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Twelve arrested for allegedly running cat trafficking ring in Vietnam

The men are accused of stealing around 2,700 cats in Ho Chi Minh City, allegedly to be slaughtered for food.

Man detained for stabbing dog walker to death

Dawood Safi killed Wayne Broadhurst and injured two others in a knife attack in west London.

Player welfare, injury worries & boredom - has extended break worked?

The extended international break was brought in with player welfare in mind, but has it been a success?

Artist 'taking legal advice' over Tories' use of Andy Burnham portrait

Manchester illustrator Stan Chow says he was not asked permission for use of his cartoon.

Medvedev disqualified for hitting spectator with ball

Daniil Medvedev is defaulted from the China Open after hitting a spectator in the face with a ball during his semi-final against Novak Djokovic.

Pickford 'almost caused crash' with careless driving

The goalkeeper was pulled over by police after ignoring a give way sign, forcing two cars to brake.

Tensions exposed among Greens by 'Zionism is racism' conference vote

What may be troubling for the Greens institutionally is what this episode reveals about some of the dynamics in the party.

Teenager's hand blown off during confrontation between France school protesters and police

The prefect of Pas-de-Calais says the 15-year-old's life is "not in danger" after the "very serious" incident.

Billy Bragg’s magnificent takedown of Nigel Farage feels even more relevant now than it did then

Question Time is back on our screens and we don’t know if the new run will feature a return appearance by Billy Bragg but, well, fingers crossed. Because the great man’s takedown of Nigel Farage from this time last year feels even more relevant now than it did then. The singer’s one-minute takedown of Nigel […]

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In case you thought there was even a shred of dignity left in the White House, this NSFW Trump supercut just erased all doubt

Throughout his two Presidential terms, Donald Trump has tirelessly worked to lower the bar of international discourse, political and otherwise. He shouts down reporters, usually women. He mocks the physical appearance of his rivals. He makes up grade school-style nicknames for both friends and foes. He bullied his way to the top of the Republican […]

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Man jailed for life over knife attack attempt at Israeli embassy in London

Abdullah Albadri arrived in the UK on a small boat 16 days before trying to break into the embassy with two knives.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s ‘Meet Your Second Wife’ SNL sketch is going viral and it’s a hilarious must-watch

America’s Saturday Night Live has produced its fair share of iconic comedy over the decades, but few sketches hit quite as hard as ‘Meet Your Second Wife’. It’s deliciously dark and utterly hilarious and we’re so glad that it’s been shared on Twitter by Audu as it’s the first time that we’ve seen it. I […]

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Afghan refugee who stabbed dog walker to death sentenced to indefinite hospital order

An Afghan refugee who fatally stabbed a man walking his dog in a random attack has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order.

Murder investigation launched after body found in burning van

A murder investigation has been launched after a body was found inside a burning van.

Donald Trump just shared his secret to living longer and it’s not exactly the fountain of youth he thinks it is

Donald Trump likes to brag about a lot of things. He brags about acing cognitive tests. He brags about his spelling. He brags about being able to walk up stairs. It’s all incredibly embarrassing. But this latest boast might be the most revealing in terms of just how little Trump actually understands about what’s going […]

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Leeds Bradford Airport could 'shutdown for 2 days next week 'as strike action announced

Leeds Bradford Airport could be set to be shut next weekend from Friday morning as almost 130 workers are expected to walk out in a dispute over pay, Unite warns

‘What’s a one-liner joke so stupidly good it instantly ruined you?’ – 21 short, sharp and utterly hilarious gags

If there’s anything better in the world than a really good joke, it’s a really good joke which is so pithy and clever that you’re laughing almost before your brain has figured out what’s been said. They’ve been discussing the joy of these gags on the AskReddit page after user Far_Engineering3356 posted this appropriately concise […]

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Twelve arrests after protest over migrant boat arrival

Flares were set off and there were a few scuffles with police during the stand-off in Gosport.

