The Labour conference is currently taking place in Liverpool, with Andy Burnham’s big speech due to happen later today – at the time of writing. Expect a mixture of big-ticket announcements, ‘tough decisions’, and nostalgia from the PM who was born in the city. Chancellor John Healey has already had his moment in the spotlight, […]
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Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:11:35 (Source: The Poke)Aston Villa's summer signing Johan Manzambi has been nominated for the best young player at the Ballon d'Or ceremony. BBC Sport looks at his rise.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:06:12 (Source: BBC News)Content creation degrees aim to help people make money from social media, but are they worth the money?
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:02:07 (Source: BBC News)Nico O'Reilly is ruled out of England's Nations League match against the Czech Republic on Tuesday night bu Ezri Konsa is set to be in the squad.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:58:53 (Source: BBC News)The prime minister will say he wants to reduce energy costs in his first conference speech as Labour leader.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:54:10 (Source: BBC News)Baroness Brown says there must be better training and planning, after a record year for wildfires in England and Wales.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:45:48 (Source: BBC News)FIFA has accused European football chiefs of "harassment" against Gianni Infantino and trying to influence the presidential election by "spreading misinformation" against him over the World Cup venture.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:14:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:09:34 (Source: BBC News)We’re beginning to wonder why the White House doesn’t just schedule the president’s photo ops for the middle of the night. He’s usually up posting AI pictures of himself with great hair and a six-pack, defeating Mark Carney in a wrestling match, or towing Greenland over to New York, or some such guff. Flipping the […]
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Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:24:27 (Source: The Poke)The Czech Republic are returning to Wembley for a Nations League game with England, just over 30 years after their Euro '96 heartbreak there.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:10:25 (Source: BBC News)It has been alleged that Sir Ranulph has been admitted to a number of care homes under assumed names.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:41:13 (Source: BBC News)Temperatures are expected to rise well above the late September average on Tuesday with a very warm night to follow, as Simon King explains.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:39:26 (Source: BBC News)The firm also issued an update on incidents in which its models accessed Australian government systems.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:30:13 (Source: BBC News)It is the latest escalation in the Canada-US trade war after negotiations collapsed in late August, with no word on when talks may resume.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:10:33 (Source: BBC News)Hello, and welcome to this week’s feast of funny stuff we’ve spotted over on Threads. It’s a wonderful mix of the topical, the absurd, and observations about life and pop culture. Manchester City fans, brace yourselves for a zinger. Let’s dive in. 1. View on Threads 2. View on Threads 3. View on Threads 4. […]
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Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:05:10 (Source: The Poke)President Javier Milei set a two-week deadline for the Sea Lion oilfield project to be scrapped.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 03:50:40 (Source: BBC News)As the award winning series returns, it highlights tensions between police and communities in Northern Ireland.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 03:24:39 (Source: BBC News)The reports says some criminals are waiting up to five months to be fitted with an electronic tag.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 02:32:27 (Source: BBC News)Divinyls frontwoman Chrissy Amphlett recorded the songs with Split Enz's Tim Finn in 1998.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:33:29 (Source: BBC News)The eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, 87, prompted large-scale protests across Spain.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:28:57 (Source: BBC News)President Trump has faced criticism after fronting adverts which were paid for by the US government.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:12:52 (Source: BBC News)A number of the papers preview a speech from Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Tuesday.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:01:38 (Source: BBC News)Could hallucinogenic drugs become part of mainstream NHS care to treat depression?
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:59:52 (Source: BBC News)A man who has spent decades on death row in Utah is being released after prosecutors said newly analysed DNA evidence did not match him.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:59:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)The government says it is bearing down on dangerous small boat crossings.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:42:15 (Source: BBC News)It comes after the woman filed a civil lawsuit alleging she was drugged and raped at a fraternity house in 2024.
Published on: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:38:23 (Source: BBC News)When Donald Trump weighed in on the "Fairford Five" on Sunday, he made news - but was his statement based on fact?
