Johannes Natland, 19, travelled to West Yorkshire to carry out a "hit" in March last year.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:48:44 (Source: BBC News)The youth-led movement planned a fresh Delhi protest after mass detentions last week and the jailing of two leaders.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:44:31 (Source: BBC News)A teacher was also killed in the attack at the Silver Rail Elementary School in the city of Bend, Oregon, police say.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:41:58 (Source: BBC News)Israeli settlers were seen attacking Palestinian farmers and setting fire to olive trees in the West Bank.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:40:41 (Source: BBC 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)Severe drought was declared across parts of southern England after months of low rainfall.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:37:42 (Source: BBC 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 51-year-old faces three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one of indecent assault, which he denies.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:59:05 (Source: BBC 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)The former DUP leader was sentenced to 15 years for sex abuse against two women when they were children.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:38:56 (Source: BBC News)The US president launches a new wave of blistering criticism at Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:37:47 (Source: BBC News)The elevation of teenager Thomas Rew to Lions captain is a further sign of the high regard he is held in by the England hierarchy and follows him being given his first senior call-up and central contract.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:33:59 (Source: BBC News)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)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 10:28:56 (Source: BBC News)Fulham head coach Alvaro Arbeloa says the focus should not be on him as his side searches for a first Premier League win this season against Hull City this weekend.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:24:57 (Source: BBC News)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)Yorkshire Wildlife Park says the decision was made after 'engagement with the relevant authorities'.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:14:34 (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)Homes have been evacuated after a pipe bomb attack at a property in north Belfast.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:34:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)A police sergeant who carried out a number of rapes and sexual attacks against two women has been jailed for 12 years.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:29:00 (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)Chelsea captain Reece James is set to miss three months of action after undergoing knee surgery.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:02:20 (Source: BBC 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 man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal assault at a Parkdean caravan park in Clacton-on-Sea.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:15:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)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 woman killed in a suspected stabbing has been identified by police after a man was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:30:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)A sunnier but chillier weekend is on the way, ahead of some potentially stormy weather next week.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:23:48 (Source: BBC News)Major UK banks have seen their share prices fall after reports the chancellor is set to raise tax on lenders in the budget.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:08:00 (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)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)BBC Verify analysis of data from a UK maritime agency shows 12 vessels were struck in a week.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:17 (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)A ban on pornography depicting strangulation and incestuous relationships - as well as someone pretending to be a child under 16 - will come into effect next month.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:25:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky News)Creators say women's health content is getting them shadowbanned on social media. So what's really happening?
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:53:58 (Source: BBC News)Metagenomics offers a new way of detecting infections in intensive care patients.
Published on: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:34:45 (Source: BBC News)The move follows a review into pornography regulation in 2025 by Conservative peer Baroness Gabby Bertin
Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:27:57 (Source: BBC News)France's prime minister has suggested that student anger is being weaponised, as the unions and other protesters prepare to take to the streets too.
Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:25:06 (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)Four people, including three children, have died after a school shooting in Oregon.
Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:09:00 (Source: The Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky 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)Sometimes lies are so convincing that they pass by completely undetected. Then there are fibs which people know aren’t true, yet still go along with anyway. These aren’t always white lies either. Massive mistruths are accepted more often than you think. To highlight some of the biggest ones that people haven’t argued, u/No_Document4067 put the […]
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Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:52:33 (Source: The Poke)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)Turning 30 can seem like a formidable milestone. There’s a lot of pressure to have your life sorted by that age, and people think it’s all downhill from there. This is, of course, nonsense. Being in your thirties can actually be incredibly liberating, and in reality you’re still just starting out on this journey we […]
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Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:52:20 (Source: The Poke)As if the Ukraine war could possibly get any more devastating, Donald Trump appears to be aligning himself closer than ever to Vladimir Putin, leaving Ukraine susceptible to Russian attacks like it has never been before. Not least Elon Musk’s essential Starlink system, which appears to have been restricted in recent days with horrifying consequences. […]
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Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:27:49 (Source: The Poke)Getting married is a double-edged sword, isn’t it? On the one hand you get to spend eternity with the love of your life. And on the other, you have to spend it with their family too. Who, in many cases, are a royal pain in the bum. They’ve been chatting about this on the AskUK […]
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Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:16:52 (Source: The Poke)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)To Twitter now – no, stick with us – with a self-declared ‘extrovert’ has had it up to here – up to here, we tell you! – with introverts who simply don’t try hard enough. We know this because @SheIsTheFire took to posting to tell everyone about it, and quite the rant it was too. […]
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Published on: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:08:49 (Source: The Poke)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
Published on: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:31:56 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Donald Trump has sparked outrage after his team posted an AI video of himself fighting with a tiger just days after William Chapman was killed after entering an enclosure
Published on: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:44:53 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Wildlife biologist Rosie Moore has described the Amur tiger that killed William Chapman at Yorkshire Wildlife Park as "one of the scariest apex predators in the world", as a health and safety investigation gets underway
Published on: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:01:33 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Annie Meeks' labrador Bear, four, was crowned winner for a photo of him digging on a sandy beach with his rear end in the air.
Published on: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:35:28 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Christopher Lumley, 38, was jailed for nine years after he arranged a video call where he planned to watch a livestream of a "grandad raping his granddaughter" — unaware he was talking to an undercover officer.
Published on: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:47:56 (Source: Daily Star - UK News)Christopher Scott, 46, said he "does not ever want to go home" to Stoke-on-Trent and warned he will "cut a Governor or an officer" given the chance, before being jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years
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