No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws bombers

US media reported a new threat led to the bombers being removed on Sunday, following an incident near the base last week.

Removal of US bombers from RAF Fairford not directly tied to arrests, says Rubio

The removal of US bombers from RAF Fairford is not directly connected to the arrests of five men near the base, the US secretary of state has said.

What we know about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's legal action against police

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking legal action against Thames Valley Police over his arrest in February.

Failed asylum seeker who attempted knife attack on Israeli embassy jailed for life

A failed asylum seeker who tried to launch a knife attack on London's Israeli embassy has been jailed for life.

BBC appoints Rachel Jupp as new director of news

Jupp is a former deputy editor of BBC Two's Newsnight and has also served as Panorama's editor.

Potty training scheme to roll out to 20 more areas

The government wants 75% of children to end their first year of school with a good level of development by 2028.

Australia warm-up shows England have 'learned' from Ashes

England confirm warm-up fixture at the Waca before this winter's white-ball tour of Australia - a stark contrast to last year's Ashes defeat.

Bournemouth unhappy after Scott injured with England

Bournemouth are unhappy with the way they believe England handled the injury to Alex Scott - which means he could now be out for up to eight weeks.

Jacob Rees-Mogg just owned Tucker Carlson so hard he had no words and it was basically Britain 1, America 0

We wouldn’t ordinarily recommend you watch anything with Tucker Carlson in it, nor would you eagerly direct you towards content labelled Jacob Rees-Mogg. Except it turns out when the two of them met – to paraphrase the old ’80s detective series Hart to Hart – it was murder. Specifically, Rees-Mogg absolutely killing Tucker Carlson in […]

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Sainsbury's held talks about merger with supermarket rival Morrisons

J Sainsbury held merger talks with rival grocer Morrisons earlier this year - a deal that would have represented the most significant tie-up in the sector for more than five years.

'Hundreds of Houthi targets in Yemen attacked' in air campaign by Saudi-led coalition

A Saudi-led coalition says it has attacked 324 "high-value targets" in an operation involving 100 fighter jets against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.

Cardiff Half Marathon runner dies during event as organisers release statement

A runner has died during the Cardiff Half Marathon, one of the biggest events in the UK, with organisers confirming the tragic news in a statement

‘You can drop a single F-bomb into Shakespeare. Where are you putting it?’ – 18 hilariously inspired replies

If you’ve ever felt that Hamlet was a little too polite, or that Macbeth was needing an extra punch of drama, then you’ve come to the right place. Over on Threads, cookywook gave his followers licence to drop a single, well placed F-bomb into the words of The Bard. Here’s how he kicked things off. […]

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F1 needs to have hard look at itself - Sainz

F1 "needs to have a hard look at" itself in the wake of unprecedented software glitches that affected the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, Carlos Sainz says.

Tucker Carlson said Russia doesn’t punish people whose ideas it doesn’t like and Jacob Rees-Mogg’s one word response spoke for the entire internet

Tucker Carlson has finally achieved something of which we are genuinely in awe – he’s got people agreeing with Jacob Rees-Mogg. And nowhere did he do it more strikingly than in this particular exchange in the American’s interview with the former Tory MP, when Carlson said Russia wasn’t in the business of punishing people whose […]

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Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport or building, reports say

The Omani national was a "lone wolf" extremist, according to the reports.

Kemi Badenoch’s ‘free childcare’ pledge to reward the hard work of people on £100k-plus salaries went down as well as you’d expect – 17 votes of no confidence

The Tory conference is in full flight, as you might have spotted from their Glastonbury-alike notice. The line-up is in. 🎟️ #CPC26 https://t.co/r6sd7BhYOA — Conservatives (@Conservatives) October 3, 2026 We’d bet good money that Mrs Badenoch wouldn’t be up for queueing in a muddy field for a Portaloo. With the party announcing some key policies […]

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Jewish Greens chair says she could leave party over 'Zionism is racism' motion

The motion, which has divided senior party figures, backs a "single democratic Palestinian state in all of historic Palestine".

