{"id":1089,"date":"2018-07-23T12:50:54","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T10:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/?page_id=1089"},"modified":"2022-05-28T11:26:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T09:26:47","slug":"bbc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/?page_id=1089","title":{"rendered":"BBC world &#038; topstories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"feedzy-feafeaa3eceb3af2de6fdeca99150b3a feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC News<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> BBC News - World<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cxr5yvzv7rp0o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Trump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/c147\/live\/f608c860-c9cf-11f1-84c1-fd3c3266bb86.jpg');\" title=\"Trump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/c147\/live\/f608c860-c9cf-11f1-84c1-fd3c3266bb86.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cxr5yvzv7rp0o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Trump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 07:41 <\/small><p>The US president temporarily ends many restrictions on Moscow recently passed by Congress over \"national security\" concerns.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cv98zw1k8kp3o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Oregon teacher fought school attacker before armed dad shot suspect 'multiple times'\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7c80\/live\/72894110-c9b4-11f1-9409-01a8c77950d7.jpg');\" title=\"Oregon teacher fought school attacker before armed dad shot suspect &#039;multiple times&#039;\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7c80\/live\/72894110-c9b4-11f1-9409-01a8c77950d7.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cv98zw1k8kp3o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Oregon teacher fought school attacker before armed dad shot suspect 'multiple times'<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 06:49 <\/small><p>The 16-year-old suspect previously attended the primary school and had targeted a special educational needs classroom, police say.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c32l4ekpvzl8o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Katie Zacharia leaving White House role less than five days into job\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8455\/live\/c34abe60-c99d-11f1-8844-b58b162b44d4.jpg');\" title=\"Katie Zacharia leaving White House role less than five days into job\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8455\/live\/c34abe60-c99d-11f1-8844-b58b162b44d4.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c32l4ekpvzl8o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Katie Zacharia leaving White House role less than five days into job<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 05:20 <\/small><p>Her public debut as press secretary ended with a flurry of media criticism about her credentials and preparedness.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6kg53zrexdeo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Pope's health should not be taken 'for granted', says top Vatican diplomat\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2e95\/live\/6651a140-c96d-11f1-a6e6-417671ef62cb.jpg');\" title=\"Pope&#039;s health should not be taken &#039;for granted&#039;, says top Vatican diplomat\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2e95\/live\/6651a140-c96d-11f1-a6e6-417671ef62cb.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6kg53zrexdeo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Pope's health should not be taken 'for granted', says top Vatican diplomat<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 05:01 <\/small><p>Archbishop Paul Gallagher tells the BBC there was no sign of the Pope's ill health prior to his operation this week.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c3kgqjkzw29wo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Three men jailed for 158 years each for murdering Australian and US surfers in Mexico\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9ab9\/live\/138578c0-c453-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg');\" title=\"Three men jailed for 158 years each for murdering Australian and US surfers in Mexico\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9ab9\/live\/138578c0-c453-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c3kgqjkzw29wo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Three men jailed for 158 years each for murdering Australian and US surfers in Mexico<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 03:11 <\/small><p>Brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their friend Carter Rhoad were killed on a surfing trip in an apparent botched robbery.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cqe8rzg6zl00o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/43ab\/live\/8511edf0-c9be-11f1-ae9f-bf0ab88aba90.jpg');\" title=\"Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/43ab\/live\/8511edf0-c9be-11f1-ae9f-bf0ab88aba90.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cqe8rzg6zl00o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 02:33 <\/small><p>The Amazon rainforest is a crucial buffer against climate change - but deforestation had expanded under former president Jair Bolsonaro.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c623dnn3xvpko?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"The uncertain future of Canada's 30 rescued belugas\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/a7e9\/live\/0fd9b790-c971-11f1-80fc-ab418b149008.jpg');\" title=\"The uncertain future of Canada&#039;s 30 rescued belugas\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/a7e9\/live\/0fd9b790-c971-11f1-80fc-ab418b149008.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c623dnn3xvpko?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">The uncertain future of Canada's 30 rescued belugas<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 01:18 <\/small><p>An international rescue operation for the last 30 captive whales in Canada made headlines. Then five of them died.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6kgqjvdv4n2o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"A thousand slogans echoed here - but it could be the end for iconic Delhi protest site\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ae0a\/live\/7e914b00-c96f-11f1-80fc-ab418b149008.jpg');\" title=\"A thousand slogans echoed here - but it could be the end for iconic Delhi protest site\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ae0a\/live\/7e914b00-c96f-11f1-80fc-ab418b149008.