Top stories - Google News

• Devon and Cornwall battens down the hatches before Storm Austen - BBC22 October 2026, 6:12 am
  Devon and Cornwall battens down the hatches before Storm Austen  BBCStorm Austen: Orange warnings issued as Ireland braces for torrential rain and wind  The Irish TimesUK weather: Amber wind warning issued ahead of Storm Austen  Sky NewsStorm Austen: expert explains forecast and potential impact  University of ReadingPreparations under way as Storm Austen approaches Jersey  BBC
  
• Bayern Munich 2-2 Arsenal: Declan Rice secures draw for Gunners in Champions League after Harry Kane penalty - Sky Sports22 October 2026, 6:07 am
  Bayern Munich 2-2 Arsenal: Declan Rice secures draw for Gunners in Champions League after Harry Kane penalty  Sky SportsArsenal’s Declan Rice strikes late to deny Bayern Munich after Harry Kane penalty  The GuardianHighlights | Bayern Munich 2-2 Arsenal | bitesize  Arsenal.comChampions League tips: Bayern Munich vs Arsenal predictions, best bets & preview  Sporting LifeBayern Munich 2-2 Arsenal: Harry Kane impresses but Declan Rice secures draw for Gunners - as it happened  ESPN
  
• M62 LIVE as all traffic stopped on stretch of motorway amid crash - Manchester Evening News22 October 2026, 5:56 am
  M62 LIVE as all traffic stopped on stretch of motorway amid crash  Manchester Evening NewsWe're bringing you live updates this morning as an incident leaves a stretch of the M62 closed  FacebookM62 traffic LIVE updates as Castleford drivers face long delays  Yorkshire LiveLong delays on M62 as two lanes closed eastbound following crash  Leigh JournalUPDATES - Heavy delays warning after crash reported on motorway  Oldham Times
  
• Como 4-1 Man Utd: Michael Carrick's side ripped apart in Italy during Champions League hammering - Sky Sports22 October 2026, 5:17 am
  Como 4-1 Man Utd: Michael Carrick's side ripped apart in Italy during Champions League hammering  Sky SportsBruno Fernandes rounds on Michael Carrick after Man Utd lose to Como in Champions League  BBCMan United’s Carrick not worried about his job despite ‘unacceptable’ loss  Al Jazeera‘Angry’ Carrick on the brink as Fernandes hits out at Manchester United tactics  The GuardianManchester United: Bruno Fernandes criticises coaches as Michael Carrick questions players after Champions League loss to Como  Sky Sports
  
• Inside the Met's biggest stolen goods crackdown - BBC22 October 2026, 5:03 am
  Inside the Met's biggest stolen goods crackdown  BBCWe join police raid as Met turns tide on London's phone thieves  Metro.co.ukHavering Police Target Romford Shops in Crackdown on Suspected Stolen Goods  The Havering DailyMet Police target London car boot sales and hundreds of shops in crackdown on retail crime  Yahoo News UKMet Police arrests 42 in stolen goods crackdown  Convenience Store
  
• California’s ‘cult-like’ AI movement infiltrates British politics - The Telegraph22 October 2026, 5:00 am
  California’s ‘cult-like’ AI movement infiltrates British politics  The Telegraph
  
• UK working to identify exposure after global cyber-security warning - BBC22 October 2026, 4:38 am
  UK working to identify exposure after global cyber-security warning  BBCGlobal scramble to fix critical cyber-security flaws as many websites taken offline  BBCFlaw in PHP computer language leads to shutdown of websites around world  The GuardianCritical security issue affecting PHP  National Cyber Security Centre'Millions' of exploitation attempts as 'critical' flaw hits websites  Sky News
  
• ‘Wow, logging that as a microaggression!’ Sophie Duker on trolling masculinity, lesbian cruises and her stripper fantasy - The Guardian22 October 2026, 4:00 am
  ‘Wow, logging that as a microaggression!’ Sophie Duker on trolling masculinity, lesbian cruises and her stripper fantasy  The Guardian
  
• North Korea prepares to restart propaganda loudspeakers as ties sour with South - The Guardian22 October 2026, 3:57 am
  North Korea prepares to restart propaganda loudspeakers as ties sour with South  The GuardianAcross the Border: North Koreans Work on the Southern Border Fence  38 NorthNorth Korea's Kim Yo Jong warns South Korea, says border loudspeakers to be ready within days  ReutersNorth Korea tells border troops to take ‘resolute action’ if South threatens their safety  CNNSouth Korea vows resolute punishment over Kim Yo Jong’s weapon threat  The Independent
  
• UK's gaps in Arctic defence leave it open to Russian attacks, committee warns - BBC22 October 2026, 2:09 am
  UK's gaps in Arctic defence leave it open to Russian attacks, committee warns  BBCRoyal Navy lacks resources to counter Russian threat in high north, MPs warn  The GuardianRoyal Navy submarines cannot repel Russia’s Arctic fleet, MPs warn  The Telegraph‘Glaring gaps’ in military capability leave UK exposed to Russian attacks in High North, MPs warn  The IndependentEurope cannot count on American rescue, inquiry told  UK Defence Journal
  
• ‘Once-in-a-lifetime chance’: Japan launches historic mission to collect rocks from Mars’s moon Phobos - The Guardian22 October 2026, 2:00 am
  ‘Once-in-a-lifetime chance’: Japan launches historic mission to collect rocks from Mars’s moon Phobos  The GuardianMission blasts off for Mars to grab a piece of its moon  BBCMartian moon rock set to be brought to Earth for first time  The TelegraphJapan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from one of its moons  Sky NewsJapan’s mission to Mars’s moons takes off  The Economist
  
• Criminals who skip sentencing will face solitary confinement or lose social visits - BBC22 October 2026, 1:17 am
  Criminals who skip sentencing will face solitary confinement or lose social visits  BBCKillers who refuse to attend sentencing will face new penalties under government plan  Sky NewsKillers who refuse to face court could lose privileges in jail  The TimesJudges to punish killers who skip sentencing with solitary confinement  The TelegraphJudges handed more powers to punish killers absent from sentencing hearing  ITVX
  
• The real reasons US politicians are getting older - BBC21 October 2026, 11:52 pm
  The real reasons US politicians are getting older  BBC
  
• 'Betrayed by my body': The taboo health issue women are talking about on social media - BBC21 October 2026, 11:03 pm
  'Betrayed by my body': The taboo health issue women are talking about on social media  BBCYour Recurring UTIs Might Not Be UTIs at All, and a New Study Finally Explains Why  News & ObserverRevealed: 1.6 million chronic UTI sufferers failed by NHS  Channel 4 News | SubstackMillions of Women Are Being Treated for UTIs They Don’t Actually Have. Here’s Why  Yahoo HealthWhy Your UTIs Keep Coming Back Even After Antibiotics, According to Women’s Health Experts  Charlotte Observer
  
• UK City of Culture: Blackpool, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Wrexham shortlisted for 2029 - BBC21 October 2026, 11:02 pm
  UK City of Culture: Blackpool, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Wrexham shortlisted for 2029  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News