The US secretary of state rejects accusations Ukrainians were dying because the US was withholding intelligence.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:30:59 (Source: BBC News)Andrea Jenkyns is probably still best known as being the former Tory MP who once gave the middle finger to protesters outside Downing Street. But she’s doing her best to capture people’s attention as best she can as the Reform UK mayor of Greater Lincolnshire. And even by her own extraordinary standards, her latest pronouncement […]
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Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:27:22 (Source: The Poke)Small firms cite labour costs as a key factor in scaling back hiring, the Office for National Statistics says.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:26:48 (Source: BBC News)Brendan Nugent's family say they have known Helen Haines, who remains in a critical condition, for more than 20 years.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:25:35 (Source: BBC News)If you’ve been wondering how to keep spiders from coming into the house during their mating season – because your home is not a sleazy spider motel, right? – spare a thought for one family in Connecticut, New England, where their unwelcome vistor wouldn’t have been deterred by a few conkers in the corners of […]
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Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:24:19 (Source: The Poke)The UK announces it will provide additional defensive military support to Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks escalate in the region.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:23:01 (Source: BBC News)British fighter jets will help defend Saudi Arabia against aerial attacks from Houthi rebels, Ministry of Defence sources have confirmed, as Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has said has condemned the “absolutely despicable” incidents
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:13:42 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)England's Brad O'Neill has dismissed the suggestion they were underprepared for their Rugby League World Cup campaign as they bid to start salvaging it with an unchanged team against France.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:00:25 (Source: BBC News)An expert has revealed why Brits struggle to let go of old belongings and stay committed to relationships longer than necessary
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:58:41 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Three children receive hospital treatment after a bus on its way to Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed crashes.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:55:49 (Source: BBC News)The entertainer denies three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one of indecent assault.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:55:40 (Source: BBC News)Life, as they say, is short. One moment you’re in school, the next your hair’s greying and you’re wondering how on earth you got this old. This can come as a surprise, because even though getting older happens gradually, it tends to hit you all at once. To find out when the realisation set in […]
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Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:50:26 (Source: The Poke)South Wales Police said a 47-year-old woman had suffered injuries "unrelated" to the crash.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:39:55 (Source: BBC News)You might have seen in the news that PM Andy Burnham is planning to do something about those incredibly irritating bus and train passengers who insist on listening to their mobiles without headphones. Also in the news are those terrifying riots going on in France right now, with curfews now imposed in cities across the […]
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Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:34:01 (Source: The Poke)Winner will earn their status as the Founding Member alongside the ‘Thiago Silva’ rapper himself and will be announced at the Flavour Club launch party at rapper Stormzy’s bar in London.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:32:44 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Once again, we’ve had a rummage through Threads for funny stuff to lift the mood, and we weren’t disappointed. If you’re not on Threads, perhaps these posts will tempt you to give it a go. If you’re already on there, please show your favourites some love. Just a follow or a share – we don’t […]
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Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:24:56 (Source: The Poke)Wales include uncapped Dragons backs Aneurin Owen and Che Hope in the squad for November Nations Championship Tests but Taulupe Faletau misses out.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:13:30 (Source: BBC News)Influential Labour figures had been pushing for equalising CGT and income tax, but critics have said this could drive wealthy people out of Britain.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:06:34 (Source: BBC News)A A recent survey found 78% of workers would be more likely to start a family sooner with better parental leave
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:56:14 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Donald Trump loves to wang on about ‘fake news’ if a reporter dares ask him a question he doesn’t like, especially if it’s a woman reporter doing the asking. Which is precisely what he was about to do in this particular instance, only for the reporter to reeassure him that, no, she’s actually from a […]
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Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:49:52 (Source: The Poke)The first named storm of the season - Austen - will bring damaging winds and heavy rain to parts of the UK on Friday.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:42:56 (Source: BBC News)The list of things RFK Jr shouldn’t be in charge of, yet is, grows ever longer with the introduction of a Women’s Health Task Force, announced by Donald Trump on Monday. LOL — Trump announces a women’s health task force to be led by … … … RFK Jr https://t.co/GkMJxgdKzR — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October […]
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Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:28:43 (Source: The Poke)We’ve featured plenty of posts on these pages featuring Donald Trump wobbling in and out of various presidential aircraft. But this one is slightly different, a clip of Trump frantically waving and saluting on his way to the presidential chopper, Marine One. Except it got people wondering who precisely Trump was signalling to, and the […]
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Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:22:55 (Source: The Poke)Sean Marr has been jailed twice in two years for crimes committed against women he met on Snapchat
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:17:53 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Police have charged a man after an Australian MP was hit by a vehicle, causing her to undergo a leg amputation.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:11:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Drivers are set to get new rights to challenge unfair private parking charges, including 10 minutes to leave car parks without facing a penalty
