News 25/10/26

A man in his twenties has died in north London after a tree fell onto his moving car on Dollis Road in Mill Hill.

The Metropolitan Police were called to the scene at around twelve-forty, where the driver was pronounced dead. Chief Inspector Guy Ellwood described the incident as deeply tragic and confirmed officers are working alongside the local authority and coroner to establish the circumstances surrounding what happened.

Downing Street says Prime Minister Andy Burnham is confident every rough sleeper will have a route off the street by Christmas.

Ahead of a homelessness summit on Monday, Chancellor John Healey is set to announce £432m in the Budget to support the Prime Minister’s pledge. This will bring total funding to eight hundred and seventy-four million pounds across this parliament, addressing figures estimating nearly forty-eight hundred people slept rough in England in autumn 2025.

Pressure is mounting on Manchester United manager Michael Carrick following a 3-0 home defeat by Bournemouth, marking an eight-match winless streak.

After two severe losses in a week, the run represents the club’s worst form since the 2015-16 season. Despite growing uncertainty over Carrick’s future, reaction from the stands at Old Trafford indicated that supporters believe changing the head coach will not resolve the wider issues currently facing the club.

Storm Boelo will clear tonight, but another spell of deep low pressure is set to bring further wet and windy weather from the south-west on Monday.

Winds are expected to strengthen across the north through Tuesday, bringing gusts of up to sixty miles per hour widely, and exceeding seventy miles per hour on exposed coasts and hills in northern Scotland. Forecasters warn that this latest system will coincide with the year’s third-highest spring tides, raising fresh concerns over coastal flooding following earlier impacts.

A power surge at Stansted Airport has left passengers queuing for hours and caused hundreds of flight delays.

The electrical issue in Essex disrupted security and baggage systems, resulting in around two hundred and fifty delayed flights and six cancellations on Sunday. Stansted Airport confirmed that all systems were fully operational again by the evening and offered an apology to affected travellers.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States are scheduled to take place next month.

Speaking during an interview with Ukrainian television programme TSN Week, Mr Zelenskyy confirmed that Kyiv is prepared for technical group meetings in November. However, he emphasized that Ukraine would not support any leadership meeting that involved lifting existing sanctions against Russia.

The Board of Deputies of British Jews has overwhelmingly passed a motion formally declaring that the Green Party is racist.

The vote, taken at today’s plenary meeting of Jewish community deputies, follows a motion passed at the Green Party conference earlier this month which declared that Zionism is racism. The Board’s motion notes that the Greens rejected amendments, including one stating police should not be used to pressure, proscribe, or discipline members based on affiliation with Jewish community institutions.

The Metropolitan Police is reducing enforcement for offenders who breach their tag conditions, citing resourcing pressures and early prisoner releases.

Under a pilot scheme running until the spring, officers will not act on curfew breaches or low tag batteries of under an hour, unless the individual is deemed to pose a particular risk to the public. The force confirmed that while such breach notifications will still be reviewed, arrests will only follow where specific risk or safeguarding concerns exist.

King Charles is set to begin a nine-day tour of the Caribbean on Tuesday, visiting the Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barbuda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

Meticulously planned for months, the trip puts the monarch directly at the centre of debates over slavery reparations and potential apologies for Britain’s historical role. Author and historian Sir Anthony Seldon has described the visit as the biggest risk of the King’s reign so far, warning that discussions around reparations and apologies directly question the moral integrity of the monarchy.

The Prime Minister has indicated he would welcome an honest discussion regarding a potential return to free movement between the United Kingdom and the European Union.

Speaking to the Sunday Times, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham suggested a renewed relationship could include full membership or joining the single market. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner told the BBC that nothing should be taken off the table, emphasizing the government’s pragmatic approach. However, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch claimed the Prime Minister has not thought the proposal through, while Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick described the idea as mad.

Elon Musk says SpaceX restricted Ukraine’s Starlink internet service, claiming the country violated terms of service by using the technology for military activity.

Musk denied responsibility for simultaneous issues with the military-grade Starshield system, having previously refuted claims he deliberately throttled connections that hampered Ukrainian defensive operations for over a week. Kyiv has not officially commented, though presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov described Musk’s statement as very strange.