‘This is a robust recipe’: the experimental farm bucking the decline in UK birds
Allerton Project attracts abundant wildlife and its success can offers clues to reversing the sharp drop in populations
The Guardian
Light Brigade ‘nearly cut to pieces’ in mistaken charge, soldier told mother
The Light Brigade was “nearly cut to pieces” in a mistaken charge, a soldier told his mother in letters going up for sale for the first time in a decade.
The Telegraph
Healey to veto new offshore wind projects if they will not lower bills
UK chancellor’s plans add to concerns government is moving away from pro-renewables agenda
Selma Blair breaks silence on plane arrest: ‘I’m so sorry’
‘Legally Blonde’ star says she is ‘so sorry’ to ‘the people that I disappointed, that I hurt, that I frightened’ after Delta flight incident
The Independent
Passengers spend night on train after it collides with bear in Japan
Train derails after the wheels of lead car entangle with a bear
The Independent
Palace releases unseen Hallowe’en picture of Prince Louis
A previously unseen photograph of a young Prince Louis grappling with a large pumpkin has been released by Kensington Palace to mark Hallowe’en.
Police warn protesters ahead of Palestine Action demos in London and Edinburgh
People attending protests in support of proscribed group Palestine Action on Saturday could be arrested even if they do not hold up placards. | ITV News London
ITV News
From gold rush to cosmic questions: a South Dakota mine and the search for the secrets of the universe
A mile beneath the Black Hills, scientists are building giant detectors to analyse neutrino particles – and possibly find the answer to existence
Streeting says he began stockpiling food weeks ago amid rising threat to UK
Defence secretary says value for money and modernisation key for spending to ‘fight the wars ahead’
Thailand extends jail term of human rights lawyer to 34 years for offending monarchy
Arnon, a 42-year-old human rights lawyer, has been in prison since 2023 on convictions linked to the protests and his social media posts
The Independent
Lufthansa crew member among two dead after suspected electrocution in five-star hotel pool
Both were staying at the hotel and had gone for a swim
The Independent
BBC admits vetting failure after hosting ‘anti-Semitic’ Iran apologist
The BBC has admitted it was wrong to invite an influencer who had previously described Jewish people as “lying scumbags” to be a guest on a live television show.
City of London chief Ian Thomas named UK’s most influential black Briton
The business leader was honoured following the Black Excellence Awards in London.
Press Association
Russell Brand ‘controlled and gaslit women he treated as disposable’
Brand faces three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and one allegation of attempted indecent assault.
City of London boss named UK’s most influential black Briton
Ian Thomas is the first black person to oversee the Square Mile's governing body in its more than 900-year history
The Evening Standard
City of London chief named UK’s most influential Black Briton in yearly Powerlist ranking
Steven Bartlett and Sir Idris Elba also featured in the top ten
The Independent
Burnham’s flagship council housebuilding pledge faces £7bn blackhole to meet demand
Exclusive: The prime minister’s promise to oversee the ‘biggest council housebuilding drive since the postwar period’ risks falling short if more funding is not delivered, a new report warns
The Independent
Gen Z Iranians: ‘We won’t let Iran become another North Korea’
ON THE GROUND: Despite widespread repression following January’s protests, young Iranians tell Sayeh Rahimy they won’t back down – and they won’t forget
The Independent
Madeleine McCann prime suspect ‘no longer subject to 24/7 police surveillance’
A court ruled convicted rapist Christian Brueckner, 49, should no longer be followed by police
The Independent
Fog warning in place across UK as drivers warned of delays
The heavy fog warning is in place
The Independent
The one-dollar price rise that would push Trump’s popularity to record low
In America’s car-obsessed society, bumper stickers can be almost as useful for gauging public opinion as the polls. The current batch is not good news for Donald Trump.
Andy Burnham ‘open’ to calls for British formal apology for slavery
The Prime Minister expressed his personal ‘sorrow and regret’ for the suffering caused by the transatlantic slave trade.
NHS invites white staff to take £250 ‘disrupt racism’ course
An NHS trust has suggested its white staff sign up to a “disrupt racism” course.
Evacuees from Oleshky reach Ukrainian-held territory after truce
Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky have arrived in Ukrainian-held territory. They were evacuated during the most substantial truce since Russia's invasion …
Selma Blair apologises after ‘biting flight attendant’
Selma Blair has apologised after she allegedly bit a flight attendant and tried to open a plane door while still in the air.
Selma Blair says she is ‘so sorry’ in first comments since flight incident
Blair pleaded not guilty to state charges for allegedly kicking a nurse and a police officer.
