EU leaders rally around Ukraine's president after new criticism from Donald Trump, who says Zelensky is "more difficult to work with than Putin".
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:22:12 (Source: BBC News)NHS staff may have improperly accessed information about the man killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:54:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Prime Minister Mark Carney was on hand at the Forever Canadian Rally in Calgary to speak to Albertans about a vote on whether to remain in Canada or begin the process toward separation. Along the way, the world’s biggest villain came up. Carney was advocating for a new pipe line that would reduce Canada’s reliance […]
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Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:40:39 (Source: The Poke)The pontiff was diagnosed with lung cancer after having surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:36:39 (Source: BBC News)On his first substantive trip to Scotland since becoming PM, he says politicians should focus on solutions "right now" and move beyond the issue of Scottish independence.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:36:27 (Source: BBC News)Hyron Andrews dies at his Johannesburg Lions' team hotel before their Champions Cup match at La Rochelle on Saturday.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:33:04 (Source: BBC News)Hyron Andrews dies at his Johannesburg Lions' team hotel before their Champions Cup match at La Rochelle on Saturday.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:33:04 (Source: BBC News)The BBC sees masked settlers attack Palestinians trying to harvest olives, amid a surge in similar incidents.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:31:04 (Source: BBC News)Mark Stewart and Anna Morris add to Great Britain's gold medal tally on day three of the Track Cycling World Championships in Shanghai.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:22:42 (Source: BBC News)Joshua Foster "lost control" of his son while showing him the view of a water park from a window.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:21:32 (Source: BBC News)The 51-year-old faces three counts of rape, three of sexual assault and one of indecent assault, all of which he denies.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:06:59 (Source: BBC News)Manchester United boss Michael Carrick says he is telling the truth about the club moving on from Lisandro Martinez's explosive post-match interview.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:59:12 (Source: BBC News)Johannes Natland, 19, travelled to West Yorkshire to carry out a "hit" in March last year.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:43:21 (Source: BBC News)It’s been a rough first week for Donald Trump’s latest hand-picked, bleached blonde Press Secretary. Katie Zacharia came out of the gates firing on no cylinders, stumbling through an awkwardly pre-written speech that she couldn’t deliver without reading word-for-word, avoiding eye contact at all costs. Things went so poorly, the White House decided it was […]
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Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:38:05 (Source: The Poke)As no-one who reads this pages with any degree of regularity will already know, we’ve got a bit of a thing for James Blunt. Not just us, obviously, but the 2 million people who follow his every word over there. And while we’ve enjoyed no end of gags over the years, this one might be […]
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Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:18:04 (Source: The Poke)The only time you ever hear someone say something to try and stop a wedding is in films and TV. It never, ever happens in real life, right? Well, no, wrong, it turns out. And rather than do it for a noble reason, some people do it for a joke, which is somehow even worse. […]
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Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:10:45 (Source: The Poke)Wardy's Wagers - Our top tipster will make you laugh all the way to the bank and as happy as Ross Kemp finding a Traitor with his predictions on the weekend's football, NFL and racing
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:59:48 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Former Tory MP turned Reform UK mayor of – Google, Google – Greater Lincolnshire Andrea Jenkyns has come up with a spiffing new policy idea. She’s going to get rid of speed cameras. And the comebacks went from nought to ridicule in 6.8 seconds. 1. Why in God's only name would you want to get […]
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Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:52:24 (Source: The Poke)More than 50,000 people completed a free three-minute online hearing screener before being entered onto 'The Testlist' to win tickets to free gig
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:50:40 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Yorkshire Wildlife Park says the decision was made after 'engagement with the relevant authorities'.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:48:20 (Source: BBC News)Tesla CEO Elon Musk showcased the vehicle at a facility owned by his SpaceX company, which helped develop the model.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:32:31 (Source: BBC News)France boss Laurent Frayssinous suggests the gap between the NRL and Super League was a huge factor in their 78-4 defeat by Samoa at the Men's Rugby League World Cup.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:28:55 (Source: BBC News)New research has discovered that only one in four Gen Zers feel comfortable handling DIY tasks in the home.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:28:10 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The Pope is said to be showing "continued improvement" as the first images of him were released following his lung cancer surgery.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:22:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Severe drought was declared across parts of southern England after months of low rainfall.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:15:15 (Source: BBC News)Nearly half of Brits regularly work towards a personal goal after their day job ends, clocking up 214 extra evening hours a year
