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Wednesday, 14 October 2026 · 59 stories

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Business · 13:47 British pound hits its highest level against the euro in 16 months

The euro dropped about 2% against sterling over three weeks due to expensive oil and French financial worries.

Business · 13:45 UK shares rise after a report John Healey will avoid more borrowing

The Financial Times says he plans to cover new costs by raising taxes or cutting spending instead.

World · 13:38 Ukraine accuses SpaceX of restricting internet for its fast-moving military drones

The military claims the satellite internet drops without warning when devices travel over 110 kilometres per hour, ruining several combat operations.

World · 13:23 Ukraine: Starlink speed cap is disrupting critical drone missions

Kyiv says terminals lose their connection once a car or drone passes 160km/h, which hurts interceptor drones, the ones used to shoot down Russia's jet-powered drones.

General · 13:18 Leeds Bradford Airport staff to strike from Friday unless pay offer accepted

Hourly paid staff, including check-in, security and passport control workers, are voting on a separate pay offer, with the ballot closing on Wednesday.

Health · 13:00 Baby loss charities want Welsh bereaved parents given an equal say in death reviews

Wales had the UK's highest neonatal death rate in 2023, at 1.79 per 1,000 births, falling to 1.49 in 2024.

Health · 13:00 Archie Goodburn, 25, meets Andy Burnham after tearful plea for brain cancer research money

Goodburn has three inoperable brain tumours and wants a national brain cancer lead, plus clinical trials from the US, Australia and China brought to the UK.

General · 12:58 New tiger-sized dinosaur found in a museum drawer, 100 years after Isle of Wight discovery

The skull fragment sat unnoticed at London's Natural History Museum for nearly a century after it arrived in 1924.

General · 12:57 Civil servant accused of 183-hour work week, £350k from five jobs

Prosecutors told Southwark Crown Court that Kashim Chowdhury, 55, from Whitechapel, east London, was contracted for 183 hours a week, more than a week contains.

General · 12:56 Andy Burnham's £699 dinner sparks new scrutiny from Tories

The dinners, in August 2017 and April 2018, were valued at £300 and about £699 respectively.

General · 12:55 King Charles writing privately to Pope Leo after his lung cancer diagnosis

GB News understands the letter will pass on the King's well-wishes, though the story rests on that one outlet.

General · 12:55 Burnham did not discuss Man City charges with owners

Prime Minister Andy Burnham stated he had no discussions regarding Premier League charges with Manchester City's owners while serving as Greater Manchester mayor.

General · 06:51 Paying car insurance monthly costs more than credit cards, Which? finds

Around 15 million UK drivers spread their car insurance cover over monthly instalments, known as premium finance.

General · 06:51 Rules, London's oldest restaurant, building given to National Trust in £11m gift

The owner who bought Rules in 1984, JP Mayhew, handed over the building and its historic contents, and the rent will pay for conservation work each year.

General · 06:50 Only 3% of UK vehicle thefts end in a charge

Home Office figures show that a car is stolen in the UK every four minutes, and the number of thefts in England and Wales has risen by almost 50% compared to ten years ago.

Sports · 06:47 Four fighters win UFC contracts from Dana White after Contender Series night

White passed on main event winner Erick Visconde, whose fight he called awful to watch.

General · 06:47 Ryanair ending all Bremen flights from April 2027, including Stansted route

Ryanair says German taxes and airport charges forced its hand, and it will move the planes to cheaper countries.

Sports · 06:46 Malaysia's F1 race brought in nearly RM950mil, ministry tells Parliament

About 261,000 people came to Sepang International Circuit over the 2 to 4 October weekend, and more than 50,000 of the visitors were foreign tourists.

General · 06:46 Katie Zacharia, Trump's press secretary, lacks a US law licence

On Tuesday, Katie Zacharia, Trump's newly appointed White House press secretary, was questioned about the location of her bar exam completion.

