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People thought to be migrants were brought in to a marina in Gosport, by the RNLI following a small boat incident in the Channel (PA)

Two dead as French authorities respond to two separate migrant boat incidents

The shadow energy security secretary spoke on Monday (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

The shadow energy security secretary spoke on Monday (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

‘Bring it on’, Bowie tells Scottish Government over nuclear power

Institute workers in a lab (The Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East via AP)

Institute workers in a lab (The Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East via AP)

Quarantine measures in place as Siberian plague research institute worker dies

John Swinney said pensioners would lose out due to the removal of the triple lock (Jane Barlow/PA)

John Swinney said pensioners would lose out due to the removal of the triple lock (Jane Barlow/PA)

Swinney has ‘nothing to explain’ over accusations of misleading Holyrood

Britain’s energy watchdog Ofgem has picked Tim Jarvis as its chief executive (Alamy/PA)

Britain’s energy watchdog Ofgem has picked Tim Jarvis as its chief executive (Alamy/PA)

Britain’s energy watchdog Ofgem appoints Tim Jarvis as permanent boss

(left to right) deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, DUP leader Gavin Robinson and DUP deputy leader Michelle McIlveen speak to media at Parliament Buildings, Stormont in Belfast on Monday morning (Rebecca Black/PA)

(left to right) deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, DUP leader Gavin Robinson and DUP deputy leader Michelle McIlveen speak to media at Parliament Buildings, Stormont in Belfast on Monday morning (Rebecca Black/PA)

DUP ‘will not abdicate responsibilities’ amid Drumcree dispute

BT has bought struggling broadband provider TalkTalk out of administration for £400 million following fears its collapse could spark a national security threat.

BT has bought struggling broadband provider TalkTalk out of administration for £400 million following fears its collapse could spark a national security threat.

BT rescues TalkTalk from collapse amid worries over national security threat

The UK’s fourth biggest broadband provider was founded by Sir Charles Dunstone in 2003 (Alamy/PA)

The UK’s fourth biggest broadband provider was founded by Sir Charles Dunstone in 2003 (Alamy/PA)

What went wrong at telecoms group TalkTalk?

The impact on sub-5% fixed mortgages has been ‘brutal,’ Rachel Springall, a finance expert said (Joe Giddens/PA Archive)

The impact on sub-5% fixed mortgages has been ‘brutal,’ Rachel Springall, a finance expert said (Joe Giddens/PA Archive)

Mortgage misery as average five-year deal hits 6% for first time in three years

Leah Casson (Northumbria Police/PA)

Leah Casson (Northumbria Police/PA)

Manslaughter charges dropped against mother and brother of fire death teenager

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez has called an election (Eduardo Parra/Europa Press via AP)

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez has called an election (Eduardo Parra/Europa Press via AP)

Spanish PM calls early election as pressure mounts over housing crisis

Lidl has revealed its sales jumped by more than a 10th across its UK stores last year (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Lidl has revealed its sales jumped by more than a 10th across its UK stores last year (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Lidl’s UK sales boosted by Deluxe range and pulling in more shoppers

TUV leader Jim Allister at Parliament Buildings, Stormont (Rebecca Black/PA)

TUV leader Jim Allister at Parliament Buildings, Stormont (Rebecca Black/PA)

DUP challenged to ensure consequences for ‘First Minister of lawlessness’

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to a marina in Gosport, by the RNLI following a small boat incident in the Channel. Picture date: Sunday October 4, 2026.

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to a marina in Gosport, by the RNLI following a small boat incident in the Channel. Picture date: Sunday October 4, 2026.

