BBC
Amazon web services return to 'normal operations' after mass outage, tech giant says
More than 1,000 companies had 6.5 million reports of disruption, including Snapchat, Reddit, Roblox and Lloyds bank.
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This page is an archive of main headlines from the UK for 21.10.2025.
It displays 75 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
21.10.2025 ⇢ The Day Virginia Giuffre's Memoir Intensified Pressure on Prince Andrew
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UK media continued its intense focus on Prince Andrew. Early reports highlighted claims from Virginia Giuffre's memoir, intensifying calls for him to be stripped of titles and revealing his decades-long unpaid rent at Royal Lodge. The discussion escalated with fresh allegations that he attempted to hire internet trolls against Giuffre. By midday, demands grew for Andrew to vacate Royal Lodge and exit public life, fueled by reports of his alleged attempts to dig up dirt on accusers. Separately, Sanae Takaichi was reported to have won a historic vote to become Japan's first female prime minister. Later, British troops were deployed to Israel to monitor the Gaza ceasefire, while a grooming gang inquiry faced turmoil.
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Platform outage checker Downdetector said the issues have impacted more than 1,000 different businesses.
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BBC
Japan on course to elect female Prime Minister in historic first
Sanae Takaichi, who calls herself Japan's Margaret Thatcher, stitched up a late night deal to bring her within two votes of the PM chair.
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BBC
Japan on course to elect female prime minister in historic first
Sanae Takaichi, who calls herself Japan's Margaret Thatcher, stitched up a late night deal to bring her within two votes of the PM chair.
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BBC
Japan expected to elect female prime minister in historic first
Sanae Takaichi, who calls herself Japan's Margaret Thatcher, stitched up a late night deal to bring her within two votes of the PM chair.
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BBC
Japan lawmakers voting to confirm country's first female prime minister
Sanae Takaichi, who calls herself Japan's Margaret Thatcher, stitched up a late night deal to bring her within two votes of the PM chair.
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BBC
Sanae Takaichi wins historic vote to become Japan's first female prime minister
Sanae Takaichi, who calls herself Japan's Margaret Thatcher, stitched up a late night deal to bring her within two votes of the PM chair.
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World | Barney Davis
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New Statesman
The figure has become one of Labour's most closely guarded secrets
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UK | Brooke Davies
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UK | Brooke Davies
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08:29⇢Andrew's Royal Reckoning
⌨UK media continues its strong focus on Prince Andrew, with new claims from Virginia Giuffre's memoir intensifying pressure for his titles to be stripped and highlighting his decades-long unpaid rent at Royal Lodge (Daily Mail, The Independent, Metro, The Mirror, Sky News, Channel 4 News, Morning Star Online, The Times). Separately, Sanae Takaichi is reported to have won a historic vote to become Japan's first female prime minister (BBC News).
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The fledgling official inquiry into the child rape grooming gang scandal is facing accusations of being compromised as members of the victims panel resigned on Monday, citing “disturbing conflicts of interests” among those set to lead the investigation.
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Earlier this year, Virginia Giuffre took her own life. Before she died, she wrote a memoir. We speak to her brother and sister-in-law about what should happen next.
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A staunch conservative, she takes over as Japan grapples with rising cost-of-living and mounting debt.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, president from 2007-2012, has appealed against his jail term at La Santé prison.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, president from 2007-2012, has appealed against his jail term at La Santé prison.
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13:26⇢Giuffre's Echoes Haunt Andrew
⌨UK media intensely focuses on Prince Andrew, with Virginia Giuffre's memoir fueling demands for him to vacate Royal Lodge and relinquish royal titles amidst public anger (Daily Mail, HuffPost UK, The Independent, The Mirror). Labour's government also faces accusations of 'sabotaging' a child rape grooming gang inquiry (Breitbart London).
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UK | Josh Milton
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The Jewish Chronicle
Activists placed a piece of paper bearing an anti-war slogan over the face of the image of Shiri Bibas, who was murdered in Hamas captivity along with her two young sons
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Annie Hudson, one of two people on a shortlist to lead the investigation, withdraws after survivors of abuse say process shows ‘lack of understanding’
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Amid the royal fallout, we should not forget Jeffrey Epstein’s victims
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Think Before You Post will be released on Monday 27 October.
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Israeli forces have pulled back to a boundary which leaves Israel in control of most of Gaza - keeping far-right ministers on Netanyahu's side, for now.
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BBC
Vance says Gaza ceasefire 'in very good place' during Israel visit, despite weekend violence
Meanwhile US President Donald Trump says a "heavy force" could go into Gaza "if Hamas continues to act badly".
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Football | James Goldman
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President Trump had said a summit would take place in Budapest on the war in Ukraine within two weeks.
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The Jewish Chronicle
The Iraqi-Jewish family were forced to leave Iraq in the 1950s, resettling in Canada
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A White House official said there were "no plans" for the two presidents to meet in the "immediate future".
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The chancellor considers the national insurance exemptions offered by limited liability partnerships to be unfair
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18:24⇢Andrew's Shadow Lingers
⌨UK media continues its intense focus on Prince Andrew, with reports amplifying demands for him to vacate Royal Lodge and exit public life amidst revelations of his alleged attempts to dig up dirt on accusers (Daily Mail, The Independent, The Mirror, Sky News, New Statesman, The Telegraph, Channel 4 News). Labour faces backlash over its response to Tory deportation plans and criticism regarding a grooming gang inquiry (HuffPost UK, Breitbart London, The Spectator).
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The Telegraph
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As Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s latest meeting reportedly descended into another shouting match, the war in Ukraine feels as volatile as ever – and, according to some, more dangerous for the world than at any time since the Cold War.
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Morning Star
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Former French President was applauded by supporters as he went to prison on Tuesday, calling for fresh national elections as he went.
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UK | Daisy Outram
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The Economist
He could still survive a currency run and knife-edge election
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The Telegraph
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The National Inquiry into grooming gangs has been thrown into crisis.
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The Telegraph
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The comments by the US president come after plans to meet his Russian counterpart over the war in Ukraine were put on hold.
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The Independent
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23:37⇢British Troops Monitor Gaza Ceasefire
⌨UK media reports on British troops being deployed to Israel to monitor the Gaza ceasefire (The Independent, Sky News). There's also continued coverage of grooming gang inquiries facing turmoil (Channel 4 News, The Spectator) and Trump's comments on shelving talks with Putin (BBC News, The Telegraph).
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The Independent
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