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:02:52 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)William Chapman tragically lost his life when he entered a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park as his neighbours said he came to Doncaster for a "fresh start" and lived on his own
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:14 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The spire of the clock tower at Limoges city hall dramatically collapsed as it was engulfed in flames on Saturday.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:58:26 (Source: BBC News)The changes come after concerns that penalties issued by private providers are too harsh and leave motorists unfairly punished.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:55:02 (Source: BBC News)JD Vance has had it up to here – to here, we tell you! – with people what can’t speak English properly. So much so that the American vice president has declared that he is making English proficiency. Proficiency, as you will already know, being ‘the state or quality of having a high degree of […]
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Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:54:19 (Source: The Poke)More than half a million young people will cast their ballots in Israel next week - and they could make all the difference.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:53:06 (Source: BBC News)Britain's first named storm of the season is due to hit large parts of the country later this week.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:39:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Hello, pop pickers – or words to that effect. We hope you’ve got your flags ready to wave, and your favourite Status Quo t-shirt ironed and ready to wear on the second of November, which is when GB Music Radio launches. A new digital radio station playing exclusively British and Northern Irish music is set […]
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Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:01:16 (Source: The Poke)A predatory Renfrewshire teacher who sexually abused schoolboys while "hiding in plain sight" has been jailed for four years.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Major online banking giant Revolut has been hit by a major outage as dozens of users have seen their card "declined" and others left to unable to pay as they confirm "service disruption"
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:45:46 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The families of the victims of Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane had been campaigning for the change.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:35:38 (Source: BBC News)AI may help doctors judge how ill a patient is using a single photograph of their face, say US researchers.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:29:01 (Source: BBC News)BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the United States Grand Prix.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:59:17 (Source: BBC News)Alberta has voted to remain part of Canada in the province's first-ever referendum on separation.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:41:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)You’d think being given five million quid by a billionaire mate would be a good thing, but in the case of Nigel Farage, it’s looking more and more likely to be the tugged thread that finally unravels the ‘Call me Prime Minister’ jumper he’s been knitting for the past decade. In April, the Guardian revealed […]
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Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:22:52 (Source: The Poke)A man has been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault after three Jewish women were reportedly attacked, including one who was pushing a baby in a pram.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:08:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)BBC's Katy Watson is in Wangaratta visiting the scene of the incident and the church where the community has held a vigil for the independent MP.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:02:05 (Source: BBC News)Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have returned to public life with their first joint appearance since returning to the UK taking place in Nottingham
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:00 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)British long-distance runner Jake Smith was enduring a relentless pattern of race, illness, injury, repeat - he had no idea he had REDs and was under-fuelling.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:45:34 (Source: BBC News)Charges relate to the deaths of a two-year-old and a three-year-old at Broomfield Hospital in Essex.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:28:13 (Source: BBC News)For the last two years Megan has been in agony and unable to stand straight because of her ketamine use.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:13:05 (Source: BBC News)A note written by Dame Esther Rantzen is released by her family following a private funeral.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:01:51 (Source: BBC News)Ahead of the midterms Trump has boasted about the performance of the US economy. BBC Verify looks at inflation, jobs and economic growth in the country.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:45 (Source: BBC News)Teenagers say they want more work experience at school and opportunities to improve their communication skills.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:00:14 (Source: BBC News)Like a dog peeing on all the walls in its neighbourhood, Donald Trump continues to try and put his pungent stamp on anything and everything. Sometimes that stamp is a coat of gold paint, sometimes it’s an unnecessary, expensive and incompetent construction job, and sometimes it’s a rebrand. He’s changed the Gulf of Mexico to […]
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Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:47:18 (Source: The Poke)With major networks like EE, Vodafone and Sky Mobile expected to increase their prices yet again next year, one lesser-known brand has announced a price freeze
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:33:00 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The UK's unemployment rate has fallen to 4.7%, in a set of official figures that will support the case for a Bank of England interest rate hike next month.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:31:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Synthetic opioids like fentanyl are more powerful and in plentiful supply, and they have transformed the drugs landscape.
Published on: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:02:32 (Source: BBC News)Women share their experience of lichen sclerosus.
Published on: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:11:13 (Source: BBC News)As the strongest El Niño on record continues to intensify, what impacts on weather patterns are already being felt across the globe? Sarah Keith-Lucas looks at the evidence.
Published on: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:08:25 (Source: BBC News)On his first start since May 2025, James Maddison provided the moment of magic Tottenham were waiting for in their 3-1 victory against Coventry, writes Phil McNulty.
