Month: October 2026

Meet the clergy and lay representatives elected to serve the Diocese of London on the Church of England’s General Synod for the next five years. View the full list of members, learn about the work of General Synod, explore election addresses and see the Diocese’s 2026 election results and further information about the process.

Footage emerged from East London over the weekend of people ‘jousting’

The Met say their new inclusion strategy is designed to help tackle crime, better protect victims and strengthen trust and confidence across London’s communities.

The deputy leader insisted the party would go from ‘strength to strength’ under Sir Ed.

On loan Tottenham star Kevin Danso had a disastrous 17 minutes on the pitch for Sunderland against Bournemouth as he was handed his marching orders in the Premier League

Practical steps, U.S. pressure, and greater Arab involvement are needed to overcome trauma and despair.

Dorothy’s is South London’s first permanent lesbian pub, offering food & drink from queer-owned brands and a welcoming atmosphere.

Delivering his judgment on Monday, Mr Justice Birt ruled the cases were time-barred and brought too late

First stalls reopen a fortnight after flames swept through the historic market

This tour is intended to promote U.S. economic and security ties with Central and South Asia. But it has only tangential links to the Trump administration’s current main foreign policy dilemmas in the Middle East and with the Russia-Ukraine war.

Anti-government protesters continued calls for Edi Rama to step down as violent clashes between demonstrators and police persisted.

Several explosions rocked the capital just before 11 p.m., with further attacks around 3 a.m. and 7 a.m., Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground reported. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (DSNS) said damage was reported in at least three districts.

The Ebola outbreak in Congo has spread to an eighth province. The Health Ministry has recorded two cases, including one death, in Nord-Ubangi province.

A priest in Guayaquil, Ecuador, was fatally struck by a falling crucifix during a livestreamed Mass. The Archdiocese of Guayaquil confirmed his death.

Alberta’s independence movement faces likely defeat, but history suggests losing a referendum may not end the fight.

A demonstrator stands in front of a police truck firing tear gas to disperse protesters during a march against proposed government spending cuts and marking the seventh anniversary of Chile’s

Kingdom Centre in Riyadh was evacuated as Iran-backed Houthi attacks rattled Saudi Arabia’s capital. The 99-story skyscraper ordered mandatory remote work for all employees.

Typing with numb fingers, struggling to hold a pen, or waking with an aching hand can make everyday life exhausting for people with carpal tunnel syndrome.

Kenyan health authorities say latest patient was likely exposed to the country’s first Ebola case.

Katie Zacharia’s short time as White House press secretary has brought renewed attention to the high-profile role.

Vladimir Putin has proposed meeting Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in China next month to discuss the Ukraine war. | World News

China says its economy grew 4.5% for the July-September quarter from a year ago. That moves the country closer to meeting its annual growth target as the year nears its

A sniper takes position to secure the area on the day U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio tours Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (Kylie Cooper/Pool Photo

His remarks came after Trump signed an executive order late on Friday to waive sweeping new Russia-related sanctions and lift sanctions on Russian diesel. | World News

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press at Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (Kylie Cooper/Pool Photo via AP)

Pak army officer killed in IED blast | World News

Wildberries and Ozon play an enormous role in Russia’s economy and in the lives of millions of Russians, as well as entrepreneurs and shoppers in the Commonwealth of Independent States, where both companies also operate. For some, these online marketplaces offer relatively low prices; for others, jobs at logistics centers where pay often exceeds the regional average; and for still others, a platform to grow their own businesses. Employees and sellers have always had strained relationships with Wildberries and Ozon because of the companies’ strict rules. But the situation became more complicated in the summer of 2026, when Ukraine began regularly striking the marketplaces’ infrastructure, destroying goods stored in their warehouses.

FILE – A headphone of a cameraman is seen in the press room during the government’s press conference on Thursday, Jan 18, 2024. Polarization has created “an almost Orwellian environment”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia has launched ballistic missiles and drones to attack Ukraine’s energy infrastructure again.

A boy wears a mask while visiting the Tehran-Mobarak 21st International Puppet Festival in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Japan’s mission to Mars’ moons could answer a decades old question dividing the origins of Phobos and Deimos between two conflicting theories, and make history as the first spacecraft to return to Earth from orbit of the Red Planet.

A synagogue was vandalized and Jewish businesses looted and ransacked during the latest wave of riots in France over the weekend, with Jewish leaders calling on officials to declare a state of emergency.

Thousands of seafarers remain stranded near the Strait of Hormuz as attacks on commercial ships escalate, the International Maritime Organization’s top official warns.

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The Prime Minister promised action to help get young people off welfare and into work.

Boss Andrea Baldo said he was ‘very pleased’ with recent progress by the business.

Writer and Director: Jessie Eisenberg Theatre is a team sport but controversial techniques like The Method can place the individual at the centre of everything an actor does. Jessie Eisenberg’s new film The Debut, closing the BFI London Film Festival 2026, is a charming piece about the perils of going too far as an actor

Canary Wharf veteran Sir George Iacobescu is steering plans to swap the insurer’s London base for one of the tallest buildings in the Square Mile

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Chancellor John Healey is expected to raise taxes in the Budget on October 28

Network benchmarking firm Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their Speedtest.net site and app, has revealed the results of a new study that shows how

Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2026 report strong sales, 95,000 visitors and record institutional attendance, led by a £5m Brueghel.

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Shine Pink said she is trying to save for her first house while putting money aside for retirement

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Israeli police said they arrested 10 people on Monday in connection with a wave of settler violence that included attacks on a foreign journalist and European diplomats in the occupied

watch gang jailed Mayfair businessman feared life

The political activist is accused of two counts of harassment causing fear of violence.

The Garden Museum has named the winner of its competition for the £4.9 million renewal and redevelopment of Benton End in Hadleigh, Suffolk