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:13:45 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The Princess of Wales launches a project encouraging a greater emphasis on children learning from nature.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:06:22 (Source: BBC News)Dr Eleanor Bryant has shared how doing things which terrify you can help with building confidence - including getting lost, going on rollercoasters and public speaking.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:57:57 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)To the world now of Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine who shared the tale of a particularly unusual challenge for this RNLI station. He didn’t name it for reasons which will become apparent. He told the story a year or two back but that in no way detracts from the enjoyment after it just went […]
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Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:40:04 (Source: The Poke)People who take illegal drugs are "supporting the horrific events we saw in Waterford", Irish justice minister Jim O'Callaghan has said.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:26:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Hats off to this particular Irish restaurant which indulged in some top trolling of RyanAir boss Michael O’Leary when he came in to enjoy a meal and a bottle of Pinot Grigio. Because it wasn’t just the usual service charge which was added to the bill and it’s all kind of genius. Michael O’Leary, CEO […]
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Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:19:09 (Source: The Poke)This very common scenario can be sad for little ones but there are ways you can help them.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:17:28 (Source: BBC News)Yorkshire Wildlife Park's future was brought into question after the fatal tiger attack last weekend - and now experts have been weighing in on whether it can remain open
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:08:40 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case could face a new rape trial after German prosecutors launched a legal bid to overturn his acquittal on a string of sex charges, unrelated to the missing British girl.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:03:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Campbell Petrie was found guilty of physical and sexual abuse towards the women between 2006 and 2023.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:54:24 (Source: BBC News)Northumbria Police have issued statements about the events this morning after school in Amble has been dramatically evacuated as officers swarmed the area over a 'safety threat'
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:48:39 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)It’s been a recurring feature of these pages how we wish the American media would do more to hold Donald Trump’s administration to account (this latest example with RFK Jr being very much an honourable exception). We say this after Sky News man James Matthews took the opportunity to ask a few questions of Trump’s […]
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Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:44:24 (Source: The Poke)It’s not uncommon for films that we thought were brilliant when we first watched them to be awful when viewed a decade or so later, as anyone who grew up with ‘gems’ like American Pie will know. They’ve been discussing this on the AskReddit page after user Early_Direction2312 asked this… What once popular Hollywood film […]
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Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:31:03 (Source: The Poke)Senior banking executives have told the BBC they expect to be "on the menu" in the chancellor's Budget tax later this month.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:16:27 (Source: BBC News)It’s Friday, the evenings are getting darker and the weather considerably wetter, but the weekend awaits – and Twitter has been very funny. We’ve gathered some of the posts that made us laugh this week, and we hope you enjoy them as much as we did. 1. You are all against alcohol and sugar now. […]
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Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:09:24 (Source: The Poke)Gangster Gary has had a number of run-ins with the law in recent years - and was this week tagged for three months after being caught flouting at super Asbo
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:56:45 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The head of the army says the UK's political leaders are about to start a "frank conversation" with the public about the need to prepare for war.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:52:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Kiran Kaur, 53, was found guilty of assisting an offender and was jailed for three years in July.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:40:37 (Source: BBC News)Shutting down reporters whose questions they don’t like has been one of the hallmarks of Donald Trump’s presidency. The president appears to especially enjoy doing it when it’s a woman asking the question, obviously. But in this case it was a man asking the questions and Trump’s health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr doing his […]
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Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:40:37 (Source: The Poke)A pipe bomb exploded after being put through the letterbox of a Belfast home while a mother and her children were inside, police have said.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:34:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)A heartbroken Lancashire mum is warning dog owners after her 50kg Cane Corso tragically died after swallowing part of a £12 rope toy bought on Amazon
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:27:41 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Donald Trump’s health has long been a subject of wild speculation. There are the multiple cognitive tests he seems to think measure IQ, the swollen ankles, bruised hands, and – of course – all those Oval Office naps that get no coverage from his tame news outlets. At an event in what is laughingly still […]
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Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:27:30 (Source: The Poke)Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has rejected newly unsealed torture allegations against him and his wife as "false accusations".
