News for October 31, 2025

King Charles has removed Prince Andrew’s titles and ordered him to vacate his Windsor home, distancing the monarchy from his Epstein scandal ties. This significant move, supported by Prince William, aims to protect the royal institution amidst ongoing allega…

The site tells BBC News it believes people are viewing riskier sites – but they may just be using VPNs.

The decline in UK wildflower meadows not only threatens wildlife, say experts, but could drive up certain food prices

Patients are dying in corridors and others left for hours in soiled clothes, says Age UK.

A new study estimates that about half of all churches in England have bats living in them.

How To Be Human finds the star grappling with grief and heartbreak, instead of murdering celebrities.

To boost exports,  labour laws need to be more flexible, accounting for seasonal ups and downs in the demand cycle

Railway operators have new options for electric trains including getting rid of locomotives altogether.

UK Steel said while the increased support was welcomed, the government could have gone further.

The former Duchess of York will now be known only as Sarah Ferguson. Here’s how her life will change.

Around 500 of the UK’s most energy-intensive businesses are set to save up to £420 million per year on their electricity bills from next April, as the Government takes decisive action to slash industrial energy costs.

Veterans who bravely served our country will get the homes they deserve, as £4.5 million is awarded to 19 housing providers across the UK, to build 45 new homes and make critical common area improvements.

Sellafield Ltd awards framework with a total value of £4.6 billion to support high hazard risk reduction.

Scales, best known for her role as Sybil in Fawlty Towers, died almost a year after her husband, Timothy West

The Quest for Gaza’s Energy, Part 2 Read part 1 here In 2019, UNCTAD (the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) reported that the occupied territories lie above sizeable reservoirs of oil and natural gas wealth in Area C of the occupied West Ban…

In business, an edge is earned. In U.S. diplomacy, it is handed out – nepotism with a human cost. Corporate America calls it a “sustainable competitive advantage,” the factor that separates market leaders from the rest, reflecting a company’s key competencies…

Speak to used car dealers and you might hear that sales of second-hand cars have slowed and inventory isn’t moving as fast as they’d like. Car brands that accept trade-ins from buyers to push their […] The post Perodua has started exporting used cars – Bangla…

Scientific Reports – Millimeter-wave broadband dual-circularly polarized array antenna loaded with metasurface

Chem. Sci., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5SC05445A, Edge Article Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Yunfa Dong, Haodong Xie, Yupei Han, Quan Li, Jiecai Han, Weidong HeThe protonated triaz…

Anal. Methods, 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5AY01524C, PaperRamadan Ali, Khalid Alhazzani, Ahmed Z. Alanazi, James Barker, Aya M. Mostafa, Mohamed M. El-Wekil, Mohamed N. Goda, Al-Montaser Bellah H. AliPropargite detection mechanism.To cite this article…

Genome-wide analysis in individuals of African ancestry identifies a nonsense variant in CD36 associated with increased risk of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), partly accounting for the higher incidence of DCM in African-ancestry populations.

Surprise discovery could pave the way for new treatments against drug-resistant infections.

The aquamarine waters and granite, boulder-clad islands of Seychelles have long beckoned travellers. And now, a new small-ship cruise lets visitors explore these paradise islands in total luxury.

Ahead of the expected May 2026 launch of Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar Games has laid off between 30 and 40 employees across its Canada and UK offices. This sparked immediate tension between the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain and the game studio, …

Ahead of the expected May 2026 launch of Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar Games has laid off between 30 and 40 employees across its Canada and UK offices. This sparked immediate tension between the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain and the game studio, …

Ahead of the expected May 2026 launch of Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar Games has laid off between 30 and 40 employees across its Canada and UK offices. This sparked immediate tension between the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain and the game studio, …

Luton Town reach the FA Cup second round with an injury-time winner after Forest Green Rovers stage a remarkable comeback from three goals down in a thrilling first-round encounter.

It’s not just Andrew who has brought embarrassment to the royals. His ex-wife Sarah Ferguson has long been a source of humiliation for the family.

Indian remittances for education in Georgia jump 5 times since 2018-19

JOHN Swinney should spend more time on domestic issues than seeking a deal with the US on Scotch whisky, the Scottish Secretary has said.

Both dugouts at Hampden will feature different managers from when the clubs last met in August.

How a £50m court case over Scotland’s deposit return scheme turned into a political blockbuster.

Older women are carving out a niche online for people who want authentic content.

