46 m. ago Bradley Walsh 'main favourite in the running for Strictly host' after Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman's shock decision to quit BBC show

The iconic female duo, who have fronted the show together since 2014, announced their departure in an emotional social media video to fans last month.

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64 m. ago Healey announces £9bn investment to modernise military housing

The plan will see almost all of the 47,700 service family accommodation homes refurbished over the next decade.

Economics

2 h. ago Trump threatens Nigeria with military action over violence against Christians

US conservatives have alleged Islamist insurgents in the country are carrying out a genocide

Events

4 h. ago Michigan lawyer says the Halloween terror plot that FBI Director Kash Patel described never existed

A Michigan defense lawyer is disputing FBI allegations that his 20-year-old client and four others planned a terror attack on Halloween weekend

Events

5 h. ago Veteran actor Tchéky Karyo, star of Nikita and The Missing, dies aged 72

French-Turkish actor appeared in a string of high-profile films, as well as hit BBC series The MissingTchéky Karyo, who appeared in some of director Luc Besson’s biggest hits and a string of international films, died on Friday at the age of 72, his family have announced.A statement from his wife and children sent to AFP said he had “succumbed to cancer”. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Strictly fans decide on 'perfect' replacement host after Tess and Claudia's departure announcement

It's Halloween time on Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night

Politics

7 h. ago JD Vance repeats comments he wants wife Usha to convert to Christianity

US vice-president announces to 10,000 attenders of Turning Point USA that he prefers wife, who is Hindu, to be ChristianJD Vance is doubling down on comments he made about wanting his wife, Usha Vance, to convert to Christianity – remarks that drew political backlash from some quarters.At an event with Turning Point USA at the University of Mississippi to honor the conservative group’s slain founder Charlie Kirk, an audience member questioned the US vice-president about how he sees the links between American patriotism and Christianity. Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago Amanda Owen left devastated as she announces heartbreaking family loss at Ravenseat Farm

The TV farmer, 51, took to social media to share the heartbreaking update with her loyal fan base this week.

Politics

7 h. ago Georgia Harrison confirms she's given birth! Love Island star welcomes baby girl with boyfriend Jack Spacey

The Love Island star, 30, took to social media on Saturday afternoon to official announce the news - as she revealed her newborn's name.

Politics

8 h. ago BBC star flooded with support after announcing heartbreaking news

A former Waterloo Road star has been inundated with messages of support after revealing his dad has taken his own life

Events

9 h. ago Union says Government plan for schools to teach sciences separately at GCSE will flop due to teacher shortage

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson is set to announce that all children should be taught Biology, Physics and Chemistry and be examined on them separately again.

Politics

10 h. ago Sarah Ferguson's subtle swipe at Meghan Markle after staggering Eugenie decision

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made a huge announcement on Princess Eugenie's wedding day, and it is believed Sarah Ferguson was not too pleased

Politics

10 h. ago Love Island's Georgia Harrison gives birth to first child and shares sweet name

Love Island star Georgia Harrison has given birth to her first child with partner Jack Stacey, as she shared a Halloween-themed post to announce the happy news

Politics

12 h. ago All TfL lines that will be shut this weekend during month of London Underground chaos

Transport for London (TfL) has announced a number of closures and service changes across the network in November, including the London Underground, London Overground and Elizabeth line

Events

13 h. ago Moment Question Time filming halted and audience burst into applause as Andrew news breaks

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor being stripped of his royal titles brought BBC’s Question Time to a halt on Thursday (30 October), as host Fiona Bruce stopped the show mid-recording in order to announce the news.

Events

14 h. ago What the New York mayor’s race will reveal about the Democratic party

The political differences between the two main candidates could have major implications for next year’s midtermsNew Yorkers will find out the identity of their next mayor on Tuesday, in a race that will decide who will run, and defend, the US’s largest city at a time when Donald Trump has threatened to send military troops there.Against that backdrop, New York has seen a mayoral election that has pitted two very different Democrats against one another. The race has become an increasingly bitter face-off, laced with alleged racism and Islamophobia, but it is the political differences between the two main candidates that could have major implications for how the Democratic party performs in next year’s midterm elections. Continue reading...

Politics

14 h. ago Cooper announces £5m in aid for Sudan amid ‘horrifying’ scenes in El Fasher

The Foreign Secretary was speaking at a conference in Bahrain on Saturday.

Economics

15 h. ago What did Pasolini know? Fifty years after his brutal murder, the director’s vision of fascism is more urgent than ever

With mystery still surrounding Pier Paolo Pasolini’s death, the poet and film-maker’s warnings of corruption and rising totalitarianism offer a chilling message for our timesPier Paolo Pasolini was murdered at around midnight on 2 November 1975. His blood-soaked body was found the next morning on waste ground in Ostia, on the outskirts of Rome, battered so badly the famous face was almost unrecognisable. Italy’s premier intellectual, artist, provocateur, national conscience, homosexual, dead at the age of 53, his scandalous final film still in the editing suite. “Assassinato Pasolini,” the next morning’s papers announced, alongside photographs of the 17-year-old accused of his murder. Everyone knew his taste for working-class hustlers. A hookup gone wrong was the instant verdict.Some deaths are so suggestive that they become emblematic of a subject, the deceiving lens through which an entire life is forever after read. In this weirdly totalitarian mode of interpretation, Virginia Wo...

Events

16 h. ago 7ft 4in (at least) of menace: the Victor Wembanyama Era is already here | Lee Escobedo

San Antonio’s French phenom has led the Spurs to a franchise-best 5-0 start, announcing the dawn of basketball’s next dynastyA spectre is haunting the NBA – the spectre of Victor Wembanyama.All the powers of the old guard have entered into a tenuous alliance to contain this unicorn: rivals Luka Dončić and Anthony Edwards, the Oklahoma City radicals, and the one with the most to lose, Nikola Jokić. Everyone senses the shift, from the veterans of past champions to the new faces of the league. The Spurs are a basketball dynasty-in-waiting. Continue reading...

Politics

17 h. ago Tess Daly's 'real reason' for quitting Strictly Come Dancing after 21 years

Tess Daly announced she was quitting Strictly Come Dancing after 21 years on the show, and sources say the real reason is so she can spend more time with her family

Politics