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Oct 19, 2026 - World

Downing Street delivered a rare rebuke to a senior member of Donald Trump’s administrationAsked why the Lib Dems were opposed to a third runway at Heathrow when they professed to be in favour of growth, Cooper said she did not accept that a third runway would produce all the benefits its supporters claimed.She explained:On Heathrow, it is clear from looking at all of the economic analysis of airport growth over the last few years that many of the promises made by all sorts of different airport companies simply haven’t come to bear.The promise of higher wage jobs hasn’t been substantiated. Often it’s lower paid jobs, and often not as many as they’ve claimed. Continue reading...

Oct 19, 2026 - World

More than 200 mostly young people said to be injured after ballistic missile attack on training camp for government forces At least 53 people have been killed in a Houthi ballistic missile attack on a training camp for Yemeni government forces, making it the largest single loss of life since the country’s civil war reignited in September.The attack on al-Alam camp in the southern Shabwa province was said to have injured more than 200 others, mostly young recruits, and described as a disaster by the country’s UN-recognised government. The injured were taken from the police and army training camp in the Jardan district to a hospital in the local capital, Ataq, where pleas for blood donations were made. Continue reading...

Oct 19, 2026 - World

Difference between French and German borrowing costs widens after public buildings burned and shops lootedBusiness live – latest updatesFrance has been hit by a fresh wave of selling in its bond and stock markets after violent protests over the weekend led to thousands of arrests and left public buildings burned and hundreds of shops looted across the country.The chaos has spooked investors as analysts worried that it would undermine Paris’s efforts to cut spending and reduce its debt. Continue reading...

Oct 19, 2026 - World

The alleged attacker's motive remained unknown, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, with Australia's counter-terrorism squad activated.

Oct 19, 2026 - World

Tushar Kumar was born in Rohtak, Haryana. At the age of 10, Kumar moved to Britain with his family and attended Loxford School in Ilford.