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)The great Diane Morgan has thrown us something of a curveball with her latest role, starring in the latest MCU TV series, VisionQuest, alongside Paul Bettany. But perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised. Just because Philomena Cunk doesn’t dress up in a silly costume in front of a green screen it doesn’t make her any less […]
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Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:54:26 (Source: The Poke)Trans adult content creator Candy Rose slept with 100 men in four hours as an 'empowering' challenge to celebrate her body prior to gender reassignment surgery
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:29:45 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Dr Stephen Brearey was the lead neonatal consultant at the hospital where the nurse worked.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:28:22 (Source: BBC News)Celebrity Traitors is nearly at the halfway stage and the second series is delivering just as much – perhaps even more – as the first one, and thank goodness for that. To keep us – and you – going until Friday night’s sixth episode, here are the 23 funniest and most totally on-point things people […]
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Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:16:27 (Source: The Poke)A British father has been fined €3,000 (£2,500) for causing the death of his two-year-old son who fell from the fourth floor of a hotel in Cyprus.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:14:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)The full documentary of ITV’s undercover filming in the rank and file of Reform is set to air on Sunday night at 10:20 PM, but the snippets shown on two successive nights of ITV news have been explosive enough. CW: offensive, bigoted and violent language Reform councillors and candidates were caught on camera making extreme […]
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Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:32:58 (Source: The Poke)A "fantasist" who murdered a woman at an Airbnb to exact "brutal and fatal revenge" after she rejected him has been jailed for at least 28 years.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:43:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)How Brighton's Fabian Hurzeler has gone from Germany's fifth tier to being reportedly of interest to Manchester United.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:28:10 (Source: BBC News)However much the Reform UK PR machine might like it to happen, questions about the racism, sexism, and efforts to circumvent the party’s own vetting revealed by ITV’s secret filming won’t be going away anytime soon. Not even Nigel Farage escaped the scrutiny of the undercover journalists, as he was seen to overrule Reform officials’ […]
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Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:02:33 (Source: The Poke)For years the Premier League has had a defined 'Big Six', comprised of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur., but could this era be coming to an end?
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:53:57 (Source: BBC News)Beth Dobbin ran for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Five years on, she is largely bedbound after being diagnosed with ME, a devastating illness for which there is no cure.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:31:22 (Source: BBC News)Beth Dobbin ran for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Five years on, she is largely bedbound after being diagnosed with ME, a devastating illness for which there is no cure.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:31:22 (Source: BBC News)Concerns about the use of smart glasses are having an affect on visually-impaired users.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:23:00 (Source: BBC News)As coal slurry engulfed the school, the dinner lady threw her body on five children, protecting them.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:11:56 (Source: BBC News)What can we learn from wildfires that destroyed 38 homes in the Midlands in August 2026?
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:00 (Source: BBC News)Over the past year there has been a stark rise in anti-government activists deported to Russia from the EU and US where they were seeking refuge.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:57:28 (Source: BBC News)The new White House Press Secretary is rapidly looking as though she might soon become the latest former White House Press Secretary, as she becomes the story for the third time since she started the job on Monday. Her first stint on the wrong side of the narrative came when people concluded that she doesn’t […]
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Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:42:40 (Source: The Poke)Metagenomics offers a new way of detecting infections in intensive care patients.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:34:45 (Source: BBC News)After Primark announced plans for home delivery, we hear from women who never go into clothes stores.
Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:16:12 (Source: BBC News)The celebrities turn on each other at the round table, and have to beat the death walkers for their mission.
Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:01:49 (Source: BBC News)How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?
Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:52:33 (Source: BBC News)Alisha Samuels, 26, was fatally stabbed on Dorking Avenue in Newton Heath, Manchester, in the early hours of Thursday morning (October 15) as police launch a murder investigation
Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:50:18 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A 74-year-old pensioner has admitted raping a woman in 2024 after she was drugged by her husband during a period spanning 20 years, as 10 other men still deny various allegations against the same woman
Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:16:15 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Yorkshire Wildlife Park has revealed when it will reopen after 24-year-old William Chapman was fatally mauled by a tiger, insisting Altai is “safe and well” and won’t be euthanised as enquiries continue.
Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:12:09 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)A supply teacher who secretly took upskirting images of schoolgirls across seven North West schools and used AI to “nudify” pupils’ social media photos has been jailed
Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:02:32 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)New research by Silentnight has shed light on the surprising things Brits do on their mattresses every year.
Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:36:54 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Bombing as a stand-up comedian means getting no laughs. Bombing as a congressman in the middle of a political debate means getting too many laughs. Which brings us to Republican Congressman Andy Harris, of Maryland’s 1st District. Harris was in Maryland to debate his Democratic opponent in the upcoming mid-term elections, Dan Schwartz. When Harris […]
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Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:32:34 (Source: The Poke)Half of parents are turning to grandparents to help care for their children as a fifth struggle with grandparent childcare costs - saving families £5,370 a year
Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:51:44 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The great Diane Morgan will enjoy something of a gear change in her latest role, the newest Marvel series VisionQuest. The series – Google, Google – is all about the latest adventures of our favourite synthetic hero Vision, played by Paul Bettany, as he tries to get to grips with things like identity and humanity […]
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Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:40:20 (Source: The Poke)Of all the idiots stumbling around the White House under Donald Trump’s leadership, Pete Hegseth ranks near the top when it comes to “people not in any way qualified to lead complex operations that could result in the deaths of thousands.” And yet here he is, still serving as Secretary of Defense, sorry, War, and […]
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Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:09:05 (Source: The Poke)New research shows the cost of driving children to sports training has hit £1,216 - but parents could save hundreds by making one key change
Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:53:35 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have taken part in their first joint public engagement since returning to the UK in August and the Duchess of Sussex has adopted a new move
Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:45:22 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)British holidaymakers are increasingly planning their travel around music, sporting and cultural events, according to a study
Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:20:51 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)A Norwegian teenager who flew to the UK to carry out murder for an Iran-backed gang has been jailed for 20 years.
Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:16:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Super-potent 'Frankenstein' drugs sold by dark web pushers are fuelling a deadly surge in overdoses across Britain, toxicology experts have warned
Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:23:18 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The official cause of death of notorious Glasgow gangland figure Paul Ferris has been revealed in documents published ahead of his upcoming funeral
Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:03:56 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The Met Office has issued an update on white Christmas chances in the UK, with snow more likely in January and February as temperatures are set to plunge
Published on: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:35:04 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Ella Ford, 24, from Moreton, was visiting Yorkshire Wildlife Park with her boyfriend when she witnessed William Chapman enter the tiger enclosure within seconds
Published on: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:23:07 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: William Chapman was identified as the young man who tragically lost his life after he entered a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park on Saturday
Published on: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:47:54 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)West Midlands Police have released CCTV images of two men wearing masks resembling broadcaster Clare Balding, who are not suspects but are urged to come forward to assist with enquiries into cable damage on Broad Lane, Coventry
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