Oil Prices Rise as Iran Steps Up Attacks and Fighting Intensifies 14. October 2026 (14:08) In a volatile moment for energy markets, more vessels are being hit while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, while the Houthis and Saudi Arabia traded attacks.(New York Times)
Ken Paxton stirs vaccine skepticism to ingratiate himself with Maha movement 14. October 2026 (14:00) Texas AG and US Senate hopeful announced inquiry into alleged conspiracy between pediatricians, vaccine makers and insurance firmsKen Paxton, the attorney general of Texas and the Republican candidate for the US Senate, is aligning himself with the Make America Healthy Again (Maha) movement by investigating pediatricians for giving vaccines – actions that could further restrict access to vaccines as deadly outbreaks unfold.Paxton announced he would investigate an alleged conspiracy between pediatricians, vaccine makers and insurance companies in January, and at least one Texas pediatrician now says she is under investigation. Paxton linked his efforts to a campaign against vaccines from Donald Trump and Robert F Kennedy Jr, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and directly referenced the Maha movement in his announcement. The president endorsed Paxton’s Senate run in May. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Tinie Tempah says he will finally visit Scunthorpe after campaign by fans 14. October 2026 (13:59) Rapper to visit Lincolnshire town 16 years after saying he had never been there in his hit Pass OutThe rapper Tinie Tempah has said he will finally visit Scunthorpe – 16 years after he announced to the world that he had never been to the town in his number one hit Pass Out.His decision follows a campaign by fans, led by Ben Johns, a Scunthorpe resident, who carried a cardboard cutout of the artist around the Lincolnshire town and encouraged people to pre-save Tempah’s new album. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Burnham brands Trump deal with Putin a 'dark moment' for Ukraine as he meets with Zelensky - with PM bidding to win back US support for Kyiv
Millionaire father-of-five who was speeding through 'biblical' rain in his £70K Maserati sportscar when he killed mother-of-two parked up in her Audi avoids jail
Cult beauty brand Lush cuts ties with Westfield - and many customers are all for it: 'Good on them'
Pressure grows to scrap £100k childcare cliff edge as number of families hit set to rise to 179,000 by 2030