Formula 1 increases the number of sprint races from six to 10 for the 2027 World Championship.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:01:21 (Source: BBC News)Hello, and welcome to the Poke’s round-up of the funniest things we’ve seen on Bluesky since last week. We’re heading to the long slide into the weekend, and that has to be a cause for celebration. If you find something that makes you laugh, show it some love. If we missed a banger that you […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:14 (Source: The Poke)Summer holidays and disruption to global oil supplies by the Middle East conflict stoked price growth.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:49:17 (Source: BBC News)The US president has pushed the issue to the forefront of American politics - even at the risk of losing supporters.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:41:44 (Source: BBC News)Piddington residents vote over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:39:27 (Source: BBC News)Four recent job starters share their tips on what helped them have a smooth transition and survive their first few days.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:36:37 (Source: BBC News)The Houthis deny targeting the Islamic holy city after the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen accuses them of a "disgraceful act".
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:36:17 (Source: BBC News)The star said he was not responsible for Macklemore being dropped from the line-up after he made pro-Palestinian statements on stage.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:35:56 (Source: BBC News)London City Lionesses defender Jana Fernandez signs a new contract, keeping her at the club until 2029.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:30:56 (Source: BBC News)The village of Piddington in Oxfordshire has been in the news after residents staged protests over plans to house around 1250 male asylum seekers in a nearby military base. In a village referendum on whether to withdraw from the UK, they voted to leave by 285 to 26, plus one spoiled ballot. The vote carries […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:01:53 (Source: The Poke)Tiger Woods says he "can hit pretty much anything" after returning to the range for the first time since a car crash six months ago.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:53:15 (Source: BBC News)The NBCLA news helicopter was flying near the scene of a fatal bus crash.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:00:58 (Source: BBC News)Sam Altman and other tech CEOs say there are incentives to limit advancements in AI, as fears grow over the threats it poses to humanity.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:57:32 (Source: BBC News)How has a drawn-out and public contract negotiation affected the relationship between Henry Pollock and Northampton Saints fans?
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:49:45 (Source: BBC News)Police in Malawi have offered a reward after a British woman was kidnapped in the southern African country.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:48:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)At the last set of local elections, Durham Council came under the control of Reform UK, with 65 councillors – including former GB News presenter Darren Grimes, who was appointed Deputy Leader of the council. Last week, a Sky News report revealed chaos in the council, with allegations of bullying and incompetence, illustrated by a […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:32:52 (Source: The Poke)The unharmed horse escaped from its owner before the start of a parade in New Mexico
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:57:23 (Source: BBC News)We cross now to the US, where FBI chief Kash Patel has been having a normal one in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight. Patel was forced to defend his decision to drop the Bureau’s bar on hiring agents with convictions for theft from an employer, solicitation of sex, or bestiality. Or all […]
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Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:59:25 (Source: The Poke)The landmark public inquiry into Lucy Letby's murders and attempted murders is the focus of several of today's papers.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:39:56 (Source: BBC News)The man behind a competions company which went bust owing thousands is back with a new venture.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 03:52:42 (Source: BBC News)At least three people have been killed after a news helicopter crashed and burst into flames in Los Angeles near the scene of a fatal bus accident, officials have said.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 03:22:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)The fee will be imposed on those who get lost on Japan's most famous mountain during the off-peak seasons.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:40:51 (Source: BBC News)Hundreds of people in Britain are quitting their jobs each day to look after a loved one, according to a new report.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:29:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)The idea is to create nine new regional bodies responsible for planning, setting objectives and holding water companies to account.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:09:22 (Source: BBC News)Consultant Dr John Gibbs worked at the hospital during the period in 2015 to 2016 when Letby murdered seven babies.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:25:34 (Source: BBC News)The government's climate advisers say Heathrow's third runway cannot be approved under current climate policies.
Published on: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:05:51 (Source: BBC News)A London borough has announced plans for a record increase in council tax from next year.
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:52:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Supporters of the scheme say the bank would enable governments to get cheaper loans to spend on defence projects.
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:50:55 (Source: BBC News)As many as half of people report working when sick. The reasons for this are complex, experts say.
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:40:07 (Source: BBC News)The global AI race is being hit by very localised political and environmental concerns
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:39:55 (Source: BBC News)The Canadian PM heads to Strasbourg this week seeking a "unique alliance" - and there is one clear catalyst.
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:37:09 (Source: BBC News)The ad regulator said it had "zero-tolerance" for ads promoting AI tools that could sexualise or objectify women.
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:27:17 (Source: BBC News)Max Dowman shines with two goals against Ipswich Town - but boss Mikel Arteta warns Arsenal cannot rush his development.
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:26:50 (Source: BBC News)Max Dowman shines with two goals against Ipswich Town - but boss Mikel Arteta warns Arsenal cannot rush his development.
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:26:50 (Source: BBC News)Speaking to the BBC, the Welsh actor described the "surreal" experience of becoming the first person to win two lead acting prizes in one night.
