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Month: October 2026
James Maddison backtracks on Roy Keane as Jamie Carragher confronts Spurs star
James Maddison appeared to backtrack on his previous comments about Roy Keane in a confrontation with Jamie Carragher on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football
Longtime CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour leaving network after a storied career of 43 years
Amanpour’s exit coincides with a new era at CNN as it comes under new owner Skydance, after an $81 billion merger that brings CNN and CBS under one roof.
France is rioting over surging inflation, skyrocketing national debt and crumbling schools. America is its sleeping twin
Growth is the main thing keeping the U.S. from looking like France. Underneath it, the debt math and the classrooms look a lot alike.
Homeland Security grants temporary deportation reprieve for more than 100,000 Ukrainians and Sudanese
This decision comes as activists and lawmakers argue there are no safe conditions for Ukrainians to return to amid the war with Russia.
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A cartoon by Tom Tomorrow.
Eye-Popping Total Trump Wants to Cash Out of White House Is Exposed
The president is dead set on a jaw-dropping amount, his longtime biographer alleged.
APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War
People carry their belongings as they leave their office following Russian air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
APTOPIX France Protests
A man tries to extinguish a fire during clashes between protestors and police officers in Paris, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)
Germany Drops Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat Rapid Procurement Plan
A broader competition for Germany’s CCA requirement is now likely to extend into the next decade. A broader competition for Germany’s CCA requirement is now likely to extend into the next decade.
Drone attacks across Sudan escalate, 160 people reported killed
Rights groups warn increasing attacks by unmanned aircraft on civilians and infrastructure.
Japan Mars Moons
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency unveils a spacecraft for its Martian Moons eXploration mission at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, southwestern Japan, Aug. 13, 2026. (Yuika Kawazoe/Kyodo News via
Python hunters snag Puerto Rico’s largest reticulated python on record after it was spotted strangling pet cat
Python hunter and alligator wrestler Kevin Pavlidis helped capture the longest live reticulated python ever caught in Puerto Rico, an 18’4″ invasive species threatening the ecosystem.
Hegseth meets Netanyahu on unannounced Israel visit
Hegseth has travelled to Israel to meet Netanyahu before a closely contested election, Axios reported, citing sources.
Italy to deploy 500 troops to Milan after days of protests and looting
Government planning tougher security measures after protests over high cost of living descend into violence
At least four people die as floods sweep eastern Spain
At least four people have died in Spain as torrential rain has battered the country’s eastern Mediterranean coast. The severe flooding had left more than 450 people stranded on rooftops, in buildings or in cars.
The world’s finance chiefs see new risks — and less China angst
Debt, AI and Ukraine dominated the conversation at the IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok, while China, the focus in 2018, slipped into the background.
Kim Jong Un ‘proof of life’ photos released by North Korea after wild rumors dictator died from brain hemorrhage
North Korea has released a fresh batch of apparent “proof of life” photos showing Kim Jong Un inspecting shoes and women’s clothing.
French soccer icon Emmanuel Petit condemns arson and looting, warns Macron to ‘protect honest citizens’
Emmanuel Petit condemned France riots and arson, telling rioters to leave the country. The soccer icon separated violent looters from those protesting taxes and inflation.
Life at epicentre of Indonesian wildfires choking Singapore and Malaysia with haze
As wildfires continue to smother the region in toxic smog, the BBC travels to ground zero in Indonesian Borneo.
Hegseth makes unannounced trip and other Mideast news
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in the Middle East. He said he was visiting troops who were on an unspecified mission. The Pentagon didn’t give further comment. Saudi Arabia
Canada deploys 50 investigators to probe military base fire that killed 4 soldiers
Fifty investigators are examining a fire at a Canadian military base that killed four soldiers and injured 39 others. Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday that the investigation is led
Switzerland Glacier Relics
FILE – A lake of meltwater has formed on the tongue of the Rhone glacier near Goms, Switzerland, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
French riots lay bare risks and opportunities for 2027 election candidates
POLITICO looks at the strategic calculus for Le Pen, Mélenchon, Philippe and Glucksmann.
Kim Jong Un photos released to dismiss rumours of coma, takeover by sister
North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un has resurfaced in photographs released by state media, inspecting children’s footwear and women’s clothing, after
Russians locked out of bank accounts as Ukraine hits Yandex data centres amid escalating tensions
Kyiv is being pressured by Washington to avoid targeting Russian energy facilities in a move intended to preserve diesel supplies to international markets. | World News
What’s making Europe so angry? The frustration behind the protests
Protests broke out in France and several European countries as people railed against living costs, poor schooling conditions, and a housing crisis.
