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<p>French police have made 1,000 arrests and Italian officers have raided homes in Milan, with protests also taking place in Spain and Albania</p><p>Jesse, 40, a charity worker from the north of Paris, had turned out for the street march.</p><p>She said: “I’m so angry. I’m here to support schoolchildren’s demands for better conditions. I’m so proud of them a

Latest developments as Storm Boelo brings heavy rain and strong winds across the country, with the most severe impacts expected across the west coast and northern coastal counties.

Andrea Leek felt like an “imposter” after upstaging some of racing’s biggest names when Cosmic Crusader won a historic edition of the $6 million Cox Plate in front of 34,617 racegoers at Flemington.

<p>The prime minister said the government is having conversation about emergency preparedness</p><p><strong>A DUP minister has said he is confident MP Carla Lockhart will stay in the party despite leaving its main decision-making body amid a row with party leadership over the future of Stormont.</strong></p><p>Lockhart is at odds with DUP leader, fellow MP G

<p>Residents in Oleshky have been enduring a worsening humanitarian crisis due to the lack of food, electricity and other resources </p><p>The French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu has just issued a statement on a shooting in a town west of Paris this morning where one person was killed and four others injured.</p><p>Police said a gunman had opened fire in

Follow developments as several weather warnings have been issued ahead of Storm Boelo.

The BBC's technology correspondent Joe Tidy explains how it happened, and what it means for you.

<p>Some 32 government services are offline while work is carried out to address potential cybersecurity issues, a minister has said</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/22/tell-us-small-business-have-you-been-affected-by-the-php-code-flaw">Tell us: have you been affected by the PHP code flaw?</a></p></li></ul><p>The <strong>

<p>It’s the last day of the electoral campaign in Serbia today ahead of this Sunday’s closely contested parliamentary election</p><p>As we are waiting for Macron<strong>, first details of the planned police response to this weekend’s protests are emerging.</strong></p><p>Junior interior minister, <strong>Jean-Didier Berger</strong>, said that the police pres

The latest round of negotiations comes amid growing concerns in Kyiv the US is backing away from its support of Ukraine.

Australian Lawmaker Helen Haines has lost both legs after a car rammed into her.

When EA was acquired by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, many expected major changes at the gaming company, including layoffs and game cancellations, among other shakeups. Now, those have begun, with EA on October 21 confirming a series of significant changes impacting the people and teams that worked on many storied franchises. EA also teased some of

Netflix's latest true-crime documentary looks back at Holloway's tragic disappearance.

<p>Students, teachers and civil servants have shown up in Athens, with demonstrations also in Thessaloniki and other cities</p><p>Meanwhile, <strong>back to Witkoff’s meeting with Putin in St Petersburg, the US president, Donald Trump, has just welcomed the release of Stephen Hubbard, a US citizen held by Moscow on allegations of fighting as a mercenary for

<p>Zia Yusuf claims undercover investigation broke the law as broadcaster stands by its journalism</p><p>Here is an explainer by <strong>Jill Ambrose</strong> about the Jackdaw decision.</p><p>But environmental groups have condemned the decision. Ami McCarthy, head of politics for <strong>Greenpeace UK</strong>, said:</p><p><em>Approving Jackdaw shows the to

<p>Independent MP was struck by a car on Monday and her alleged attacker appeared in court on Wednesday</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/19/mp-helen-haines-injured-incident-wangaratta-ntwnfb">‘Deeply appalled’: politicians condemn alleged attack after Helen Haines critically injured</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https: