Children ‘paid huge price’ during COVID and future lockdowns should be ‘last resort’, says Boris Johnson | Politics News

Children “paid a huge price” to protect the rest of society during lockdown and school closures should only be a “last resort” in future pandemics, Boris Johnson has said. Giving evidence at... Read more »

Senior King aide was head of royal protection when Prince Andrew ‘asked officer to dig up dirt on accuser’ | UK News

A current senior member of the King’s household was the head of royal protection at the time Prince Andrew allegedly asked one of his police officers to dig up dirt on Virginia... Read more »

Germany’s Syrian deportation plan seen as purely ‘symbolic’ – DW – 10/21/2025

The German government is determined to reach a deal with Damascus to accelerate the repatriation of Syrian war refugees, despite concerns about the humanitarian situation in a country where violence continues and the... Read more »

‘It hasn’t inspired’: turnout concerns grow close to Ireland’s presidential election | Ireland

With four days until Ireland’s presidential election there are growing fears that a lacklustre campaign will prompt many people to spoil their vote or boycott the ballot. Opinion polls give Catherine Connolly,... Read more »

Russia’s Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery ceases operations following drone attack (4)

Hi, this is Yuliia Taradiuk reporting from Kyiv on day 1,336 of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today’s top story: Russia’s Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery ceased operations following a Ukrainian drone attack, Reuters... Read more »

US steps up diplomatic efforts to keep Gaza truce intact

Israel and Hamas have both recommitted to the ceasefire plan brokered by US president Donald Trump since Sunday’s flare-up in which a Palestinian attack that killed two soldiers prompted an Israeli bombardment... Read more »

Thousands take legal action over ‘widespread pollution’ of three UK rivers | Rivers

Almost 4,000 people in England and Wales are taking legal action over what they allege is six years of sewage pollution that has devastated three rivers, including the Wye. In the largest... Read more »

Eis frei! Die neue Eislaufsaison startet in der JOYNEXT Arena

Öffnungszeiten Eisschnelllaufbahn (bis 1. März 2026)Montag: 10 bis 15 Uhr und 20 bis 22 UhrDienstag: 10 bis 15 Uhr und 19.30 bis 21.30 UhrMittwoch: 10 bis 15 Uhr und 20 bis 22... Read more »

Dare you enter the splash zone? Wet and wild selkie steals the show at Glasgow’s startling arts festival | Theatre

A nurse puts a steadying hand on my back and guides me to bed. She takes off my shoes, dresses me in soft pyjamas and hands me a VR headset. Mum will... Read more »

‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage of the Scandies Rose | Food

The Scandies Rose fishing boat set out to sea from Kodiak, Alaska on 30 December 2019 with a crew of seven, into weather as bad as anything December could throw. “It was... Read more »