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Is Garnacho already at a crossroads at Villa?

Alejandro Garnacho joined Aston Villa on loan from Chelsea with a view to kick-starting his career, but his early weeks in the Midlands have been a struggle.

Martha's Rule rolled out at every A&E department in England

The rule is named after 13-year-old Martha Mills, whose family's concerns about her care were not listened to before her death.

Burnham expects to find 'common ground' with Trump in first meeting

In New York, the prime minister will also deliver a speech to the UN General Assembly expected to be focused on AI.

Prince William's heartbreaking promise to Princess Diana before her tragic death

Princess Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, will today publish his controversial book, Swan Song: My Sister Diana, about her life as a royal and tragic death

Four dead after powerful Typhoon Dujuan lashes Japan

The storm pulled away from Japan after bringing heavy rains and strong winds to Tokyo and surrounding areas.

25 Funniest Threads Posts to Give Your Day a Lift

Welcome, or welcome back, to the Poke’s round-up of funny stuff we’ve spotted on Threads in the past seven days. Digging out the comedy gold brightened our day, and we hope the results do the same for you. If you see something that puts a smile on your face, show it a bit of love. […]

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Iran must stop arming Houthis in Yemen, G7 says ahead of UN General Assembly

The G7 also condemns "in the strongest terms" Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, saying that the escalation in fighting in Yemen jeopardises global energy security.

Outrage in India over viral video of teen molested and her friend beaten

Three minors were arrested after videos capturing the assault went viral in India, sparking anger.

Watch: Ukraine's race to counter a new type of Russian drone

Russian attacks on Ukraine are becoming even more devastating than before due to new jet-powered drones, which are much harder to shoot down.

The pushback against Trump’s attack on the media left his words hilariously drowned out by a helicopter – 26 cheers to the rafters

Donald Trump is known for his attacks on media outlets that don’t indulge in the type of arse-kissing he thinks he deserves, and he most often takes out his petulance on female reporters. Here he is hitting out at CNN’s Kaitlan Collins for the crime of doing her job. Kaitlan Collins reminds Donald Trump that […]

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Inside Scotland's wildcat HQ - 'It's like Big Brother for cats'

The Saving Wildcats partnership is keeping an eye on the latest wildcats being bred in captivity for release into the Cairngorms.

Watch: What to expect from the UN General Assembly

The BBC’s Sarah Smith outlines which world leaders Trump is set to meet and the key topics expected on the agenda.

The Papers: 'Air traffic out of control' and 'RAF to help Saudis'

A second glitch this month in the national air traffic system and the PM's first major foreign policy move lead the papers.

Lithuania ready to 'fight back' but has evacuation plans in face of Russia threats, PM tells BBC

Sinkevičius told BBC Newsnight Lithuanians feel "constantly threatened" by Moscow, but the nation was prepared to "fight back" if attacked.

Nearly half of young people trust AI over a human

Nearly half of young people trust artificial intelligence over a human to check a fact, according to a new report. 

UK to provide Saudi Arabia with 'defensive' military support, says Burnham

The prime minister says "defensive air-to-air refuelling" is to be provided following a request from Saudi Arabia, after it faced attacks from the Houthis in Yemen.

Autumn equinox 2026: When is it and what happens?

In the northern hemisphere, the September equinox marks the start of astronomical autumn.

Schools not ready for AI and 'crying out' for government guidance, report warns

Author Sir Anthony Seldon says AI needs to be addressed with the same urgency as a war or epidemic.

New right to bereavement leave to cover step and half relatives

The new law will also cover foster, kinship care and adoptive relationships, as well as early pregnancy loss.

Scientists discover why Kent meningitis outbreak was so severe

The bacteria responsible picked up some new genetic material, say experts.

I couldn't cook when I left home – but these easy £2.50 recipes became my go-to

Former culinary-challenged students share four low cost meals they think everyone can master.

The simple skincare routine for teens that actually works - and five expert tips

From popping spots to getting enough sleep, experts share their advice on the best way to look after teenage skin.

Young driver crashes kill or injure 23,000 people in just five years

More than 23,000 people have been killed or seriously injured in crashes involving a young driver in the past five years, police have said. 

'My army dream was ended by childhood eye surgery'

Some 114,000 Army application were rejected on medical grounds in the past five years, Freedom of Information figures show.

'Constant bombardment' - fans shown 65,000 junk food ads at World Cup

I'd rather pay thousands on a holiday: Meet the pensioners spending the kids' inheritance

The phenomenon sees retirees spend all their money on enjoying life to the full.

Vet prescription fees capped under rule changes

Vets must also tell clients if cheaper medicine is available online as part of the rule updates which surgeries have the coming months to bring in.

Being run over by pitch roller during match warm-up was terrifying, says ex-England star Townsend

Former England winger Andros Townsend says he was lucky to escape from under a pitch roller with just a few "bumps and bruises".

Being run over by pitch roller was terrifying - Townsend

Former England winger Andros Townsend says he was lucky to escape from under a pitch roller with just a few "bumps and bruises".

Israel FA accuses Hallgrimsson of 'ignorance, hypocrisy and stupidity'

The Israel FA accuse Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson of "ignorance, hypocrisy and stupidity" in comments made last week.

What we found in Earl Spencer's controversial Diana memoir

What further revelations are going to appear now the full details of his Diana book are published?

Airlines criticise air traffic control as second glitch causes more disruption

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said further issues "cause even greater concern" about the UK's air traffic control and the head of the organisation that runs it.

Infantino says he's 'open' to talks about FIFA reform in letter to football chiefs

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has written to football chiefs across the globe saying he is open to talks about reforming the organisation, while affirming his commitment to remain in post.

Infantino says he is open to talks over Fifa reform

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proposed an external review of how world football's governing body operates. shifting tone as he seeks support to stay on.

Infantino says he is open to talks over Fifa reform

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proposed an external review of how world football's governing body operates. shifting tone as he seeks support to stay on.

'Real fear Luke Littler could walk away from the sport' - darts would be loser in booing row

Could Luke Littler walk away from darts completely if the booing he has suffered at European tournaments continues?

'Real fear Littler could walk away' - darts would be loser in booing row

Could Luke Littler walk away from darts completely if the booing he has suffered at European tournaments continues?

Nottingham and Southport data NHS breaches 'the tip of the iceberg', Sky finds

The NHS has a huge problem. And one of its biggest challenges is that it doesn't even know the scale of it.  

F1 reduces maximum distance of races by 15km

F1 announces the maximum race distance for grands prix will be reduced by 15km from 305km to 290km for the 2027 season.

UK brings first charges over 1994 Rwandan genocide

A Rwandan man accused of taking part in the African nation's genocide has become the first person in the UK to face charges linked to the 1994 killings.

TalkTalk dials up effort to salvage future as Octopus deal stalls

TalkTalk Telecom Group, one of Britain's biggest consumer broadband suppliers, was on Monday evening scrambling to find a new buyer for its wholesale network amid growing doubts over the company's future.

Was Neville right to call out Man Utd for a 'lack of effort'?

The former Manchester United full-back said a 15-minute period in the 1-1 draw at Fulham was the "worst I've ever seen" - do the stats back him up and does his media portfolio amplify the noise?

Paramount clears hurdle to $110bn Warner Bros merger after settlement

Paramount has reached a settlement with California and other states that sued over the media giant's $110bn (£82.2bn) with Warner Bros Discovery.

Man who violently attacked sister's boyfriend receives family backing

Devante Hussey Brown, 23, has received a suspended prison sentence after the knife attack - his relatives expressed relief in the gallery

Eight in 10 uni students forget essentials at home as UK's most forgetful city revealed

New research has revealed the UK's most forgetful students as 83% of undergrads admit turning up at university without key essentials.

Pampered pooches treated like VIPs as ‘helicopter owners’ spoil them rotten

Brits are going barking mad over their dogs forking out £101 a month on VIP treatment like gourmet meals, luxury beds and even spa days, a poll reveals.

One in four motorists driving with urgent dashboard warning light, poll finds

A new poll suggests many drivers don’t understand – or actively ignore – dashboard warning lights, risking bigger repair bills later.

Meghan says she won't attend charity event for sick kids alongside Harry

The WellChild Awards are taking place in London this evening, but Prince Harry will be in attendance alone

UK rocked by earthquake as local 'thought truck smashed into house' after shakes

The BGS recorded a magnitude 2.7 earthquake near Silverdale, Lancashire. Residents reported loud bangs and shaking homes, with the tremor also felt in Morecambe and Milnthorpe

King Charles has a one-word nickname for Meghan Markle – and it's strange

King Charles reportedly came up with an intriguing one-word nickname for the Duchess of Sussex years before she and Prince Harry left the UK for the USA in 2020

Dr Oz tried to explain why Trump banning media outlets isn’t a First Amendment violation and immediately made the case for why it is

The White House has stopped admitting the media inside. Well, some of the media. As of this week, MS NOW, CNN and Politico have been barred from entering the White House and covering Donald Trump. As much as that might sound like a relief, it is also a clear violation of the First Amendment to […]

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This hilarious video of ChatGPT’s struggle to spell ‘Seventeen’ suggests the AI apocalypse might take a while

We’ve all seen the recent terrifying reports suggesting that Artificial Intelligence has a decent chance of wiping out the whole of humankind within the next decade, but perhaps there’s a glimmer of hope to be found in this video shared by the wonderful Husk over on Twitter. He’s got form when it comes to winding […]

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Transgender groomer raped child multiple times in 'calculated' abuse over several years

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: James Groves, 51, who also goes by the name April, was sentenced to 20 years and six months for several offences after 'calculated' abuse

Englishman appears in court after alleged attack on iconic Belfast landmark

A member of the public said they witnessed the defendant using a long-handled object to damage the statue and detained him until officers arrived.