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:42:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Giulio Regeni's tortured body was found days after he went missing on a research trip to Egypt in 2016, while studying at Cambridge University.
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:39:15 (Source: BBC News)OpenAI has scrapped plans to release its new AI model amid safety concerns, after it showed "higher levels of deception" than its predecessor.
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:17:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Aviva boss Amanda Blanc said England was "for sure" building homes that might be uninsurable at some point in the future.
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:10:13 (Source: BBC News)World champion Luke Littler's hopes of defending his World Grand Prix title are dashed as he falls to a shock shock first-round defeat by Luke Woodhouse in Leicester.
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:49:06 (Source: BBC News)Fifa president Gianni Infantino indicates more money could be distributed to the governing body's members from its cash reserves.
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:32:29 (Source: BBC News)Parts of the UK will experience "notably warm" weather for this time of year, with temperatures set to reach highs of 27C (81F) today, forecasters have said.
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:02:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)A controversial march was due to take place on Sunday morning but was blocked by protesters on the mainly-nationalist Garvaghy Road.
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:42:18 (Source: BBC News)The Pope has repeated his warnings about artificial intelligence - saying concerns the technology could go rogue are not "fake news".
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:41:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)John Healey said the government is in talks with the US over Donald Trump's threat to stop exports.
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:39:31 (Source: BBC News)The men were all UK nationals in their 20s who live in London and were arrested under the Explosives Act and on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act.
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:28:54 (Source: BBC News)US President Donald Trump has said he is “surprised” five suspects were released on bail over the suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford, used by the US air force, and he would not have done so
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:16:46 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)In response, Plaid Cymru said Wales' future was "not for the Kremlin to endorse, oppose or exploit".
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:58:58 (Source: BBC News)Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano issues a defiant message to the executives of other teams about the club being found guilty of a majority of Premier League charges, BBC Sport has been told.
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:53:30 (Source: BBC News)Australia is increasingly concerned about China's military might - but Beijing is also its biggest trade partner.
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:37:15 (Source: BBC News)The threatened proposal aims to protect US consumers from rising costs, but it could trigger major economic waves if it were to happen.
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:18:30 (Source: BBC News)There’s a selection of lifestyles and enthusiasms which people adopt in the 21st century that have become shorthand for ‘deeply, desperately annoying’. There are plenty of them, and a user named BarnacleExpressor, who embodies quite a few, showed a laudable level of self-awareness when they took to the AskUK subreddit to post this… How can […]
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Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:30:03 (Source: The Poke)Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano has told a meeting of fellow club chiefs their fight against the Premier League could take years to conclude, Sky News understands.
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:21:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Ministers are worried that Donald Trump is "very seriously" considering banning fuel exports which could see UK fuel prices increase and even cause nationwide shortages
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:02:07 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Richard Clayton, 45, described as "despicable" in court, was told he will be serving at least 22 years behind bars after he admitted murdering mum Angela Clayton
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:44:33 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)A woman who reported an incident near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire has revealed the message she sent to neighbours after she saw the alarming sight of blokes in balaclavas near RAF Fairford
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:39:41 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Detectives have released details of the medical conditions suffered by a woman whose body was found in a bin bag in a Liverpool park in a bid to identify her.
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:15:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)The five men arrested over a potential terror plot near RAF Fairford are being released on police bail, head of Counter Terrorism Policing, Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, said.
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:50:45 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Andy Burnham has said he will chair a Cobra meeting following the suspected terror attack attempt on RAF Fairford this weekend, and thanked police and other officials and well as the public for their response to the incident
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:29:40 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Marjorie Taylor Greene made a name for herself by kicking and screaming her way into the White House. Her official time in American politics ran from 2021 to 2026, when she served as a Georgia congresswoman. During that time, she harassed Democrats, spewed insane conspiracy theories, and, above everything else, defended Donald Trump. So take […]
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Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:02:12 (Source: The Poke)If you’ve ever met an American tourist who is trying to visit London, Edinburgh and the St Ives in one weekend, while also looking to fit in afternoon tea with the King, you’ll know that often their expectations of how life is on this side of the pond don’t quite match the reality. Over on […]
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Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:48:07 (Source: The Poke)The Northern Ireland secretary is looking for a solution "through the mist" to the dispute between loyalist marchers and republican protesters over an Orange Order parade.