An Israeli pre-dawn strike on a Gaza apartment kills 2 people, and other Mideast news
An Israeli attack on a Gaza apartment has killed two people and injured others.
France curfews calm unrest as Macron faces criticism over Gulf trip
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said Tuesday some areas would remain under curfew after a weekend of violent rioting.
A Russian missile and drone blitz kills 7 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks help in Norway
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed another missile and drone blitz of civilian areas in Ukraine, killing at least seven people, officials said Tuesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy scrambled
Lavrov backs Iran after Trump says Russia doing ‘little’ for Tehran
Just hours after Trump publicly claimed Russia was doing “little” to help Iran, Moscow reaffirmed its full support for Tehran, with Foreign Minister Lavrov describing Iran’s fight as a “just cause.”
Drivers to get new rights to challenge ‘rip-off’ private parking charges
The new private parking code of practice will apply in England, Scotland and Wales and will bring in a fully independent scrutiny and oversight board.
Spurs icon Vertonghen set for match in sport he refused to let teammates play
Jan Vertonghen will take on a legend from a different sport
Vistry gets green light for next phase of London estate
Planning approved for next stage of 2,170-home site in Kingston
Gbolade Design Studio completes Hertfordshire courtyard house
Gbolade Design Studio has completed a new family house designed to passive energy standards and to be net positive in operation
Wickes reveals faster sales growth amid ‘mild’ price inflation
Chief executive David Wood said the group is on track to meet profit guidance for the year.
BFI London Film Festival 2026: Club Kid
Writer and Director: Jordan Firstman Despite the frequent references to drugs, dicks and darkrooms, Jordan Firstman’s debut Club Kid is the feel-good movie of this year’s BFI London Film Festival. While the plot of a man discovering that he has a child has been explored in films such as Three Men and A Baby and
BFI London Film Festival 2026: A Bit of Light
Writers: Ali Asgari and Shadmehr Rastin Director: Ali Asgari Bang up-to-date, Ali Asgari’s sixth feature explores one man’s decision to commit suicide as protests rock Iran and as President Trump threatens to bomb Tehran. Arash is packing up his apartment. The verdant houseplants will go to his sisters, and the cat he bestows upon his
Chelsea labelled ‘bigger and worse offenders’ than City despite guilty verdict
The former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan has accused Chelsea of being ‘bigger offenders’ than Manchester City
Backstage – Phoenix Arts Club, London
Writer: Junhan Cheng, translated and adapted by Anlan Shi Director: Beatrice Paolucci Audience participation is almost inevitable in a cabaret magic show, especially when you’re sitting in the front row. Whether it’s picking a playing card or being dragged up on stage to act as an eyewitness to a larger illusion, some people revel in
Tides for London Bridge (Tower Pier), London
Tides for 7 days for London Bridge (Tower Pier), London
Disabled Croydon residents could lose free travel under council plans
The council says closing the scheme to new applicants would save £140,000 over two years as part of a wider package of financial cuts
Could Jeremy Corbyn lose his Islington North seat after 43 years?
‘My gut tells me it’s going to be quite close,’ says polling expert Martin Baxter
Passengers facing rail delays after vehicle strikes bridge
Good morning, welcome to our live coverage of rail delays between London Paddington and Reading following a vehicle striking a bridge in the Langley area.
Council under fire after nursery abuse
Camden Council was notified by Bright Horizons in 2021 after a parent complained about the behaviour of Vincent Chan who was later cleared and went on to sexually abuse three-year-olds
A new 5,000-capacity open-air venue is coming to the River Thames
Greenwich Council has licensed a 5,000-capacity open-air events venue at the former Stone Foundries site in Charlton. Here’s what we know so far.
London’s mobile networks fall to bottom of Europe’s capital league
Rooftop rent cuts, planning refusals and congestion leave Ookla ranking the UK’s capital last for speed and latency
London Reform councillor stands by grooming gang death penalty remarks
A Hounslow councillor says he stands by recorded comments saying he supported ‘executions’ taking place in the Downing Street garden
Diamond League disciplines confirmed for 2027 Novuna London Athletics Meet
The Diamond League events have been confirmed for the 2027 Novuna London Athletics Meet that will be taking place on the 17 July at the London Stadium.
Moment man viciously attacks Jewish woman pushing pram in London’s Stamford Hill
Police make arrest after multiple Jewish women report being assaulted