The way this woman mysteriously disappears in this TV news report is properly melting brains everywhere

Okay so it’s probably not a glitch in the matrix but – seriously – what else can it be? It’s a TV news report which has been melting brains everywhere because of the most bizarre way this particular interviewee says goodbye and then basically vanishes. Just in case your Spanish isn’t quite up to scratch, […]

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Pete Hegseth invited the Paul brothers to the Pentagon to pump up American troops and it backfired spectacularly in the replies – 17 scathing takedowns

This is not a serious White House Administration. Anyone following American politics for the last decade could tell you that. Still, Donald Trump and his band of merry gangsters continue to degrade the nation’s highest office with every new press stunt. The latest comes courtesy of former reality TV contestant and current Secretary of Defense, […]

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Furious Ryanair chief demands air traffic control boss is fired after fresh UK flight chaos

Airlines are demanding for an air traffic control boss to resign after fresh system failures caused widespread flight delays and left thousands stranded across the UK

Prince Harry and Meghan's spokesperson addresses Earl Spencer 'collusion' claims

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's spokesperson denies Richard Fitzwilliams' 'collusion' claim involving Earl Spencer. The royal commentator says allegations in Spencer's Princess Diana book Swan Song are damaging for King Charles.

Ed Davey’s attempt to rally the troops at the Lib Dem conference with their calamitous new slogan fell humiliatingly flat on its face

To the Lib Dem conference in Brighton now – what do you mean you didn’t know there was a Lib Dem conference going on? – where Ed Davey was doing his bit to rally the troops. Battling against claims that he is leading his party into irrelevance, it’s fair to say Davey didn’t quite energise […]

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‘Tell me the thing that gives you the ick that you’re embarrassed to admit’ – 21 pet peeves

As anyone who has to be around other people can testify, people can be really irritating. There’s the chewing, the loud breathing, the Jimmy Carr laugh – you know how it goes. We’re fully aware that for every little thing that gets on our nerves, there’s someone who finds us so annoying it’s giving them […]

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A classic Bullseye clip went viral because it features one of the most underwhelming star prizes in TV history

The classic darts based 80s TV quiz show Bullseye, hosted by Jim Bowen, regularly drew audiences of 20 million per episode during its peak. It was renowned for including star prizes such as luxury holidays, cars and the iconic speedboats. But not all star prizes were so, well – starry, as this clip shared by […]

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Triple stabbing in Liverpool city centre as police hunt suspects on the loose

Merseyside Police have launched an investigation after three men were stabbed in Liverpool city centre, with one victim remaining in hospital in a stable condition

Jacob Rees-Mogg said it’s people’s duty to die for their country and of all the A++ replies this one knocked the rest out the park

Former cabinet minister and reality TV star for 15 minutes Jacob Rees-Mogg has been busy doing some public service pronouncements. In particular he’s keen to tell anyone who will listen that it’s their duty to join up to fight for this country and, if necessary, die for it. Because it looks like the view from […]

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People have been sharing the worst mistakes they made at work – 23 total cock-ups that will make you feel like employee of the month

Having to work every day is bad enough, but do you know what’s worse? The hideous anxiety that is induced when we do something wrong, and it is definitely our own fault. Reddit user Slow_Mix5034 is feeling this pain, and posted the following on the AskUK page… ‘What are the worst mistakes you’ve made at […]

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These reactions to the Proclaimers saying people are afraid to speak their minds are on their way to being the takedowns of the week

In case you missed it, the Proclaimers have come out as ‘anti-woke’, with some strong opinions that would make them the ideal gig-mates for Right Said Fred. They could even chat about what it’s like to work with your brother. With a new album out, the twins most famous for their hit “I’m Gonna Be […]

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‘What’s something your parents told you when you were younger that you brushed off as nonsense?’ – 19 ways your folks were 100% correct

The arrogance of youth, eh? We’ve all been there, thinking we know best despite our incredibly limited life experience, and we all realise our folly when we get older. Over on the AskUK subreddit, PaddedValls posted their thoughts on the matter… ‘What’s something your parents tried to tell you when you were younger, that you […]

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Full list of UK airports crippled by delays in latest air traffic control glitch

Another air traffic control failure is causing issues for passengers flying in and out of the UK today - just two weeks after a major outage left thousands of flyers stranded

Trump’s ‘new’ Greenland deal is the one the US made in 1951, and the facepalms were visible from Nuuk to the White House – 21 favourites