Indian singer Anuv Jain on finding success without the Bollywood boost

The star reveals why he is "very selective" about releasing music - and shares his future collab hopes.

This mega Maga said Nazis were actually ‘left wing socialists’ and this A++ reply took precisely zero prisoners

There is a certain sort of person – Maga, we’re looking at you – who would have you believe that the Nazis were actually left wing because they called themselves ‘National Socialists’. Not only would they have you believe it, maybe they even believe it themselves. Case in point – this particular mega Maga who […]

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Nobel Prize awarded for revealing inner workings of the brain

US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded for their work.

London power cut shuts down major travel hub as 32 postcodes hit by electricity outage

Parts of London were hit by a major power outage that has caused travel disruption and issues for both homes and businesses following an electricity issues across 32 postcodes

BT agrees rescue deal to buy broadband operator TalkTalk

The takeover still needs to be approved by the regulator, but would give certainty to TalkTalk's millions of customers

Spanish PM Sánchez calls early election after housing protests

Sánchez says Spain will head to the polls on 29 November after recent defeats on measures aimed at addressing the country's housing crisis.

Why are data centres such a big deal in Scotland?

At least 23 huge data centres are planned in Scotland, causing significant concern for campaigners.

Which British stereotype do you wish would disappear? – 17 clichés about the UK that can get in the sea

When you think of Britain, what comes to mind? Big Ben? The Royal family? Cockney chimney sweeps? Like any other country, Britain can be reduced to these stereotypes. And while some are harmless enough, others are getting on people’s nerves. u/fmh40 invited r/AskUK users to share the stereotypes they wish would disappear, and even kicked […]

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Average five-year mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years

The cost of a new fixed-rate mortgage has been rising in recent weeks as lenders face higher costs.

US 'closely monitoring' after Russian lab worker 'dies of suspected plague'

Marco Rubio has said the US is "closely monitoring" the case involving the death of a laboratory worker in Russia who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague.

This woman had the perfect response for a mansplainer who accused her of saying ‘meaningless, ridiculous things’ and people loved it

To the world of the mansplainer now, and in particular writer and social critic Caitlin Flanagan who has been writing about the phenomenon of frat parties in the wake of the Cornell University frat house rape investigation. Here is what @CaitlinPacific wrote on Twitter, with a link to her column in the Free Press. https://t.co/CKkM0p8opi […]

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Trump claimed to know more about everything than anybody in the world, and the world hasn’t stopped laughing

Once Donald Trump has won the Nobel Peace Prize he craves so much, he’s bound to be a shoo-in for ‘Rear of the Year’, Gold in the 110-metre hurdles, and the Ballon d’Or. If he manages to pull that off, then we expect a phone call making him Life President of Mensa can’t be far […]

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This influencer complained she wasn’t allowed to film in a restaurant and the owner’s A++ response was simply magnificent

We’ve featured a fair few influencer types being given the exactly the what for they deserved, and they don’t come much better than this. It’s an influencer who complained that she wasn’t allowed to film in a restaurant and despite enjoying the food she naturally made it all about her in the review. And we […]

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Watch: How the eviction of an elderly resident in Madrid led to a snap election

A series of measures to tackle the housing crisis were defeated in parliament on Friday

Just when we couldn’t possibly like Richard Ayoade any more he goes and says this about Nigel Farage on HIGNFY

Have I Got News For You was back on BBC1 on Friday for its 72nd – 72nd! – series. And the even better news was that Richard Ayoade was in the guest host’s chair, and it didn’t get any better than this particular gag. Richard Ayoade -In Essex, one local man tries to walk normally […]

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Cleverly hits out at Braverman over 'Englishness' row

Sir James Cleverly has criticised former Conservative colleague Suella Braverman after she sparked a row around "Englishness".

Death of girl, 11, being treated as 'unexplained' after body found in park

Police are treating the death of an 11-year-old girl as "unexplained" after her body was found in a park in Worcestershire.

