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New streaming service launches in the UK with free films and TV shows available
JustWatch TV launches in the UK, offering curated films and TV shows, ad-supported viewing, rentals and an ad-free Plus tier via its apps and website.
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EU-Canada 'love story' needs more than warm words, senior MEP warns
European Parliament’s point man on Canada, Tobias Cremer, told Euronews that the planned “associate membership” should include an institutional framework formalising closer ties between the EU and Canada.
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'I was bullied out of the Army over my sexuality - I deserve full compensation'
Currently LGBT-plus veterans who were constructively dismissed are only eligible for a partial payment.
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Supreme Court hands Republicans major election win just days before midterms
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only member of the court to publicly dissent
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Video. Trump says he has the right to seek a third presidential term
Video. US President Donald Trump has again suggested he could run for a third term in 2028, arguing that the 2020 election was stolen despite the US Constitution's two-term limit.
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Authentication does not equal authorization: Are we asking passkeys to prove too much?
A passkey confirms who logged in, not what they intended
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Girls football academy with coaching and qualifications unveiled in North Yorkshire
Askham Bryan College and Harrogate Town launch a female football academy, combining coaching, fixtures and sports qualifications, with trials October 28
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National Express owner in talks over £282m takeover deal
British transport company Mobico saw shares jump to 39.5p after talks were confirmed on Wednesday morning
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A Budapest reset, and a scramble to get Ukraine peace talks on track
Good morning. I’m Mared Gwyn. In this Friday edition: Ursula von der Leyen is set to become a headline act at Hungary’s 1956 revolution commemoration, and Europeans grapple with Trump’s “terrifying” Ukraine approach. #EuropeToday
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The iPod was unveiled 25 years ago — and it was called both a 'glorified consumer gimmick' and 'the best digital music player' of the time
The iPod's place in gadget history is now well established, but not everyone saw its potential to begin with.
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Oil spill hits UAE beaches as tanker attacks multiply near Hormuz
The UAE’s Ministry of Climate Change said teams were deployed to contain a spill affecting Umm Al Quwain’s beaches, days after a tanker was struck by a projectile off the UAE coast, causing a fire.
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You thought your ChatGPT conversations were private. The courts disagree.
A growing number of cases show your LLM chats are anything but private
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Boohoo owner Debenhams hails return to profit for first time in five years
Debenhams Group has been taking steps to reduce its cost base by selling off parts of the business.
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Hispanic voters helped bring Trump to power - in Texas, the tide may be turning
Recent polls suggest the president is facing challenging headwinds in the state ahead of the midterms.
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Campaigners call for closure of RAF Menwith Hill intelligence base
CAMPAIGNERS are demanding the closure of a controversial intelligence facility
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What’s up with Trump’s unhinged rants on male candidates’ bodies at rallies?
Trump’s latest tactic to champion Republicans at midterm rallies? Assessing men’s bodies in meticulous detail
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One soldier, two jets, one thumb: Cummings Aerospace fires 3D-printed Hellhounds from a Buggy
Strike power that once took a whole artillery battery now runs off a handheld controller and a Polaris buggy
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Ukraine war live: Trump claims Kyiv’s Starlink access has been restored
Ukrainian military sources say they are yet to see any change in satellite internet speeds
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Trump tells Iowa rally crowd he encouraged Ramaswamy to keep running widely criticized campaign ad – as it happened
This live blog is now closed.
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Flu cases rise on west coast earlier than usual as US health experts encourage vaccine
California flu test rate at 9.65%, higher than normal 1% rate for early October, amid mutation of H1N1 influenza A strain
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Albanian parliament descends into chaos as opposition backs protests
The clashes broke out after parliamentary leadership rejected opposition demands to debate ten days of student demonstrations that have gripped the capital Tirana.
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Magnitude-7 earthquake hits China’s Tibet, killing at least 16 and destroying hundreds of homes
Search and rescue efforts under way after quake strikes region’s north, officials say, while at least seven aftershocks recorded
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Apple just got slapped for 'non-competitive conduct' by Australia’s top court — and ordered to allow rival iPhone app stores Down Under
Fortnite developer Epic Games has scored a victory against Apple in a legal ruling, not only to restore the popular game to the App Store in Australia but to also open up the latter’s software to rival app marketplaces.
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What will Trump do if he loses in November? Your questions answered – podcast
Less than two weeks before the midterm elections, Jonathan Freedland is joined by the Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan to answer the questions you’ve sent in
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Video. Watch: Catholic bishops pray over Trump in the Oval Office
Video. Catholic bishops and archbishops gathered around US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to pray for him and the country.
