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Thursday, 29 October 2026 · Updated 6 min ago

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Business

Hello Kitty maker cuts ties with Japanese spy drama after China backlash

Sanrio has apologised after its merchandise line with Japanese TV series Vivant drew criticism.

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Entertainment

AI microdrama edit of Neighbours worries actors and crew

A micro-drama will use AI-assisted technology to edit old episodes of the Australian TV soap to focus on Margot Robbie's character.

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Sport

How unbeaten Chelsea are getting back to their best

Chelsea are getting back to their best following their 2-0 Women's Champions League win over Roma - so how have they built success in their unbeaten run?

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Sport

'He knows his role' - Rulli provides heroics but no worries for Donnarumma

Geronimo Rulli's penalty shootout heroics may have put the pressure on Gianluigi Donnarumma at Manchester City, but manager Enzo Maresca has no doubt about his number one.

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World

Girl seriously injured in wolf attack at German wildlife park

The eight-year-old was in an enclosure with other children and a staff member when she was attacked.

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Entertainment

Death of US actress Hayden Panettiere ruled accidental, ending local police probe

The Heroes and Nashville star died in August from the toxic effects of fentanyl, Xanax and several other drugs.

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World

Death of US actress Hayden Panettiere ruled accidental, ending local police probe

The Heroes and Nashville star died in August from the toxic effects of fentanyl, Xanax and several other drugs.

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Business

Healey unveils £100 for energy bills and bank tax in first Budget

The chancellor targets the cost of living amid global economic turmoil but opposition parties say he has not been bold enough.

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Business

Your pay, energy bills and savings: How the Budget affects you

Changes announced by Chancellor John Healey in his first Budget will affect your finances directly. Here's how.

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Culture

The Parisian women who lived and dressed as men

10 remarkable images of the 19th-Century women who bravely flouted the law

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Science

Will a new strategy help protect Northern Ireland's nature?

About 40% of the plants and animals in protected sites across Northern Ireland fall short of meeting the standard for "favourable condition".

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Science

Scotland's recycling rates at five-year low. How is your area doing?

Environmental regulator Sepa says households recycled 42.8% of waste in 2025 - down from 44.3% the previous year.

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Health

Give more people weight-loss jabs on the NHS, say MPs

Current plans for 6% of eligible patients to get Mounjaro by 2028 unambitious, say MPs.

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Health

First human case of Shamonda virus detected in France, officials say

The disease, which usually affects cattle, has been identified in a patient who died in early October.

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Culture

Why women are wild for freaky film romance Wicker

The premise about a woman with a wooden husband has created an online frenzy

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Culture

A medieval assault survivor's quest for justice

The story of one woman's fight after surviving a sexual assault in 1472

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Culture

How the Kennedys averted the Cuban missile crisis

In October 1962, the world came to the brink of nuclear war

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