Migrants head to Kent for processing after protesters gathered in Gosport

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch unveiled her philosophy for government in a document titled The Right Way (Jacob King/PA)

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch unveiled her philosophy for government in a document titled The Right Way (Jacob King/PA)

Tories to unveil economic policies after Badenoch pledges ‘radical measures’

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis condemned the Green motion (Lucy North/PA)

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis condemned the Green motion (Lucy North/PA)

Chief rabbi condemns Green anti-Zionist motion as ‘poisonous antisemitism’

A US Air Force Rockwell B-1 Lancer bomber at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire (Ben Birchall/PA)

A US Air Force Rockwell B-1 Lancer bomber at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire (Ben Birchall/PA)

US bombers withdrawn from RAF Fairford after new threats against base – report

Both countries have stepped up aerial assaults (AP)

Both countries have stepped up aerial assaults (AP)

Ukraine claims to have taken out more than half of Russian oil refining capacity

Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith speaks during a visit to Rolls-Royce Control Systems in Solihull (Jacob King/PA)

Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith speaks during a visit to Rolls-Royce Control Systems in Solihull (Jacob King/PA)

Tories plan ‘bonfire’ of red tape in bid to speed up development – Griffith

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to the Border Security Command compound in Dover (PA)

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to the Border Security Command compound in Dover (PA)

Two men dead after attempting small boat English Channel crossing

The US has withdrawn its bombers from RAF Fairford over security concerns at the base (Ben Birchall/PA)

The US has withdrawn its bombers from RAF Fairford over security concerns at the base (Ben Birchall/PA)

RAF Fairford ‘safe’ after US withdraws bombers, Downing Street says

The move came after the Houthis announced they had captured another south-western town (STR/AP)

The move came after the Houthis announced they had captured another south-western town (STR/AP)

Saudi-led coalition says its jets are bombing Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels

Andrew is taking legal action against Thames Valley Police (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Andrew is taking legal action against Thames Valley Police (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Andrew taking legal action against Thames Valley Police over search warrants

Dr Giles Bailet (left) is helping Scottish and Japanese students develop a scientific whisky cubesat (University of Glasgow)

Dr Giles Bailet (left) is helping Scottish and Japanese students develop a scientific whisky cubesat (University of Glasgow)

Whisky to be aged in space for first time in university satellite project

The house was owned by Sir Paul’s childhood friend, Ian James (Danny Lawson/PA)

The house was owned by Sir Paul’s childhood friend, Ian James (Danny Lawson/PA)

House where Sir Paul McCartney learned to play guitar as a child up for auction

BT says it has stepped in to save TalkTalk (PA)

BT says it has stepped in to save TalkTalk (PA)

BT agrees rescue deal to save TalkTalk from administration

Julie-Anne Webb packs hygiene products (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Julie-Anne Webb packs hygiene products (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Almost half of people in hygiene poverty have gone without toilet roll – survey

SDLP MLA Matthew O’Toole (Liam McBurney/PA)

SDLP MLA Matthew O’Toole (Liam McBurney/PA)

Stormont budget being set in London would be ‘profound failure’ – O’Toole

Growth in the UK’s services industry slowed in September (Alamy/PA)

Growth in the UK’s services industry slowed in September (Alamy/PA)

UK services firms raise prices at fastest rate since May amid fuel surge

A police cordon around woodland close to the cricket club in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire (Matthew Cooper/PA)

A police cordon around woodland close to the cricket club in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire (Matthew Cooper/PA)

Death of girl, 11, ‘unexplained’ after body found in park

The Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel (TT News Agency via AP)

The Nobel Prize in medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel (TT News Agency via AP)

Trio awarded Nobel Prize in medicine for research into brain activity

Breandan Mac Cionnaith (Brendan McKenna) (front) of the Garvaghy Road Residents’ Coalition arrives at Laganside Courts in Belfast (Mark Marlow/PA)

Breandan Mac Cionnaith (Brendan McKenna) (front) of the Garvaghy Road Residents’ Coalition arrives at Laganside Courts in Belfast (Mark Marlow/PA)

Parades Commission ‘reached irrational conclusion’ in permitting Drumcree march

Flavio Bolsonaro, left, and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face off in a run-off (AP)

Flavio Bolsonaro, left, and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face off in a run-off (AP)

Bolsonaro and Lula head to run-off in Brazil’s presidential election

Andrew Mounbatten-Windsor (PA)

Andrew Mounbatten-Windsor (PA)

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to take police to court over his arrest, report says

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to a marina in Gosport (Trevor Adams/PA)

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to a marina in Gosport (Trevor Adams/PA)

