Archive 2023/10/18

• Airline to board passengers with window seats first in bid to speed up process
• Cleverly pleads for ‘cool heads’ in aftermath of Gaza hospital blast
• Archbishop of Canterbury in ‘profound mourning’ over Gaza hospital blast
• UK inflation in surprise pause as food prices ease back
• How AI could help tell if someone has diabetes
• Ireland increases funding for Palestinians amid calls for ceasefire
• Danny Boyle reveals he lost key staff member after end of US writers’ strike
• Biden urges ‘don’t be consumed by rage’ as he tells Israel ‘you’re not alone’
• Declan Rice taking lessons from Rugby World Cup as England eye Euro 2024 glory
• PM to visit Israel as concerns grow over Middle East conflict
• Mutual understanding between religions ‘vital’ in times of turmoil, King says
• Layla Moran says she has accepted Richard Madeley’s apology after Gaza question
• Israel will let Egypt deliver some aid to Gaza as it reels from hospital blast
• Regulations ‘another piece of Irish Sea border superstructure’, DUP warns
• Tesla’s net income slumped 44% in Q3 as lower prices hit profits
• Mohamed Salah calls for Gaza to be given humanitarian aid immediately
• Ollie Chessum says England ‘improving week-by-week’ ahead of South Africa clash
• Army deployed as more than 100 properties flooded in Co Cork town
• Starmer seeks to reassure Labour councillors over Israel-Gaza stance
• David Walliams says Britain’s Got Talent leak led to ‘suicidal thoughts’
• Woman arrested after trying to get close to Donald Trump at civil fraud trial
• Sunak warns against rush to judgment over Gaza hospital blast
• Hundreds mourn as Israeli family of five that was killed together laid to rest
• Coleen Rooney expects ’emotional’ night at Wagatha documentary screening
• Celebrity siblings: Do you know the brothers and sisters of our favourite musicians and film stars?
• Tributes paid to British businessman killed by suspected ‘terrorists’ in Uganda
• Deer struggling in cold water saved by US troopers who give them a lift in boat
• Ian Foster warns New Zealand not to be ‘softened’ by plaudits after Ireland win
• Cat with two noses deemed ‘one-of-a-kind’ by adoption centre
• Person in hedge ‘kicking hard in cry for help’, Ashling Murphy murder trial told
• New gender identity clinic openings further delayed
• Minister criticised for ‘too hysterical’ remark during LGBT+ hate crime debate
• ‘Long nightmare’ for UK-Israeli man as relatives still missing after invasion
• Scrapping cost-of-living support could offset benefits rise – think tank
• Scientists shocked by ‘stay alert’ Covid messages they did not agree with
• Leg injury set to sideline Energumene for the season
• Rapper Lady Leshurr bit woman’s hand and inflicted ‘nerve damage’, court told
• Homes and roads flooded as Storm Babet hits Ireland
• Stickels rates track switch ‘pretty likely’ for Champions Day
• PM on Gaza hospital blast reporting: Hamas should be distrusted like the Kremlin
• Harriet Harman elected as new head of MPs’ sleaze watchdog
• Female police officer seriously assaulted in ‘despicable’ attack
• Huge changes being made to prevent another ‘tragic incident’ – probation chief
• Jonny Bairstow: England-South Africa World Cup double will be ‘great spectacle’
• School staff to strike in four Scottish council areas on November 1
• Premier League increases matches available in live television broadcast deal
• Man found guilty of stalking Sir Gavin Williamson
• Jailing women for abortion-related crimes ‘unlikely to be just outcome’ – court
• Ministers ‘listening’ to car industry concerns over trade barriers
• Woman’s ‘shock’ after two years of treatment to find she never had cancer
• Teenager acquitted of murdering boy, 17, lied to protect himself, inquest hears
• ‘Real anger’ at Scottish Government decision to freeze council tax – Cosla
• Gavin Williamson ‘felt incredibly threatened’ by man accused of stalking him
• Charles meets African business leaders before trip to Kenya with Camilla
• Jenni Hermoso returns to Spain squad for first time since World Cup
• Corroboration rule change ‘transformative’ for rape cases – Lord Advocate
• Bomb victim’s family consider taking new inquest request to European court
