Houthi attack on Riyadh airport forces swift rethink of Trump’s new strategy 11. October 2026 (15:23) US president’s plan to park the wars in Iran and Yemen, while blaming Ukraine for diesel prices, looks unsustainableMiddle East crisis live - latest updatesThe reckless missile attack on King Khalid international airport in Riyadh on Saturday did not just export the death and misery inside Yemen to Saudi Arabia, it also left Donald Trump forced to reconsider his diplomatic and political strategy designed to take him into the midterm elections next month.The US president’s plan had only been unveiled on Friday. He said it was the result of “a world problem” – spiralling diesel prices – which he blamed on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s attacks on Russian oil refineries. He was going to keep the political temperature down on his war of choice in Iran and its spillover in Yemen until after the midterms. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Campaign launched to safeguard site of first home of Scotland’s national football team 11. October 2026 (15:00) Part of site of First Hampden in Glasgow is up for rent and campaigners want to turn it into a community hubFans of Scotland’s national football team may not have had many reasons to celebrate in recent years, but that hasn’t always been the case. Almost 150 years ago, in 1878, the team moved into their first home in a Glasgow ground known as First Hampden and promptly won every game they played there.As well as being celebrated as Scotland’s “tartan fortress”, First Hampden, about half a mile from where Hampden Park sits today in south Glasgow, is widely considered the world’s first purpose-built international football stadium. Many features now commonplace in grounds around the world – including season tickets, turnstiles and pavilions – have long been thought to have originated there. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Police in Poland ‘learn of possible plot to attack prime minister Donald Tusk’ 11. October 2026 (14:37) Government spokesperson says defence minister also mentioned in ‘exceptionally concerning’ threatPoland’s police said on Sunday that they had received information about a possible plot to attack the country’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, and the defence minister, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.Poland has been on high alert after a series of school stabbings this week and fears of a possible Russian hybrid attack to weaken western support for Ukraine in its war against Moscow’s invasion. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Richard E Grant admits Traitors mistakes: ‘I never thought they would take me seriously’ 11. October 2026 (14:15) Actor says he should have made a joke of his admission, he felt institutionalised there and he is not watching the seriesRichard E Grant has said his early exit from The Celebrity Traitors was due to his failure to realise his fellow contestants would take him seriously.The Withnail and I actor was voted off as a traitor after brazenly admitting his status to other contestants. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Homes and bridges swept away as fresh floods hit Nepal 11. October 2026 (14:03) Nepal is still trying to recover from catastrophic floods that hit less than two months ago, leaving thousands dead and missing.(BBC News)
