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This page is an archive of main headlines from the UK for 20.10.2025.
It displays 113 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
20.10.2025 ⇢ The Day Prince Andrew's Pressure on Giuffre Intensified
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UK media continued its extensive focus on Prince Andrew throughout the day, with early reports discussing a Met Police investigation into claims he pressured a bodyguard for information on Virginia Giuffre. This built on previous days' revelations of his alleged smear campaign. Later, reports detailed his mention 88 times in Giuffre's posthumous memoir, and claims that his team attempted to hire internet trolls against her. By the evening, Buckingham Palace acknowledged "serious and grave concern" over new allegations against Andrew, and it was reported he had not paid rent on Royal Lodge for two decades, intensifying pressure for him to be stripped of remaining titles. Separately, a major internet outage affecting Amazon services garnered significant attention before showing signs of recovery.
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Israel and Hamas accused one another of breaching the deal, which came into force on 10 October.
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BBC
Cargo plane skids off Hong Kong airport runway into sea, leaving two dead
The Emirates flight EK9788 was arriving from Dubai when it hit a vehicle on the north runway.
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The Emirates flight hit a vehicle on the ground when it was landing at the international airport.
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The Telegraph
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The Telegraph
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New Statesman
From Chinese spies to football matches, the Government's grip on power is dissolving
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World | Sarah Hooper
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The Spectator
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BBC
Trump says Gaza ceasefire still in place after Israel and Hamas accuse each other of breaching deal
Israel has said it will resume enforcement of the ceasefire after launching air strikes on Gaza in response to what it called Hamas's "blatant violation".
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The Spectator
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07:01⇢Gaza Ceasefire Holds, Trump's Word
⌨UK media continues its extensive focus on Prince Andrew, with police investigating claims he pressured a bodyguard for dirt on Virginia Giuffre (The Independent, Metro). There's ongoing discussion about the monarchy prioritizing its own interests over the country (The Mirror) and calls for an investigation into the entire royal family (Morning Star Online). Separately, multiple sources report on the Gaza ceasefire after Israel and Hamas accuse each other of breaches, with Trump insisting it's still in place (BBC News, Sky News, The Spectator).
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Tech | Josh Milton
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HuffPost UK
President 'Told Zelenskyy To Hand Over Land Or Be Destroyed By Russia'
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Sky News
Breaking | Live
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Breaking | Live
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The Telegraph
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Bulgaria has warned that far-left open borders groups are working in conjunction with people smuggling networks and Russian intelligence services to facilitate illegal immigration into Europe.
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BBC
Snapchat, Duolingo and several banks among major apps down in Amazon internet services outage
Many of the world's biggest apps including Snapchat, Duolingo and Roblox have gone down, in what appears to be an issue affecting Amazon Web Services.
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Amazon, Zoom, Snapchat, HMRC are among websites not working because of issues with Amazon Web Services
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10:22⇢Internet's Silent Collapse
⌨UK media widely reports a major internet outage affecting numerous apps and websites, including Amazon, Snapchat, Duolingo, and various banks (BBC News, Daily Mail, Metro, Sky News, The Telegraph, The Times). Separately, Prince Andrew continues to feature prominently, with reports detailing his mention 88 times in Virginia Giuffre's memoir and criticisms of the monarchy's priorities (The Independent, The Mirror).
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BBC
Snapchat, Roblox and several banks among major apps down in Amazon internet services outage
Dozens of the world's biggest sites including Zoom, Duolingo and Lloyds bank are having issues - Amazon Web Services says it's identified a "potential root cause".
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Breaking | Live
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Roblox, Halifax, Lloyds, Zoom, Amazon WorkSpaces and HMRC are among the websites affected after issues at Amazon Web Services
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The Spectator
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If Catherine Connolly becomes president, hating Israel will become the new state religion.
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The Jewish Chronicle
IAEA Director Rafael Grossi suggested that the country’s nuclear sites were ‘massively damaged’ but that the material contained within was largely unaffected
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BBC
Amazon services showing 'signs of recovery' after Snapchat and banks among sites hit by major outage
Hundreds of sites including Zoom, Duolingo and Lloyds bank are affected - Amazon Web Services says it's fixed the underlying issue but a full recovery will take longer.
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Former Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg spoke to Channel 4 News about the next meeting between Trump and Putin, which will take place in Budapest.
