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Oct 25, 2026 - World

Number of videos about British trains doubles in three months as creators find audiences interested in workings of railwaysThey are not just gathered at the end of your local train station platform any more. Now they are on your social media platforms too.Trainspotters have played a part in more than doubling the number of videos about British trains on TikTok in the last three months. According to the platform, the rise in rail content is also down to more people seeking information on cheap tickets, facts about the London Underground and tales from train staff. Continue reading...

Oct 25, 2026 - World

VW investment, creating 4,500 jobs in Georgia, comes amid Trump’s damaging tariffs, intense Chinese competition and costly shift towards EVsAudi has said it will spend $4bn (£3bn) to build its first factory in the US, as its parent company, Volkswagen, struggles with the impact of steep tariffs imposed by Donald Trump.The German brand’s chief executive, Gernot Döllner, joined Trump on stage at a campaign rally on Saturday night to announce the factory in Macon, Georgia, in an unusual move by a big European brand just days before the US midterm elections. Continue reading...

Oct 25, 2026 - World

Cabinet minister says PM’s plea is ‘pragmatism’ but comments risk causing concern among some red wall MPsAndy Burnham’s call for the UK to consider a return to free movement with Europe has been backed by senior cabinet ministers including Angela Rayner but risks causing concern among fellow red wall MPs.The prime minister made his plea for an “honest discussion” about free movement in an interview with the Sunday Times, making clear that staying out of it would no longer be a red line in talks with the EU. Continue reading...

Oct 25, 2026 - World

Exclusive: People from marginalised groups more likely to be diagnosed via urgent referral or in emergency setting, research finds People from minority ethnic backgrounds in England are up to a third less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer via routine screening, and are more likely to be diagnosed in an emergency setting, analysis has found.The research, carried out by academics at the University of Surrey and funded by the charity Breast Cancer Now, involved analysis of 86,564 adults diagnosed with the disease between 2009 and 2019, from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink and the Cancer Registration Tumour and Treatment datasets. Continue reading...

Oct 25, 2026 - World

Met Office reports gusts of up to 84mph after weather warnings issued across Scotland, Northern Ireland and north of EnglandMore than 82,000 properties have been left without power as Storm Boelo continues to batter Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England.The adverse weather hitting northern parts of the UK on Saturday evening was the second named storm in as many days, after Storm Austen brought strong winds to south-west England on Friday. Continue reading...