ROBIN HARPER: I'm afraid the Green party I led has finally abandoned its core mission to save the planet

Daily Mail - Oct 10, 2026

In the Perth by-election that followed the death of Sir Nicholas Fairbairn in 1995, I stood as a candidate for the Scottish Green Party.

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No winners of major lotto games as Ultra Lotto prize reaches P384.9 million

Oct 11, 2026

No winners of major lotto games as Ultra Lotto prize reaches P384.9 million

There were no winners of either of the two major lotto games played on Sunday, October 11, 2026, as one of the jackpots neared P385 billion.

Audi-driving plumber arrested just moments after avoiding being sent to prison

Oct 11, 2026

Audi-driving plumber arrested just moments after avoiding being sent to prison

Moments after narrowly avoiding being sent straight to prison, an uninsured Audi A6 driver was arrested as he left court.

Yolanda-hit Guiuan hospital reopens after 13 years

Oct 11, 2026

Yolanda-hit Guiuan hospital reopens after 13 years

TACLOBAN CITY — Thirteen years after Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) devastated Eastern Samar, the Felipe Abrigo Memorial Hospital (FAMH) reopened on Oct. 7, restoring public hospital services for residents of Guiuan and neighboring municipalities. Located in Barangay 9A, the hospital marks a step toward rebuilding health care services in Guiuan, one of the

Wuhan’s Covid mayor Zhou Xianwang jailed for 14 years for corruption

Oct 11, 2026

Wuhan’s Covid mayor Zhou Xianwang jailed for 14 years for corruption

Zhou Xianwang, the former mayor of Wuhan widely criticised for the initial handling of the Covid-19 outbreak, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption. Zhou used various positions he held between 2003 and 2025 – including party secretary of Huangshi, mayor of Wuhan and vice-governor of Hubei province – to “provide assistance to companies and individuals in contracting projects, business operations and administrative approvals”, Shangqiu Intermediate People’s Court in Henan...

Walang pasok: In-person class suspensions for Oct. 12

Oct 11, 2026

Walang pasok: In-person class suspensions for Oct. 12

MANILA, Philippines — Face-to-face classes are suspended in several areas on Monday due to water service maintenance and festivities. The affected areas and schools are listed below. READ: San Jose del Monte City water production improves after crisis San Jose del Monte, Bulacan Angeles City, Pampanga READ: Pope elevates church in Manila to minor basilica

400 workers of Benguet mining firm go on strike over wage dispute

Oct 11, 2026

400 workers of Benguet mining firm go on strike over wage dispute

BAGUIO CITY — Around 400 underground and surface workers of Philex Mining Corp. at its Padcal mine in Tuba, Benguet, went on strike on Oct. 11 after collective bargaining negotiations between management and the workers’ union broke down. The work stoppage began between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. during the first shift, according to labor

Villanueva: ‘Mafia, forces of darkness’ linked me to flood control mess

Oct 11, 2026

Villanueva: ‘Mafia, forces of darkness’ linked me to flood control mess

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Joel Villanueva has recalled how he, his family and religious community suffered — and overcame — emotional distress amid “severe accusations and allegations” and political attacks apparently linking him to the flood control scandal over the past year.   “Last year, I was also standing here, being criticized, being pelted with huge

UK households urged by British Gas to have these six items in an emergency kit

Oct 11, 2026

UK households urged by British Gas to have these six items in an emergency kit

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Strictly's Shaun Wright-Phillips sends message after landing bottom of leaderboard

Oct 11, 2026

Strictly's Shaun Wright-Phillips sends message after landing bottom of leaderboard

Shaun Wright-Phillips sent out a message to fans after landing at the bottom of Strictly Come Dancing's latest leaderboard with Alexis Warr

‘A Hawaiian son’: Honolulu honours Sun Yat-sen as his landmarks vanish

Oct 11, 2026

‘A Hawaiian son’: Honolulu honours Sun Yat-sen as his landmarks vanish

Eddie Flores pressed the button at a pedestrian crossing on King Street, then pointed across the road. In the spring of 1910, Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-sen lodged over there, on the second floor of a shop owned by a friend and fellow party member. “It’s no longer there,” said Flores, chairman of the restaurant chain L&L Hawaiian Barbecue. “But we can more or less point out where the building is.” Much of Sun’s Honolulu has to be found this way. The church where he worshipped as a boy was...

Photos show huge delays in Manchester as M60 Simister Island shuts all day

Oct 11, 2026

Photos show huge delays in Manchester as M60 Simister Island shuts all day

Congestion in the Prestwich area as essential work is being done between junctions 17 and 18

Solar irrigation boosts Eastern Visayas farmers’ El Niño resilience

Oct 11, 2026

Solar irrigation boosts Eastern Visayas farmers’ El Niño resilience

TACLOBAN CITY — The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is expanding solar-powered irrigation and other projects in Eastern Visayas to help farmers maintain agricultural production amid the threat of El Niño and prolonged dry conditions. Among these is the Guintigui-an Solar Pump Irrigation Project (SPIP), which was turned over to 87 farmers in Barangay Guintigui-an, Ormoc

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