Migrants arrive in Gosport as protesters gather at scene

Torness in East Lothian is Scotland’s sole remaining nuclear power station (Danny Lawson/PA)

Torness in East Lothian is Scotland’s sole remaining nuclear power station (Danny Lawson/PA)

Conservatives would look to deliver new nuclear energy in Scotland, Bowie says

Zack Polanski did not vote on the issue (Will Colebourne/PA)

Zack Polanski did not vote on the issue (Will Colebourne/PA)

Greens make ‘Zionism is racism’ party policy as Polanski skips vote

People during a march in Whitechapel, east London, to mark the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street (Aaron Chown /PA)

People during a march in Whitechapel, east London, to mark the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street (Aaron Chown /PA)

‘Stop the far right’, say marchers on anniversary of Battle of Cable Street

A person views the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum in London (Jonathan Brady/PA)

A person views the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum in London (Jonathan Brady/PA)

British Museum makes changes to ease Bayeux Tapestry queues

Leader Kemi Badenoch on stage during the Conservative Party conference (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Leader Kemi Badenoch on stage during the Conservative Party conference (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Tories will win the next election with new political bible, Badenoch claims

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, centre, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speak to the media with the National Academy of Science building in the background seen damaged after a Russian drone strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, centre, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speak to the media with the National Academy of Science building in the background seen damaged after a Russian drone strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

Germany’s Merz visits Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks on Ukrainian cities

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, with her husband Hamish, arrives at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, with her husband Hamish, arrives at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Badenoch: Tories will be party of ‘common sense’ under my watch

Emergency services secure the site after a person opened fire against a group of people, in Halden, Norway (Christoffer Andersen/NTB Scanpix/AP)

Emergency services secure the site after a person opened fire against a group of people, in Halden, Norway (Christoffer Andersen/NTB Scanpix/AP)

Two people killed after shooter opens fire on hunting party in Norway

Olivia Rodrigo performing on the Pyramid Stage during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset (Ben Birchall/PA)

Olivia Rodrigo performing on the Pyramid Stage during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset (Ben Birchall/PA)

Tickets for Glastonbury Festival 2027 sell out in less than 45 minutes

The UK Government earmarked £200 million to support industry at the Grangemouth site (Andrew Milligan/PA)

The UK Government earmarked £200 million to support industry at the Grangemouth site (Andrew Milligan/PA)

SNP criticises Burnham over £200m Grangemouth industry pledge

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, with her husband Hamish, arrives at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, with her husband Hamish, arrives at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Badenoch hints she is open to inheritance tax changes as Tory conference begins

People attend a community event in support of the Garvaghy Road residents (Mark Marlow/PA)

People attend a community event in support of the Garvaghy Road residents (Mark Marlow/PA)

Drumcree standoff continues week after parade due to start

A US Air Force Rockwell B-1 Lancer bomber at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire (Ben Birchall/PA)

A US Air Force Rockwell B-1 Lancer bomber at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire (Ben Birchall/PA)

US withdraws bombers from RAF Fairford after suspected terror plot

Police and demonstrators during a protest in Gosport (Trevor Adams/PA)

Police and demonstrators during a protest in Gosport (Trevor Adams/PA)

Protesters gather as migrant dinghy heads for south coast

Green Party leader Zack Polanski (PA)

Green Party leader Zack Polanski (PA)

Zack Polanski barred from Israel after ‘Zionism is racism’ made party policy

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (PA)

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (PA)

Nigel Farage interviewed by standards commissioner over £5m gift

Scottish party leader Russell Findlay speaking during the Conservative conference in Birmingham (Jacob King/PA)

Scottish party leader Russell Findlay speaking during the Conservative conference in Birmingham (Jacob King/PA)

SNP independence talk ‘dangerously irresponsible’ in volatile world: Findlay

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, right, with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (Press Service of The President of Ukraine/AP)

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, right, with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (Press Service of The President of Ukraine/AP)

Germany announces £1.1bn in new aid for Ukraine as Russia steps up attacks

Russell Findlay hit out at the SNP (PA)

Russell Findlay hit out at the SNP (PA)

Scots Tory leader to decry independence and FM’s summit with Sinn Fein