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World News brief 20 Oct 2026
A Belgian criminal organisation’s links with a Brazilian cocaine gang have been the focus of a major trial in Brussels, where smuggling links have been alleged between European players...
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World The pest I’ll never forget: the maggots that rained down like hail The record-breaking heat in London, in summer 2022, resulted in an appalling problem in my neighbourhood – which one man took on, armed only with a jet wash
Entertainment Hollywood AI-listers: is the technology ready to rival flesh-and-blood film stars? As a freaky Val Kilmer doppelganger stars in a new western and faux starlet Tilly Norwood is set for her feature debut, experts are split on whether mainstream adoption is a...
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World ‘You have to dance like everybody else!’ Burkina Faso in full colour – in pictures Sanlé Sory is said to have taken a million photographs over six decades, documenting rapid change in his home country. A new exhibition looks at the moment he embraced colour
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World Who exactly will be affected by the UK review of benefits for young people? Around one in eight 16- to 24-year-olds are ‘Neet’ – and Alan Milburn is hinting that the overhaul of their support may be controversial
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World Bodycam video shows police officer shoving Herzog protester before ‘I punched him in the head’ boast Lawyer Nick Hanna argues footage aired in Sydney court depicts ‘unlawful use of force’ by ‘very officer boasting about how he pumped him’
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Politics Alberta voters reject plan for referendum to leave Canada, CBC projects Projection delivers a victory for prime minister Mark Carney and supporters of Canadian unity Voters in Canada’s Alberta have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to begin a...
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Politics Pauline Hanson concedes One Nation video mocking Jacqui Lambie’s prolapsed vagina needs to be changed One Nation senator says controversial cartoon ‘needs to be reined in’ as Lambie praised for speaking out about health issues
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Sports Race, illness, injury, repeat - REDs and why men are suffering in silence British long-distance runner Jake Smith was enduring a relentless pattern of race, illness, injury, repeat - he had no idea he had REDs and was under-fuelling.
World Tuesday briefing: Can Andy Burnham beat Britain’s headphone dodgers? In today’s newsletter: The prime minister’s campaign against noisy passengers has struck a chord with commuters. Whether anyone hears him remains to be seen.
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Politics Alberta rejects secession referendum, chooses to remain part of Canada, CBC projects The oil-rich province of Alberta has rejected the pathway to secession and will remain part of Canada, public broadcaster and CNN newsgathering partner CBC News projected Monday.
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Sports England unchanged to face France after Tonga defeat England men's coach Brian McDermott names an unchanged 19-man squad for their Rugby League World Cup match against France in Perth on Saturday.
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World TV tonight: Stacey Dooley learns about ‘ket bladder’ In an eye-opening documentary, she meets long-term ketamine users. Plus: never-before-seen clips from Only Fools and Horses. Here’s what to watch this evening
World What the Helen Haines tragedy means for Australian democracy – podcast Political editor Tom McIlroy speaks to Matilda Boseley about what happened and why this alleged attack on an independent MP is a watershed moment in Australian politics and...
Business How is the US economy really doing under President Trump? Ahead of the midterms Trump has boasted about the performance of the US economy. BBC Verify looks at inflation, jobs and economic growth in the country.
Sports Football Australia chair Anter Isaac dismisses recent Fifa ructions as ‘growing pains’ The FA chair has backed the direction of Fifa under Gianni Infantino by playing down concerns around the controversial World Cup privatisation push
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World Country diary: A species brought to the edge of extinction, recovering in the fens | Mark Cocker Ouse Fen, Cambridgeshire: The great egret’s story is remarkable, as is the conversion of this low-grade agricultural land into one of the richest wetlands in Britain
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Politics Trump uses antisemitic term ‘Shylock’ while defending Sen. Marshall’s lawsuits against his patients over medical bills President Donald Trump used an antisemitic term as he defended Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall against criticism over medical billing practices Monday, a slur he has used publicly...