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Oct 25, 2026 - World

Asked if she had spoken with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky or Russian President Vladimir Putin, Melania and President Donald Trump said both.

Oct 25, 2026 - World

Earlier, videos of many dressed as Napoleon Bonaparte and Batman have also surfaced on social media.

Oct 25, 2026 - World

Exclusive: Forensic analysis of found images continues as Meghan’s father denies possessing child sexual abuse imagesAll signs point to Thomas Markle Sr being a “possible sex offender of the grossest kind” although a full forensic investigation will give a “definitive picture”, the Philippine interior minister has told the Guardian.Authorities in the south-east Asian country are analysing digital images allegedly belonging to the estranged father of the Duchess of Sussex that were said to have been found at his former home in Cebu. Meghan’s half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr, reported to authorities last week that he had apparently discovered a stash of child sexual abuse images. Continue reading...

Oct 25, 2026 - World

Teesside town has come out worst in children’s commissioner’s report, but residents say such rankings are demoralising and counterproductive“It’s disappointing, it’s just another kicking,” said a youth worker after the town in which they work was labelled as the hardest place in which to be a child in England.“It suggests our children are living unhappy lives,” said a teacher, who described her pupils as joyful. Continue reading...

Oct 25, 2026 - World

Andrew Woosnam took millions from his recruitment firms before creditors, including HMRC, were left out of pocketCompanies revived in ‘phoenix’ deals more likely to fail, study findsFor three decades, the recruitment industry treated Andrew Woosnam well.Having learned his trade during the 1990s, he graduated to create his own firm at the turn of the millennium – which allowed him to bank millions of pounds in salary, dividends and loans and to buy assets including a grand house in Berkshire once owned by the comedians Dawn French and Lenny Henry. Continue reading...