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)
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