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Why Moscow is staying tight-lipped on Trump's energy ceasefire

While Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky suggests he would sign up to a ceasefire on energy infrastructure, Russia has said little.

US actress Selma Blair arrested after allegedly attacking attendants on flight

Blair's publicist told the BBC that she "experienced a medical emergency that led to the alleged conduct".

Government expands police support to political figures who are not MPs

Shabana Mahmood says there is "insufficient protection" for those who play a role in public life.

Former Beefeater and Brewers Fayre sites among 110 to reopen with some from November

Plans to reopen and rebrand 110 former Whitbread sites include Beefeater, Brewers Fayre and Cookhouse venues. Queensway Inns plans 53 value pubs, while Common Table Group plans to secure 57 sites, with its first opening planned for mid-November

Britain won't tolerate threats on our soil, Miliband says as he summons Iran ambassador

The prime minister says Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard "almost certainly" directed the RAF Fairford incident.

Man in underpants with 'gun' bursts into pensioners' home – Let them call 999

Maurice Dodd was armed with a fake gun and a knife when he burst into the Liverpool home of an elderly couple and demanded to know where 'they' were, before a quick-thinking pensioner feigned a heart attack to end the terrifying ordeal

Saracens sack academy player Auvaa after latest incident

Saracens sack Totoa Auvaa, the academy player who was involved in a nightclub incident with England cricketers Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson, after another incident.

Abramovich's close associate misled UK court in £1bn oil-fields case, documents suggest

Former Chelsea FC director, Eugene Tenenbaum, helped to manage the oligarch’s wealth.

French supermarket fridges heated up in 'unprecedented' cyber attack

Hundreds of stores were targeted by the overnight hack, which spoiled fresh and frozen food estimated to be worth millions of euros.

All we know on Yorkshire Wildlife Park tiger attack victim – 'not being named' to 'alone'

Speculation has been spread about the victim after footage of the horror incident at Yorkshire Wildlife Park was shared online, it prompted police to issue a statement on if he was there alone or not

GB's Richardson withdrawn from World Championships

Matt Richardson is withdrawn from the Great Britain squad for next week's World Track Cycling Championships amid reports he is under investigation for misconduct.

Burnham to push for new post-Brexit deals at EU summit

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the prime minister was "unpicking" the deal the UK signed with the EU.

It is inconceivable to think Russia did not try to interfere in Brexit vote, says PM

Andy Burnham says he is not questioning the legitimacy of the 2016 vote after facing questions from MPs.

Six Ukrainian energy sites hit by Russia since Trump announced ceasefire, Zelensky says

Despite the US president announcing energy infrastructure would not be targeted strikes have continued, Ukraine says.

Katie Price 'really shocked' by ex-husband rape claims

Price tells court she was "really shocked" to learn of allegations against ex-husband Kieran Hayler.

Plans to tackle violence after Southport attack shelved due to costs, inquiry told

Responses set out by the Home Office in the wake of the Southport attack would need more money, the inquiry hears.

Immigration agents search Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home

Omar, an outspoken Trump critic, said the search was "an attempt to target political enemies" and she "will not be silenced".

Do Lionesses lack ruthlessness in front of goal?

England take a two-goal lead into the second leg of their Women's World Cup qualifying play-off against Greece - but should it be more?

Pope Leo cancels all public events ahead of lung surgery

Pope Leo has cancelled all planned public events until Tuesday 20 October, ahead of surgery to remove a small growth on one of his lungs.

UK entertainment giant Zavvi enters administration as orders cancelled – had 125 stores

The Zavvi website has been taken offline and replaced with a message from administrators BDO LLP, with customers urged to contact their bank or card issuer over cancelled orders

On Yemen's desert battlefield, a war with global consequences is being waged

Yemen's entrenched civil war is now impossible to ignore. But in operating rooms in its port city of Aden, geopolitics feels remote.

Garvaghy Road residents fail in bid to challenge Drumcree decision

Judges said their decision was confined to the lawfulness of the decision, not in deciding whether or not the march should occur.

Renshaw delivers again as Australia close on win

Australia close on statement victory over South Africa in Durban after Matt Renshaw's dream Test continues.

Nobel Peace Prize winner criticises Trump over 'negative and cruel' attacks

This year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize has criticised Donald Trump for his attacks on the International Criminal Court, calling them "completely unlawful" as well as "negative and cruel".

French supermarket fridges heated to 50C in cyber attack - causing fires and food losses

Hackers carried out a cyber attack on hundreds of French supermarkets overnight - pushing temperatures in fridges up to 50C and sparking fires.

