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Norway and Finland leaders hold rare call with Putin

AFP via Getty ImagesHafsa Khalil8 minutes agoFinland's President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre have held a joint call with Vladimir Putin - a rare contact between the...

Musk says SpaceX restricted Ukraine's Starlink connection as service restored

Getty ImagesAleks Phillips25 October 2026Elon Musk has said his company SpaceX restricted Ukraine's Starlink internet service, after Ukrainian officials said connectivity issues appeared to have been...

Netherlands pulls out of Eurovision again over Israel participation

Getty ImagesEmma SaundersCulture reporter1 hour agoThe Netherlands has pulled out of next year's Eurovision Song Contest, with public broadcaster NPO citing "sensitivities" over Israel's...

Two men charged under National Security Act after RAF Fairford incident

27 October 2026, 09:05 GMTUpdated 6 minutes agoA 24-year-old man has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service over last month's incident near RAF Fairford. Mohmed Abdulkarim and...

Chancellor to cut tariffs on some staple goods to offer cost of living help

Getty ImagesArchie Mitchell and Dearbail Jordan, Business reporters26 October 2026Updated 4 minutes agoMaking higher tax-free mileage rates permanent and the removal of import taxes on...

Major Chinese brands drop Mbappé as backlash grows over Mao joke

Getty ImagesKelly Ng1 hour agoSeveral Chinese brands have dropped French footballer Kylian Mbappé as backlash grew online over alleged comments by him referring to the late Chinese leader Mao...

Suspect in deadly Paris suburb shooting sent for psychiatric observation

Getty ImagesAleks Phillips25 October 2026A man suspected of a deadly gun attack near Paris has left custody and been placed under psychiatric observation, French anti-terrorism officials have...

Putellas wins record-equalling third Ballon d'Or

Getty ImagesAlex BrothertonBBC Sport journalist26 October 2026Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas has won the Ballon d'Or Feminin for a record-equalling third time, keeping the prize in Spanish hands...

Truce begins in wartorn Ukraine city after it was announced by Melania Trump

Getty ImagesSareen Habeshian4 hours agoA truce has begun in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky, a week after it was announced by US First Lady, Melania Trump.The ceasefire is meant to...

Israel heads to polls for pivotal election defined by security and democracy

Reuters / Getty ImagesTom BennettJerusalem14 minutes agoIsraelis are heading to the polls for what many view as one of the most pivotal elections in the country's history.An unprecedented 70,000...

Kane ends England’s 25-year wait to win men’s Ballon d’Or award

Getty ImagesEmlyn BegleyBBC Sport journalist26 October 2026Harry Kane has become the first English player to win the Ballon d'Or since Michael Owen in 2001 after being crowned the world's best player...

Independent review announced into murder of student Henry Nowak

HandoutHenry Moore4 minutes agoHome Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced an independent review into the the murder of Henry Nowak.The 18-year-old student was fatally stabbed in Southampton in...

Russia given first championships since Ukraine invasion

Getty ImagesCraig NelsonBBC Sport Journalist25 October 2026Moscow will host the 2030 World Weightlifting Championships - the first time an Olympic federation has chosen to stage a global event in...

Chris Brown given suspended eight-month prison sentence over nightclub attack

PA MediaSteven McIntosh26 October 2026, 12:55 GMTUpdated 11 minutes agoUS singer Chris Brown has avoided jail after striking a man twice in the head with a glass tequila bottle in a London...

Storm Boelo leaves 90,000 without power as Met Office issues new wind warning

Getty ImagesVicky Wong26 October 2026, 08:27 GMTUpdated 1 hour agoA clean-up operation is under way in parts of the UK after Storm Boelo caused flooding and property damage, leaving thousands without...