One of Death in Paradise’s beloved detective inspectors will reprise his role in Return to Paradise’s second season in the best way possible.

Rockstar Games, the developer of  Grand Theft Auto VI, fired between 30 to 40 employees on Thursday, as previously reported by  Bloomberg. According to the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB), all of the employees fired were part of a private t…

Award-winning actresses Aimee Lou Wood, Saoirse Ronan, Mia McKenna-Bruce and Anna Sawai will star in the upcoming Beatles biopic films.

Honda brings the CB1000F retro model to UK and EU markets, paying homage to a favorite – and a winning race bike – from the 1980s.

Amazon launches a major Fire TV Stick update to block apps linked to illegal streaming. The crackdown targets sideloaded content and aims to protect creators and users.

Trey Sherman, a former CBS News associate producer, accused CBS and its parent company, Paramount Global, of discrimination and racism by firing only the Black employees while the whites were relocated.

Despite GTA 6 being a massive undertaking, Rockstar Games has dismissed several dozen employees. A UK trade union believes that the studio fired the workers for attempting to unionize. Previously, employees accused the Take-Two Interactive-owned company of ab…

Maintaining a successful business is never easy, so the fewer mistakes business owners make, the better. Paying attention to your customer base, their wants and needs, is absolutely crucial because the success of your business depends on them. The post Retai…

A British canoeist is banned for two years for posting “explicit” footage of himself on social media.

Every tech company now seems to have their own AI: Google Gemini. OpenAI’s ChatGPT. MetaAI. Spending for AI is reaching record highs, powering a big boom for the stock market. Even the White House wants in on the fun. So are we in an AI bubble — an overblown …

The magazine doubled down after facing criticism from right wingers and the “Harry Potter” author.

This ghost story pops up in different forms all over the world, but science has an explanation just in time for Halloween

It’s curtain up on “RuPaul’s Drag Race UK” and this week’s episode of “Werk Room Weekly” is giving full West End energy! Jason Cerin and Brian Faas are breaking down every note, kick, and chaotic moment from “Peter Pansy: The Rusical,” where the queens sing, …

Jon Bon Jovi and company are playing nine concerts at the “World’s Most Famous Arena.” Bon Jovi’s 2026 Madison Square Garden Concerts: How to Get Tickets Spencer Kaufman

Rockstar parent Take-Two Interactive says all the employees in question were fired for “gross misconduct.”

Newly revealed emails show Andrew Mountbatten Windsor told Jeffrey Epstein it would be “good to catch up in person” months after the paedophile financier was released from prison.

This 1953 Bentley R-Type saloon is one of 2,323 examples produced during the model run and wears Empress coachwork by Hooper & Co. of London. It is said to have been delivered by Empire Motors Ltd in the UK before later making its way to the US. Powered by a …

A new study has found that North Warwickshire is the most dangerous area to work in Great Britain. This finding has been highlighted by field management software firm Re-flow Field Management, who have determined the most dangerous areas to work in the UK by …

I’d like the pickup camper without the pickup truck, please. Serbian RV upstart Roofroomer has exactly what you crave in its Native camper, a fiberglass elbow that reimagines automotive living. The unique L-shaped rooftop camping pod packs all hard walls with…

Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Host Nathan Hager take a look at some of the stories we’ll be tracking in the coming week

• In the US – a look at how earnings are impacting global markets
• In the UK – we preview the Bank of England rate decisio…

Hacked emails allege Jeffrey Epstein facilitated efforts to open a backchannel between Israel and Russia during the Syrian civil war.

Take-Two says, “We fully support Rockstar’s ambitions and approach”

UK statement ahead of the vote on the Colombia UNSCR, delivered by James Kariuki, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Colombia.

UK Explanation of Vote delivered by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Western Sahara.

This week’s edition of Finovate Global features recent fintech news from Canada. Wealthsimple secures $750 million at valuation of $10 billion Canadian fintech Wealthsimple has raised CAD $750 million at a post-money valuation of CAD $10 billion. The funding …

Hillary Clinton’s shocking new look has insiders claiming she underwent an extreme makeover to avoid a looming £74M ($90M) divorce from Bill Clinton.

In a rare bipartisan move, the US Senate voted to revoke Donald Trump’s emergency tariff powers, signalling renewed congressional pushback against unilateral trade policy.

Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich, who was arrested and later pardoned, was a KGB agent, President Alexander Lukashenko has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Nigeria joins North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iran and China on a list of countries “of particular concern” due to violations of religious freedom.