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:37:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)You’d think that a newspaper like The Telegraph would usually have better things to do with its time than compiling a list of Britain’s rudest place names. But on this occasion we’re glad that it’s taking a break from moaning about the costs of private education, railing against immigration and stoking up the culture wars. […]
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Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:33:10 (Source: The Poke)For those not following along closely at home, it might be a bit tricky to track exactly what’s going on between the United States and Iran. From the very beginning, Donald Trump has promised two things about the conflict in the Middle East. 1) It’s definitely not a war and 2) it will be over […]
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Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:17:47 (Source: The Poke)Before he was playing James Bond, driving Aston Martins, and looking like a million dollars in a tuxedo, Daniel Craig was a relatively unknown actor taking work wherever he could find it – including a 1995 straight-to-video Disney movie called A Kid in King Arthur’s Court. Twitter user Count Mysterioso shared the pic of Craig, […]
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Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:38:13 (Source: The Poke)Everyone’s talking about Manchester City right now for reasons which need not bother us here. But it did take us back to this video of an American interviewing people in and around Manchester (specifically, the Manchester City football stadium by the looks of it). There’s not a whole lot of context to be had, beyond […]
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Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:05:27 (Source: The Poke)When we become adults and embark upon the 50ish year grind of work and responsibility, we forget the wonder and curiosity we felt about the world as children. Sometimes kids see the magic in things like flowers and insects. And sometimes, it turns out, they become enraptured by altogether odder things. They’ve been chatting about […]
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Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:33:52 (Source: The Poke)Thanks to social media, it feels like nobody keeps anything private anymore. Every ultrasound, set of house keys and promotion is often shared online for the whole world to see. That makes it all the more amazing when huge achievements remain anonymous. To give people a safe space to share their triumphs MysteriousWarning699 posed the […]
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Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:24:31 (Source: The Poke)Parents have complained about the “poor design” of the communal shower area after women and children were confronted by men with "masses of lather"
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:50:46 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)If you were wondering whether Dan Scavino – the Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office and the White House Deputy Chief of Staff – has a professional and measured approach to his social media, then no. No he doesn’t. In fact, if this recent post is anything to go by, Mr Scavino has […]
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Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:40:37 (Source: The Poke)Having memorably told anyone who would listen that he’d bring an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine within 24 hours of returning to the White House, Donald Trump is no closer to ending it, any more than he is his war with Iran. And for an insight into what the American president thinks should happen […]
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Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:38:08 (Source: The Poke)You know how we’ve all been lying awake worrying that the Church isn’t equipped for spiriyual warfare, and whatnot? Well, worry no more. The ultra-conservative Kairos Christian Alliance is all over it, and has just had a conference to address the matter, named ‘Muscular Christianity’. No, really! Trump cultist Dr David Schrock, who wrote his […]
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Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:19:04 (Source: The Poke)These pages have featured no end of run-ins between Donald Trump’s and CNN’s estimable White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins, but we don’t remember one quite so revealing as this. Trump banned CNN and other media news outlets he doesn’t like from the White House last week, and while he has since been forced into a […]
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Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:13:36 (Source: The Poke)Free speech gimp Toby Young has been having a go at Andy Burnham in the Daily Mail. Nothing to see here, you might reasonably assume. Except for this particular column the Youngmeister used it to talk about being ‘cancelled’ and why the toll it took on him make it fearful of Burnham’s proposed National Centre […]
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Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:51:07 (Source: The Poke)There are few things on the internet more wholesome than trainspotter and new co-presenter of The Grand Tour, Francis Bourgeois, getting completely overwhelmed by a passing locomotive. However, when this clip from 2021 started racking up millions of views on Twitter, it wasn’t just his delight that had people talking, it was the name of […]
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Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:24:41 (Source: The Poke)To the world of Martin Lewis who it turns out isn’t just doing his thing to save us a few quid or two, he’s also trying to make travelling on public transport these days just a teensy-weensy bit less irritating. And nothing irritates more than someone who insists on watching something on their phone with […]