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:04:38 (Source: BBC News)The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith looks at why the US president is contradicting AI leaders, who are calling for the technology's development to be slowed down.
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:35:00 (Source: BBC News)The British 200m ace sparked a huge reaction after hitting out at an ad where Sydney posed naked with strategically-placed footballs and other sporting equipment
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:49:24 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Inquiry chair Lady Justice Thirlwall set out how the culture of the health system created the conditions that enabled poor care and criminality.
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:51:43 (Source: BBC News)Around 5,000 bogus pharmacy websites were accessed by UK consumers in 2025, according to cybersecurity firm Avast
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:22:24 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)King Charles' letter confirmed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are considered "private citizens" and any duties carried out would not be on behalf of the Royal Family, as experts analyse what this means for the couple's new life in the UK
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:47:40 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The report has shed more details on Lucy Letby - the most prolific child killer in British legal history.
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:42:03 (Source: BBC News)The UK had the hottest summer ever and now it has been suggested that yet more sunshine is on the way in the coming weeks
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:38:21 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Language is what connects us as humans across the globe. Unless it’s Brits and Americans. In which case, it seems to have driven a wedge between two cultures that are entirely unwilling to meet half way. We say this after Twitter user @gabrielledisco posted about the Americanism that is becoming commonplace and they are really, […]
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Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:37:21 (Source: The Poke)We wouldn’t have believed someone could pull off this shot if we hadn’t seen it for ourselves, courtesy of ESPN. @espn WAIT FOR IT 😳 (via @Bonzatron) #bowl #bowling #trickshot #timing ♬ original sound – ESPN Well done to @Bonzatron for that 2022 stunner. We’d like to know how many recordings show disaster. It certainly […]
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Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:51:16 (Source: The Poke)Going to the doctor provokes a myriad of emotions, one of which, depending on your ailment, can be an enormous amount of awkwardness. However, experiencing an extreme level of cringe in a medical setting is such a common experience that we can all comfort one another with similar war stories. Which is what they’ve been […]
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Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:42:18 (Source: The Poke)The Vice President is often given the unthankful task of taking on an impossible problem to keep busy while their boss handles the bigger issues. In the curious case of Donald Trump and JD Vance, Trump has given his #2 an assignment that hits a little too close to home: fraud. In his forever efforts […]
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Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:32:02 (Source: The Poke)Back in 1979, the hugely popular BBC magazine show That’s Life! sent their roving reporter on a mission to interview a load of school kids about what they would do if they suddenly hit the jackpot. Their answers are a brilliantly funny and delightfully bizarre time capsule of unfiltered 70s TV magic. It’s been going […]
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Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:19:19 (Source: The Poke)The boss of a major airline has slammed the UK's latest air traffic control problems as 'unacceptable' after a rescue mission was launched to bring 7,200 stranded passengers home
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:15:34 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The world is an increasingly complex place with an awful lot of things to get to grips with, from which bin to use for which recycling to the ways in which AI is going to end humanity. So it’s no wonder there are some things we just cannot fathom, no matter how hard we try. […]
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Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:12:28 (Source: The Poke)If you want the perfect final word on Artificial Intelligence then you’d better call Vince Gilligan, creator of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and the (now Emmy award winning) sci-fi satire, Pluribus. The great man was asked about AI at the Emmy awards and he totally nails it in less than a minute. Not for […]
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Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:53:00 (Source: The Poke)The inquiry found a "complete failure to protect babies on the neonatal unit" where the nurse worked.
