Children aged 5, 8 and 11 killed in US school shooting before suspect shot by bystander
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026

A teacher was also killed in the attack at the Silver Rail Elementary School in the city of Bend, police say.

Community 'heartbroken and horrified' after Oregon school shooting
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026

A 16-year-old killed three children and a teacher at a primary school in Oregon before he was killed by a bystander, police say.

Banks expect to be hit with higher taxes in Budget
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026

Senior banking executives have told the BBC they expect to be "on the menu" in the chancellor's Budget tax later this month.

British father fined for causing his two-year-old son's death in Cyprus hotel fall
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026

Joshua Foster will have to pay 3,000 euro (£2,500), a judge in Paphos rules.

Zelensky rallies EU support as Trump says Ukraine leader 'more difficult to deal with than Putin'
Posted on Friday October 16, 2026

The US president launches a new wave of blistering criticism at Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels.