Chris Mason: The US elections will change Trump – how will Burnham react?
Posted on Wednesday November 04, 2026

The big question for the British government is does defeat at home make it more likely that President Trump gets angrier abroad?

Pound rises to its highest level since the Brexit referendum
Posted on Wednesday November 04, 2026

Pound reaches highest level against a basket of currencies since the Brexit referendum a decade ago

Typhoons batter East Asia as El Niño makes Pacific 'burn with fever'
Posted on Wednesday November 04, 2026

Even for countries where typhoons are a way of life, the last few months have brought unusually wild weather.

Ukraine says bodycam video shows deadly Russian double-tap bombing
Posted on Wednesday November 04, 2026

At least 40 people were killed and another 30 may still be under the rubble after Monday's attack on a Ukrainian village, Kyiv says.

The NHS is relying more on charities - and that might be creating problems for patients
Posted on Thursday November 05, 2026

Is it symptom a health service at breaking point - or a positive way of involving the public?