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:37:11 (Source: BBC News)Another major UK high street chain is closing 17 stores forever, launching clearance sales while adding to a growing wave of nationwide retail closures
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:29:45 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Noel Gallagher watched Manchester City beat Manchester United at the weekend but has had troublesome fan experiences in the past
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:15:14 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)When we think about altering the UK for the better, we tend to think of the big things, like a change of government or eye-wateringly expensive infrastructure projects (we’re looking at you HS2). But there are smaller changes that could be more easily implemented that would make all of our lives noticeably better. They’ve been […]
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Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:50:05 (Source: The Poke)To the world – briefly – of Isabel Oakeshott, the Dubai-based international editor of Talk TV and self-described ‘feather ruffler’. Except there’s one class of people who Richard Tice’s betrothed appears to believe should never have their feathers ruffled. And that’s the poor old put-upon billionaires. Here’s what she had to say on Talk TV […]
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Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:39:22 (Source: The Poke)New research reveals 84% of people only felt their talent was worth pursuing after a teacher, boss, or mentor stepped in
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:06:08 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Afrobeats and RnB singer Leeno Daash has gone viral, after making and starring in a video about the contribution immigrants make to Europe, or more accurately – what would happen without them. Having moved to Italy from Cameroon, he’s likely to be only too familiar with the angry bigotry portrayed in the clip. It’s in […]
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Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:41:59 (Source: The Poke)We make no secret of the fact that we’re more than partial to a map. Good maps, bad maps, accurate maps, deliberately incorrect maps. It’s almost as though the Terrible Maps account – @TerribleMaps – has tapped straight into our browsing tastes. They describe themselves as ‘The home of terrible maps with a pinch of […]
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Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:38:02 (Source: The Poke)Here’s a rather fabulous ‘morning after the night before’ exchange which has been making us smile all over again. It was posted a little bit back in the day by Dan White – @atdanwhite over on Twitter– who said: ‘Trying to be a good guy.’ Trying to be a good guy. pic.twitter.com/nXHggXzRLi — Dan White […]
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Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:18:28 (Source: The Poke)To Rightmove now, where this particular house for sale has been raising eyebrows – and keeping people awake at night – over on Twitter. It’s somewhere called Station House on Station Road in Bleasb in Nottinghamshire and, well best have a look for yourself. @SarahDuggers I know you love these…..you may think you know what […]
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Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:48:43 (Source: The Poke)To the Trades Union Congress now – not a phrase you read too often on these pages – where Angela Rayner has been having her say on Nigel Farage. Rayner is back on the Cabinet now Andy Burnham is in charge, and you don’t have to like her to appreciate what she is saying here, […]
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Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:27:11 (Source: The Poke)Liz Truss – you remember – took time out from her busy schedule to attempt to seize some sort of economic high ground as we await the first Budget of Andy Burnham’s government. We can only hope it goes better than the mini budget unveiled by Kwasi Kwarteng which proved to be the undoing of […]
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Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:51:54 (Source: The Poke)It was TV’s big moment on the red (well, actually it was blue) carpet on Monday night as the stars all came out for the Emmys. Widow’s Bay and The Pitt were among the success stories, with Welsh actor Matthew Rhys making history by taking the Lead Actor Emmy for two separate shows in one […]
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Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:43:31 (Source: The Poke)Former England footballer Raheem Sterling has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving in a Lamborghini.
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:33:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)'People suddenly begin spotting those extremely large, lengthy-legged spiders scurrying across floors.'
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:45:00 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Meghan Markle has shared an adorable social media post showcasing the family's first few weeks back in the UK following their return from California
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:00:00 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Brits juggle multiple thoughts at once – often resulting in 'too many tabs syndrome'. Here are the top signs you might be experiencing it too.
Published on: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 05:00:00 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)And which songs have made it onto Trump’s Air Force One playlist?
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:26:00 (Source: BBC News)President Trump dismisses need for AI guardrails, saying “whoever wins AI, wins”
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:01:00 (Source: BBC News)IRN-BRU is marking its 125th anniversary by unleashing a gang of balaclava-clad grannies on mobility scooters across four UK cities
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:08:20 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)A member of the UK armed forces has tragically died in a “road traffic incident” in Ukraine over the weekend, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed as they extend "thoughts and our sympathies" with their loved ones
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:54:03 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Most small businesses don’t think they’d survive if they stopped taking cash.
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:32:59 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)King Charles has reportedly helped persuade the African nation of Uganda to reconsider its decision to pull out of his son Prince Harry's Invictus Games following a letter
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:21:31 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)One in four homeowners aren't confident they could recognise the warning signs of a gas safety issue at home - putting themselves and others at risk
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:00:50 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Prime Minister Andy Burnham has cancelled engagements today and tomorrow following the death of his father Roy, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s, Downing Street said.
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:32:10 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have left their 19-bathroom Montecito mansion empty after their sudden return to the UK, leaving experts speculating over what happens next
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:15:39 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The European Union wants Canada to become the block's first 'associate member', as the country's trade war with Donald Trump escalates.
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:07:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Jack Shepherd, who was previously jailed for manslaughter over the death of Charlotte Brown in a speedboat incident, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for assaulting his girlfriend
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:33:51 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Sophie Potter, 19, from Huyton, was last seen at the Reminisce Festival in St Helens on Saturday, September 12 – family appeal for information.
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:21:12 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)A minor earthquake struck near the town of Sedbergh in the Yorkshire Dales at around 4am on Sunday, with the tremor sending vibrations and "loud rumbles" through nearby homes and startling residents from their sleep
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:00:09 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)James Hindson, 69, who worked at Moreton Hall School near Oswestry, has been banned from teaching by a TRA misconduct panel after he accidently shared his sordid search history on YouTube
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:10:00 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)A Turkish Airlines flight travelling from Istanbul to Tunis was diverted to an alternative airport after it was battered by severe turbulence during a violent storm, with passengers screaming in terror
Published on: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:48:20 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Passengers in part of the train were woken by conductors and temporarily evacuated as drones were detected near the railway line, according to German newspaper Der Spiegel
Published on: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:04:08 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The ex-wife of 'Britian's most notorious inmate' Charles Bronson has been barred from seeing him inside the 'monster mansion' after she was dubbed a 'security risk'
Published on: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:47:01 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Exposing a British scandal. The women forced by the state to give up their newborns
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