'We can't change our history' on slave trade - PM // The UK "can't change our history", Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told the BBC when asked about paying reparations to countries impacted by the transatlantic slave trade.
Streeting will vote against assisted dying law // Health Secretary Wes Streeting will vote against changing the law on assisted dying, the BBC has confirmed. Backbench Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has put forward a bill proposing that terminally ill adults nearing the end of their lives get the right to choose to shorten their deaths if they wish.
Chancellor to change debt rules to release billions // Senior Conservatives have continued to question the government over the police escorts Taylor Swift received to her concerts at Wembley Stadium in August.
ITV edits out pro-Palestinian symbol on Big Brother // ITV has edited out a pro-Palestinian symbol from an episode of Big Brother, which could be seen on the T-shirt of a housemate.
Tim Burton: The internet makes me quite depressed // Director Tim Burton has revealed that being on the internet makes him feel "quite depressed". Ahead of the opening of a major career retrospective in London, he told BBC News: "Anybody who knows me knows I'm a bit of a technophobe.
Man v Food star 'cleaned out' in M1 services theft // Actor and former Man v Food star Adam Richman has claimed he and his crew have had their possessions stolen at a motorway services in north London.
All eyes were on Ten Hag & Man Utd - but Mourinho steals show again // Not for the first time in his long and storied career, Jose Mourinho left the scene of a major game with the conversation all about him.
Sir Chris Hoy 'blown away' by men seeking cancer advice // Cyclist Sir Chris Hoy says he has been "blown away" by a near eight-fold increase in NHS searches for prostate cancer symptoms since he revealed his terminal diagnosis.
Four arrests over alleged racist Vinicius Jr campaign // Four people have been arrested in Spain over allegedly conducting an online campaign of hate and racism against Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr.
IMF warns world to avoid global trade war // The world economy could contract by the size of the combined French and German economies, if there is a broad-based trade war between the world’s major economies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told the BBC.
When is the Budget and what might be in it? // Labour's first Budget for 14 years will be delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Wednesday 30 October. She has warned that it will involve "difficult decisions".
What are the National Minimum Wage, National Living Wage and Real Living Wage? // Almost half a million workers will benefit as the Real Living Wage - an hourly rate amount voluntarily paid by some UK businesses - is going up by 5%.
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