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UK and Germany will face threats together, says Burnham in Berlin

Ahead of a UK-EU summit next month, Burnham said he was committed to "see if we can bring the UK closer to Europe".

Russian strike on buses kills 33, say officials, as deadly attacks on Ukraine surge

Ukraine accused Russia of targeting the crowded bus in the frontline city to kill as many civilians as possible.

Teacher who sexually abused pupil back in Indonesia jail after BBC revealed secret release

Mochamad Subchi Azal Tsani had been secretly released on parole in August 2025, after serving less than half his sentence.

Three sisters who drowned in sea off Brighton took own lives, inquest finds

The bodies of Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters were pulled from the sea in May.

Royal Navy sailor in court accused of preparing to spy for Russia

The 24-year-old man appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday after being arrested at his home in Bedfordshire.

People shared the mad stuff that happened at their school that simply wouldn’t fly today – 17 eye-opening hijinks from back in the day

Schools have changed so much in recent years that to many readers they probably seem unrecognisable. The differences go beyond the lack of black boards though. The dynamics between pupils and teachers have fundamentally changed too. Redditor u/shitthrower wanted to find out more, so they put the following question to r/AskUK: ‘What mad stuff happened […]

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'Bold and inventive' Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Literature Prize

Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship.

Seventh man bailed in connection with alleged terror plot near RAF Fairford

The seventh man arrested by police investigating a suspected terror plot close to RAF Fairford has been released on bail.

Reform UK-ers vented their fury at this spoof teacher’s note about a nativity play and the joke was very much on them

If mince pies are on the supermarket shelves then it must be time for people of a certain political bent to get furious about Christmas not being what it used to be. And it’s with this very much in mind that we bring you this spoof teacher’s note posted by @SimonHarrisMBD over on Twitter. Can’t […]

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Gazans face near-daily Israeli strikes a year into ceasefire

The ceasefire saw thousands of Palestinians held by Israel released in return for the remaining hostages held in Gaza.

Gaten Matarazzo on life after Stranger Things as he makes West End debut

The actor opens up about finding his way in the West End as he makes his debut in a revival of Rent.

Asos hackers took more personal details than first revealed, BBC finds

Retailer issues update after BBC contacted by cyber criminals who said this week's breach went beyond "basic contact details".

Wakefield top as all 14 Super League clubs stay for 2027

The 14 Super League clubs will remain in place for 2027 with Grand Final winners Wakefield Trinity topping the IMG ratings.

Sisters pulled from sea near Brighton took own lives, coroner rules

Three sisters whose bodies were recovered from the sea off Brighton took their own lives, a coroner has ruled.

Water companies failed to report more than 50,000 sewage spills in time, charity claims

Water companies in England failed to report more than 50,000 sewage spills within the time required by law in the first half of the year, an environmental charity has claimed.

How Brighton attract and develop the best young players ahead of their rivals

Brighton sporting director Mike Cave discusses Brighton's transfer policy and how the club signs and nurtures the best young talent in the game.

Snakes and jungle mind games as Bottas cycles to Singapore GP

Cadillac driver Valtteri Bottas says he was chased by dogs, saw snakes and leapt over a lizard as he cycled from Malaysia to Singapore for this weekend's Grand Prix.

Husband accused of GP murder appears at Crown Court

Mark Cain is accused of murdering his wife Hannah Cain, who was found dead at home on Sunday.

