Europe Braces for a Russian Winter 20. October 2026 (12:00) Vladimir Putin is now determined to escalate, not only against Ukraine but also against the Europeans who have done so much to keep Kyiv in the fight.(Time)
Demi Adejuyigbe Thinks You Should Only Post 3 Times a Day 20. October 2026 (12:00) The comedian sees being online as similar to visiting the zoo. “I don’t need to interact with that,” he says. “It’s just a thing that I enjoy, and then I walk away.”(Wired)
Badenoch calls for benefit cuts to fund defence spending in pre-budget speech – UK politics live 20. October 2026 (11:53) Conservative leader also said she would prioritise cutting taxes for businesses over individualsBadenoch says Britain needs tax cuts.We need to get out of the way of job creators who make our country richer. We need to encourage risk taking, wealth creation, enterprise.Britain’s tax burden has never been higher. You are taxed on the heating in your home. You’re taxed at the petrol pump filling up your car. You’re taxed when you insure that car. You’re taxed if you take the family away on holiday. You’re taxed if you stay in the UK thanks to Andy Burnham’s tourist tax. You’re taxed to buy a home, taxed to live in a home, taxed to pass on your home. This is clearly not working. Britain does not feel better off.Andy Burnham wrote in The Times yesterday about the moral outrage of the current benefit system. But as far as I could work out, his answer is to spend even more on benefits. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani launches India’s biggest-ever IPO 20. October 2026 (11:53) Low-cost broadband provider Jio Platforms aims for £81bn valuation when it floats on the stock market on WednesdayBusiness live – latest updatesIndia’s second-richest man, Mukesh Ambani, is launching what could be the country’s biggest-ever initial public offering (IPO), despite a stock market downturn.Mumbai-based Jio Platforms, a telecoms company backed by Meta Platforms and Google, is hoping to raise up to 302bn rupees (£2.4bn) and is targeting a 10.3tn rupees (£81bn) valuation when it floats on the stock market from Wednesday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
'They love saying us girls are all falling out': Angela Rayner suggests sexism is behind claims of Cabinet rift over immigration plans
'I've never felt so unwell in my life': British nurse left in coma with life-threatening sepsis following stay in four-star hotel in Greece
Three children hospitalised as double-decker bus has its roof torn off after crashing into railway bridge
Accused LandCruiser driver who 'rammed MP Helen Haines outside her office and severed her leg' is charged