Month: October 2026

Kate O’Flynn returns to the stage as part of the 15-minute play

Despite the asking price increase in October, there are signs that higher mortgage rates are stretching home buyers’ budgets, the website said.

The group has blamed primary ticket sellers for the rise in touts using bots to buy up tickets.

Pip is the main benefit paid to someone who has a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability.

EY’s latest profit warning report showed that 65 UK-listed companies warned over profits in the three months to the end of September.

Chancellor John Healey is expected to reform the way tax is collected on online marketplaces as part of his upcoming Budget.

MPs will begin a debate on the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill later on Monday.

Westminster Bridge shut down both ways as Met Police and paramedics respond to a welfare incident, causing widespread central London gridlock.

London asking rents up 6.1% in September, but agreed rents fell short as tenants negotiated and fewer homes came to market, Hello Neighbour data show.

People who play music out loud on buses could face £100 fines in a crackdown on antisocial behaviour

NHS hospital staff will walkout on Monday following a dispute over pay and working conditions

Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine receives treatment at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, after being injured in an attack by Israeli settlers while covering clashes

The US secretary of state will meet the foreign ministers of five Central Asian countries on Monday under the C5+1 format. Trade, investment, critical minerals and security are expected to feature in discussions, while more than 200 American business executives accompany the visit.

Giorgia Meloni urged Italy’s opposition to condemn violent demonstrators after police officers were injured and stores looted across major cities.

FILE – President Donald Trump, right, poses for a photo with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before he boards Air Force One at Ben Gurion International Airport, Oct. 13, 2025,

Imagery from Guangzhou reveals a second suspected Chinese UUV mothership, designed to launch and recover massive underwater drones.

A German study reveals that having an orgasm clears stuffy noses as effectively as nasal decongestant spray for up to 60 minutes.

An image distributed by Romania’s Ministry of Defense shows a missile being fired at jet powered Geran drones that entered the country’s airspace Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. (Romanian Ministry of

China is ramping up its presence around Taiwan, in a pattern that Taipei said is designed to ‘alter the status quo’.

A surge in attacks by increasingly coordinated Baluch militants is creating a growing security challenge for Iran as it confronts the threat of renewed US and Israeli military operations.

Previously undisclosed letters obtained by TIME show Mossad chief Yossi Cohen thanked Qatar's emir for the assistance, while Israeli officials vetted recipients and privately urged Doha to maintain payments despite public criticism of its Hamas ties

Capt Smit Machchhar said he screamed for help as he reached to open the cockpit door on flight FZ1073

Demonstrations against the cost of living, education conditions and housing crises have taken place in France, Albania, Italy, Portugal and Spain.

As Champi buzzsaws its way across the Western Pacific this week, the U.S. coast from North Carolina to New Jersey is bracing for several days of high water from a slow-moving nor’easter that could take on subtropical characteristics.

Passengers say they were informed of an anonymous bomb threat that forced the aircraft to divert to Bulgaria; a delegation of young people scheduled to address the UN was also aboard

Netanyahu raised concerns about how the next Israeli prime minister would manage relations with a potentially hostile US administration.

Russia’s push for ‘digital sovereignty’ concentrated online services in a few physical sites – and that creates a vulnerability.

“Those who destroyed must pay; those who looted must reimburse,” the French president said.

Earlier, residents had little warning before the missiles struck. The explosions were simultaneous with the blaring of air raid sirens, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground.

Video footage of the incident in Taybeh, north of Jerusalem, showed settlers confronting a convoy of diplomats.

The ambassador condemned the attack as "vicious" and called for the prosecution of those involved.

Cllr Gio Iozzi explains why Haringey must rethink its streets to make them safer for children, pedestrians and cyclists.

Writer and Director: Cristian Mungiu Fjord, the winner of this year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes, is very much like The Anatomy of A Fall. Both take place in a small town in snowy mountains, both feature court cases, and both tease the audience with ambiguity. Directed by the Romanian Cristian Mungiu, Fjord examines the lives

El Niño has brought more — and stronger — storms to the Pacific Ocean. People on Mexico’s western coastline are exhausted

The object was likely a drone which entered from Poland, defense minister Robertas Kaunas told reporters.

Drone strikes early Sunday morning, Oct. 18, hit two St. Petersburg oil terminals, a VK data center, an Ozon warehouse, and a highway bridge, cutting power to 20,000.

People ride their horses on a bridge over the Dobra river near Karlocac, Croatia, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

In the face of terrible crises, it can feel right to shock people into action. But what if that has the opposite effect?

Ukraine’s operators want masses of drones that they can tweak themselves, but a soldier said Western firms add extra features that drive the price up.

Kim Jong Un’s trips are rarely portrayed as personal gateways in North Korean media, which presents his appearances as part of his leadership duties. | World News

Amid increasing concerns about the threats posed to the UK, ChatGPT has shared its assessment of how worried Brits should be about the possibility of WW3.

In this photo provided by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, second left, poses for a photo with other participants of a ministerial meeting of the

FILE – Ashaninka’s territory sits along the winding Amonia River in Acre state, Brazil, June 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)

Trump’s comment comes as the French police reportedly arrested several people after clashes reportedly broke out during protests over rising living costs. | World News

A cyclist rides along Beirut’s seaside promenade under stormy skies in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Some 1,800 people had been arrested by midday on Sunday, with hundreds of police officers injured

“If it just passes through the country, then obviously there is no obstacle to it,” Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said.

A British mother says counterterrorism officers questioned her about her support for Israel and a trip to the country after an anonymous extremism referral.

Richard Kone has been given the all-clear after going off in the final stages of QPR’s defeat at Birmingham on Saturday. Kone, who has struggled for fitness and form so far this season, recently suffered a knee injury while playing for Rangers’ development side. And it was feared he had suffered another significant setback when […]