The Japanese version of the Postman Pat theme is gaining a lot of fans on Twitter and it’s utterly mesmerising

It’s time for a timeline cleanse as we briefly step away from the unceasing horrors of life in 2026 and take a relaxing trip to Greendale, courtesy of Postman Pat. And black and white cat, Jess, obviously. The wonderful Pulp Librarian Twitter account has shared the Japanese version of the Postman Pat theme, praising its […]

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Amazon’s got a brand new AI customer summary and it’s equal parts hilarious and deeply disturbing

Well, a new kind of AI terror has just dropped. Amazon’s latest AI feature (so far thankfully only available to US customers) takes your entire shopping history and condenses it into a neat little summary of your personality. The results read less like helpful customer insights and more like harsh personal criticisms. Here are a […]

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Charles Bronson's maddest moments – naked butter riot, custard protest and 'turkey' hostages

Ahead of his ninth parole hearing, notorious prisoner Charles Bronson’s violent past, including hostage-taking, rooftop protests and brawls, has been brought back to light

Man shot dead at memorial service gathering is named

A 40-year-old man shot dead as people gathered for a memorial service in west London on Friday has been named.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's surprising new life in Marsh Farm as he 'turns corner'

Any impression we may have had that the exiled former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is living an uncomfortable life appears to have been dispelled, with claims he's now "turned a corner"

Donald Trump’s come up with a new reason why he deserves the Nobel peace prize and got annihilated in the comments

Donald Trump’s fury that he has never won the Nobel peace prize shows no sign of going away just yet. So much so that he took time out from his war on Iran to come up with a whole new reason why he deserves the gong. Not content with those eight ‘wars’ he says he’s […]

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Actor Simon Pegg reveals ADHD diagnosis: 'It's just who I am'

The Shaun of the Dead and Mission: Impossible films star had previously put symptoms down to "character fault".

Race and religious hate crime in England and Wales hits record high

Hate crime in England and Wales has increased by 7% - with record highs in those that were racially and religiously motivated.

Clubs fear political interference in Man City appeal

Premier League clubs are "concerned" about political interference in Manchester City's appeal after Prime Minister Andy Burnham's comments.

Clubs fear political interference in Man City appeal

Premier League clubs are "concerned" about political interference in Manchester City's appeal after Prime Minister Andy Burnham's comments.

One dead in Poland's second school attack in two days

A school employee was killed and two others were injured after a knife attack in Poland - the second such incident in the country in two days

Could Christa Pike face execution again and by what method?

Killer Christa Pike has survived lethal injection, raising questions about whether Tennessee will try again.

People are trying to work out why this dude turns up in the Bayeux Tapestry only never to appear again – 19 funniest and most on-point suggestions

We write this standing in line to see the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum and this is just the sort of amusement to pass the time right now. It’s @WeirdMedieval over on Twitter who shared this wonderful spot of a particular dude who turns up once in the BT (right?) only never to appear […]

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This guy called out on a first date prompted no end of funny comments but Ryanair’s A++ response beat all-comers

This tale of a first date gone wrong at the first hurdle just went viral on Twitter for reasons that will become obvious. It was shared by @itssthyherinme whose Spidey sense started tingling when she saw this. Went on a date last night & dude told me this was his birth mark https://t.co/u5zxjRBZgK — ✰ […]

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BBC to cut raft of Radio 4 programmes including You and Yours

The corporation said it would be investing in a new consumer programme, while announcing more cuts.

An ‘astrology energy’ reader’s anti-vax take wasn’t the slam dunk she thought it was and this chemist said it best

As we wait to find out exactly how much of a risk there is of a plague epidemic after the death of a lab technician in Russia, thoughts naturally turn to vaccines and how we coped with the Covid outbreak(s). It was certainly on the mind of this Fox News presenter and erstwhile fifth placed […]

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Ex-teacher left homeless with all her bags as council slammed for 'zero empathy'

Former teacher Sofia Cox was left stranded on Liverpool's streets without housing benefits after local services refused to accommodate her due to a lack of local links

Most UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate, Israel says, as Miliband says 'vital services' to remain

Israel said in September it would act in response to UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

Girl, 9, killed in crash between car and pick-up truck

A nine-year-old girl has been killed in a crash in the Scottish Highlands.

Christa Pike now walking after failed US execution, lawyer tells BBC

A lawyer says the murderer of Colleen Slemmer is moving around her hospital room after surviving two lethal injections.

