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MoD in talks to settle compensation row with gay veterans

Two veterans forced out of the forces are challenging rules that gave them thousands less because their departures were recorded as resignations.

24 October 2026 · Source: The Guardian

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EU leaders to press Burnham to pay more for Ukraine's defence

Brussels wants the UK, Canada and Japan to do more as Kyiv faces a €70bn shortfall, ahead of an EU-UK summit next month.

23 October 2026 · Source: The Guardian

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Households told to keep three days of food and water in case of emergency

The government's Be Ready campaign asks people to store nine litres of water each, citing storms, cyber-attacks and hostile states.

23 October 2026 · Source: The Guardian

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Home Office lifts deportation order on man who has lived in UK for 50 years

Tony Hall, 62, the son of Windrush-generation parents, has spent 17 years facing removal to Barbados, which he left aged 12.

22 October 2026 · Source: The Guardian

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Covid spread "like wildfire" in care homes, inquiry finds

Lady Hallett says government failures left care homes without protection and rejects Matt Hancock's claim of a "protective ring".

20 October 2026 · Source: The Guardian

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Up to 20 maternity units in England may have to close, NHS leader warns

Matthew Hopkins says centralising births is "inevitable" because of doctor shortages and rising caesarean rates, but midwives disagree.

19 October 2026 · Source: The Guardian

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NHS staff who snooped on tiger victim's records should be sacked, says Cooper

Two ambulance staff are under investigation, and 15 Nottingham hospital staff have been dismissed over the Calocane victims' records.

18 October 2026 · Source: The Guardian

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Plaque honouring African-Caribbean prisoners stolen days after unveiling

The memorial at Portchester Castle told the story of 2,500 Garifuna and other Caribbean people held there in 1796.

18 October 2026 · Source: The Guardian

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Violent pornography showing strangulation to be banned from 6 November

Online porn depicting choking, incest or adults posing as children will become illegal in England and Wales.

16 October 2026 · Source: The Guardian

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Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson jailed for 15 years

The judge described a "catastrophic descent into disgrace" and paid tribute to the two women who brought him to justice.

15 October 2026 · Source: The Guardian