Cost of living protests to spread to Germany and reignite in France on Halloween
Activists call for people to make their anger known over poor public services including education and housing
Man arrested over ‘Labour’s monsters’ anti-Semitic posters
A man has been arrested after election posters that portrayed Jewish people as “Labour’s monsters” were posted around London.
Decades after their first wins, Roger Howarth and Beth Maitland win at Daytime Emmys
Roger Howarth and Beth Maitland have swept the supporting acting categories at the Daytime Emmys
The Independent
Met Police issue arrest warning for 'mass' pro-Palestine Action protest outside US Embassy in London
Defend Our Juries has staged the protest today in a call for the government to lift the terror ban on the proscribed group
I climbed Cambridge’s roofs at night, says Thatcher minister
For almost half a century, Sir Peter Bottomley climbed the greasy pole at Westminster. But it was while he was a student at Trinity College that the Conservative politician first ascended to great heights – as a Cambridge night climber.
Yellow fog warning in place across parts of England and Wales
The heavy fog warning is in place until 10am.
Yellow fog warning in place across parts of England and Wales
The heavy fog warning is in place until 10am.
Yaga: chicken bones? Saltburn parties? This folk horror is so debauched, it’s hilarious
Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams and Carrie-Anne Moss star in this audacious mystery about a Slavic witch. There’s supernatural weirdness, detective work … and a hero who looks a lot like Tim Key dressed in leather
Bonkers for bunkers: how London's billionaires are prepping for an emergency disaster
Nuclear-proof underground empires are just the start for the super-rich
John Cooper Clarke: ‘I don’t like self-checkouts – it’s not right to render people unemployed’
John Cooper Clarke, 77, is a performance poet from Salford noted for appearing on stage with punk bands including the Sex Pistols and the Clash.
What does the Budget mean for London's Gen Z?
From student loans and housing to jobs and wages, here's how the Chancellor's Budget affects young Londoners
A third weekend of protests in France
Thousands of young protesters have taken to the streets across France for a third weekend. The French government estimated that 320,000 people turned out for t…
French government says 320,000 people protested nationwide on Saturday
The French government has estimated that 320,000 people have protested nationwide in demonstrations focused on high living costs. But the estimate from Saturda…
France heads into third weekend of youth-led protests
Thousands of young protesters have taken to the streets across France for a third weekend, demonstrating over living costs and education. Around 70,000 police …
‘Reparations now’: King and Burnham face protests at Antigua Commonwealth summit
Activists see meeting as opportunity to demand UK confront role in transatlantic enslavement
Families shun school over mega-migrant camp fears
The peaceful Yorkshire village of Linton-on-Ouse seems an unlikely place to be in the eye of a political storm.
‘My anxiety almost disappeared’: How exercise saves the lives of the strongest people
IN FOCUS: Speaking to some of the competitors and champions of gruelling strongman competitions, Harry Bullmore finds that it’s the strength above the neck that they rely on more than anything else
The Independent
Burnham considering formal slavery apology
Andy Burnham is considering offering a formal apology for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade.
How obeying the rules became a mug’s game
It starts with one person, then another will follow suit, then another, and by the time you realise, it’s too late to stop it. Scott Matthews, a restaurant proprietor in Portsmouth, has seen it happen enough times to know all the tricks.
Country diary: An impromptu birding trip with a total stranger – and it was magical
Slimbridge, Gloucestershire: A chance meeting led me and my partner into an afternoon of discovery and generosity that is nothing like a certain YouTube documentary on birding
Wildfire smoke killed an estimated 3,560 people in Indonesia in September, study finds
The deaths from fire smoke made up about two thirds of the 5,310 deaths from all air pollution in Indonesia in September
The Independent
The Telegraph’s Christmas Charity Appeal celebrates 40 years of giving. Donate to our 2026 charities
On November 26, 1986, the headline on the front of The Daily Telegraph read “Regan purges arms plotters”, and the pages were full of the other stories of the day: Margaret Thatcher’s travails in parliament, US military technology changing the face of war and new British population statistics. Also amid those stories was a request for generous readers to donate to our inaugural charity appeal as we know it today.
Tusk accused of constitutional court takeover by Poland’s president
Poland’s president has accused Donald Tusk of forcibly taking over the country’s top court amid a stand-off between the pro-EU government and top judges.
‘Don’t worry about the leopard. It’s a man you don’t want to run into’: Delhi women reclaim the outdoors
On a wildlife walk in the Indian capital, a group of women share their stories of trying to enjoy nature in a city where strangers feel entitled to harass them