Someone asked about ‘the best British English words that Americans can’t understand’ – 22 phrases that sound like pure poppycock in the US

As any Brit who has visited the States will know, the only real similarity between our countries is that we speak the same language. And, as it turns out, we barely do that. They’ve been discussing the phrases that don’t translate across the Atlantic on the NoStupidQuestions subreddit after user kulisek_pj asked this… What is […]

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Pete Hegseth went for a run with the troops and it’s unintentionally the funniest and most humiliating thing he’s ever done (wait for it!)

Donald Trump’s secretary of defence, sorry, war, Pete Hegseth likes to get down and dirty with the military he is apparently in charge of. Not on the front line, obviously, but strictly performative stuff for the cameras to reassure Magas everywhere that we’re all in this together, right? Except it doesn’t always work out the […]

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We spent thousands on a Tui river cruise but ended up on coach trips

Passengers have described their anger after their itineraries changed to involve hours spent on coach trips instead.

Engine size limits and working with Iraola - the Liverpool academy approach

Liverpool academy director Alex Inglethorpe talks to BBC Sport about the value and future of Liverpool's academy.

Royal Navy serviceman accused of plotting to leak intelligence to Russia appears in court

A junior Royal Navy serviceman accused of plotting to leak classified information to Russia has appeared in court.

Gregg Wallace’s 12-second Digger review is a terrifying and hilarious insight into where the former MasterChef man is now

Never thought we’d find ourselves watching a Gregg Wallace movie review, but here we are. The good news is it’s only 12 seconds long, the even better news is that it packs so much of a powerful emotional punch than that brief running time would suggest. The Movie Digger https://t.co/LKUGlXZdHN — Gregg Wallace (@GreggAWallace) October […]

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British consulate in Jerusalem to become 'UK Mission' as diplomats leave

The UK government said it will retain its presence in East Jerusalem as Israel insisted the British consulate in the city had "ceased to function".

Premier League football shirts made by workers on £1 an hour

A BBC Sport investigation traces official football shirt production to factories in Cambodia where workers are paid less than £1 an hour.

'I was blamed for my baby's death, now NHS needs to change'

Neil and Katie Russell are working with the hospital where their daughter died on the scheme.

Faster than F1: The extreme motorsport where women keep winning

Top Fuel drag racing is the only elite motorsport class where women frequently beat men to major titles.

Watch: The extreme motorsport where women keep winning

Swedish driver Susanne Callin has won the European Top Fuel championship for the second year in a row. Is drag racing the first gender-equal sport?

Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90

Pioneering computer scientist led the development of the software for Nasa's Apollo mission and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

'Come all the way' back to EU, French finance minister tells UK

Roland Lescure tells the BBC that being in the bloc enables members to better address the challenges facing the world.

Outspoken Indian actor Nana Patekar suddenly dies at 75

Known for his intense performances, Patekar carved out a distinctive place in Indian cinema.

France's school protests: What lies behind the anger

Students' blockades and marches spring from real grievances – and from France's habit of settling policy on the street.

US puts inmate to death for first time since botched execution

A Texas death row inmate has been put to death by lethal injection - despite objections following Christa Pike's botched execution last week. 

Cornell rape case accuser has received ‘threats’, attorney tells BBC

Thomas Giuffra is representing a woman, known in legal documents as Jane Doe, who alleges she was raped at a frat house on campus in 2024.

'Stop throwing shade' - the woman trying to stop firms leaving the UK

British people need more incentives to invest in big firms listed in the UK, Dame Julia Hoggett, boss of the London Stock Exchange, says.

