Jailed former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson being investigated over alleged rape inside Parliament
Posted on Wednesday October 21, 2026

While not naming the disgraced former MP, the Metropolitan Police has issued a statement confirming a 63-year-old man is being investigated.

US citizen Stephen Hubbard freed by Russia as Trump envoy meets Putin
Posted on Wednesday October 21, 2026

The 74-year-old former teacher, who was captured, has been released without any "swap" required, Trump says.

Aberfan disaster 'most tragic of days imaginable' says King on 60th anniversary
Posted on Wednesday October 21, 2026

In total 116 children and 28 adults were killed when a colliery spoil tip collapsed on 21 October 1966.

'I was only 8 but I realised my friend was dead' - Aberfan survivor recalls moment of disaster
Posted on Wednesday October 21, 2026

Four people who were children at the time of the Aberfan disaster recall the moment when a coal waste tip collapsed 60 years ago.

Websites taken down across Europe as critical cyber-security update issued
Posted on Wednesday October 21, 2026

The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI.