Trump to head to Kansas to show support for embattled Marshall – US politics live 19. October 2026 (11:59) Incumbent Republican senator is facing strong challenge from Democrat Adam Hamilton in state that has been red for almost a centuryVice-president JD Vance is expected to hold rally in North CarolinaThe US vice-president JD Vance is expected to hold rally in North Carolina on Monday as the Trump administration continues ramping up rallies to support candidates in the 2026 midterm elections. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Cuts force World Food Programme to end support for half a million Palestinians in Gaza 19. October 2026 (11:54) Two-thirds of population face crisis levels of food insecurity and 200,000 people are in danger of famineThis winter is likely to deepen hunger for Palestinians in Gaza, after sweeping aid cuts forced the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) to end support for more than half a million people each month, the agency’s director for Palestine said.More than a year after a Trump-brokered ceasefire came into force, promised reconstruction has not begun, there are few jobs and the vast majority in Gaza still rely on aid to eat. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
What are the new faces coming to UK bank notes? 19. October 2026 (11:48) Banknotes are getting a nature-themed makeover – and the Bank of England has revealed the four creatures that will feature on our money.(BBC News)
France braces for weeks more of protests as unrest spreads to Italy – Europe live 19. October 2026 (11:37) Gilets jaunes movement calls for further demonstrations in France as Giorgia Meloni schedules crisis talks after looting in Italian citiesMacron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across Francein RomeItalian prime minister Giorgia Meloni will hold a crisis meeting with top security officials on Monday after two days of ransacking and looting in Milan allegedly perpetrated by gangs of hooded youths. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Federal MP Helen Haines fighting for life after being hit by a car outside her office - as shaken Prime Minister confirms she was 'attacked' and counter terror units investigating
Football club president who built 24ft 'eyesore man cave' in garden faces £100,000 court battle with neighbour who wants it demolished
Burnham faces Labour revolt over push to ditch first-past-the-post: Party grandee warns minorities with 'outlandish views' would call the shots under altered voting system