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Football | Louis Sealey
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12:37⇢Amazon Recovers from Outage
⌨UK media reports extensively on the tragic death of Stuart Pearce's 21-year-old son in a tractor crash (Daily Mail, Metro, The Mirror). Coverage also continues regarding the major internet outage affecting numerous websites and apps like Amazon and Snapchat, with signs of recovery reported (BBC News, Sky News, The Telegraph, The Times). Separately, Prince Andrew's team is accused of hiring internet trolls against Virginia Giuffre (The Independent).
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Football | Louis Sealey
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Roblox, Halifax, Lloyds, Zoom, Amazon WorkSpaces and HMRC were among the websites affected after issues at Amazon Web Services
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The Telegraph
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Roblox, Halifax, Lloyds, Zoom, Amazon WorkSpaces and HMRC were among the websites affected after issues at Amazon Web Services
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Tiny retinal implant connected to smart glasses allows patients who had completely lost their central sight to see again
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In September, the Scottish government passed a law limiting how much landlords can raise rents. Labour’s renters’ rights bill is a joke by comparison, writes Gordon Maloney.
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This is what we know about what is being labelled as the ‘heist of the century’.
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15:59⇢Royal Strain: Andrew's Isolation Deepens
⌨UK media continues to report on a major internet outage affecting numerous companies and services (BBC News, Sky News), with signs of recovery emerging. Prince Andrew remains in the spotlight, with reports of his visit to Royal Lodge amid ongoing scrutiny and past allegations of attempting to hire internet trolls (Daily Mail, The Independent). The 'heist of the century' at the Louvre is also gaining attention (Channel 4 News).
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BBC
Amazon services 'recovering' after outage hits major sites and apps - but US users report fresh issues
Hundreds of sites including Zoom, Snapchat and Lloyds bank are affected - Amazon Web Services says it's fixed the underlying issue but a full recovery will take longer.
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Breitbart UK
A report from the French Court of Auditors leaked in the wake of the spectacular jewellery robbery at the Louvre has found that there have been “persistent” delays to upgrading the famed museum’s security.
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The Spectator
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Novara Media
Last week, Hassan Herzallah was among thousands of Palestinians reunited with their loved ones in the hostage exchange that formed part of the ceasefire deal in Gaza that Israel has since broken. Others emerged from Israeli captivity only to discover their family members were dead. Herzallah recounts his family’s ordeal.
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Can anything bring it down?
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Force says officers will ‘focus on matters that meet the threshold for criminal investigations’
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Allison Pearson, Andrew Doyle and Connie Shaw joined us live at the Battle of Ideas festival.
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19:19⇢Andrew's Shadow Lingers
⌨UK media continues to focus on Amazon services recovering from an outage, though US users report fresh issues (BBC News). The Metropolitan Police announced it will cease investigating 'non-crime hate incidents' following a controversial case (Daily Mail, Sky News, The Telegraph, The Times). Prince Andrew faces new allegations of "serious and grave concern" (The Independent, Morning Star Online), while the Louvre's security delays before a heist are highlighted (Breitbart London, Channel 4 News).
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The Telegraph
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BBC
Still 'significant errors' for some services after outage, Amazon says, but underlying problem fixed
More than 1,000 companies have had 6.5 million reports of disruption, including Snapchat, Reddit, Roblox and Lloyds bank.
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Breitbart UK
Casea against comedy writer Graham Linehan has collapsed so comprehensively police say they will now no longer now investigate NCHIs at all.
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We look at what’s happened since Virginia Roberts Guiffre first alleged abuse by Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew, more than a decade ago.
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World | Barney Davis
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The Telegraph
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World | Barney Davis
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World | Barney Davis
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World | Barney Davis
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Prince has paid only ‘peppercorn’ rent on the grace-and-favour mansion on Windsor Estate since 2003 after £8.5 million upfront costs
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Showbiz | Brooke Ivey Johnson
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23:34⇢Andrew's Shadow Lengthens
⌨UK media continues to focus on mounting pressure to strip Prince Andrew of titles amid new allegations and reports of unpaid rent on Royal Lodge (Channel 4 News, Morning Star Online, The Times). Separately, the Metropolitan Police announced they will no longer investigate 'non-crime hate incidents' (Breitbart London), while Labour faces criticism over its handling of a grooming gangs inquiry (The Telegraph, The Independent). Amazon still reports significant errors for some services after its outage (BBC News).