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Ed Miliband set for crucial talks over Strait of Hormuz crisis and Houthi attacks
Ed Miliband will be in Turkey on Friday for the vital talks
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Streeting tackled over ‘be-ready’ plan in Question Time ‘scaremongering’ debate
Wes Streeting defended the government’s campaign urging the public to prepare themselves for emergencies. The defence secretary told BBC Question Time that he wants people to be “alert but not alarmed”, adding there was a not a “specific thing” in mind when it comes to potential emergency incidents, but said the advice might help during power cuts or if a local shop is subject to a cyberattack. Put to him by an audience member that it could be “scaremongering” and push people towards panic buying like during the Covid-19 pandemic, he said: “We did have this debate though, just to reassure … because we want people to be alert but not alarmed, and the truth is we looked around the rest of Europe, ‘what are our friends doing across the continent?’ “They are way ahead of us on some of this stuff. So actually, my reaction as Defence Secretary wasn’t, ‘Is this the right thing to do?’ It’s ‘why haven’t we done this before, and why are we playing catch up compared to lots of other European countries’?”
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Australia offers astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg for space mission to International Space Station
Australian of the Year would become the first astronaut in space to qualify under the Australian flag if she embarks on the 2028 mission
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Streeting cites Churchill after Trump envoy calls Putin ‘humanitarian’
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said there is a “clear line between appeasement and a peace process” after Donald Trump’s chief negotiator on the Ukraine war described Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian”. Speaking on BBC Newsnight on Thursday (22 October), the defence secretary said: “I understand when people are undertaking, you know, the path of diplomacy, that sometimes you might feel the need to be gracious to the host sitting in front of you. “But I’ve got to say there is a very clear line between appeasement and a peace process, we should be in no doubt that Vladimir Putin is a cold-blooded killer.” Asked if he was saying this is appeasement by the US, he said: “I’m saying don’t feed the crocodile”. The phrase refers back to a comment Winston Churchill made on neutral nations during the early stages of the Second World War, most commonly cited as “an appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last”.
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How to watch Loch nam Madadh / Wolf Bay for free online from anywhere
Tune into this Gaelic horror series in time for Halloween
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A possible three tornados wallop Arizona, bringing golf-ball sized hail
Violent storms overnight knocked over utility poles and carried thunder and heavy winds through central Arizona
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Private care home investors a risk to public sector, regulator says
US investors are buying up UK care homes - a situation regulators say they are "watching carefully" in case it threatens plans for a National Care Service.
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Surveillance and ‘constant paranoia’: Western diplomats tell BBC of life in war-time Moscow
Officials compare working in Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine to the Cold War era.
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'I'm 96 and have 15 million followers': The grannies taking over TikTok
Grandma Droniak, Nonna Gracie, Viv Truran and Barbara Costello have all found fame on social media in their later years.
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Trump says Musk has restored access to Ukraine's Starlink network
Ukraine relies on Starlink for a range of military uses - its owner Elon Musk has repeatedly denied restricting access.
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Call of Duty promises a return to form - but can it compete with GTA?
Modern Warfare 4 faces an uphill battle after last year's Call of Duty missed the mark with fans.
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'Looksmaxxing' influencer Clavicular pleads not guilty to rape charge
The influencer, whose real name is Braden Peters, is accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in 2025.
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US actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Picket Fences, Mash and Alien, dies aged 93
The actor died on Wednesday of natural causes, his family said.
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Inside the Exclusive Nathan Fielder Interview
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we go behind the scenes of our Nathan Fielder cover story, unpack tech billionaires’ generous promises, and discuss the suspicious letters sent to US election offices.
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How to watch Last One Laughing: Halloween online – stream the Halloween special from anywhere for free
Jack Dee, Reece Shearsmith, and Daisy May Cooper join Jimmy Carr for more silliness around spooky season
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Canada and Turkey forge ‘strategic partnership’ in push to cut US trade reliance
During the ceremony, Canadian and Turkish ministers finalized several cooperation agreements covering energy, defense, and air transportation
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Trump attacks Ohio governor over call for Ramaswamy to drop ‘deeply troubling’ ad
Republican Mike DeWine said ad featuring estranged mother of Democrat Amy Acton was ‘wrong’
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Microsoft helped shut down an “App Store” for criminals linked to over a billion malicious messages
Fake Chinese apps target Japanese citizens
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Prince William makes surprise appearance on Graham Norton
The Prince of Wales was marking his Earthshot Prize, to which all of Norton's guests were linked.
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Tom Skerritt, Alien and Top Gun actor, dies aged 93
Actor also had roles in M*A*S*H, A River Runs Through It and Picket Fences in career spanning 60 years
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How to watch It Gets Worse comedy series for FREE
Amelia Dimoldenberg, Lena Dunham, Andrew Scott and more feature in this fresh sitcom
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mRNA cancer vaccine slashes melanoma death or recurrence risk by 42%
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said the findings open a new chapter in cancer treatment
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Ukraine hit by strikes after Russia agrees to new peace talks
The three waves of Russian missiles were launched at hours after Russia said it was "ready in principle" to resume peace talks with the US and Ukraine.
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Lockerbie bombing accused Abu Agila Mas'ud al-Marimi loses bid to have case thrown out
Abu Agila Mas'ud al-Marimi had claimed he was victim of an illegal rendition when he was transferred into US custody.
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How the death of two CIA agents in northern Mexico led to a treason case
The deaths of two CIA agents in April after a drug lab operation in northern Mexico have led to treason charges against a former Chihuahua state attorney general
