Eight Royal Navy warships 'are set to retire by 2031' - fuelling fresh fears of gaps in Britain's defences

Daily Mail - Oct 20, 2026

Three offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), responsible for protecting Britain's coastline, will be withdrawn by 2028, followed by five minehunters by 2031.

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What prison crisis? £2million a year is wasted on 'finding ways to say jails are racist' - as thousands of criminals are let out due to lack of space

Oct 20, 2026

What prison crisis? £2million a year is wasted on 'finding ways to say jails are racist' - as thousands of criminals are let out due to lack of space

New figures show the department employs 20 staff at a cost of £1.7million a year in a 'disparities unit' to study diversity in jail and probation.

Laoag City opens Love Lock Bridge as new tourist attraction

Oct 20, 2026

Laoag City opens Love Lock Bridge as new tourist attraction

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — Couples, families and visitors now have a new destination in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte following the opening on Monday, Oct. 19, of the Love Lock Bridge, a tourist attraction where people can attach padlocks as symbols of love and commitment. The attraction, located at the old bridge in Barangay La

US troops in South Korea must be ready for missions beyond peninsula, commander says

Oct 20, 2026

US troops in South Korea must be ready for missions beyond peninsula, commander says

The commander of the US Eighth Army in South Korea said his troops must be ready for deployment outside the Korean peninsula if ordered, arguing that it would be “irresponsible” to focus “myopically” on threats there. Lieutenant General Joe Hilbert said that while his command’s focus was on fulfilling US commitments under its mutual defence treaty with Seoul, the Eighth Army’s location did not limit the missions it could undertake. It would be “irresponsible to focus myopically” on threats on...

PCSO lotto results Oct. 20: ₱420.16M jackpot not won

Oct 20, 2026

PCSO lotto results Oct. 20: ₱420.16M jackpot not won

MANILA, Philippines — No bettor won the ₱420.16 million Ultra Lotto 6/58 jackpot in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) draw on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. The winning combination for Ultra Lotto 6/58 was 56-45-52-54-39-32, with a jackpot prize of ₱420.16 million. No ticket matched all six winning numbers. Super Lotto 6/49 also produced no

Dramatic moment small plane smashes into overpass and crashes into traffic while trying to make emergency landing

Oct 20, 2026

Dramatic moment small plane smashes into overpass and crashes into traffic while trying to make emergency landing

Dashcam footage from a car on the overpass shows the plane's left wing striking a lamppost before the aircraft spun out of control and landed nose-first on the road.

Trump favorite Laura Loomer goes to war with his own DOJ as allegations fly around her close connection to legal group netting billions in taxpayer cash

Oct 20, 2026

Trump favorite Laura Loomer goes to war with his own DOJ as allegations fly around her close connection to legal group netting billions in taxpayer cash

Laura Loomer has secretly been working for a law firm that's representing a large share of residents affected by the contaminated water supply at the Camp Lejeune military base, sources told the Daily Mail.

JFK holds eerie plane crash drill involving screaming actors pretending to be injured passengers and cloth dummy 'bodies'

Oct 20, 2026

JFK holds eerie plane crash drill involving screaming actors pretending to be injured passengers and cloth dummy 'bodies'

Emergency crews have been carrying out drills at the busy New York City airport.

Rubio says Trump is 'frustrated' by accusations he is deliberately harming Ukraine and did NOT call for intelligence sharing to end

Oct 20, 2026

Rubio says Trump is 'frustrated' by accusations he is deliberately harming Ukraine and did NOT call for intelligence sharing to end

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that President Donald Trump was 'frustrated' by accusations that he had deliberately harmed Ukraine.

Leaked Noah Presgrove filing makes explosive claims about alleged lover's plot to kill Oklahoma teen hours before his naked body was found on remote road next to his teeth

Oct 20, 2026

Leaked Noah Presgrove filing makes explosive claims about alleged lover's plot to kill Oklahoma teen hours before his naked body was found on remote road next to his teeth

Noah Presgrove, 19, was discovered by the side of US-81 near Terral, Oklahoma, on September 4, 2023, hours after attending a 22nd birthday party a mile away.

Cornell Jane Doe drops case against man she misidentified as fraternity president at time alleged gang-rape took place, as she releases new letter blasting college president

Oct 20, 2026

Cornell Jane Doe drops case against man she misidentified as fraternity president at time alleged gang-rape took place, as she releases new letter blasting college president

Cornell University's Jane Doe has dropped her case against Orazio Petito, whom she mistakenly identified as the Chi Phi president.

3 in 5 Jewish pupils have faced antisemitism in school as review calls for sweeping changes to protect them

Oct 20, 2026

3 in 5 Jewish pupils have faced antisemitism in school as review calls for sweeping changes to protect them

The independent review into antisemitism in English schools, due to be published tomorrow, was set up after a Jewish MP was stopped from visiting pupils in Bristol.

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