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6kgqjvdv4n2o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">A thousand slogans echoed here - but it could be the end for iconic Delhi protest site<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 00:41 <\/small><p>Jantar Mantar, an 18th Century site almost synonymous with demonstrations in Delhi, has been denotified as a protest site.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c8vgxwq4q5r2o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Judge throws out child sex abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/d9d2\/live\/ddd16cc0-c9b1-11f1-a04a-83cd2533e4f9.jpg');\" title=\"Judge throws out child sex abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/d9d2\/live\/ddd16cc0-c9b1-11f1-a04a-83cd2533e4f9.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c8vgxwq4q5r2o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Judge throws out child sex abuse charges against actor Timothy Busfield<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 00:38 <\/small><p>The judge in the case said on Friday that the prosecutor \"failed to act in a fair and impartial manner\".<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c64g18ljjd8do?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Trump 'completely wrong' to restrict support for Ukraine, Italian minister tells BBC\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/3bf6\/live\/bcaa67c0-c9f9-11f1-a8f8-711b622ec0af.png');\" title=\"Trump &#039;completely wrong&#039; to restrict support for Ukraine, Italian minister tells BBC\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/3bf6\/live\/bcaa67c0-c9f9-11f1-a8f8-711b622ec0af.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c64g18ljjd8do?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Trump 'completely wrong' to restrict support for Ukraine, Italian minister tells BBC<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 16 October 2026 at 23:54 <\/small><p>Defence Minister Guido Crosetto tells the BBC the US risks prolonging Russia's full-scale invasion rather than helping to end it.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cwvgdn3d656vo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Trial of German steakhouse heiress that sparked a huge spy scandal\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/3f50\/live\/e57d8d50-c8c1-11f1-bdfb-e3788aeae9ec.jpg');\" title=\"Trial of German steakhouse heiress that sparked a huge spy scandal\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/3f50\/live\/e57d8d50-c8c1-11f1-bdfb-e3788aeae9ec.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cwvgdn3d656vo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Trial of German steakhouse heiress that sparked a huge spy scandal<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 16 October 2026 at 23:07 <\/small><p>For 15 months, a high-security courtroom in Hamburg has been hearing the case of Christina Block, accused of ordering the abduction of her children.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ckz65g34wyd8o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Trump denies limiting Ukraine access to Starlink network\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8a95\/live\/08a3c460-c990-11f1-adc3-01d8629f0470.jpg');\" title=\"Trump denies limiting Ukraine access to Starlink network\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8a95\/live\/08a3c460-c990-11f1-adc3-01d8629f0470.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ckz65g34wyd8o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Trump denies limiting Ukraine access to Starlink network<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 16 October 2026 at 19:33 <\/small><p>Speed curbs limited Ukraine's defences against deadly Russian attacks on Tuesday night.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cqly03y3zg7lo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"What we learned from heated US midterm Senate debates\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7468\/live\/37bdc2e0-c991-11f1-adc3-01d8629f0470.jpg');\" title=\"What we learned from heated US midterm Senate debates\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7468\/live\/37bdc2e0-c991-11f1-adc3-01d8629f0470.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cqly03y3zg7lo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">What we learned from heated US midterm Senate debates<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 16 October 2026 at 19:09 <\/small><p>As the 3 November election approaches and both parties fight for control of Congress, some clear themes have emerged.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cwr7y8er1n8vo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Toxic algorithms wouldn't let them go - now Australia wants an off switch\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/21ca\/live\/8f226840-c966-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.png');\" title=\"Toxic algorithms wouldn&#039;t let them go - now Australia wants an off switch\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/21ca\/live\/8f226840-c966-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cwr7y8er1n8vo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Toxic algorithms wouldn't let them go - now Australia wants an off switch<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 16 October 2026 at 18:11 <\/small><p>The Australian government hopes to protect social media users from being served content they don't want to see.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cvx284w16z1po?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Inside Ukrainian offensive pushing Russia back - with Starlink playing a key role\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1e40\/live\/404f3fb0-c978-11f1-80fc-ab418b149008.jpg');\" title=\"Inside Ukrainian offensive pushing Russia back - with Starlink playing a key role\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1e40\/live\/404f3fb0-c978-11f1-80fc-ab418b149008.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cvx284w16z1po?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Inside Ukrainian offensive pushing Russia back - with Starlink playing a key role<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 16 October 2026 at 16:00 <\/small><p>The BBC joins Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi as it regains crucial territory in the Donbas, but optimism has been dampened by souring relations with President Trump.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/cm2ke1v8e4geo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Watch: Will Ukraine get the support needed as tensions with US rise?\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/d887\/live\/549b5300-c978-11f1-9a39-31b474234113.jpg');\" title=\"Watch: Will Ukraine get the support needed as tensions with US rise?\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/d887\/live\/549b5300-c978-11f1-9a39-31b474234113.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/cm2ke1v8e4geo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Watch: Will Ukraine get the support needed as tensions with US rise?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 16 October 2026 at 15:45 <\/small><p>Zelensky thanked the \"real leaders\" ahead of a meeting with the EU in Brussels.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cqdjv90d1jpko?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Albanian protests turn violent: What we know\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/62ad\/live\/a3f113b0-c953-11f1-8879-9d9deeb686e1.jpg');\" title=\"Albanian protests turn violent: What we know\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/62ad\/live\/a3f113b0-c953-11f1-8879-9d9deeb686e1.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cqdjv90d1jpko?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Albanian protests turn violent: What we know<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 16 October 2026 at 14:33 <\/small><p>Albania's capital Tirana has seen months of protests from an anti-government \"Flamingo\" movement, but what started on Tuesday this week was on a different scale.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c65ynk7212vqo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Palestinians and US journalist injured by Israeli settlers in West Bank harvest attack\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/cc2e\/live\/1a3bde40-c96f-11f1-9a39-31b474234113.jpg');\" title=\"Palestinians and US journalist injured by Israeli settlers in West Bank harvest attack\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/cc2e\/live\/1a3bde40-c96f-11f1-9a39-31b474234113.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c65ynk7212vqo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Palestinians and US journalist injured by Israeli settlers in West Bank harvest attack<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 16 October 2026 at 14:31 <\/small><p>The BBC sees masked settlers attack Palestinians trying to harvest olives, amid a surge in similar incidents.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cvj6j1klez88o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Dad fined after son, 2, died in Cyprus hotel fall\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ca70\/live\/ee811780-c945-11f1-94af-5f148d758fe7.jpg');\" title=\"Dad fined after son, 2, died in Cyprus hotel fall\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ca70\/live\/ee811780-c945-11f1-94af-5f148d758fe7.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cvj6j1klez88o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Dad fined after son, 2, died in Cyprus hotel fall<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 16 October 2026 at 14:21 <\/small><p>Joshua Foster \"lost control\" of his son while showing him the view of a water park from a window.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/ckly4mj1g3n9o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Watch: Did Tesla really just unveil a flying car?\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/b96f\/live\/01c77470-c963-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png');\" title=\"Watch: Did Tesla really just unveil a flying car?\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/b96f\/live\/01c77470-c963-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/videos\/ckly4mj1g3n9o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Watch: Did Tesla really just unveil a flying car?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 16 October 2026 at 12:32 <\/small><p>Tesla CEO Elon Musk showcased the vehicle at a facility owned by his SpaceX company, which helped develop the model.<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style><br \/>\n<div class=\"feedzy-adb710891b75ea3e9d2379f0460c1d19 feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC News<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> BBC News - News Front Page<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cky83g11q46lo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Boy, 16, and 80-year-old man die in light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9010\/live\/5ee94870-ca05-11f1-bd4e-1bb57c253812.jpg');\" title=\"Boy, 16, and 80-year-old man die in light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9010\/live\/5ee94870-ca05-11f1-bd4e-1bb57c253812.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cky83g11q46lo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Boy, 16, and 80-year-old man die in light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 08:34 <\/small><p>Emergency services were called at about 16:45 on Friday, and pronounced both dead at the scene.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/rugby-league\/articles\/c6djvxmx0z1po?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"England women crush World Cup debutants Wales\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/60f9\/live\/15ac3700-c9fe-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg');\" title=\"England women crush World Cup debutants Wales\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/60f9\/live\/15ac3700-c9fe-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/rugby-league\/articles\/c6djvxmx0z1po?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">England women crush World Cup debutants Wales<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 08:28 <\/small><p>England scored seven tries before the break, and 13 in total on their way to a comprehensive victory over Wales in their Group A opener.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/rugby-union\/articles\/cxg5jz4epr1po?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Eight-try Australia send Scotland to eighth straight defeat\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/beb5\/live\/6183d0d0-ca02-11f1-82b2-d98eb8b82384.jpg');\" title=\"Eight-try Australia send Scotland to eighth straight defeat\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/beb5\/live\/6183d0d0-ca02-11f1-82b2-d98eb8b82384.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/rugby-union\/articles\/cxg5jz4epr1po?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Eight-try Australia send Scotland to eighth straight defeat<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 08:13 <\/small><p>Scotland suffer a chastening eight-try defeat by Australia in their WXV Global Series match in Sydney.