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• Russell Brand trial live: Jury hears more from woman who alleges comedian raped her at his home - Sky News21 October 2026, 10:13 am
  Russell Brand trial live: Jury hears more from woman who alleges comedian raped her at his home  Sky NewsRussell Brand told woman to ‘clear up the mess you’ve made’ after alleged rape, court hears  The GuardianRussell Brand trial latest: comedian returns to court  The TimesWoman says she 'couldn't speak or breathe' during alleged rape by Russell Brand  BBCRape trial jurors shown photo of Russell Brand’s bedroom  The Telegraph
  
• Man City 5-1 AEK Athens: Phil Foden bags hat-trick as Enzo Maresca's side claim second Champions League win - Sky Sports21 October 2026, 10:04 am
  Man City 5-1 AEK Athens: Phil Foden bags hat-trick as Enzo Maresca's side claim second Champions League win  Sky SportsFoden stars with hat-trick as Man City thrash AEK Athens  BBCMan City 5-1 AEK Athens commentary  Sky SportsMan City fans stay away from 5-1 Champions League rout of AEK Athens  AP NewsFoden sends reminder to England manager Tuchel with hat-trick  The Telegraph
  
• Liverpool 4-3 Villarreal: Rio Ngumoha stars and Florian Wirtz scores as Reds come from two down to win in Europe - Sky Sports21 October 2026, 10:04 am
  Liverpool 4-3 Villarreal: Rio Ngumoha stars and Florian Wirtz scores as Reds come from two down to win in Europe  Sky SportsLiverpool 4-3 Villarreal: Rio Ngumoha shines in comeback win  BBCLiverpool analysis: Rio Ngumoha shines against Villereal  BBCPress conference: Andoni Iraola explains how Liverpool surged to comeback victory over Villarreal  Liverpool FCMac Allister double sparks Liverpool’s thrilling comeback win over Villarreal  The Guardian
  
• UK government approves drilling in Jackdaw gas field with production to start this month - BBC21 October 2026, 10:02 am
  UK government approves drilling in Jackdaw gas field with production to start this month  BBCJackdaw approval is step towards a grownup North Sea policy  The GuardianLabour finally approves new North Sea drilling  The TelegraphUK approves development of Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea  Financial TimesJackdaw gas field gets green light  GOV.UK
  
• Residents of ‘1066 Country’ lose battle for Bayeux tapestry tickets - The Guardian21 October 2026, 9:58 am
  Residents of ‘1066 Country’ lose battle for Bayeux tapestry tickets  The GuardianBayeux Tapestry priority tickets open for Hastings and Rother  BBCBored of the Bayeux Tapestry? Meet the high-society families whose clans came over with William the Conquerer  TatlerBayeux Tapestry tickets go on sale again today. Here’s how to get them  The IndependentBayeux Tapestry fans flock to Battle of Hastings re-enactment  The Times
  
• Aberfan marks 60 years since coal tip collapsed on school and homes, killing 116 children and 28 adults - BBC21 October 2026, 9:08 am
  Aberfan marks 60 years since coal tip collapsed on school and homes, killing 116 children and 28 adults  BBC60 years on: The Aberfan disaster through the eyes of those who survived  BBCAberfan marks 60 years since coal tip collapsed on school, killing 144 people  BBC23 pictures that show the devastation caused 60 years ago by the Aberfan Disaster  The Independent‘I survived for a reason’: Aberfan fights to preserve memory of disaster 60 years on  The Guardian
  
• UK inflation rises by more than expected to 3.5% as war drives up fuel prices - The Guardian21 October 2026, 9:07 am
  UK inflation rises by more than expected to 3.5% as war drives up fuel prices  The GuardianSurging fuel prices push UK inflation rate to 3.5% ahead of Budget  BBCUK inflation and borrowing top forecasts in blow to John Healey  Financial TimesInflation and government borrowing hit highest level for a year ahead of next week's Budget  BBCUK Inflation Jumps to 11-Month High as BOE Considers a Hike  Bloomberg.com
  
