BBC halts civil servant scheme after impartiality row over government staff being sent into the newsroom to write and fact-check articles on Covid and boat migrants

Daily Mail - Oct 18, 2026

Since 2018, the corporation has offered six-month secondments for up to two civil servant statisticians to work with BBC News's head of statistics.

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Two suspects, a man and a woman, fled the scene after they were approached shortly before the alleged shooting at 4.50am on Sunday morning.

'Palestine poppy' sparks outrage among veterans who say it hijacks Britain's national symbol of remembrance

Oct 18, 2026

'Palestine poppy' sparks outrage among veterans who say it hijacks Britain's national symbol of remembrance

The badge is designed to commemorate those killed in the conflict with Israel, and according to its backers adapts the Palestinian flag as a symbol of 'solidarity'.

The very fishy issue in Alaska that could determine Senate control as locals admit 'it stings a bit'

Oct 18, 2026

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The Last Frontier's fisheries are a central element of its economy but face unprecedented challenges.

California's iconic Pacific Coast Highway teeters on the edge of falling into the sea after a terrifying crack appears in cliffside after storm

Oct 18, 2026

California's iconic Pacific Coast Highway teeters on the edge of falling into the sea after a terrifying crack appears in cliffside after storm

The deep crack was spotted along the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) between El Morro Canyon and Irvine Cove on Tuesday.

Mom's anguished words after plowing pickup through Kansas youth soccer game killing boy, six, and man revealed

Oct 18, 2026

Mom's anguished words after plowing pickup through Kansas youth soccer game killing boy, six, and man revealed

A mother, 34, who plowed her pickup truck through a youth soccer game was heard uttering haunting words of regret after a boy, six, and a man, 35, were killed in Kansas.

Baby joy for Aussie sailing prodigy Jessica Watson with new beau after tragedy struck her former relationship

Oct 18, 2026

Baby joy for Aussie sailing prodigy Jessica Watson with new beau after tragedy struck her former relationship

Watson - known for her groundbreaking solo yacht voyage around the globe when she was aged just 16 - revealed she is expecting the child in December.

Zack Polanski says he will not overturn 'Zionism is racism' policy despite anti-Semitism row as he refuses to say Israel has a right to exist

Oct 18, 2026

Zack Polanski says he will not overturn 'Zionism is racism' policy despite anti-Semitism row as he refuses to say Israel has a right to exist

The Green Party leader said that the ideology that supports the creation of a homeland for Jews was synonymous with 'basic colonialism and racism' in Gaza and the West Bank.

Extraordinary twist in cocaine case that sparked mysterious dawn raid on couple's $27million Bellevue Hill mansion: Why accused businessman may never face trial

Oct 18, 2026

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The questions surrounding the mysterious dawn raid on a wealthy Bellevue Hill couple's mansion have lingered for almost two years. Now the case at the centre of the operation has taken a remarkable turn.

Moment French rioters attack shopkeeper and distraught woman begs them not to loot store as police admit they've 'lost control' of violent protests that saw 143-year-old town hall incinerated

Oct 18, 2026

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The streets of major French cities were turned into a battleground as city halls and prefectures were set on fire and hundreds of shops were looted in 'apocalyptic riots'.

Devastating floods as biblical storm lashes Spain as mother is swept away by raging torrent and streets are turned into rivers

Oct 18, 2026

Devastating floods as biblical storm lashes Spain as mother is swept away by raging torrent and streets are turned into rivers

A mother in Spain has been swept away by powerful floodwaters in Cabrera de Mar, about 19 miles from Barcelona, as Storm Adam continues to wreak havoc along the Mediterranean coast.

Pro-Palestine campaigners vandalise homes of British defence company bosses linked to Israel in nighttime attacks

Oct 18, 2026

Pro-Palestine campaigners vandalise homes of British defence company bosses linked to Israel in nighttime attacks

Police are investigating after a group called The List published images of hooded individuals vandalising cars and property belonging to figures they accuse of aiding Israel's military.

Ejercito: Senate ready to extend courtesy to OVP at budget hearing

Oct 18, 2026

Ejercito: Senate ready to extend courtesy to OVP at budget hearing

MANILA, Philippines — Whether or not Vice President Sara Duterte attends the hearing to defend her office’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2027, the Senate finance committee assured the Office of the Vice President (OVP) that it would extend the traditional parliamentary courtesy. “Why not? The granting of parliamentary courtesy has long been practiced even

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