Rockstar Games says they were fired for ‘gross misconduct’ The post GTA 6 Denies Union Busting After Firing Dozens Of Developers appeared first on Kotaku.

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.’s Rockstar Games fired dozens of workers in a move a trade union said was to prevent unionizing. Read on

While experts like Avi Loeb have raised intriguing possibilities, NASA confirms the definitive news: 3I/ATLAS poses ‘no threat’ to Earth.

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb is fiercely demanding that NASA release high-resolution images of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS.

Netflix is reportedly exploring a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, signaling a potential shakeup in the streaming wars. The deal could unite major franchises under one roof.

Israel-based Talma Travel Solutions acquired Sydney’s Bay Travel Group for $10 million, marking its entry into Australia. The deal continues Talma’s aggressive global expansion strategy with plans for more Asia-Pacific acquisitions in 2026.

Sam Altman Tesla Roadster: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sought a refund for his Tesla Roadster deposit. He faced difficulties cancelling his reservation after a long wait. The email for his reservation was reportedly shut down. This situation highlights ongoing i…

Warner Bros. Discovery board rejects initial takeover bids, demanding a higher valuation as major media players circle a potential billion-dollar deal.

OpenAI completed its corporate restructuring this week, placing its new for-profit arm, OpenAI Group PBC, under the control of the nonprofit OpenAI Foundation.

U Myntri Rangbah ka Jylla u Conrad K Sangma haka 31 tarik Risaw u la plie paidbah ia ka samoi long klas kaba nyngkong eh jong ka Shillong Government College of Engineering ha college compus ha Mawlai, Shillong. Kane ka jingplie ka dei ka sienjam kaba khraw ha…

Kelly Osbourne’s 2-year-old grandson Sidney is hopping on his late grandfather’s crazy train.  Indeed, Ozzy Osbourne’s grandson, whom Kelly shares with fiancé Sid Wilson, 48, proved he’s keeping…

The fashion magazine Glamour UK released its 2025 Women of the Year cover on Wednesday, featuring 9 transgender-identified men.

Halloween costumes & decorations are an ecological nightmare & expensive at a time when families are struggling financially. Here are more ecofriendly & cheaper ideas.

Sky Roberts also appealed to King Charles to pressure Donald Trump into putting “big boy pants on” over the release of the Epstein files.

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UK explanation of vote delivered by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Libya.

The scandal engulfing Andrew is of his own making but has had a profound impact on his immediate family.

This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It’s a known problem that onshore wind turbines kill bats. But it’s unclear whether the same issue applies to offshore wind installations—and…

Find out the matches selected for live broadcast in December 2025 and early 2026, including Christmas and New Year fixtures.

There are no plans to formally remove Andrew from the line of succession, the government says.

Andrew remains the subject of a mystery many are flummoxed by. The king’s brother has not had a paid job for large chunks of his life, yet somehow he has managed to fund a luxury lifestyle.

Apple’s ongoing iPhone 17 Pro Max delivery delays suggest the company’s best iPhone won’t be going on sale for Black Friday.

It’s the first edition of Artissima since Italy cut VAT on art sales to 5 percent, the lowest in the European Union.

In a nation famed for its tea culture, many Indians overlook the intricacies of specialty teas. Darjeeling tea is a prime example, often mistaken for the hearty ‘cutting chai’. This exquisite beverage is handpicked from Himalayan hillsides, each leaf a testam…

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The activists cited human rights as part of their defense after throwing orange powder on the stones at the prehistoric site in Wiltshire, England.

Antitrust enforcement to curb monopoly union abuses could benefit both workers and the overall economy. Union rights including collective bargaining would be preserved.

Producer duo 2DUMB took the reigns on the remixes.

From the classroom to the boardroom, a new approach focused on relationships and resolution is gaining traction. The post Never heard of restorative conflict resolution? Catch up quick appeared first on Work Life by Atlassian.

Vampires reflect the prejudices of their times.

Bengaluru’s Narayana Health is making waves in the UK healthcare landscape with its acquisition of Practice Plus Group Hospitals, which manages 12 facilities. This strategic move is all about delivering affordable healthcare options to a broader audience.

PinkPantheress will be touring through the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026. Here’s how to see the artist live in the US, Australia, and more.

The very best concerts in the city this month, including Lorde, Radiohead and Clipse

The actor, rapper and producer is releasing only 505 bottles of this special Cognac in a hand-crafted Lalique crystal decanter.