• Britain’s national debt tops £3tn - The Telegraph21 October 2026, 9:06 am
  Britain’s national debt tops £3tn  The TelegraphTotal UK government debt hits £3tn for first time while inflation jumps to highest in nearly a year – business live  The GuardianInflation and borrowing data illustrate chancellor's Budget challenge  BBCUK borrowing and £3 trillion debt herald tough budget for Healey  ReutersGovernment borrowing rises above forecasts to £24.5bn ahead of Budget  ITVX
  
• UK weather: Amber warning issued by Met Office ahead of Storm Austen - BBC21 October 2026, 9:04 am
  UK weather: Amber warning issued by Met Office ahead of Storm Austen  BBC'If we got all the rain in the forecast we'd struggle' - Newbury calls raceday inspection on Friday due to Storm Austen  Racing PostStorm Austen forecast to hit southern UK  The GuardianBritain's first storm of the season named  Sky NewsWhy the UK could see a winter of floods – as first named storm of season arrives  The i Paper
  
• Samurai sword attacker fought off by bystanders - The Telegraph21 October 2026, 8:55 am
  Samurai sword attacker fought off by bystanders  The TelegraphMan sentenced after sword attack – Milton Keynes  Thames Valley PoliceMoment hero builder duels with samurai swordsman using just his spirit level  Metro.co.ukMoment brave builders confront samurai sword-wielding thug and fight him off with spirit level - as attacker, 32, jailed  The SunWATCH: MK man jailed for wielding samurai sword  Milton Keynes Citizen
  
• Energy Secretary refuses 16 times to back Mahmood’s migrant crackdown - The Telegraph21 October 2026, 8:52 am
  Energy Secretary refuses 16 times to back Mahmood’s migrant crackdown  The TelegraphShabana Mahmood fights cabinet colleagues to save migrant crackdown  The TimesMinister says Mahmood’s migration policy will ‘prolong integration’  The GuardianMahmood faces down Cabinet backlash over immigration plans  LBCFahnbulleh declines to back Home Secretary’s plan to extend wait for settlement  ITVX
  
• ‘I am still traumatised’: French police accused of brutalising minors - Al Jazeera21 October 2026, 7:58 am
  ‘I am still traumatised’: French police accused of brutalising minors  Al JazeeraKatya Adler: France divided over who to blame for riots and what to learn from them  BBCThe mob is coming to Britain, and the police are woefully unprepared  The TelegraphAttacked owner of looted Paris shop: '10 years of work destroyed, I have not slept in three days'  Euronews.comIn The Room | Why France is rioting – and is Britain next?  The Independent
  
• Helen Haines: Australian MP loses both legs after alleged car attack, husband says - BBC21 October 2026, 7:56 am
  Helen Haines: Australian MP loses both legs after alleged car attack, husband says  BBCMy late wife Jo Cox was murdered in her constituency in 2016. The alleged attack on Helen Haines is a punch to the gut  The GuardianAustralian lawmaker loses both legs in vehicle attack as suspect appears in court  ReutersAustralian MP hit by vehicle has leg amputated - as suspect's father says she is family friend  Sky NewsAustralian MP Helen Haines has both legs amputated after car ramming attack  The Telegraph
  
• Man charged after three Jewish women assaulted - BBC21 October 2026, 7:45 am
  Man charged after three Jewish women assaulted  BBCMan punches Jewish woman pushing pram  The TelegraphMan arrested after alleged assaults against three Jewish women, including mum pushing a pram  Sky NewsMan arrested for ‘assaulting three Jewish women’ in Stamford Hill  The Jewish ChronicleMan held after three Jewish women report assaults in Hackney  BBC
  
• Fighter jet crashes and explodes into fireball in France with one dead and search launched for missing crew member - The Independent21 October 2026, 7:33 am
  Fighter jet crashes and explodes into fireball in France with one dead and search launched for missing crew member  The IndependentMirage 2000D crashes in eastern France, one dead; search on for missing crew member  The Times of IndiaOne killed, one missing after French military plane crash in northeast France, French military says  The Jerusalem PostFrench fighter jet crashes during training, at least one dead  Le Monde.frFighter jet crashes in northeast France, at least one person dead  TradingView