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People have been killed after a Spanish high-speed train collided with another train south of the capital Madrid, making this the country's worst disaster since 2013.

The latest figures mark a major milestone as Beijing grapples with an ageing population.

The group targeted elderly people across US and Europe, luring them into romantic relationship before persuading them to transfer large sums of money.
Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, accounted for more than 10% of all deaths for the first time, new data reveals Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Dementia has accounted for more than 10% of all deaths for the first time, while the number of people dying from asthma is at decade-high levels, new data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals. There were 188,421 deaths registered in 2025.

The attack on a village in Syria killed five people, including women and children, Syrian health officials said.
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Russia says it will open a humanitarian corridor to the occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky, where people have been eating weeds and pickles to survive while trapped by minefields, shelling and drones.
Man aged 60 and another in his 20s killed by falling trees in Scotland and London as Met Office reports gusts of up to 84mph Two people were killed and more than 800,000 properties left without power after Storm Boelo and Storm Austen battered the UK over the weekend. Two men, one aged 60 and the other in his 20s, were killed by falling trees on Sunday, police said.
Monzo says 55% of cardholders’ British Museum payments in first hour of latest ticket release were by people under 35 A 1,000-year-old embroidery may be an unusual candidate for a pop culture moment, but young people are seemingly more willing to shell out for tickets for the Bayeux tapestry than spend money on Hollywood blockbusters. In the first hour that the second round of tickets to view the tapestry were available last Wednesday, payments from Monzo cardholders to the British Museum reached £14,100 and were 48 times that of a normal Wednesday morning.
Exclusive: Wastewater analysis in England suggests people took roughly 2. 5bn lines of drug in one year Ageing users and record deaths – the data behind Britain’s £9.

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Offenders still at large after shots fired from vehicle outside licensed premises in Loganholme Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Four people have been injured after a drive-by shooting outside a venue hosting a boxing event, including a 19-year-old woman who was shot in the head. Queensland police Detective Inspector Ian Galpin said a group of people were gathered at the passenger drop-off zone outside Fitzy’s Loganholme, south of Brisbane, about 8.

Three people - two women and one man - have been released, and one person remains in custody, gardaí say.

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The crash, between a moving train and another that was stopped further up the track, was caused by an "inexplicable" error, the transport minister said.
Pedro Sánchez says the government will act with urgency to ‘clarify what has happened, why this tragedy occurred’ Full report from Spain At least 30 people are believed to have died after two high-speed trains collided in the province of Toledo in Spain, with concerns the death toll could be much higher. The number of people affected is expected to rise ( 10:46 ) , local authorities said, with growing concerns about a “major tragedy” ( 11:03 ).
John Healey is announcing his financial update – here are the main points, with political analysis Budget 2026 live – latest updates John Healey starts by saying that his budget is “delivered at a time when global uncertainties and pressures are swirling worldwide and hitting people here at home”. Healey says he will meet the fiscal rule that day-to-day spending must be covered by tax receipts, and the investment rule that government debt, defined as public sector net financial liabilities, must be falling as a percentage of GDP in the third year of the forecast.
Israeli voters turned out in record numbers, and the results remain too close to call. And, more than 10,000 people have been infected with Ebola since the outbreak was first declared in May.
Far-right senator and his family boarded private plane to Ecuador after crossing border to Argentina, Argentina’s government confirms The far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro has reportedly fled Brazil and is on his way to the United States after losing Sunday’s presidential election to the leftwing incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who called the act “shameful”. A report by the news website Metrópoles , citing people close to the politician’s family, said he was en route to the US.
Business secretary says focus for November summit will be trade and youth mobility, but talks will also include ‘future options for relationship’ British officials have begun discussions with the EU about a long-term relationship that could include a return to free movement, the business secretary has said while promising the British people “are the boss” when it comes to what the UK will accept. Jonathan Reynolds said the focus for British negotiations was the EU summit in November to seal an agreement to ease some trading restrictions and a youth mobility deal.
Queensland MP Garth Hamilton says he has ‘witnessed three interactions between cars and people at pre-poll, two accidental’ Follow our Australian politics live blog for latest updates Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast A Coalition MP has called for a rethink of pre-poll voting at federal elections, including potentially shortening the amount of time booths are open, amid concerns of threats to voters and volunteers. Security risks to politicians and their staff have been front and centre this week, as parliament returned after the alleged attack on Helen Haines, which left the independent MP in a serious but stable condition after both her legs were amputated.
Investigation recommends government changes legislation so staff assessing people for home support packages can correct the outcome Follow our Australian politics live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Greens leader, David Shoebridge, has used a scathing report from the commonwealth ombudsman to press the government to use the last two sitting weeks of parliament to restore human override to its “unfair” aged care assessment tool. The 104-page ombudsman report , published on Monday, recommends the government change legislation so that aged care workers assessing older Australians for home support packages can amend the outcome when the algorithm-driven assessment tool makes an incorrect decision on funding.
US military says it carried out an airstrike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in latest attack in region The US military said on Tuesday it killed five people after an airstrike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific. Tuesday’s strike was among more than 70 such attacks since the beginning of Donald Trump’s second presidency, according to media tallies.
Greens say Labour has ‘no respect for young people’ amid reports chancellor will pause equalisation of minimum wage for under-21s with that paid to older workers Jonathan Reynolds , the business secretary, has not contested reports saying that, in the budget tomorrow, John Healey, the chancellor, will pause the process of equalising the lower national minimum wage paid to people under the age of 21 with the more generous national living wage that applies to older workers. In an interview on the BBC this morning, Reynolds was asked to respond to a story suggesting the equalisation process has been put on hold because of concerns about youth unemployment.