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cxr5yvzv7rp0o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Trump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/c147\/live\/f608c860-c9cf-11f1-84c1-fd3c3266bb86.jpg');\" title=\"Trump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/c147\/live\/f608c860-c9cf-11f1-84c1-fd3c3266bb86.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cxr5yvzv7rp0o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Trump waives several Russia sanctions as row with Zelensky intensifies<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 07:41 <\/small><p>The US president temporarily ends many restrictions on Moscow recently passed by Congress over \"national security\" concerns.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6x2vk44dv1xo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Man jailed for Starmer-linked arson attacks is deported\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1100\/live\/56bb2cb0-c9ef-11f1-9a39-31b474234113.jpg');\" title=\"Man jailed for Starmer-linked arson attacks is deported\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1100\/live\/56bb2cb0-c9ef-11f1-9a39-31b474234113.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6x2vk44dv1xo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Man jailed for Starmer-linked arson attacks is deported<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 07:38 <\/small><p>Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc was sentenced in June over arson attacks targeting the former prime minister's car and property.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/rugby-union\/articles\/cknv0m61l9e4o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"England's 41-match unbeaten run ended by Canada\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ac01\/live\/244f8370-c9f4-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg');\" title=\"England&#039;s 41-match unbeaten run ended by Canada\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/ac01\/live\/244f8370-c9f4-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/rugby-union\/articles\/cknv0m61l9e4o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">England's 41-match unbeaten run ended by Canada<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 07:25 <\/small><p>England's 41-match unbeaten streak ends in dramatic fashion as Shoshanah Seumanutafa's late try hands Canada a thrilling 24-21 victory in Toronto.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/articles\/cj5ynpgzly7no?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"'I had so many medals under the bed' - Green on Chelsea success\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/45c0\/live\/d2f7da50-c93e-11f1-8c38-abe947e72d6d.jpg');\" title=\"&#039;I had so many medals under the bed&#039; - Green on Chelsea success\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/45c0\/live\/d2f7da50-c93e-11f1-8c38-abe947e72d6d.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/articles\/cj5ynpgzly7no?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">'I had so many medals under the bed' - Green on Chelsea success<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 07:16 <\/small><p>When Paul Green left Chelsea after 13 years, he had achieved so much success that the majority of his medals were hidden away in a box under the bed.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cv98zw1k8kp3o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Oregon teacher fought school attacker before armed dad shot suspect 'multiple times'\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7c80\/live\/72894110-c9b4-11f1-9409-01a8c77950d7.jpg');\" title=\"Oregon teacher fought school attacker before armed dad shot suspect &#039;multiple times&#039;\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7c80\/live\/72894110-c9b4-11f1-9409-01a8c77950d7.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cv98zw1k8kp3o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Oregon teacher fought school attacker before armed dad shot suspect 'multiple times'<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 06:49 <\/small><p>The 16-year-old suspect previously attended the primary school and had targeted a special educational needs classroom, police say.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/articles\/cwz0vdmyvrx8o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Dubois v Wardley 2 - heavyweight title fight predictions\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/a943\/live\/d4aab370-c98b-11f1-adc3-01d8629f0470.jpg');\" title=\"Dubois v Wardley 2 - heavyweight title fight predictions\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/a943\/live\/d4aab370-c98b-11f1-adc3-01d8629f0470.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/articles\/cwz0vdmyvrx8o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Dubois v Wardley 2 - heavyweight title fight predictions<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 06:28 <\/small><p>Figures from the boxing world give their predictions for Saturday's heavyweight world title rematch between Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6kg53zrexdeo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Pope's health should not be taken 'for granted', says top Vatican diplomat\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2e95\/live\/6651a140-c96d-11f1-a6e6-417671ef62cb.jpg');\" title=\"Pope&#039;s health should not be taken &#039;for granted&#039;, says top Vatican diplomat\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2e95\/live\/6651a140-c96d-11f1-a6e6-417671ef62cb.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c6kg53zrexdeo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Pope's health should not be taken 'for granted', says top Vatican diplomat<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 05:01 <\/small><p>Archbishop Paul Gallagher tells the BBC there was no sign of the Pope's ill health prior to his operation this week.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cw0k07d2nj43o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Third runway at Heathrow Airport would drive growth, Healey says\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/388f\/live\/422e53f0-c9fc-11f1-bb10-89ce65f72e2c.jpg');\" title=\"Third runway at Heathrow Airport would drive growth, Healey says\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/388f\/live\/422e53f0-c9fc-11f1-bb10-89ce65f72e2c.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cw0k07d2nj43o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Third runway at Heathrow Airport would drive growth, Healey says<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 03:57 <\/small><p>It comes after the prime minister refused to say whether he backed expansion.