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Sat 17 Oct 2026
Trump, wearing a red cap, waves while walking near Marine One helicopter
Ukraine war
Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold amid deepening row with Ukraine
BRITAIN-US-GOVERNMENT-HEALTH-HOSPITALS-TECHNOLOGY-PALANTIR-PROTESTPeople take part in a protest against the US tech company Palantir outside their UK headquarters in central London on October 1, 2026, to urge the British government to use a break clause that would prevent a contract between the AI giant and the National Health Service (NHS) being renewed beyond March 2027. The UK government is facing mounting pressure to end a £330-million (438 million USD) contract between the NHS and Palantir, as doctors, lawmakers and campaigners warn of ethical risks.
Exclusive
Palantir patient data tech rejected by many NHS trusts in England
Closeup of Matthew Cross and Khin Thant Zin with their new baby, William
Immigration and asylum
Home Office denies British baby living in Thailand chance to meet great-grandfather in UK
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Trump administration
Katie Zacharia fired after five days as White House press secretary
An empty runway at Heathrow airport
Politics
Healey backs pro-growth case for Heathrow third runway after Burnham ducks issue
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In focus

Von der Leyen, in a blue suit, shakes hands with Burnham in front of an EU and British flag
'There clearly is support for rejoining'
Brexit's back – but are British voters ready to contemplate a reversal?
France
Not cool: who hacked France’s supermarket fridges?
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Features

A Frenchman weeps as historic French battle flags are taken out of Marseille for safekeeping in 1941.
Men
Muscles, metrosexuals and male tears: the 39 pictures that changed the way we see men (for good and for bad)
Blind date
‘Most awkward moment? When I accidentally called her Melissa’
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Opinion

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quote  The Letby public inquiry will lead to more blame and suspicion in the NHS – and patients will be less safe
Mark McDonald
quote  Women just want to work out in peace. Why all the thigh-rubbing lechery?
Emma Beddington
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Sport

A close up of James McClean
Football interview
James McClean: ‘Wearing the poppy was just never going to happen’
Rugby union live
Australia v New Zealand: Bledisloe Cup – updates
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Podcast

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Girls is back: Lena Dunham revives cult series a decade on – The Latest
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Climate crisis

A swathe of deforested land in the rainforest
Environment
Brazilian Amazon deforestation falls to lowest on record as pivotal vote looms
Travel
Extreme heatwaves in Europe not changing Britons’ holiday plans, say travel bosses
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Business & technology

Free Range chicken-egg farm. Park Farm, Syleham Eye, Suffolk. The farm is run by Philip & Christine Greenacre. There are a total of 20,000 chickens here, with 8000 kept in the shed photographed and another 12000 at a nearby shed. The birds are kept in colonies of 4000 (this shed has 4000 birds in each half) and inside the shed there is enough space for there to be 9 birds per square meter if they were all enclosed inside, as per the directives handed down by Freedom Foods and DEFRA. This operation was started 2 years ago after Philip and Christine decided that their arable farming was no longer proving profitable enough, although they do still have 120 acres of arable farmed land, as well as a pig farming operation. The chickens here are known as 'Hyline' and are bred by special chicken rearers in Shropshire. They are brought to the farm at 16 weeks old and are kept here until they are 54 weeks old. The egg-yield is on average 93% of the 20000 chickens. All of the eggs are supplied to Marks & Spencers within 3 days of being laid. In the UK, 27% of the egg market is now free range. By 2012 it is expected that the percentage will reach 75%. The birds are free to wander in and out of the shed as they please. There are 400 birds per acre of range-land, making a total of 20 acres of surrounding fields for these 8000 chickens to range in. The chicken feed is cereal based. The start-up costs for the sheds and protective electric fencing amounted to roughly 23 per bird, not including running-costs or the cost of the birds themselves. If avian flu reaches the UK, then it may be possible to protect these birds by keeping them enclosed in the sheds, but that would alter the harvest from free-range to 'barn' eggs. If any signs of avian flu are detected in the chickens then they will most certainly be culled.
Business
British food and drink exports to EU collapse by more than a third since Brexit
Business
UK risks losing key role in European space industry over satellite contract, says Airbus boss
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