• Facial recognition firm Clearview AI overturns UK data privacy fine
• No going worries ahead of Bay Bridge Champion defence
• Warren Gatland plans to lead Wales at the 2027 World Cup
• Parents of critically ill baby prepare for appeal after losing treatment fight
• ‘Conspicuous’ bundle of straw dangled from Millennium Bridge per ancient byelaw
• Rail union steps up campaign to keep ticket offices open
• Need to ‘deradicalise’ young loyalists in Northern Ireland, academic tells MPs
• Tottenham Hotspur lose court challenge over regeneration scheme next to stadium
• Foreign Secretary raises doubts about feasibility of Israel-Hamas ceasefire
• Up to 167,000 people caught Covid in hospital in second wave of pandemic – study
• Man accused of assisting offenders gave no comment police interview, court told
• Man who died at bus stop when BMW crashed into queue named by police
• Daniel Ricciardo ready for AlphaTauri return at United States Grand Prix
• Decarbonisation a ‘massive, massive challenge’, says Ofgem chair-elect
• Newcastle’s Sandro Tonali being investigated for alleged betting activity
• Imperial War Museum missing 500 objects ‘shouldn’t cause alarm’ – minister
• Kay Burley’s remarks about Palestinian ambassador receive 1,500 complaints
• Princess Eugenie interviews former PM Theresa May for anti-slavery podcast
• Irish premier calls for ‘humanitarian ceasefire’ in Israel-Hamas conflict
• Sunak declines to condemn Tory candidate’s four-letter post
• We can’t rush to judgment on who was behind Gaza hospital blast, Sunak says
• Man crouched in ditch told witness ‘get away’, Ashling Murphy murder trial hears
• No-shows at pubs, restaurants and bars double
• Antisemitism should be taught in all schools to tackle hate across society
• Tory MP says ‘illegal migrants’ should be expelled from UK
• Protesters could try to block asylum seekers being brought to Bibby Stockholm
• British newlywed on honeymoon killed by suspected ‘terrorists’ in Uganda
• 5 big questions facing Gareth Southgate after England’s Euro 2024 qualification
• HS2 will benefit Wales even after northern leg is scrapped – minister
• Migration back for Balmoral bid
• Locals asked to return coins missing from treasure hoard found in Herefordshire
• Humza Yousaf’s mother-in-law is in despair at Gaza situation, says MP
• Boxer turned news photographer ‘captured window’ of Northern Ireland’s history
• Javid: Revoke visas of those committing antisemitism and hate crimes in UK
• Matilda Picotte team deliberating their next move
• US announces sanctions against 10 Hamas members over Israel attack
• Violent killer ‘missed at least five meetings with substance misuse worker’
• Sunak says east-west council proposed by DUP has ‘considerable merit’
• Record number of firms sharing their impact through global climate platform
• Who will make Gareth Southgate’s England squad for Euro 2024?
• Network Rail warned over ‘unacceptable’ overcrowding
• When should I turn my heating on? And other cold weather questions answered
• Arena bomber Salman Abedi ‘murdered 22 innocent victims’, inquest rules
• Putin insists Ukraine’s new US-supplied weapon will not change war’s outcome
• No easing off now Euros qualification assured, Gareth Southgate warns England
• Elgin Marbles could be returned temporarily to Greece in swap scheme – Osborne
• Tory candidate shared four-letter ‘Can you feed your kids?’ Facebook post
• Ascot ground a concern for Weld ahead of Tahiyra date
• Ryanair: Air traffic control chaos happened as Nats ‘collapsed their system’
• Women experiencing severe health issues told to ‘suck it up’, MPs told
• Fears over emergency response in 20mph zones will not materialise – Drakeford
• Disposable vape maker to ditch bright coloured products amid Government pressure
• Red weather warnings in the UK: Recent examples
• Paedophile who abducted and abused girl for 27 hours jailed for 20 years
• Universities urged to act ‘firmly’ amid rise in antisemitism on British campuses
• World Food Programme appeals for £15.6m aid for quake-hit Afghanistan
• Greta Thunberg charged with public order offence after London protest
• Euro 2024 qualifying – who has reached Germany and who still has work to do?
• Revenge no motivation for England’s semi-final with South Africa – Ollie Chessum
• Autism In Racing and National Autistic Society team up for new initiative
• Daniel Ricciardo to make comeback at this weekend’s US Grand Prix
• Records ‘altered’ during British Museum thefts and million items ‘unregistered’
• Lower house of Russian parliament votes to revoke nuclear test ban ratification
• Proper England fans don’t boo players – Harry Maguire backs Jordan Henderson
• Austrian ex-chancellor Kurz on trial for ‘making false statements to inquiry’
• 12 targeted in police misconduct inquiry over handling of David Carrick case
• Hong Kong democracy protester shot by police in 2019 jailed for 47 months
• UK house prices ‘little changed’ from a year ago but rents show record rise
• These are great times for England, says Phil Foden
• German chancellor condemns Berlin synagogue firebomb attack
• Police officers investigated for way they handled David Carrick allegations
• Rare red weather warning issued as Storm Babet hits UK
• Unions urge more help from Government as inflation still ‘painfully high’
• Biden believes Gaza hospital blast ‘done by the other team’ and not Israel
• Flooding causes disruption as Storm Babet hits Ireland
• Cloud and drizzle in Birmingham, Wednesday October 18
• Rainy day in Bristol, Wednesday 18th October
• Sunny start turning cloudy in Preston, Wednesday October 18
• How the inflation rate has changed for everyday goods and services
• Goalkeeper Liam Kelly says Scotland debut was “the best moment” of his life
• Partly cloudy morning to a rainy afternoon: Sheffield's weather summary for October 18
• Partly cloudy skies linger over Glasgow, Wednesday October 18
• Patchy morning rain to afternoon downpour in Portsmouth - Wednesday October 18
• Synagogue attacked with firebombs as antisemitic incidents rise in Germany
• Council tax freeze is ‘electioneering at its worst’, says union body
• Cloudy skies above Edinburgh today, Wednesday October 18
• Deadly Malaysia landslide ’caused by heavy rain, not human activity’
• Cloudy with showers for Leeds on Wednesday, October 18th
• Sunak says he will reach goal of halving inflation despite stalling progress
• Irish deputy premier calls for independent probe into Gaza hospital strike
• Partly cloudy and breezy in Sunderland on Wednesday, potential drizzle tomorrow
• British Museum ‘confident’ similar theft will not happen as records digitised
• Jump in business rate payments ‘will be final nail in coffin’ for many firms
• It’s never too late to try something new in family favourite Cornwall
• Ofgem announces crackdown on energy firm customer service standards
• Author funds bursary to help aspiring black British Caribbean writers
• Manchester: where to watch the fireworks on Bonfire Night PLUS latest 'what's on' across UK
• ‘Honest broker’ needed to end violence between Israel and Palestine, says Yousaf
• Ringleader in gang that smuggled 10k migrants to UK in small boats jailed
• Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi call for close policy co-ordination
• Highclere lining up dual challenge for Champions Sprint
• 76% ‘planning to spend at least as much on travel next year as they did in 2023’
• UK and allies work to ‘find out what happened’ in Gaza hospital blast
• Biden lands in Israel as Middle East turmoil grows following Gaza hospital blast
• X begins charging new users to post as part of trial
• 5 new books to read this week
• England’s Jude Bellingham: We believe we can do ‘something special’ at Euro 2024
• Gaza’s doctors battle to save hospital blast survivors as Middle East rage grows
• Menopause campaigner Mariella Frostrup: ‘I look forward to a future where women gradually stop feeling so ashamed’
• South Africa’s Handre Pollard expecting to face ‘ruthless’ England in semi-final
• Four out of five players want more done to keep them safe on the pitch
• Paedophile who abducted and abused girl for 27 hours to be sentenced
• Oisin Murphy booked for Via Sistina Champion mount
• Inflation holds firm as easing food costs offset by fuel rises
• Leeds sign Salford duo Brodie Croft and Andy Ackers on three-year deals
• Football rumours: Newcastle looking to make bid for Kalvin Phillips
• Author James Patterson: I get scared by my own thrillers
• Sabrina Ghayour’s tahini, almond and chocolate crumble cookies
• Sabrina Ghayour’s crispy, sticky harissa lamb
• Sabrina Ghayour’s courgette, lemon, feta and pine nut tart
• Sabrina Ghayour on maximising flavour while minimising costs
• UK will work to ‘find out what happened’ after Gaza hospital blast – Cleverly
• More girls miss school and college due to their periods than colds, survey finds
• Conflict in Gaza could inspire terrorism in UK, says MI5 chief
• President Biden plunging into Middle East turmoil on visit to Israel
• Pentagon releases footage of ‘concerning’ intercepts by Chinese planes
• MPs to grill British Museum director and George Osborne over stolen artefacts
• Forecasters warn of potential flooding and strong winds during Storm Babet
• Inflation set to cool again as food price rises ease
• Quick sale of land acquired for HS2 ‘a mistake’, says infrastructure adviser
• What the papers say – October 18
• Labour meets with council leaders amid resignations over party’s Israel stance
• Gareth Southgate savours win and says England are ‘capable of winning’ Euro 2024
• Laughing gas to become illegal in November
• Nissan Qashqai ads banned over failure to make clear hybrid’s need for petrol
• Families with children most likely to suffer cost-of-living hardship – study
• UK charities outline principles for nature ‘credits’ to combat greenwashing
• Government urged to act over concerns of ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water