'Not again': Arrest of US marine for murder reignites protests in Japan's Okinawa

For many locals on this island, the arrest has brought decades of frustration back to the fore.

£800m in, £800m out - Why Man City scandal shines light on Man Utd finances

Manchester City's owners have been found guilty of injecting money into the club. At Manchester United, fans are frustrated at how much has been taken out.

£800m in, £800m out - Why Man City scandal shines light on Man Utd finances

Manchester City's owners have been found guilty of injecting money into the club. At Manchester United, fans are frustrated at how much has been taken out.

The Conservatives shared their conference lineup like it was Glastonbury, and got owned into next year – 17 brutal responses

Forget The Celebrity Traitors for a moment, as there’s now a rival in town. The Conservative Party Conference has kicked off and judging by the glitzy, festival-style lineup poster shared by the official Conservatives Twitter account, it’s gonna be HUGE! Let’s have a look. The line-up is in. 🎟️ #CPC26 pic.twitter.com/r6sd7BhYOA — Conservatives (@Conservatives) October […]

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor taking legal action against police after birthday raid

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking legal action against Thames Valley Police following the raid and his arrest on his birthday, with a private High Court hearing to take place later this week

Body of missing 11-year-old girl found dead in park as police 'increase presence'

Police have found a body in the search for a missing 11-year-old girl who disappeared last night as West Mercia Police have confirmed an “increased presence” while they investigate the area

Congratulations if you had ‘Tucker Carlson defends Hitler and makes Jacob Rees-Mogg look like the voice of reason’ on your bingo card – 21 resounding facepalms

For reasons known best to himself and his accountant, Jacob Rees-Mogg allowed far-right conspiracy theorist Tucker Carlson into his home to record an episode of his podcast – imaginatively named The Tucker Carlson Show. Move aside, Hemingway – there’s a new wordsmith in town. If Rees-Mogg’s intention were to make himself appear more moderate by […]

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Hearing to take place after Andrew launches legal action against police over arrest

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking legal action against police following his arrest earlier this year, with a private hearing taking place at the High Court on Thursday.

People have been sharing their ‘favourite one hit wonders’ – 21 stone cold bangers from artists who were never heard from again

No musical artist with ambitions of long-lasting fame wants to be a one hit wonder. They want to have the longevity of The Rolling Stones. But is sinking without a trace all bad? If you have a big enough hit you can probably quietly retire on the royalties and not have to put up with […]

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TalkTalk rescued out from collapse in huge deal as message issued to 2.5m customers

BT said it has agreed a deal to buy TalkTalk and its wholesale business PlatformX Communications out of administration to rescue the telecoms group from collapse

Petulant Trump published the phone number of the senator who’s blocking plans for permanent Daylight Savings and extra golf time – 24 top takedowns

We cross now to the whiniest little baby in the world – the one who just happens to have access to the nuclear codes. We are, of course, referring to Donald J Trump, bankrupter of casinos, serial philanderer, starter of an unwinnable war, and self-styled stable genius who thinks the price of prescription drugs can […]

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‘Scoop getter’ Isabel Oakeshott spread a ridiculous conspiracy theory about secret planeloads of migrants, and got exactly the scathing takedowns she deserved – 22 favourites

Times are hard for Reform UK, at the moment. Their leader, Nigel Farage, is at his lowest in the polls for years, in a backlash against several financial scandals involving him and other high-ranking members of the party. Approval Ratings (NET) Andy Burnham: 11% (+1) Kemi Badenoch: 0% (-1) Ed Davey: -8% (-1) Rupert Lowe: […]

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Right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro wins first round of Brazil election

With neither candidate getting more than 50% of the vote, the election will go to a run-off on 25 October.

The job interview question you don't have to answer

Experts explain what you should do if you are asked for your current salary during a job interview.