Russia may have 'weaponised more deadly diseases than Black Death'

US State Department claims Vladimir Putin has secretly kept Soviet biowarfare labs and his scientists may have tampered with other illnesses including typhus, smallpox and anthrax

Sir Kevin Sinfield says seeing him knighted would have had late pal Rob Burrow 'laughing'

The rugby star who has raised £12m to combat motor neurone disease says Rob would have found it funny seeing him go through the sword-on-the-shoulder ceremony but would have been 'enormously proud'

Daddy long legs are invading UK homes to mate - act now to keep them out

UK residents dread the arrival of daddy longs ever each autumn and once again they are set to invade our homes across the country as crane fly mating season peaks

Donald Trump claims he is why no one laughs at America anymore and the internet still hasn’t stopped roaring

America’s standing in the world has taken a few major blows over the last decade. There was the time the country elected Donald Trump as President of the United States. Then there was… the second freaking time the country elected Donald freaking Trump as freaking President of the United States. And really, that about sums […]

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Donald Trump met grieving families of fallen US military and turned it into a White House helipad photo op and precisely zero people were surprised – 17 scathing takedowns

Of all the words one can use to describe Donald Trump, classy wouldn’t make the list. Every public appearance the President makes reveals a new character flaw and his latest faux pas involved families of dead military members killed in combat. Trump brought grieving family members to the White House. Great idea. It all fell […]

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Donald Trump said soaring diesel prices was nothing to do with his Iran war and was fact checked ’til he farted

As anyone who has filled their car up recently – especially if you have the misfortune of owning a diesel – it’s never been more expensive. And while the whole world points the finger of blame at Donald Trump, the American president was doing his desperate best to lay the blame at the door of […]

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‘What’s something you didn’t know you were doing ‘wrong’ until your partner told you?’ – 23 outrageously intolerant other halfs

Finding a long-lasting relationship is something everyone yearns for, one of the highest prizes in the game of life. But, sometimes – or maybe that should be ‘often’ – people who have managed to bag a significant other find themselves wondering if it was actually a good idea to saddle themselves with somebody whose main […]

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People are sharing red flags to look out for at job interviews – 21 employers to run a mile from

When you go for a job interview, it generally feels like the onus is on you to impress your potential employer, to the extent that you’ll feel jelly-legged with nerves. However, it’s important to remember that you’re going to be in this place day in, day out for the majority of your waking life. It […]

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Lecturer, 33, killed couple in head-on crash on way home from boozy Christmas party

Sophie Hynd has drank cider, Prosecco, and maybe a Guinness shot, before she got behind the wheel to drive home

Moment student's Dexter copycat 'kill room' murder of sex worker revealed in lie to cops

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Student Benjamin Day admitted killing sex worker Maria Saceanu after luring her to his Dexter-style 'kill room' as footage of his lies to police have been revealed

There was an unexpected twist in the tail of David Suchet’s Jeffrey Archer tribute and it could not have been more appropriate

As no-one anywhere won’t already know, the one-time Tory MP, best-selling author and convicted perjurer Jeffrey Archer has died. We’ve resisted writing about him until now but the great David Suchet has made it irresistible. Because the Poirot and much else besides star went viral with this unexpected twist in the tale of his tribute […]

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‘What was your most awkward workplace blunder?’ – 17 mortifying faux pas that would convince anyone to change jobs

Making mistakes is an inevitable part of life. But when they happen at work, they can feel worse than usual. Don’t despair if you’ve messed up though, we’ve all done it. u/Late-Explanation-758 invited r/AskUK users to share their most humiliating errors by asking: ‘What was your most awkward workplace blunder?’ And they kicked things off […]

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Royal GP found dead in home with 'children present' as husband in court over her murder

Mark Cain has appeared in court for the first time since he was charged with the murder of his wife Dr Hannah Cain, who was found dead at her home with "children present in the property at the time"

Lewis Capaldi’s hilarious payoff the first time he met Jamie Dornan on Graham Norton was simply killer

We like a bit of Graham Norton on these pages and we can’t remember a clip that’s made us smile quite so much as this one did today. It’s an exchange from back in the day between the great Lewis Capaldi and Jamie Dornan, in which Capaldi told his fellow guest how odd it felt […]