Fresh probe launched into Yorkshire Wildlife Park after man mauled to death by tiger

An investigation has been launched at Yorkshire Wildlife Park following the death of a man who was killed by a tiger, its licensing authority the City of Doncaster Council said

Wildlife park fatal tiger attack - what we know so far

A recap on what we know about the attack which left a man dead at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

Health and safety inquiry after fatal tiger attack

Yorkshire Wildlife Park remains shut after a man was fatally attacked by a tiger on Saturday.

Pope pulls out of controversial Afghanistan T20 league

England batter Ollie Pope pulls out of the draft for the Afghanistan Premier League.

Which war is having the biggest impact on diesel prices - Iran or Ukraine?

Both conflicts have led to less diesel being exported - but the data shows more has been lost from the Middle East.

Police update on Yorkshire Wildlife Park tiger attack as victim 'was there alone'

South Yorkshire Police have given an update on the horror attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park that saw a man mauled to death after climbing into the tiger enclosure

Hincapie and Zubimendi injured in post-match training session

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says it is "far from ideal" that Piero Hincapie and Martin Zubimendi were injured in a post-match training session.

Expert drops chilling theory on what tiger was doing during fatal Yorkshire zoo attack

An expert has revealed a chilling theory behind why an Amur tiger mauled a man to death after he leapt into an enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster

Tom Cruise film Digger forecast to become one of Hollywood's biggest flops

The film dropped by around 60% in its second weekend, and could become one of Hollywood's biggest flops.

Congresswoman insists she will not be 'silenced' after federal agents raid her home

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar said she will "not be silenced" after her home was raided by federal agents, calling it the "latest escalation" in President Donald Trump's "intimidation" campaign.

Donald Trump has found a new culprit for rising oil prices but surely no-one with a brain is buying this … are they?

If it wasn’t so depressing, it’d be almost impressive how many different corners of the world Donald Trump has managed to smear with a permanent orange skidmark. What started as a quick “excursion” (his incorrect word, not ours) into Iran has turned into a global catastrophe. Americans can’t afford gas, Iranians can’t live freely, and […]

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Saudi minister vows 'serious response' to Houthi attacks on airports

It comes after the armed group hit Riyadh's international airport and another facility, killing 13 people, in a significant escalation.

‘What’s the most British song ever?’ – 22 contenders for the alternative UK national anthem

God Save the King and Jerusalem are the sort of tunes people go for when thinking of songs that best represent the UK. But, let’s be honest, they’re a bit old fashioned, and nobody knows all the words. So what should we have instead? What piece of music stirs our patriotic hearts and sums up […]

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An American was super-excited about being able to eat in his self-driving Tesla and these Europeans brought him magnificently down to earth

If you’re not wholly convinced about the life-changing benefits of a self-driving car, then maybe this will change your mind. It’s a video by one especially excited American who was over the moon that his self-driving Tesla enabled him to eat whilst on the go. Quite the banquet in fact, by the looks of it. […]

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Normandy veteran Henry Rice dies aged 100

Henry Rice, from Cranleigh, Surrey, was a signalman who served off Normandy in the days after D-Day.

Schoolboy knife attacker texted 'sorry' to mum

The mother of a boy accused of attempted murder at a high school gives evidence at his trial.

‘What ‘thing’ from the 80s or 90s would the younger generation not believe?’ – 23 ways the world has massively changed

The ‘post-internet’ age is defined as starting in the mid-2000s, when digital technology stopped being novel and became an ordinary and integral part of daily life. For the people born after the beginning of this brave new epoch, the time before can seem as strange and fascinating as medieval times. And it was only 30 […]

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Pete Hegseth was asked when the war with Iran would end and the eye-bulging fury of his non-answer revealed way more than he intended

Nobody knows when the war between the United States and Iran will end. Especially the current White House Administration. Donald Trump and his team of Maga morons can’t even decide what to call the conflict in the Middle East, let alone share a coherent strategy or timeline. So when Pete Hegseth took time out of […]

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Andy Burnham slams 'abhorrent' plan to livestream US firing squad execution

The PM has hit out at Donald Trump's 'abhorrent' plan to livestream a military firing squad execution, saying Britain does not stand for such moves

Elon Musk tried to big up Grok on Twitter and was given a brutal lesson in online safety and it was just magnificent

Never let it be said that Elon Musk isn’t anything but the sharpest tool in the box, right? Well, kind of. Because Donald Trump’s best friend/worst enemy (delete according to the time of day) has been on Twitter begging up his AI tool Grok and it’s ability – checks notes – to choose your children’s […]

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Why is it so hard to fight the Houthis?

Security correspondent Frank Gardner explains how the Iran-backed Houthis' precision strikes and guerrilla tactics have made it difficult for Saudi forces to gain the upper hand.