Sports · 06:46 FIFA boss Infantino received undisclosed $1.72m World Cup payment, ESPN reports

The money came in 2024 on top of about $4.9 million in salary and benefits, and FIFA's annual report that year didn't list it.

General · 06:45 Pope Leo, 71, had lung surgery at Gemelli Hospital with no complications

Surgeons removed the whole lower lobe of the 71-year-old Pope's right lung at Rome's Gemelli Hospital, and the Vatican says there were no complications.

Sports · 06:45 Man City seeks ninth straight win hosting PSG.

City will seek a ninth consecutive victory across all competitions when they host current holders Paris Saint-Germain in Wednesday's Champions League fixture.

Sports · 06:45 Viking hold Bayern Munich 3-3 as Kane's two goals set a record

Viking, Norway's champions, were in the country's second tier as recently as 2018 and led 2-0 at half-time.

Sports · 06:45 Arsenal beat Lille 3-0 with three goals in seven minutes

Arsenal had struggled for an hour at the Emirates, then scored three times between the 64th and 71st minutes.

Sports · 06:44 Blackburn beat Bristol City 1-0 thanks to keeper Balazs Toth's string of saves

Bristol City had the better of the opening half hour and might have been three or four goals up.

Technology · 06:44 GTA 3's famous shard-style cover was a rush job after 9/11

Rockstar's first cover for GTA 3 showed burning buildings, so artist Stephen Bliss redid it in about two evenings, according to Dan Houser, the games' former writer.

Technology · 06:44 Rockstar VP Houser says Bully struggled until late 2006.

Dan Houser, the former Rockstar VP who wrote Bully, told IGN the game struggled until very late in development.

General · 06:44 William Chapman's family say mental health medication may explain his tiger death

William Chapman, 23, had experienced severe mental health problems for years and was on powerful medication, his family announced in a statement on Tuesday evening.

Technology · 06:43 New Apple TV 4K costs $300, double the 2022 model's launch price

The old box launched at $150 for the 128GB Ethernet version, so the jump is steep, though the new chip is far quicker.

Technology · 06:42 Xbox sets up Xbox Labs to explore fan-made AI game ports

Modders have already got Halo running in a web browser and skateboarding into Call of Duty, often using AI tools.

Business · 06:42 Used car dealer Cars4You shuts, with all 26 staff made redundant

The firm had up to 1500 used cars and some light vans in stock, spread across five sites in central Scotland.

Business · 06:41 Typo is closing all its UK shops and website by early 2027

The brand, owned by Australian firm Cotton On, blames high rent and operating costs plus softer sales.

Business · 06:40 OpenAI engineer charged over hidden listening device in San Francisco boardroom

OpenAI says it used its own AI models to work out who planted the device, and it has since fired the employee.

Technology · 06:40 92% of top UK graduate employers have met or suspected AI cheating in hiring

That's up from 85% last year, according to the Institute of Student Employers (ISE), a trade group that surveyed 155 big graduate recruiters.

World · 06:39 12 US senators from both parties tell Trump to scrap Russia diesel sanctions deal

Six Republican and six Democrat senators wrote to Trump saying the deal is "a gift to our adversary and a betrayal of our allies".

Politics · 06:37 Pat Karney, Manchester councillor for almost 50 years, dies aged 78

He was being treated for cancer at The Christie hospital, Manchester City Council said in a statement on Tuesday evening (October 13).

Politics · 06:33 MI5 boss says Russia did meddle in Brexit vote, but don't exaggerate it

Sir Ken McCallum, head of MI5, Britain's domestic spy agency, said on Monday that online trolls and bots did try to interfere in the 2016 referendum.

Technology · 06:33 New $149 HomePod mini 2 goes on sale 30 October with Siri AI

The new Siri AI features won't be there on day one, because Apple says they'll arrive later in a software update.

Sports · 06:33 Bournemouth will sell Alex Scott in January for over £100m, with conditions

The Cherries will only do a deal if survival in the Premier League looks likely, according to Bournemouth sources.