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Royal Mail places up to 2,500 jobs at risk in 'significant transformation'

Royal Mail has announced plans for an organisational review that is expected to see a loss of up to 2,500 head office and support function jobs by the end of 2027

This ‘greatest foreword in history’ is so good on so many levels it’s better than many books

First in an occasional (let’s face it, totally one-off) series, foreword of the week is surely this, shared by @DLCampanile over on Twitter. That’s one way to get a foreword. https://t.co/0cPELOwYzL — D.L. Campanile (@DLCampanile) October 5, 2026 And just in case that is in any way tricky to read … Foreword by Professor Rupert […]

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Andy Burnham set to make major benefits announcement as one scheme 'not fit for purpose'

A government minister has promised disabled people will not be forced to take vouchers over cash, but refused to rule out future PIP benefit spending cuts

Daughter's secret CCTV captures step-dad's 'disgusting' abuse to terminally ill mum

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Step-dad Keith Foster admitted a campaign of Liverpool domestic abuse against his terminally ill wife, including urinating into her water bottles, as he's spared prison

Nurse suspended over 'sexual contact with patient and booking hotel for sex on day off'

Keary-Erin Carrington has admitted to a number of allegations involving a patient, including sexual contact on University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust's premises and telling him she loved him

Proud cuck who loves watching girlfriend romp with other men says he is 'ultimate feminist'

Josh Vow has defended his non-monogamous relationship with his girlfriend Jade, calling himself the 'ultimate feminist' who champions women's equality and freedom

Harry and Meghan 'ready to eat humble pie' with grovelling apology to Royals

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly planning a sensational apology to the Royals over their bombshell Oprah interview in a bid to end the family feud

Mega fly-tip clean-up to cost taxpayers an 'absolute fortune' as it 'isn't Jack the Lad'

Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council has approved up to £1.3m to clear an illegal waste dump off the A47 between Hinckley and Earl Shilton. No money has yet been spent, and the council is seeking government help and recovery of costs from those responsible.

RAF Fairford investigation update as terror cops arrest seventh man as six on bail

A 22-year-old British man was arrested in London today on suspicion of terror offences related to the suspected RAF Fairford terror plot, Counter Terrorism Policing said.

Brit dad of boy, 2, who fell from hotel window, in tears as moment will 'haunt him'

Joshua Foster was seen in tears at Paphos District Court as details of the case were read out regarding how his two-yea-old son fell from a window at a hotel in Cyprus

Missing girl, 11, found dead in UK park pictured as neighbours left 'frightened'

Miya Deamer-Jones, 11, was tragically found dead in a park near the cricket ground in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, after being reported missing at around 11.20pm on Sunday as West Mercia Police are investigating her death

'My 10 grams of ketamine a day addiction cost me everything – my nose collapsed'

A young man has opened up about his devastating ketamine addiction, which saw his bladder shrink by 35%, his nose collapse, and cost him his job, home and friendships

Has ASOS been 'hacked'? Customers panic over app notification threat – 'we will leak it'

Dozens of Asos customers have posted on social media after the online fashion giant's app sent a message saying it had been "fully compromised" with a threat that they "will leak it"

Queen Elizabeth's furious row with Prince William where she 'tore a strip off him'

According to a former lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret, there was one famous occasion where Prince William was given a strict telling off by his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II

Emergency steps plague preppers are taking if Russia's outbreak spreads

UK Preppers are discussing preparations amid unconfirmed plague reports in Russia following the death of a 28-year-old lab worker

Asylum seeker said 'I should kill you' as he stabbed man seven times in street

Brear Hassan, 32, was jailed for nearly five years after stabbing Erdalan Ali seven times in the head and body on Babington Road in Birmingham

Dad who demolished half a semi-detached house then fled UK defends 'nightmare' move

A man who tore down half a semi-detached house before moving abroad has blamed council delays and safety guidance, while his ex-neighbour reports severe damage to his home

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