News for October 20, 2025

With the World Cup, America’s 250th birthday and Route 66’s centennial all landing in 2026, the tourism organization is rolling out its most ambitious effort to draw international visitors back to the States.2026 is shaping up to be one hell of a year for the…

Maccabi Tel Aviv will decline any tickets offered to their fans for the Europa League match at Villa Park, the Israeli club have said.

Why is Vladimir Kramnik linked to Daniel Naroditsky’s tragic death? Uncover the 2024 cheating controversy and its devastating emotional impact on the late GM.

Unconfirmed reports suggest Glock may discontinue most handgun models by Nov. 30, sparking buyer panic.

Figma CEO Dylan Field says AI isn’t a threat but an opportunity — urging workers to adapt and grow as the $28 billion design startup expands hiring despite industry-wide automation fears.

Authorities reveal the real story behind a five-year-old falling from a Disney Cruise Line ship—clearing the father of blame and debunking viral rumours that he placed his daughter on a railing before the fall.

Russia says their position on the surrender of a Ukrainian territory remains the same as the US leader pushes for frontlines to keep the parts they currently control.

Starbucks has launched ‘Green Dot Assist’, a generative-AI assistant for baristas designed to streamline operations today and one day anticipate your latte by name.

Apple stock jumps as iPhone 17 sales outperform expectations in the US and China, fuelling investor optimism ahead of earnings.

A global outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) on 20 October 2025 disrupted major services like Snapchat, Canva and Roblox, underscoring the fragility of modern digital infrastructure.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed that US export restrictions have wiped out the company’s once-dominant 95% market share in China.

Bitcoin jumps past $108,000 (£81,000) in a strong October rebound as traders shift to altcoins like Ethereum, XRP and Solana, fuelling hopes of a wider crypto rally.

Dozens of journalists returned Pentagon credentials rather than sign a new media pledge that critics say criminalises normal reporting; experts warn the policy threatens oversight of a £745bn ($1tn) defence budget.

Christopher Marinello’s phone has been buzzing non-stop since Sunday. As one of the foremost experts in recovering stolen art, plenty have been seeking his expertise following the audacious robbery at the Louvre.

Around one in 10 people over the age of 65 has frailty, according to the British Geriatrics Society

A new blueprint for AI regulation is being announced by the Technology Secretary today (Tuesday 21st October) to help drive innovation and growth.

A strategy for energy savings to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Northern Ireland to net zero by 2050 has achieved just 1% of its target in the past four years, according to a report published today.

Microsoft 365 Copilot trial demonstrates monthly time savings of potentially 400,000 hours for NHS staff

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Fenway Health, a “gender affirming” hospital in Boston, has stopped performing transgender hormone interventions on minors.

SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon said on Monday (Oct 20) that a cloud computing unit at its data centre in northern Virginia had largely contained fallout from a widespread internet outag

YouTube’s Amelia Dimoldenberg hosted the Academy Gala as analysts pointed to a future where social-first creators reshape Hollywood.

“See you in Oz,” says Domingo in an Instagram video posted Monday on the film’s official page.

Paramount Skydance is cutting back on MTV’s global music programming, leaving reality TV as the main focus.

Zelensky’s latest Washington humiliation is about more than yet another Trump mood swing Read Full Article at RT.com

Nuno Espirito Santo admits it was a tough night for all involved with West Ham following their 2-0 defeat by Brentford at London Stadium.

Since being sent back to the U.S. to face trial in 2024, Nicholas Rossi has continued to claim he was an Irishman who had never been to the states.

Brentford boss Keith Andrews is delighted with the “excellent” performance his side put in as they comfortably beat West Ham 2-0 and is pleased with the “chemistry” the Bees are building.

Brentford earn their first Premier League away win of the season to ruin Nuno Espirito Santo’s first home game in charge of struggling West Ham.

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The Intellivision had a robust library of games – including some surprisingly in-depth strategy affairs – and many of these classics are bundled with the reboot.

John Healey says “we will be ready” if Trump is able to secure a deal with Putin in Hungary in the coming weeks.

Jamie Carragher and Gary O’Neil review the problems at West Ham after losing to Brentford, where many fans boycotted the game over the club’s ownership

FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from West Ham’s match against Brentford in the Premier League.

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UK Met Police announced they will no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents, to “focus on matters that meet the threshold for criminal investigations.”

Russian hackers stole and leaked MoD files on eight RAF and Navy bases, exposing staff data in a “catastrophic” cyberattack via Dodd Group breach. Russian cybercrime group Lynx breached Dodd Group, a contractor for the UK Ministry of Defence, stealing and lea…

Away fans were banned from attending next month’s game last week

BlackRock’s latest move brings regulated Bitcoin exposure to UK investors for the first time. The iShares Bitcoin ETP (IB1T) opened strong on the LSE.