Sports · 06:32 Man Utd lose 2-0 at Atletico with Yoro sent off, now winless in five

United were behind after 47 seconds, when Pablo Barrios scored from a simple ball over the top.

General · 06:31 Royal Mail loses 400 postal workers weekly, union claims

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) says departures have climbed from about 330 a week since Royal Mail brought in DM26.

Politics · 06:21 Reynolds rules out UK tariffs on Chinese cars despite EU pressure

The EU has imposed duties of up to 45% on Chinese electric vehicles, with some in Brussels advocating for Britain to implement similar measures.

World · 06:21 Zelensky says Russian missiles hit Kyiv power plant, killing two

Zelensky said the Darnytska CHP-4 plant, which supplies heating and electricity to parts of Kyiv, was hit late on Tuesday with no early warning from partners.

World · 06:12 Russia Arrests Japanese Journalist on Spying Charges

Russia's FSB has detained Yuki Imai, a reporter for Japan's Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, on the island of Sakhalin, accusing him of gathering information about Russian defences for Japanese intelligence.

Technology · 06:08 US Charges 14 Over North Korean Remote Worker Scheme

The US Justice Department says North Korean operatives using stolen American identities landed remote IT jobs at more than 70 US companies, earning around $3m.

World · 06:07 Iran Sentences Woman to Death Over Social Media Post

A 23-year-old Iranian accounting student, Najmeh Amini, has been sentenced to death for blasphemy over a social media post, according to rights groups.

World · 06:06 Judge Blocks Trump Ban on CNN, MS Now and Politico

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from barring CNN, MS Now and Politico journalists from the White House while their lawsuit continues.

Business · 06:06 Bank of America Fined $1.2bn Over Money Laundering Failures

The US Treasury has fined Bank of America $1.2bn, saying the lender failed to report more than $5bn in suspicious transactions, including about $1bn linked to national security risks and possible Chinese money laundering networks.

Health · 00:27 Suicide rates for middle-aged men hit highest level since 1981

New figures show suicide rates among men aged 45 to 64 have reached their highest point since data collection started in 1981.

General · 00:27 1.7 million UK homes will not heat their properties this winter

A new survey found that 1.7 million households, or 5.7% of the UK, plan to skip heating this winter to save money.

World · 00:24 Saudi Arabia strikes Yemen's capital after Houthi missile attacks

Saudi Arabia launched attacks on Sanaa on Tuesday after its coalition warned civilians to avoid an oil depot there.

Politics · 00:23 Kemi Badenoch criticises Farage's "humiliating" offer to Trump on Chagos

Kemi Badenoch, a UK minister, criticised Nigel Farage's suggestion to offer the Chagos Islands to Donald Trump.

World · 00:23 BBC requests judge compel Donald Trump's deposition in $10bn defamation suit

The BBC wants a federal judge in Florida to make Donald Trump give a deposition for his $10bn defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster.

Politics · 00:22 Migrants took 4 in 5 new UK jobs since 2014. Why?

A report by the Centre for Social Justice found that approximately 3.7 million new jobs were established across Britain between 2014 and the close of last year.

Politics · 00:21 Burnham to meet Zelensky on Wednesday after Trump's diesel deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet Prime Minister Andy Burnham at Downing Street on Wednesday.

General · 00:20 Barack Obama gets honorary degree at Queen's University Belfast

Former US President Barack Obama received an honorary doctorate from Queen's University Belfast on Tuesday.

Health · 00:19 Dementia experts urge ministers to lift NHS ban on Alzheimer's drugs

Thirty-eight leading specialists have written to the Health Secretary, Yvette Cooper, asking her to help get two new Alzheimer's drugs on the NHS.

Technology · 00:18 OpenAI engineer arrested for planting hidden recording device

US federal agents arrested Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national, on Tuesday, following allegations that he had placed an concealed audio recording device within an executive conference room.

World · 00:14 Prime Minister Burnham restates UK support for Ukraine to Zelenskyy

Prime Minister Andy Burnham called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday to confirm the UK's continued support for Ukraine.