Polanski vows to stay on as Green leader as he faces criticism after by-election defeat
Posted on Friday October 09, 2026

Jewish Greens' leader has said Polanski should resign in the wake of a Zionism row and by-election defeat.

King pays Andrew's £1.5m repair bill on Royal Lodge
Posted on Friday October 09, 2026

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was charged £1.5m in repair and restoration costs after surrendering the lease on the 30-room mansion.

Firing squad execution of man who killed 13 soldiers to be livestreamed, Pentagon says
Posted on Friday October 09, 2026

Pete Hegseth says the execution will be public, but a legal expert says the "unprecedented" decision is on "uncertain legal terrain".

Survivor of US Army shooting supports gunman's execution but questions livestream
Posted on Friday October 09, 2026

Alonzo Lunsford tells the BBC the punishment befits the crime but he has some doubts whether the public should be able to watch it.

Alison Hammond: 'I thought I was having heart attack on air'
Posted on Friday October 09, 2026

The host says a health scare on live TV was one of the "scariest things I've ever been through".