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)
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