Published on: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:35:55 (Source: BBC News)JD Vance hosted a rather disastrous Town Hall in Michigan over the weekend. The Vice President was looking to connect face-to-face with voters in the key swing state but it’s hard to imagine his appearance did anything to help the Maga cause. Vance’s lack of charisma had nowhere to hide as he was confronted by […]
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Published on: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:01:44 (Source: The Poke)The war between the United States and Iran has stumbled into its eighth month now with no clear ending in sight. The Donald Trump White House continues to sidestep questions about the war they don’t want to call a war and it’s starting to get extremely awkward. Especially when they are forced to confront the […]
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Published on: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:36:43 (Source: The Poke)Here’s a rather lovely little thing from back in the day that all began when @sassymood asked this over on Twitter. ‘What’s the nastiest read you’ve ever seen someone give?’ And because everyone loves a good put-down it prompted no end of responses like all of these … nobody’s ever dunked on babies this hard […]
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Published on: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:13:59 (Source: The Poke)WARNING, EXPLICIT CONTENT: Robert May, 73, was blasted by a judge for his "blatantly nonsensical account" after he was caught pleasuring himself at a window and fondled bras of his elderly neighbour
Published on: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:08:55 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Back in 2023, Yorkshire pudding fans had serious beef with the chef behind this ‘popover’ recipe, because they’re clearly Yorkshires. TikTok chef and author Alexandra Stafford incurred the wrath of the UK and Ireland when she cooked the Sunday roast favourites – and very tempting they looked, too – but gave them their American name, […]
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Published on: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:04:34 (Source: The Poke)The illustrious Merriam-Webster Dictionary is the US equivalent of our very own Oxford English Dictionary. It’s the definitive, comprehensive standard for American English and as such its authority really should be respected on all matters etymological. So when they shared this interesting nugget of information on their Twitter account, you would be wise to accept […]
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Published on: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:55:25 (Source: The Poke)In theory, having people over to your house, perhaps for dinner or for the weekend, is a pleasant and sociable thing to do. But, sometimes, the reality is horrifyingly different. Over on the AskReddit page, user Old-Enthusiasm-4943 posed this question… ‘What is the worst thing a guest has ever done in your home?’ And the […]
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Published on: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:44:47 (Source: The Poke)A lot of thought goes into naming books, but sometimes there’s a bit of luck involved. The classic Joseph Heller novel Catch-22 was originally going to be Catch-18, but Leon Uris bagged that number with Mila 18 not long before Heller’s book was due to be published, and we now can’t imagine it being anything […]
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Published on: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:30:29 (Source: The Poke)You’ll have seen the footage of Elon Musk’s ‘flying car’ – well, sort of – after the internet got hugely excited by the footage of this Tesla doing all sorts of aerobatics. Turns out the future does have flying cars https://t.co/6fexPp6SXI — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 16, 2026 We mention it because it prompted this […]
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Published on: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:27:42 (Source: The Poke)Brit tourist Lee Jowitt tragically died after a horror fall inside at Spanish hostel as his sister paid tribute to a "truly special" brother following friends launching an appeal to help bring Lee’s body home to the UK
Published on: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:24:16 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)FIAT has launched a new colour-matching service designed to help drivers choose a car paint colour that suits their personal style and preferences
Published on: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:11:56 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Police in Northern Ireland are currently investigating a threat made towards several schools this morning with around 160 being evacuated as a precaution with parents told to come collect their child "immediately"
Published on: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:34:38 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The face of a man who died on the Roman frontier in Scotland almost 2,000 years ago has been reconstructed from skeletal remains ahead of a major exhibition.
Published on: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:04:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Mark Edmonds, 61, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to 15 sexual offence charges, including eight counts of child sexual assault and possession of Category A indecent images of children
Published on: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:40:19 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)A community’s powerful fight for justice after the tragedy of the Aberfan disaster.
Published on: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 (Source: BBC News)A beloved woodland in an English city has become the scene of dark activities including a sex attack, a burnt animal and thuggish behaviour.
Published on: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:26:40 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Anaise is in constant pain, can't afford bras and gets a lot of unwanted attention from men
Published on: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 11:52:03 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)A new report lifts the lid on the everyday struggles of the UK’s 5.7million small businesses - with a third of owners having a a full-time or part-time job on the side
Published on: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:27:01 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Ex-England player saiys he'd love to chat to astronauts so he can be convinced that the famous visit to the moon in 1969 actually happened
Published on: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:00:00 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)One in three UK adults suffering some form of hearing loss but it tops the list of common age-related complaints that Brits feel the least comfortable talking about.
Published on: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:22:04 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Max Stanford chomped his way through a huge platter featuring 14 sausages, 14 rashers of bacon, 14 fried eggs, 14 hashbrowns and 10 black pudding slices as well as a host of sides
Published on: Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:00:00 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Kevin Lawton has been jailed after sexually assaulting two children - a judge said he posed a serious risk to pre-pubescent girls as he sentenced him with an extended licence period
Published on: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:05:38 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The fossil belonged to a group of agile, two-legged carnivores known as megaraptorans and the discovery of the prehistoric beast is the first time a member of this group has been identified in Europe.
Published on: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:00 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Meet the woman who is taking over the internet by teaching her loyal community of #AfraidToFarters to let go of everything - including that toot you're holding in
Published on: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:55:58 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Foreign objects have included everything from Lego and Kinder Eggs to bank cards, Coke cans and remote controls
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