The cycle of revenge attacks continue as the country heads towards its first election since independence.
Almost 1,000 arrested as police charge crowd in Paris and teargas used to stop protesters reaching other city centres Hundreds of thousands marched in cities across France on Saturday in largely peaceful protests to support schoolchildren’s demands for more teachers and repairs to dilapidated buildings, as Emmanuel Macron faces a social and political crisis in his final months as president. The prosecutor’s office in the southern city of Nice said on Sunday that 59 people had been taken into police custody, including 11 suspected of belonging to extreme-right groups.
Video shows AI likenesses of people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party appearing to admit to wrongdoing A political ad from Spain’s main...

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Kyaw Moe Tun - Myanmar's representative to the UN - makes an emotional appeal after saying the international community had failed the country's people.
Jordanian air force says it carried out strikes against ‘terrorist groups’ tied to killing of nine during funeral Jordan has carried out airstrikes against armed groups in Syria in retaliation for Friday’s attack on a Greek Orthodox church in the southern Jordanian governorate of Karak that killed nine people, the Jordanian air force has said in a statement. It said the operation “resulted in the killing and wounding of many members of these terrorist groups and the destruction of a number of their vehicles”.
Two sportspeople have been executed in the past month and at least six more face the same fate, says activist group Fears are growing for more Iranian athletes facing execution after mountain climber Ali-Sina Mostafavi became the latest in a string to be killed by the regime. Mostafavi – who documented his ascents of some of the world’s highest peaks, including Mount Everest – was executed on 14 October having been arrested in April after the anti-government protests a few months earlier.
Group was on visit to meet Palestinian children, farmers and civil leaders facing escalating violence from Israeli forces An international delegation including British politicians has been barred from entering the West Bank on a trip to meet Palestinian children, farmers and society leaders facing escalating violence from Israeli forces during olive harvest season. The delegation of 23 people, including four elected representatives, was drawn from countries including France, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Greece, Holland, Ireland and the US.
PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows ‘to destroy this place’ in retaliation for militant attack on army checkpoint Israeli troops have levelled a neighbourhood in Hebron, driving out hundreds of families in collective punishment for a militant attack on an army checkpoint outside the West Bank city, local Palestinian authorities said. The Hebron municipality estimated that 35 hectares (86 acres) had been destroyed or marked for destruction and about 1,500 people had been evicted from their homes by Saturday afternoon in the district of Ein Deir Baha.
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