airport in Las Vegas and hit a perimeter fence
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Only six in 10 would share a lottery jackpot win with their partner, study finds
Nearly all respondents said they would share their jackpot wins with somebody
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Twenty-four Romanian men deported from Ireland on charter flight from Dublin
The flight left Dublin Airport on Sunday afternoon and has since arrived in Bucharest
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Photos of NFL Week 6: Texans face Jaguars in London as Cowboys visit Packers
The Texans face the Jaguars in London, the Cowboys visit the Packers and the Chiefs host the Chargers in NFL Week 6. The Washington Commanders visit the San Francisco 49ers on Monday.
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Kenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet
Ebola cases in Kenya rose to eight on Sunday after another person tested positive while in quarantine, having been identified as a contact of the first patient
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Chicago's battle against the synthetic drugs flooding the US
A new wave of synthetic drugs is sweeping across the United States, raising fear of a worsening drug crisis. The BBC's Quentin Sommerville reports from the frontlines in South Side, Chicago, where communities are battling the crisis.
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CBS reporter apologizes and deletes post praising Abdul El-Sayed heckler
Jan Crawford had praised man who asked Democratic candidate whether he would disavow Muslim Brotherhood