Falmouth Docks becomes the latest major infrastructure project to benefit from a lead environmental regulator – reducing delays and speeding up planning approvals

“Will AI Take My Job?” examines whether artificial intelligence can outperform trained human beings in several occupations, with one big twist The post Surprise! AI News Anchor Hosts UK Channel 4 Special on AI Taking Jobs appeared first on TheWrap.

XGIMI is launching a new sub-brand called Vibe by XGIMI. Along with the announcement, the sub-brand is releasing its first product.

Maccabi Tel Aviv will not sell tickets to their fans for the Europa League match at Villa Park, the Israeli club have said.

Onyx is hosting a new product launch event tomorrow (or later tonight, depending on your time zone), and one new device has already turned up on Amazon UK, complete with a couple of images that reveal a good amount of information. The Note Air5 C is Onyx’s la…

He won’t call himself a duke anymore, but that is not enough for many of Andrew’s critics.

Google is quietly shaking up product testing. The company plans to pick a small group of dedicated enthusiasts to try unreleased hardware before it hits the market, a move that tilts the process from purely internal trials to community input, as reported by A…

U.S. Soccer’s 2031 Women’s World Cup bid will include Mexico, Jamaica and Costa Rica the federation presidents confirmed at a new conference on Monday at the Solow Building in Midtown Manhattan.

On October 20, 2025, Big Brother UK confirmed that the 2025 winner will receive a cash prize of £100,000. The series features 16 housemates, with three late arrivals, public voting, and weekly evictions leading up to a live finale expected in November. Hosts …

After governing with an iron rod for so many years, is Hamas really prepared to relinquish control in Gaza?

This week: fresh cider, drive-in theater scares, and music for trees. by Lindsay Costello We’re more than halfway through October, otherwise known as the best month of the year, which is a bit devastating. But the air is still crisp, the frogs are s…

It includes fan faves like Spider-Man and Death Stranding 2

The island of South Georgia lies about 870 miles off the Antarctic Peninsula and supports the largest King Penguin population in the world, exceeding a million during the breeding season. It also contains the grave of British explorer Ernest Shackleton, who i…

PlayStation Store sales on PS5 games are often difficult to predict. A new feature rolling out on the marketplace reveals discounts on titles in the last 30 days. Nevertheless, with digital games only sold at the PS Store, some consumers feel that third parti…

Around $200m of the investment will go toward reducing Alliance’s debt.

The United States was the largest overall market by value for the month.

The giant Taiwanese soup dumpling restaurant where it can take weeks to get a reservation, signed a lease for a 20,000 square-foot jumbo at The Brook.

Maccabi Tel Aviv fans will not be able to buy tickets to their away match against Aston Villa next month, the Israeli club have said.

Cillian Murphy is selective with his franchise roles, but two of his biggest franchises returned in 2025 with new sequels. However, he was left out.

Ed Sheeran is finally returning to tour the world, with stops in Europe, Australia, the US, and more. Tickets are flying — here’s how to get them.

OpenAI has set in motion a $300 billion hardware expansion that binds its chip suppliers, financiers, and energy providers into a single feedback loop. The company has locked in multi-year agreements with AMD and Broadcom to deliver tens of millions of AI acc…

Channel 4’s Dispatches has claimed to be the first British television programme to use an artificial intelligence (AI) presenter.

If you are feeling nostalgic then you have come to the right place. Today we are diving into the the 90s songs that hold up the best. The metrics by which these songs were chosen are pretty simple and straight-forward: (1) was the song a hit in the 90s? (2) I…

First came the AI actress, now the AI presenter. In a deliberately provocative move, Channel 4 has broadcast an entire documentary hosted by an artificial intelligence creation. Will AI Take My Job? examined whether AI could outperform a variety of profession…

Scientific Reports – DsDNA breaks inflicted by cell-free chromatin particles selectively target telomeres

Researchers analyzed 5,279 plasma proteins in 40 people undergoing feminizing gender-affirming hormone therapy over 6 months, revealing significant changes in 299 proteins. Such changes could have implications for reproductive capacity, immune regulation and …

He showed that specialized cells retain the genes to form an organism.

The role of mosquito saliva proteins in viral infection remains incompletely understood. Here, the authors show that sialokinin facilitates viral dissemination while suppressing immune response and inflammation in chikungunya virus-infected mice.

Get winter off to a cracking start with our pick of the November festivities, from fireworks in London to flaming tar barrels in Devon.

Myelin damage in multiple sclerosis can be detected up to 7 years before symptoms, with early immune pathway activation and a 21-protein panel showing promise for presymptomatic diagnosis.

Chatbots now ace the mathematician’s famous imitation game, but imitation never equalled intelligence.

Brazil is passionate about celebrations, its enormous cultural diversity resulting in a rich calendar of events held throughout the year — here are some of the ones to look forward to beyond Rio.

Signal peptide sequences appear in secreted proteins. Here, authors use these sequences in a proteomic search method called “signal strapping” to discover metalloproteins, which have an N-terminal histidine that chelates a transition metal ion.