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cqe8rzg6zl00o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/43ab\/live\/8511edf0-c9be-11f1-ae9f-bf0ab88aba90.jpg');\" title=\"Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/43ab\/live\/8511edf0-c9be-11f1-ae9f-bf0ab88aba90.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cqe8rzg6zl00o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Brazil sees record fall in Amazon deforestation as key election looms<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 02:33 <\/small><p>The Amazon rainforest is a crucial buffer against climate change - but deforestation had expanded under former president Jair Bolsonaro.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cm4g189jvnxjo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Faisal Islam: What I learned from a week with the world's top finance leaders\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8ba8\/live\/ea5ead70-c986-11f1-b646-2b044167639a.jpg');\" title=\"Faisal Islam: What I learned from a week with the world&#039;s top finance leaders\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8ba8\/live\/ea5ead70-c986-11f1-b646-2b044167639a.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cm4g189jvnxjo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Faisal Islam: What I learned from a week with the world's top finance leaders<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 01:59 <\/small><p>At the IMF meeting in Bangkok this week finance and business leaders grappled with uncertainty.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/weather\/articles\/ck5yn68mj88vo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Why hasn't the UK had any named storms yet?\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e3e5\/live\/af595230-c971-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg');\" title=\"Why hasn&#039;t the UK had any named storms yet?\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e3e5\/live\/af595230-c971-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/weather\/articles\/ck5yn68mj88vo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Why hasn't the UK had any named storms yet?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 01:53 <\/small><p>So far this autumn wet and windy weather patterns have been steered away from the UK. When could we see that change?<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cq70pre80gwko?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Miranda's tears, joy and dance moves steal show as deadly boredom sets in on The Celebrity Traitors\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e183\/live\/2c8eab40-c9bf-11f1-ae9f-bf0ab88aba90.jpg');\" title=\"Miranda&#039;s tears, joy and dance moves steal show as deadly boredom sets in on The Celebrity Traitors\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e183\/live\/2c8eab40-c9bf-11f1-ae9f-bf0ab88aba90.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cq70pre80gwko?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Miranda's tears, joy and dance moves steal show as deadly boredom sets in on The Celebrity Traitors<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 17 October 2026 at 01:34 <\/small><p>Miranda Hart became emotional and spoke about her health problems as more action unfolded on Friday.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c64g18ljjd8do?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Trump 'completely wrong' to restrict support for Ukraine, Italian minister tells BBC\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/3bf6\/live\/bcaa67c0-c9f9-11f1-a8f8-711b622ec0af.png');\" title=\"Trump &#039;completely wrong&#039; to restrict support for Ukraine, Italian minister tells BBC\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/3bf6\/live\/bcaa67c0-c9f9-11f1-a8f8-711b622ec0af.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c64g18ljjd8do?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Trump 'completely wrong' to restrict support for Ukraine, Italian minister tells BBC<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 16 October 2026 at 23:54 <\/small><p>Defence Minister Guido Crosetto tells the BBC the US risks prolonging Russia's full-scale invasion rather than helping to end it.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ckq5n381j7w1o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"'Mystery drones over UK' and 'Troops heading to Poland for war games'\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/650d\/live\/a35d5300-c9b2-11f1-9409-01a8c77950d7.png');\" title=\"&#039;Mystery drones over UK&#039; and &#039;Troops heading to Poland for war games&#039;\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/650d\/live\/a35d5300-c9b2-11f1-9409-01a8c77950d7.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ckq5n381j7w1o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">'Mystery drones over UK' and 'Troops heading to Poland for war games'<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 16 October 2026 at 23:50 <\/small><p>The Daily Telegraph leads with reports that RAF jets had two close encounters with unidentified drones earlier this year.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ck62y33489zqo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Why people who have never smoked are getting hooked on vaping\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/3de0\/live\/d89c4a70-ca03-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.jpg');\" title=\"Why people who have never smoked are getting hooked on vaping\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/3de0\/live\/d89c4a70-ca03-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ck62y33489zqo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Why people who have never smoked are getting hooked on vaping<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 16 October 2026 at 23:49 <\/small><p>More than one million people now vape who have never been smokers, according to the ONS.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/crn4ej7vdwdno?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Not sure what to wear for Halloween? These outfits are set to be the most popular this year\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8723\/live\/31d18950-c7e5-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.png');\" title=\"Not sure what to wear for Halloween? These outfits are set to be the most popular this year\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8723\/live\/31d18950-c7e5-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/crn4ej7vdwdno?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Not sure what to wear for Halloween? 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