Kate Middleton's stark three word belief about Prince Harry lays bare true feelings

The Princess of Wales and the Duke of Sussex used to have a close friendship but now Kate, along with husband William, is said to be keen to avoid any "drama" surround the return of Harry and Meghan

Air fryer is now the UK's most-used cooking appliance

A new poll has found that the air fryer is now the most-used cooking appliance in the UK, with 64% of people using it more often than their conventional cooker

Baby killer Lucy Letby comforted by negligent mum Constance Marten in priosn

Lucy Letby fears her bid to clear her name is beginning to unravel and has been spending lots of time with fellow inmate Constance Marten

Real-life Father Ted in £100k theft probe ‘gambled collection cash & grave plot fund’

The unnamed priest has been accused of keeping collections done by those visiting church, and pocketing collections done during mass.

Notorious child killer is 'next target' for blood-thirsty lags in Monster Mansion

Mick Philpott, who was convicted over the deaths of six of his children in a house fire in Derby, is next on the hitlist by lags who want to take him out for his role in killing his own kids.

Bride, 19, unleashes fury at guests from altar as husband's best man forced to intervene

EXCLUSIVE: Kaitlin Rooney's big day featured one, particularly chaotic, memorable moment when her husband's best man was forced to whistle to get proceedings back under control

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle spotted on first 'date night' to pub since UK return

The married couple were seen on their way for a meal at a Cotswolds pub called The Falkland Arms amid the ongoing row over who should pay for their security and enjoyed some British classic grub.

Ian Huntley update as new details of life in prison emerge before he was battered to death

Huntley, 52, earned £20-a-week and was given his own clippers after passing a course and was trying to keep his head down after a number of repeated previous attacks on his life.

Backstage at Knebworth 1996 - Noel Gallagher was so unfazed he was more concerned about the TV working

Noel Gallagher says he was so arrogant at the time of the mega gigs that he wasn't that fussed by the 250,000 fans who bought tickets

Prince Harry put firmly in his place after making demand to King Charles and Prince William

Prince Harry has returned to the UK with his wife, Meghan Markle and their two children, Archie and Lilibet

Are The Public Ready To Vote Tory Again?

The BBC’s daily news podcast with episodes Monday to Sunday at 5pm.

Two dead as workers 'trapped in trench collapse' as 'avoid area' warning issued in Co Down

Two people have died after being trapped in a trench collapse at a workplace on Ballygowan Road, Crossnacreevy, Co Down, as emergency services launched a large rescue operation

Fifty thousand new UK prison places pledged as hundreds of criminals are released early

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to deliver 50,000 new prison places by shrinking the overseas aid budget to £1 billion a year in a bid to end the early release of offenders

Buckingham Palace issues King Charles statement on 'darkest days of our past'

Sources close to the Palace say the King is determined that the Caribbean tour will not be allowed to shy away from “the darkest days of our past” and difficult conversations as debates about slavery and reparations continue among Commonwealth nations

Ann Widdecombe murder suspect charged with preparing terrorism against Nigel Farage

Joshua Kerry, 28, has been charged with engaging in conduct in preparation of acts of terrorism, including against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage MP, Counter Terrorism Policing said

Patricia Bright shares 5 tips for starting a business - and her 1 golden rule

Beauty influencer Patricia Bright shares five tips on starting a successful business – plus her golden rule.

Hepatitis A cases confirmed at UK primary schools as warnings issued to parents

Two cases of the contagious infection have so far been reported, according to the UK Health Security Agency with both of them coming from primary school pupils in the Newcastle area

Woman spends £25k turning home into Barbie-style 'pink palace' – even power drill matches

Sarah, 46, has spent eight years changing every aspect of her five bed home into a Barbie-style and now every corner is covered in various shades of pink, from the kitchen and staircase to the garage door

Man arrested after Newcastle University buildings 'evacuated' over 'suspicious item'

A man has been arrested for "communicating false information" after a huge police presence reported in the area, amid fears of a "suspicious item"

Brits reveal the key rules of the bedroom with starfishing and cold feet outlawed

More than half of couples now have at least one strict “bed boundary” from banning food between the sheets to dimming your phone while scrolling

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