Alleged Irish crime boss will 'vehemently defend' himself in court and apply for bail

Alleged Irish crime boss Daniel Kinahan will "vehemently defend" the case against him and plans to seek bail, his solicitor says.

102 times Bob Mortimer proved he is the absolute master of naming cats

Back in 2016 the living legend that is Bob Mortimer started ‘selling’ surreal cat names on Twitter as a running joke to amuse his followers. They were so popular that in 2018 Bob partnered with the Cats Protection charity and visited their adoption centres, personally naming dozens of real rescue cats such as Lacey Bedspread, […]

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A White House reporter shared an especially revealing video of the crowd at Trump’s latest campaign event in Tennessee and people loved him for it

Donald Trump’s been off on the campaign trail again in a bid to offset some of the losses the Republicans will surely suffer in the November midterms. It remains to be seen how much he’s actually helping, obviously, but in the meantime enjoy this particular White House reporter’s video of this event in Tennessee. And […]

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'Cruel' trolls slammed after mocking man killed in Yorkshire Wildlife Park tiger attack

Twisted online ghouls mocking a man mauled to death in a tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park have been blasted by a furious politician and a TV pundit

‘What was your last interaction with an absolute jobsworth?’ – 21 petty people obsessed with sticking to the rules

Wanting to do a good job is one thing. But sticking to the rules so obsessively that you ruin someone else’s day is quite another. Over on the AskUK subreddit they’ve been discussing people who enjoy using their limited authority to be incredibly unhelpful after Vegannually shared their own example… What was your last interaction […]

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‘Is there a death in a film that makes you laugh?’ – 17 darkly comical demises

Cinema is full of profound, heart-wrenching demises which are capable of turning audiences into blubbering wrecks. It also has its fair share of on-screen deaths which aren’t quite so affecting. Some of them are unintentionally rather hilarious. Twitter user M.T.Grave asked their followers for examples of the latter and the replies certainly didn’t disappoint. Is […]

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There’s a new Press Secretary in the White House …but it’s not that easy to tell – 18 favourite reactions to the koincidences

Former White House intern and legal advisor to Trump Media, Katie Zacharia, has been announced as the successor to the outgoing White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt. She seems thrilled – or, to put it another way, lost in a rabbit hole of sycophancy. Thank you to President Trump for the distinguished privilege of serving […]

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20 tricky questions kids ask parents that leave mums and dads stumped

Parents field an average of six tricky questions a day – and a quarter are simply too difficult to answer

‘Who is your favourite example of positive masculinity?’ – 23 men who are the polar opposite of toxic

There is a lot of talk about what it means to be a man these days, and the ones that shout the loudest tend to be the worst. And also, interestingly enough, the ones that end up in prison. However, there are plenty of fantastic chaps out there, and they rarely get the recognition they […]

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An American questioned non-Americans’ attitude to school shootings and these people not from America were only too happy to put them right

To Twitter now – no, stick with us – where an American was keen to ask why people not from America mocked the school shootings which happen in the US with predictable and horrific regularity. why do non americans find school shooting jokes so funny — francine / russell (@hurryupndwaste) October 10, 2026 And these […]

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Donald Trump just openly mocked these Magas to their face and their response only made it funnier (and so much more humiliating)

There’s nothing Donald Trump enjoys more than talking nonsense in front of a crowd of adoring Magas (even though those crowds appear to be dwindling faster than global diesel supplies). Trump is well aware by now that he can get away with tossing off any old rubbish and they will accept it without question. Except […]

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Richard Bacon just magnificently owned this Reform UK-er on Newsnight and it’s a minute and a bit very well spent

As you might already have read elsewhere, two senior Reform UK officials have been cleared of breaking laws that ban foreign donations after an investigation by … Reform UK. The party published a 27 page report exonerating its head of policy James Orr and Nigel Farage’s press adviser, Dan Jukes, following that Channel 4 News […]

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This heckler was thrown out of Trump’s rally, and gained instant legendary status for her unashamedly NSFW exit

Donald Trump had a rough time of it at the Oncenter in Syracuse on Friday. For a start, there were a lot of empty seats, despite the capacity being only around six thousand. Trump: Who the hell fills up an arena like this? *Camera pans out showing empty seats* https://t.co/LR00EqLZi8 — Acyn (@Acyn) October 8, […]

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Just when you think Musk has reached peak cringe, he takes it up a notch by describing AI music as ‘awesome-core’ – 21 totally human-made burns

We suspect a word cloud of public opinion on Elon Musk would feature the words ‘cringe’, ‘Embarrassing’, and ‘awkward’ in large type, as well as some other words to do with that ‘Roman’ salute, and his slash and burn stint with Doge. There’s absolutely nothing about this clip from the X Takeover event in Texas […]

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Man fatally attacked by tiger at UK wildlife park was visiting alone, police say

The victim of the tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park was visiting alone, police have said.

