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Cancer diagnosis was biggest shock of my life, says Chris Hoy | News Sir Chris Hoy has said being diagnosed with cancer was the “biggest shock” of his life. The six-time Olympic champion revealed last month in a Sunday Times interview that his cancer is terminal after he first made public in February that he was undergoing treatment, including chemotherapy. Speaking in a new BBC documentary, which airs tonight (5 November), Sir Chris explained how…

Suspected Russian device that sparked fire at UK warehouse ‘was test run for attack on US’ A suspected Russian arson attack on a DHL warehouse in Birmingham was a test run for future attacks on the US, Polish officials have said, after arresting some of the alleged criminals involved. British counter-terrorism officers, working alongside European partners, are investigating the explosion of a device on 22 July at a warehouse in Minworth. Nobody was injured in…

Sir Chris Hoy describes ‘excruciating’ cancer treatment to keep hair for sake of young son Sir Chris Hoy has spoken about enduring an “excruciating” new treatment to prevent hair loss for the sake of his young son, as he laid bare the heartbreak of his terminal cancer diagnosis for the first time. The six-time Olympic champion revealed last month he had “two to four” years to live after being diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer…

Dog owner’s warning after watching in horror as beloved pet died in back garden A woman whose dog was strangled by its collar has called on pet companies to display warning signs. Jenny, 70, from Cambridge, says she will never put a collar on a pet again after she watched her 18-month-old miniature labradoodle Charlie suffocate after his collar was pulled tight while play-fighting with another dog. By the time Jenny was able to react…

Chris Philp’s history of gaffes as Tory MP appointed shadow home secretary They say God loves a trier and Chris Philp, the former minister for policing, is one Tory who can never be accused of failing to put in a shift, frequently appearing in the media to dutifully defend the latest party line on the issue of the day. The reward for his unwavering loyalty may now have arrived, as he takes a leadership role…

Who makes up Kemi Badenoch’s newly appointed shadow cabinet? Kemi Badenoch has appointed a cross-party shadow cabinet in a bid to reunite the Conservatives after a fractious leadership campaign. The newly-elected party leader unveiled her top team on Tuesday morning ahead of its first meeting. The top jobs were split between One Nation moderates, Boris Johnson-backing right-wingers and those who backed Ms Badenoch’s leadership bid. And, in appointing leadership rivals Mel Stride, Priti Patel and…

Keir Starmer has announced that university tuition fees are set to rise by 3.1% in 2024/25. The news has been met with both backlash and praise – some noting Starmer initially promised to scrap tuition fees altogether, whilst others celebrate England’s cash-strapped universities getting a boost of cash.
Kemi Badenoch has started to appoint her shadow cabinet after being elected the new Conservative Party leader. Robert Jenrick, Mel Stride, Chris Philp and Priti Patel have found seats at the table.
Elsewhere, like much of the world, all eyes are across the pond today as the 2024 US presidential election gets underway. Americans head to the polls to elect either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump to office.

Labour hikes university tuition fees despite PM Starmer’s earlier promise to scrap them. Uni fees will rise in England by 3.1% in 2025/26 – a move welcomed by many cash-strapped universities.

A mostly dry day on Tuesday but staying cloudy with the best of any brightness to the lee of high ground, mainly in the north. Any drizzle will be confined to hills in the west. Light southerly winds.

A presidential election campaign unlike any other in history came to an anxious end yesterday with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris scrambling for an edge, says The Independent.

It is a ‘moment of reckoning’ for America as US voters go to the polls in a ‘presidential election like none before’, according to The Guardian.

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Liam and Noel Gallagher are pictured on the front of The Sun, which claims a clause has been added to the Oasis stars’ contracts.

The Daily Express is on a ‘crusade’ to save family farms.

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden is pictured on the front of the Daily Mirror.

University tuition fees: What it means for students and why are they increasing? Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailIn a move that will dismay thousands of prospective students, Sir Keir Starmer is set to increase tuition fees for the first time in eight years. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will make a statement in the Commons on Monday afternoon, which will…

Royal news live: Pictures show Prince Andrew’s run down £30m Royal Lodge amid King Charles axing £1m allowance Prince William confronted by founder of The Big Issue in awkward interactionGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailStriking photos have shown Prince Andrew’s £30m Royal Lodge in a state of disrepair amid reports that King Charles withdrew his generous £1m annual “living allowance”…

Moo deng who? Meet Haggis Edinburgh Zoo’s new pygmy hippo Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailA new social media sensation has been born at Edinburgh Zoo – meet Haggis the pygmy hippo.After Moo Deng sent the internet wild after playfully biting and headbutting keepers in Thailand, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland was delighted to announce the birth of their…

Injury forces dancer Amy Dowden to leave this year’s Strictly Spokesperson says Dowden will not take part in the rest of the competition owing to foot injury. The professional dancer Amy Dowden will not be continuing with this year’s season of Strictly Come Dancing to recover from a foot injury. The development was revealed on the spin-off show Strictly It Takes Two on BBC Two on Monday and comes after a period of absence from…

00s metal band with iconic earworm to play huge UK show after resurgence Noughties nu-metal icons Deftones are set to return to the UK for a huge London show next year. The My Own Summer rockers – including vocalist Chino Moreno, lead guitarist Stephen Carpenter and drummer Abe Cunningham, and keyboardist and turntablist Frank Delgado – will perform at Crystal Palace Park, London on Sunday, June 29. They will be joined by Buddy Holly hitmakers…

Appeal launched after artist vanished on Saturday morning in Camden | UK News Police are urgently searching for an artist who went missing in Camden during the early hours of Saturday morning. Sarah Cunningham, 31, was last seen leaving an apartment block in Jamestown Road, Camden, to get into a car with a male at around 3am on Saturday morning. The 5ft 3in-tall artist was wearing a black top, black skirt and black converse trainers…

WWE announces ‘unprecedented’ shows bringing WrestleMania fever to UK WWE is bringing WrestleMania fever to the UK and Europe with a string of huge shows. For the first time ever, Raw and SmackDown will take place across different cities in the UK and Europe over three consecutive weeks in March 2025. For fans in the UK, Raw is coming to Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on March 24, with SmackDown heading to the O2 Arena in london…

How a dry cleaning receipt caught a 1940s serial killer | UK News Serial killer John George Haigh his victims were ‘sacrifices’ and that he wanted to drink their blood To his friends in london, John George Haigh seemed like a perfectly respectable English gentleman. He mingled with the upper class, was a regular at concerts and sported the very best suits from Savile Row. The businessman claimed to have profitable links to the nylon…

Domestic abuse: ‘My partner secretly drugged and filmed me – I still don’t know what he did to me’ It took a year for Hannah’s* abuser to start to show his true colours – when he began telling her to lose weight and banning her from cutting her hair, or dyeing it particular shades. But at the beginning of the relationship, she thought everything was perfect. Her partner had love-bombed her, told her she was…

Small boat smugglers to be fast-tracked through courts like rioters People responsible for smuggling refugees on small boats will be fast-tracked through the courts in the same way as those who participated in the summer riots, as part of a wider crackdown on channel crossings. As part of a £150m package of measures to tackle the small boat crisis being announced on Monday, the prime minister will order the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to speed…