Pure Reason Revolution will play Midwinter Prog Festival as part of their The Dark Third 20th anniversary shows UK proggers Pure Reason Revolution also share new remix of Betrayal from Coming Up To Consciousness Louder · Oct 16, 2025
Italy's top court blocks extradition of Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream explosions' case Italy’s top court has rejected the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian man arrested on suspicion of setting off explosions that damaged Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany, his lawyer said on Thursday The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025
UK ends Gaza surveillance flights after return of hostages Defence Secretary John Healey said he was ‘proud of the UK’s efforts to support the safe return of the hostages’. Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025
MI5 chief says China is a daily threat to UK security amid row over collapse of spying case The head of Britain’s domestic intelligence agency says China poses a daily threat to the United Kingdom’s security The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025
China presents a daily threat to UK security, MI5 chief says after spy case collapse The espionage case against Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash collapsed after government officials refused to testify under oath that China posed a threat to national security. Euronews · Oct 16, 2025
Who is John Leslie? A look back at the former Blue Peter presenter's career Two decades on, the former Blue Peter presenter remains one of the most talked-about figures in the history of UK broadcasting Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025
Johnson & Johnson Reportedly Faces Major UK Lawsuit Over Baby Powder Cancer Risks A legal claim involving 3,000 people has been reportedly filed against Johnson Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) in the U.K., alleging that the company knowingly sold asbestos-contaminated baby powder. Benzinga · Oct 16, 2025
Microsoft suddenly improves Windows 11 for UK users with new features –here's what's new Copilot Vision now available worldwide, not just the USA, plus more new features T3 · Oct 16, 2025
MI5 chief piles pressure on Keir Starmer over spy crisis MI5 chief expresses 'frustration' at failure to prosecute two men accused of passing intelligence from parliament to Beijing as he reveals UK faces 'daily' national security threats from China The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025
Former Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre to release autobiography in November Martin Barre will be touring the UK in December and in Europe throughout April Louder · Oct 16, 2025
Cost of taking over British Steel rises to £235m, government says Taxpayers have been footing bill for loss-making company since April as minister acknowledges threat of EU tariffs The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025
Rachel Reeves says those with broadest shoulders should pay fair share of tax Chancellor adds she wants to ‘get the balance right’ and not deter wealthy people from making the UK their home The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025
Four-year-olds don’t need to sit still to be ‘school ready’ The UK government’s strategy for early years education in England aims to get children in reception “school-ready”. But what school readiness means is debatable. The Conversation · Oct 16, 2025
UK border chief ‘frustrated’ at French failure to curb small boat crossings Martin Hewitt tells MPs ‘political instability’ is factor in failure to roll out more interventionist tactics The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025
Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025 UK ‘isn’t a democracy any more’, warns Tugendhat in call for leadership Tom Tugendhat suggested that if ‘the bureaucrats are in charge of everything’, then the UK ‘isn’t a democracy any more’.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025 UK students: have you been targeted by scammers? We would like to hear from UK students about their experiences of being targeted by criminals trying to steal their money
TechRadar · Oct 16, 2025 How to watch the 2025 Mercury Music Prize online from anywhere The UK's answer to the Grammys returns - and this time its from Newcastle. Here's how to watch "The 2025 Mercury Prize" online, on TV and from anywhere in the world.
The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025 MI5 chief says Chinese spies pose threat to UK national security ‘every day’ Sir Ken McCallum said the UK had to ‘defend itself resolutely’ against Chinese threats but acknowledged the advantages of having ties with Beijing.
Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025 MI5 fought another China spy threat in past week, agency boss says Sir Ken McCallum also said he was ‘frustrated’ by the collapse of the Westminster spying trial
The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025 MI5 chief ‘frustrated’ at failure to put men accused of spying for China on trial Ken McCallum, the domestic spy chief, says he will ‘never back off’ from confronting threats from Beijing
Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025 Number of Channel crossing arrivals ‘frustrating’, says border security chief Border Security Commander Martin Hewitt said he finds the numbers very challenging but that work to stop crossings was always going to take time.
Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025 China spy case: The five biggest revelations from the witness statements The newly released witness statements in the China spying case involving Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry shed light on UK-China relations
Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025 Kevin Clifton to star in Priscilla Queen Of The Desert’s UK and Ireland tour The show, touring in 2026, is based on the 1994 Oscar-winning film.
Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025 Scotland’s classrooms most violent in UK, figures suggest A freedom of information request found Scotland has the highest rate of violent injuries to school staff in Britain.