Prince William and Kate Middleton's firm five words say everything about relationship with Harry

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may have returned to the UK but it is not thought their long-standing feud with the Duke of Sussex's older brother has eased

The pained body language of this guy behind Trump made far more sense than the president’s word salad – 19 delicious drops of schadenfreude

Trump is urging voters to imagine he’s on the ballot for the upcoming midterm congressional and gubernatorial elections, and Democrats everywhere are really hoping they do, because the president’s approval rating is through the floor. Trump is 38 points underwater in net approval. 🤣LOWEST OF ALL TIME 🤣 "The worst I’ve ever seen is Donald […]

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What happens to sports kit that never gets worn?

A look at kit wastage in elite sport and what is being done to reduce it.

Halloween 'bigger than Christmas', say businesses

From scare parks to pumpkin patches, Halloween is driving huge crowds and spending.

Trump claimed New Yorkers have to say “Hi, gestating”, instead of “Hi, Mom”, but the internet branded him dumb (with a B) – 17 biting clapbacks

Back in June, New York courts introduced the additional terms ‘gestating parent’ and ‘non-gestating parent’ for use in cases concerning adoption, same-sex couples, or surrogacy. The previous terms ‘mother’ and father’ remain in use where no clarification is necessary. So far so good. Flash forward to Friday’s Syracuse rally for the Republican Party’s nominee for […]

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All we know on Yorkshire Wildlife Park tiger attack – last words to 'grabbed by neck'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Here is everything we know about the tragic incident that unfolded at Yorkshire Wildlife Park yesterday afternoon, after a man was pronounced dead following a tiger attack

Police statement on Yorkshire Wildlife Park tiger attack as urgent warning issued

Police have issued an urgent warning against sharing distressing footage of a man being mauled to death by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster, as they continue to investigate the incident.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park zookeepers 'did everything they could' to stop tiger attack

A man has died after being mauled by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster, with zookeepers reportedly firing shots into the air in an attempt to distract the animal

Last words man mauled to death by tiger repeatedly shouted during attack at UK zoo

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A man was mauled to death by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster after he was set upon by the big cat, with witnesses reporting he shouted one word repeatedly

Donald Trump just called his supporters stupid to their faces, and their response didn’t speak volumes, it bellowed them

Many people – including in the US, it must be said – struggle to understand the average Donald Trump supporter. Perhaps we never will. Which brings us to a rally that Trump held in Tennessee this weekend. In between making fun of Kamala Harris’ appearance, Trump talked about the “love” he felt in the room, […]

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'American Covid' symptoms as UK cases rise - pharmacist shares 12 signs you need to know

Boots Superintendent Pharmacist Claire Nevinson has shared the symptoms of XFG Covid to watch for - and how to tell if it's covid, cold or flu

Terrified mum saw 'pool of blood' as man mauled by tiger in front of horrified families

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A man has been mauled to death at a zoo in Yorkshire after reportedly leaping off a viewing platform and into a tiger's enclosure

Charles Bronson will 'never' be free and remains a danger to all, insider reveals

EXCLUSIVE: The UK's Parole Board has confirmed Charles Bronson will be allowed to make his latest bid for release in November, meaning if granted, he could be a free man by Christmas

Prince Harry 'booed' at UK rugby match in surprise appearance without Meghan

Prince Harry was met with boos from some fans after being shown on the big screen during Leicester Tigers' match against Gloucester at Welford Road, as the Duke of Sussex made a surprise solo appearance

Kray Twins' enforcer and 'Godfather of Crime' Freddie Foreman dies aged 94

Former British gangster Freddie Foreman, who was infamously known as a feared enforcer of the Kray Twins, has passed away at a care following a battle with illness

Early release prisoner commits startling crime spree 24 hours after walking free

A registered sex offender has embarked on a wild shoplifting spree only 24 hours after being released from jail in the government's early release scheme

Mental health charity leaves graffiti on city streets - 'people need reminding'

Special messages have been popping up across London as part of a new campaign to get Brits talking.

Where Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua tickets are still on sale despite selling out

Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua tickets sold out in 40 minutes but fans can still book seats for the fight in Cardiff through one official retailer.

Biohacker Bryan Johnson claims AI will help humans live past 500 and 'may never die'

Millionaire biohacker Bryan Johnson claims AI will help humans live to 500 by creating 'self-driving' health systems that stop or reverse ageing

Wardy's wagers: Bash bookies with bumper 40/1 bet builder on Liverpool v Man City

Our man reckons City will wipe the floor with Liverpool and also says you don't need hypnosis to see time is up for Green Party leader Zack Polanski and Strictly contestant Shaun Wright Phillips

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