It’s almost nine months since Donald Trump got it into his head that the US needs sovereignty over Greenland for its security, leading him to make this highly alarming announcement. 🚨BREAKING: Trump announces plan to ANNEX Greenland. pic.twitter.com/8DGnU2blOA — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) January 4, 2026 Being the statesmanlike individual he is, he kept the conversation […]

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Southport killer 'threw boiling water mixed with sugar at prison officer', court heard

Axel Rudakubana, the Southport killer who murdered three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class, has appeared in court for allegedly threw boiling water mixed with sugar at a prison officer

A diner at Jeremy Clarkson’s pub protested at the price but he wasn’t sticking it to the man quite so devastatingly as he suggested

Jeremy Clarkson isn’t just farming these days he also owns his own pub, The Farmer’s Dog, just near Burford in west Oxfordshire, apparently. We’ve not been there but we can imagine the sort of person who would. Except in this case we don’t to imagine, because Farmer’s Dog diner Rick Gannon went on Twitter to […]

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This particular vision of ‘student life’ in 2026 prompted an especially no nonsense reply and it’ll make you proud to be British

It’s been a long time since we ever indulged in something called student life, and even then it wasn’t that studenty to be honest (and more fool us). And it certainly wasn’t anything like this, a vision of student life shared by over on Twitter (they appear to be from Portugal but that doesn’t mean […]

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A Reform UK-er got super excited by all these Union Jacks put up in Portsmouth and these 17 A++ replies surely said it best

Portsmouth has been in the news this last week or so, with far- right protestors targeting the RNLI for daring to rescue migrants as they attempt to reach the UK in small boats. So much so that the life-saving volunteers have had to close their Portsmouth station because of the absue and online threats. But […]

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Laura Kuenssberg asked if it’s really the job of celebrities to get involved in complicated politics and ended up schooled into next week.

Ed Sheeran has been busy doing his utmost to get his tour back on track after it was plunged into turmoil by support act Macklemore’s removal for shouting ‘free Palestine’ at a concert. It was naturally a topic of discussion on Laura Kuenssberg’s BBC1 Sunday morning politics show, where the presenter wondered if it was […]

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Prince William 'furious' over Earl Spencer's bombshell Diana book claims

Prince William is reportedly 'beyond furious' with his uncle Charles Spencer over bombshell claims about King Charles and Princess Diana in a new book

Manchester and Belfast airport chaos as air traffic control issue sees delays across UK

Major airports across the UK, including Manchester, Newcastle, Belfast and Glasgow, have been hit with flight delays after reports of problem with air traffic control prompting restrictions

Bridget Phillipson had the perfect clapback to Laura Kuenssberg quoting Jim Ratcliffe’s hot take on the UK

The billionaire part-owner of Manchester United, who made his fortune in the petrochemical industry, has been sharing his hot take on the state of the UK, and it’s not a glowing report. Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in the UK, describing the country as "on the slide". "Nobody's tough enough to deal […]

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It’s 49 years since the Fonz ‘jumped the shark’ on Happy Days and Henry Winkler’s A++ response just made the whole thing worthwhile

As no-one anywhere needs reminding, ‘jump the shark’ has long become a common term for the moment TV series go rubbish. It was named after the Happy Days episode in which the Fonz – you guessed it – jumped the shark, in this episode of the classic TV comedy which it turns out just celebrated […]

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Dad faces court and £100 fine after 'not paying to take his kids to school'

Steven Thompson has been hit with a £100 private road parking charge for stopping on Hawthorns Grove near Runnymede St Edward Catholic Primary School in West Derby, Liverpool, during the school run

Prince Harry's demand but Prince William and King Charles refused to back down and give in

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have taken their decision to move their children from one school to another amid claims their security team raised concerns

Kate Middleton's brutal one word assessment of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's decision

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have shared some pictures of their time back in the UK but it seems relations with the Prince and Princess of Wales haven't yet improved

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's warned 'be good people' by new celeb neighbour

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have reportedly moved to the Cotswolds and famous neighbours have issued advice for the couple, including a warning about the area's formidable local women

Prince William shows true colours as he looks on at Kate on royal visit

Prince William and Princess Kate tried their hand at shinty during their first royal visit to the Isle of Bute in Scotland, with William's reaction to his wife catching royal watchers' attention.

A glam brunette says people are stunned when she reveals she drives a 32-tonne bin lorry for a living

Luca Klimmt - who passed her HGV test in October 2023 and was offered a role driving lorries with her current employer - says 'it's like driving a car'.

Prince Harry's telling comment shows huge difference between Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have moved their children from the first school they were attending back in the UK after their security detail raised concerns about the journey from their home to the classroom

Ex-West Ham hooligan warns 'scores need settling' at Millwall match as he makes plea

Millwall and West Ham play one another for the first time in 14 years this weekend and one former hooligan wrote in his book about why away fans should be banned from the tasty fixture

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