UK working to identify exposure after global cyber-security warning
Posted on Thursday October 22, 2026

Governments and companies are scrambling to protect their websites, as Amazon says it experienced attacks before the warning was made public.

Missiles hit Kyiv after Russia agrees to US call to resume Ukraine peace talks
Posted on Wednesday October 21, 2026

Moscow says it is "ready in principle" to resume peace talks and US President Donald Trump says the world is "the closest we've been" to ending the war.

Rosenberg: US diplomatic push offers little hope for imminent Ukraine peace
Posted on Wednesday October 21, 2026

President Vladimir Putin does not feel under pressure right now to end the war, the BBC's Russia Editor writes.

Criminals who skip sentencing will face solitary confinement or lose social visits
Posted on Thursday October 22, 2026

Judges will be given new powers to impose tougher prison punishments on offenders who refuse to face their victims' families during sentencing.

Diabetes and ADHD drugs to be tested on Alzheimer's patients in new study
Posted on Wednesday October 21, 2026

Drugs will be tested simultaneously, which it's hoped will speed up the process of finding new treatments for this common type of dementia.