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This page is an archive of main headlines from the UK for 18.10.2026.
It displays 77 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
18.10.2026 âą The Day Macron Addressed Riot-Hit France
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Overnight toll from France rose from 1,200 arrests to more than 2,400, with burnt-out cars, ransacked shops and buildings ablaze. Reports noted a protester death and copycat protests in Lisbon and Milan over housing and living costs. President Macron held crisis talks and addressed the nation, speaking of anger and shame and calling for calm and order, as a state of emergency was expected. Donald Trump said 'France is burning' and blamed immigration, a line echoed by JD Vance.
Elsewhere, four were killed and dozens injured in a fire after an explosion at a Canadian military base. In Britain, a police officer was shot in Nottingham with a gun later recovered, Zack Polanski refused to overturn the Greens' 'Zionism is racism' motion, and the Telegraph reported Chancellor Healey planned a Budget raid on family businesses.
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00:46âąFrench Riots Topple Historic Spire
âšCoverage remains on France's protest day as accounts of violence sharpen. The BBC reports over 1,000 arrested amid looting and buildings set ablaze, while the Guardian and Independent put arrests above 400 and cite Macron condemning violence (BBC, Guardian, Independent). The Sun and Breitbart highlight a town hall fire collapsing a 143-year-old spire and official blame on the far-left (Sun, Breitbart).
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The Guardian
Police fire teargas in Paris and Limoges town hall âlargely lostâ to fire â with officials blaming violence on âultra-leftâ
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New Statesman
Ever since the âZionism is racismâ motion was passed, the partyâs model of direct democracy has been under attack
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The Guardian
Police fire teargas in Paris and Limoges town hall âlargely lostâ to fire â with officials blaming violence on âultra-leftâ
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Earlier this week, the actress shared a heartbreaking tribute dedicated to Mitte after learning of his death at age 34 on Monday, October 12.
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Sources close to Strictly Come Dancing warn that next year could be worse: bosses are terrified that the departure of hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly will lead to the judges going too.
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Disorder broke out in cities across the country on a day in which more than half a million joined cost of living protests.
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Jessie and D'Lila, 19, are among the three children Diddy welcomed with his on-off girlfriend Kim Porter, who died aged 47 of lobar pneumonia in 2018.
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BBC
Disorder broke out in cities across the country on a day in which more than half a million joined cost of living protests.
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Breitbart UK
Comfortably smug leftist French President Emmanuel Macron drew a massive public backlash after attending a CĂ©line Dion concert in Paris with his wife Brigitte on Friday night as firey social upheaval continues to roil the country.
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UK | Ryan Prosser
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09:13âą1200 Arrested Across Burning France
âšCoverage stays with France's protest aftermath as arrest figures rise to more than 1,200 amid looting and buildings ablaze (BBC, Guardian). Breitbart adds backlash over Macron attending a Celine Dion concert on the eve of riots. New reporting turns to Canada, where an explosion and fire at a military base left multiple dead and hospitals overwhelmed (Independent, Sun).
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09:13âą1200 Arrested Across Burning France
âšCoverage stays with France's protest aftermath as arrest figures rise to more than 1,200 amid looting and buildings ablaze (BBC, Guardian). Breitbart adds backlash over Macron attending a Celine Dion concert on the eve of riots. New reporting turns to Canada, where an explosion and fire at a military base left multiple dead and hospitals overwhelmed (Independent, Sun).
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Tommy Fury was asked to leave a Halloween event after he 'intimidated' staff during a 'boozy' night out with friends on Saturday.
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The Guardian
Whether or not Netanyahu can hold on to power, Israelis are expected to vote in a more rightwing Knesset
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Around 1,800 people were arrested after nationwide protests saw outbreaks of violence and vandalism.
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McClean won 103 caps for his country between 2012 and 2023, and came across Keane while the former Man United hardman was assistant manager to Martin O'Neill from 2013 to 2018.
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The Jewish Chronicle
Influencer Holly Passmore, from Durham, received a visit from the police on her return from a press trip to the Jewish state
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Hundreds at Lisbon tent camp demand action on housing, as Giorgia Meloni says march in Italian capital exploited by âhooligansâ
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The Jewish Chronicle
The Green Party leader made the comments one week after stating he would not have voted for the motion unless it had been amended
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance blamed the nationwide riots in France on mass immigration and the inability to integrate large swaths of people from the âthird worldâ, while warning American citizens from following the same destructive path.
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The Jewish Chronicle
The group calls itself The List and claim to have âan extensive bank of addresses and personal informationâ
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World | Josh Milton
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The Guardian
Hundreds at Lisbon tent camp demand action, as Giorgia Meloni says march in Italy was exploited by âhooligansâ
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Deindustrialisation, Labour Party dominance and lethally incompetent public services have brought the city to its knees.
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The Jewish Chronicle
A day after the attack, there were reports of European diplomats also being targeted by settlers in the West Bank
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BBC
Several dead in major fire after incident at Canadian military base
Canadian media report that a gas line was hit during a live-fire training exercise; the defence department says there's no indication of "terrorist activity".
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Ministers, officials and police under pressure over response to days of violent unrest in cities across France
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Canadian military base incident 'unheard of', mayor tells BBC after major fire kills several
Canadian media report that a gas line was hit during a live-fire training exercise; the defence department says there's no indication of "terrorist activity".
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President Donald Trump blamed unrestricted entry of illegal migrants through porous borders for the riots in France and urged the country to tighten its migration rules.
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Canada's Prime Minister Carney to speak after deadly fire at military base
Canadian media report that a gas line was hit during a live-fire training exercise; the defence department says there's no indication of "terrorist activity".
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Four killed and dozens seriously injured in major fire at Canadian military base, Carney says
Prime Minister Mark Carney says it's "one of the worst tragedies" for the military in peacetime.
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Chaos broke out on the streets of Paris again on Sunday as the multicultural youth revolts saw further looting and arson, and a specialist police task force was deployed to the French capital to quell the unrest.
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In France, after a day of protest turned into a night of violence, arson and looting President Emmanuel Macron is set to address the nation. Will he declare a state of emergency?
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The Guardian
Ministers, officials and police under pressure over response to protests as government holds crisis talks amid âcolossal failure of the stateâ
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Who will be left to pick up the bill in the event of a crash?
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French President Emmanuel Macron gives a national address after widespread disorder and as some looting continued in Paris.
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In an address to the nation on Sunday evening, French President Emmanuel Macron refused to take any accountability for the national riots that erupted on Saturday, as he sought to shift the blame onto the far-left and even external forces like the Iran conflict while failing to acknowledge the role mass migration played in creating a groundswell of support for the unrest.
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The Guardian
Ministers, officials and police under pressure over response to protests as government holds crisis talks amid âcolossal failure of the stateâ
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