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Oct 14, 2026 - World

The incident has since received criticism on social media, with people calling the 80-year-old "mentally unwell" and "disrespectful".

Oct 14, 2026 - World

Ben Norris says cost-cutting measure that means show will be recorded outside its home city risks ‘extraordinary burden’ for crewA cast member of The Archers has said its actors have been angered by the BBC’s decision to axe the show’s new studio, in a move that could lead to it being recorded away from its home in Birmingham.Ben Norris, who plays Ben Archer in the world’s longest-running soap opera, said the decision risked having a real impact on the quality of the show and placing an “extraordinary burden” on its crew. Continue reading...

Oct 14, 2026 - World

Government building and two banks set on fire as tens of thousands take to streets over education costs and corruptionTens of thousands of students have taken to the streets of Tirana, the Albanian capital, setting alight a government building and two banks and hurling stones at police during a protest over rising education costs and ⁠corruption.Police responded with water ⁠cannons and teargas to disperse protesters who started a fire at the ministry of education building, overturned bins and smashed the fronts of local businesses. A branch of Raiffeisen Bank near the education ministry also caught fire. Continue reading...

Oct 14, 2026 - World

Zelenskyy says he will be discussing intelligence sharing ‘difficulties’ and Starlink access with BurnhamPMQs is about to start.Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.After @genevieve_holl reported this last night, various sources in the Trump administration who are supportive of Farage said Badenoch was needlessly trying to cause a political row (per @katyballs @MrHarryCole) and accused her of undermining the Anglo-American relationship.It is possible that these people are particularly sensitive about this topic because they are still considering buying the islands, as @connorstringer and I reported earlier in the year. Domestic opposition to the idea of the US running Chagos in the UK would be a problem for the White House.Calamity Kemi Strikes Again.Kemi Badenoch has risked causing a diplomatic row with Britain’s allies, all because she cannot control the Tory spin doctors around her that oversaw the disastrous premierships of Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak, Theresa May, and even David Cameron.Kemi and the Conservatives cannot be trusted by the Chagos people.If they really have interest in the Chagos, why would you have started negotiating about things you already own?We are confused at why @KemiBadenoch is attacking @Nigel_Farage …We understood Nigel Farage’s comments to mean that we would get perpetual use of the base, which, frankly, we’ve always had. Continue reading...

Oct 14, 2026 - World

Vessels hit by missiles as rise in strikes suggests Iran is trying to close waterway before US midterm electionsTwo container ships have ⁠sunk near the strait of Hormuz after being struck by missiles amid the sharpest rise in Iranian attacks on shipping since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran.The increase in attacks suggests Iran is trying to fully close the strategic waterway in a deliberate attempt to frustrate Donald Trump’s efforts to bring down fuel prices before the US midterm elections on 3 November. Continue reading...