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Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:24:23 (Source: The Poke)Donald Trump first entered the celebrity sphere in the 1980s, appearing in films, TV series, adverts, and in Wrestlemania, playing the role of a flamboyant and successful businessman. After all those years of speaking off the cuff to interviewers or fellow presenters, and – later – making political campaign speeches, Donald Trump should be coming […]
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Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:42:39 (Source: The Poke)Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are back in the UK but it seems they have not yet reconciled with Prince William and Kate Middleton
Published on: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:00:00 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)A local woman near RAF Fairford has been dubbed a hero after spotting a “large group of hooded and balaclava’d men” allegedly in vans and called 999 and warned other reisents in a local WhatsApp group
Published on: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:53:18 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Britain is facing being hit by with its first named storm this Autumn but instead of wild cold weather, it could actually help see our temperatures soar to highs of 27C
Published on: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:32:56 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Mad Vlad reportedly views the UK as a the "great evil" in Europe as Defence Secretary Wes Streeting gave Brits a chilling warning that the Kremlin view us as a top target
Published on: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:41:00 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The Duke of Sussex is said to have gotten a new sponsor for next year's Invictus Games, with the investment likely to cover a significant amount of the rumoured £20m bill
Published on: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:29:10 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)US President Donald Trump has broken his silence on the five men arrested near RAF Fairford as he claims the the suspects were "under view for a long time” and were “looking to do big damage”
Published on: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:11:54 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)A common packaging item may look like plastic, but it could contaminate your recycling if put in the wrong bin
Published on: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:07:04 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)There is one very lucky winner out there, with a jackpot prize of £5.8 million going off on Saturday
Published on: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:39:50 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Princess' Diana's brother is taking a leaf out of Meghan Markle's playbook, with Earl Charles Spencer pivoting to a new business venture off the back of his bombshell memoir about his sister: He's going to make homemade jams.
Published on: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 23:27:01 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The comedy sketch show returned to screens with Chicken Shop Date Amelia Dimoldenberg as its host
Published on: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 22:44:53 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The controversial adult actress Bonnie Blue has hit out at police after she says they investigated her so-called "bang bus" had the appropriate insurance while on a night out in Leeds
Published on: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:00:59 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Charlotte Griffiths says Buckingham Palace contacts told her some messages from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's team are ignored. Separately, a source told Closer the couple keep records of royal communications for protection.
Published on: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 19:31:49 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)The Ward on the Street - Manchester City's flouting of financial rules is not funny - so their punishment should be even less funny and I have found it
Published on: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:51:30 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)A surprising 54% say they feel unprepared to cope with practicalities like cooking, doing laundry, paying bills and sharing student digs, according to research from Vodafone
Published on: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:12:00 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Zak Hughes murdered Sarah Montgomery, the heavily pregnant mother of his two children, at her flat last year before visiting Primark to buy a new outfit
Published on: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:06:19 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)UK medics are urging parents to get their little ones and themselves protected from the ‘Kiwi’ superflu heading this way
Published on: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:50:50 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Andy Burnham is set to arrive in Liverpool for the Labour Party conference promising that things can only get better - but an expert warns tax rises are looming
Published on: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:39:49 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Warning: Distressing content Zak Hughes, 29, pleaded guilty to murdering pregnant mum-of-two Sarah Montgomery, 27, in Donaghadee, Co Down, and to child destruction
Published on: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:06:43 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)BBC Health correspondent Sharon Barbour investigates a deepening breast cancer scandal.
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