46 minutes ago Ant and Dec look downcast as BGT filming axed after Liam Payne's death

Filming on the Britain's Got Talent auditions in Blackpool was postponed on Thursday (17 October) following the death of 31-year-old One Direction star Liam Payne

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48 minutes ago Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar 'very likely dead' in IDF strike, Israel officials say

Sinwar is believed to be the architect of the 7 October attacks on Israel

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69 minutes ago Middle East crisis live: Israeli army says it is ‘checking possibility’ it killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar

Military also said in a statement that there were no signs Israeli hostages were in the same building; Sinwar is seen as mastermind of Hamas’ 7 October attackThe US military has mobilised its long-range B-2 stealth bombers to conduct strikes against “five hardened underground weapons storage locations” in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The Pentagon said the facilities house various weapons components the Houthis have used to target civilian and military vessels, roiling commercial shipping in the Red Sea. “This was a unique demonstration of the United States’ ability to target facilities that our adversaries seek to keep out of reach, no matter how deeply buried underground, hardened, or fortified,” defence secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement.The US Central Command said its ba...

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72 minutes ago Yahya Sinwar: Israel says it may have killed Hamas leader and mastermind of October 7 attack in Gaza

Sinwar was chosen as Hamas’ top leader following the assassination of Ismael Haniyeh in July in an apparent Israeli strike in the Iranian capital Tehran

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2 hours ago Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar may have been killed in IDF strike, says Israel

Sinwar is believed to be the architect of the 7 October attacks on Israel

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2 hours ago Horror as headless body of boy, 10, is found after crocodile snatched him from paradise beach

Denis Rodi, 10, was snatched by a large saltwater crocodile as he played with friends in the shallows of Sinakut Beach in Lahad Datu town, Sabah, on October 13.

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2 hours ago Yahya Sinwar: Israel investigates if Hamas leader and mastermind of October 7 attack has been killed in Gaza

The Israeli military says it is investigating whether Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar – seen as the mastermind of the 7 October attack – has been killed in Gaza.

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2 hours ago Foreign Office issues travel warning for all families planning to go abroad

As the October half-term approaches, many UK families will prepare for trips abroad—and they should keep this important reminder in mind

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2 hours ago Middle East crisis live: Israeli army says it may have killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar

Forces are checking to see if they have killed Sinwar, seen as the mastermind of Hamas’ 7 October attack on IsraelThe US military has mobilised its long-range B-2 stealth bombers to conduct strikes against “five hardened underground weapons storage locations” in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The Pentagon said the facilities house various weapons components the Houthis have used to target civilian and military vessels, roiling commercial shipping in the Red Sea. “This was a unique demonstration of the United States’ ability to target facilities that our adversaries seek to keep out of reach, no matter how deeply buried underground, hardened, or fortified,” defence secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement.The US Central Command said its battle damage assessments from the strikes wer...

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2 hours ago Businesses, motorists and pension savers brace for Budget bombshell amid fears Rachel Reeves is plotting biggest EVER tax

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to unveil an eye-watering £40billion of tax hikes and spending cuts on October 30.

Economics