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Starmer to meet Streeting on Wednesday after four ministers resign over PM's leadership

Health Secretary Wes Streeting, seen as a likely leadership rival, will hold talks with Keir Starmer in Downing Street before the King's Speech.


News imageWes Streeting, Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham seen in a split image

The potential challengers to Keir Starmer

Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are all potential candidates for the top job.

6 hrs ago
Politics
News imageThe Dali cargo ship crashes into the Francis Scott Key Bridge

Dali ship operator charged over deadly Baltimore bridge collapse

Six construction workers were killed and several vehicles plunged into the river after the cargo ship crashed into the bridge.

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US & Canada

Elon Musk said control of OpenAI should go to his children, Sam Altman tells jury

Sam Altman said Elon Musk tried many times for total control of OpenAI, which he's now suing.

3 hrs ago

Trump's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool makeover faces a lawsuit and a $13m price tag

Full pool renovations were estimated to cost $300m and take years. Trump said he found "a better way of doing it" that would only cost $1.5m to $2m.

57 mins ago
US & Canada

'Huge moment' for Catherine as she makes first overseas trip since cancer

The Princess of Wales will travel to to the Italian city of Reggio Emilia, to learn about its approach to early years education.

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UK

US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Iran war

The key measure of US inflation rises its highest level since May 2023 as consumers feel the impact of the Iran war.

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News imageAn autonomous inspection robot at one end of a long sewer pipe with water running along the bottom section (Credit: Pipeon project)

'Fatbergs' are a modern menace. Can we stop them?

Reeking coagulations of grease and debris are clotting city sewers on a colossal scale. New technologies are being used to control this modern menace.

News imageThe four members of Kraftwerk performing on stage with a radioactive symbol against a bright neon yellow screen behind them (Credit: Getty Images)

Kraftwerk's Radioactivity: From eerie 1970s track to anti-nuclear protest anthem

Fifty years old this month, Kraftwerk's single Radioactivity was a groundbreaking track that morphed into the German electronic pioneers' most political protest song.


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Australia has some of the world's costliest homes. Will scrapping tax breaks help?

The government hopes reforms will help young people enter the market, while critics say it will stifle supply.

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News imageTwo women hug in grief at the site of the Nova festival attack, on 7 October 2025

Hamas 'weaponised' sexual violence in 7 October attacks, Israeli investigation says

The most comprehensive report of its kind details harrowing cases of sexual attacks which it says were systematic.

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BBC unmasks key people smuggler in network behind most small boat crossings

The 28-year-old Iraqi Kurd has evaded arrest by operating under the alias “Kardo Ranya”.

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Texas accuses Netflix of spying on users, including children

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News imageCommissioner of Food and Drug Administration Marty Makary delivers remarks alongside, U.S. President Donald Trump, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz and Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL), during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on October 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Marty Makary out as head of US Food and Drug Administration

He is the latest top health official to be ousted under Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.

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US & Canada
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NBA player Clarke dies aged 29

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at the age of 29, the NBA team confirms.

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News imageThe first passengers from the MV Hondius depart for Tenerife Airport aboard a Spanish Military Emergency Unit bus, escorted by a member of Spainâs External Health Service, after disembarking at Granadilla Port in Tenerife, Canary Islands, on May 10, 2026.

No sign of larger hantavirus outbreak, says UN health agency

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News imageHarry Farley outside 10 Downing Street

What next as PM fights for his job?

Over 80 Labour MPs have now urged Keir Starmer to quit immediately or draw up a timetable to leave.

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Watch: Reporters shout questions at ministers leaving No 10

Several ministers were met with a barrage of questions about the PM's future after leaving a cabinet meeting.

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Firefighters battle to contain Florida Everglades brush fire

The blaze had spread more than 7,000 acres and was only 40% contained by Monday night, authorities said.

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Residents of Utqiagvik, the United States' northernmost city, will experience 84 days of midnight sun and uninterrupted daylight.

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US health authorities say 18 Americans from the MV Hondius cruise ship have returned to the US, with one testing positive for hantavirus.

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The French president stood up during a conference in Kenya to tell the audience to quieten down, saying it was “impossible” for speakers to be heard.

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Woodworking shops have been transformed by tech to make tools safer and more precise.
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Thief jailed after stealing unreleased Beyoncé music from car

The man smashed into a car and stole luggage containing hard drives with the singer's tracks.

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Lebanon's health ministry says the paramedics were carrying out a rescue mission in Nabatieh in response to an earlier attack that killed one person.

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Business

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UK borrowing costs jump as uncertainty over PM's future continues

The possibility of a change of leadership in the UK has unsettled some investors and sent bond yields higher.

eBay rejects $55.5bn offer from GameStop

China should stop hoarding food and fertiliser, says former World Bank chief

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Health

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Culture

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The first Eurovision semi-final takes place in Vienna after Austrian singer JJ won the 2025 event.

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Travel

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Arts

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Lord of The Flies' study of hate and division has never been more relevant

William Golding's story of boys descending into violence is a 20th-Century classic. Now Adolescence writer Jack Thorne is behind a new TV version speaking to a rancorous world.

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