Officials have so far managed to avoid a repeat of last weekend's rioting and looting as hundreds of thousands took part in demonstrations.
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This page is an archive of main headlines from the UK for 25.10.2026.
It displays 60 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
25.10.2026 ⢠The Day Storm Boelo Struck Britain
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Morning papers returned to Thomas Markle after the previous days' indecent-image claims. He admitted paying for sex in the Philippines while denying child abuse, as the Met acknowledged sitting on allegations since 2019. Later reports said the original letter came from his ex-wife, quoted his alleged claim that 12-year-olds were legal in the Far East, and detailed Meghan's final letter cutting contact. A minister was quoted calling him a possible offender of the grossest kind.
By midday attention turned to Brexit, after Angela Rayner said voters could decide on restoring freedom of movement and that nothing was off the table to undo Brexit damage, prompting Nigel Farage to allege betrayal.
By evening domestic coverage was dominated by Storm Boelo, with 80mph winds, mass flight cancellations, power cuts, flooding, scaffolding collapse in London and two deaths from falling trees.
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New Statesman
Scotland is a test case for the PMâs radical agenda
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The Guardian
Humanitarian catastrophe largely ignored as rivals Gadi Eisenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu vow to end Hamas rule
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Everyone in the capital here is preoccupied with the outcome of the midterm elections, now just nine days away.
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World | Craig Munro
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Daily Mail
Roslyn Loveless, who was married to Thomas Markle from 1964 to 1975, sent the letter detailing allegations against him in 2019, the New York Post claimed.
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10:06â˘Thomas Markle Admits Paying for Sex
â¨Coverage swings back from France to the Markle allegations. Papers report the 2019 letter to the Met came from Thomas Markle's ex-wife (Daily Mail), his admission of paying for sex in the Philippines while denying child abuse (Metro), and Meghan's final message cutting contact (Sun). Storm Boelo battering the UK with 80mph winds, power cuts and flight cancellations also leads (Independent, Telegraph).
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10:06â˘Thomas Markle Admits Paying for Sex
â¨Coverage swings back from France to the Markle allegations. Papers report the 2019 letter to the Met came from Thomas Markle's ex-wife (Daily Mail), his admission of paying for sex in the Philippines while denying child abuse (Metro), and Meghan's final message cutting contact (Sun). Storm Boelo battering the UK with 80mph winds, power cuts and flight cancellations also leads (Independent, Telegraph).
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Hundreds of thousands took part in demonstrations in France, with protests also taking place in other European countries.
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Protesters clashed with police across Italy on Saturday and even briefly stormed the Colosseum in Rome; however, Giorgia Meloniâs government claimed that widespread disorder was prevented by the expanded powers granted to police, which enabled preventative detention and led to the arrest of one of the chief architects of the Milan riots.
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FlĂĄvio Bolsonaro, the son of Brazil's imprisoned ex-president, is challenging Lula, who is seeking a fourth term in office.
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The Guardian
Incumbent president lost in first round to senator and son of convicted ex-president
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The Jewish Chronicle
At Sundayâs monthly plenary, called on other parties to shun alliances with the Greens following their âZionism is racismâ vote
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BBC
Brazilians voting to choose their next president in election run-off
FlĂĄvio Bolsonaro - son of former president Jair Bolsonaro - won the first round of voting but fell short of an outright majority.
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Breitbart UK
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has accused Prime Minister Andy Burnham of plotting a âbetrayalâ of the British voter by suggesting a backtrack on Brexit to rejoin the European Unionâs so-called free movement of people scheme.
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BBC
Brazilians choosing between Lula and Bolsonaro's son in presidential election run-off
FlĂĄvio Bolsonaro - son of former president Jair Bolsonaro - won the first round of voting but fell short of an outright majority.
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16:00â˘Rayner Floats Freedom of Movement Vote
â¨Attention splits between the Thomas Markle case and a new Brexit row. On Markle (Sun, Mirror, Daily Mail), outlets report ministerial comment calling him a possible gross offender, details of Meghan's final letter cutting contact, and a witness account of him receiving it. On Brexit (Telegraph, Independent, Breitbart London), outlets report Rayner saying voters could decide on restoring freedom of movement, which Farage brands betrayal.
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16:00â˘Rayner Floats Freedom of Movement Vote
â¨Attention splits between the Thomas Markle case and a new Brexit row. On Markle (Sun, Mirror, Daily Mail), outlets report ministerial comment calling him a possible gross offender, details of Meghan's final letter cutting contact, and a witness account of him receiving it. On Brexit (Telegraph, Independent, Breitbart London), outlets report Rayner saying voters could decide on restoring freedom of movement, which Farage brands betrayal.
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UK | Barney Davis
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The Economist
The president promised to help ordinary Americans. He achieved something rather different
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BBC
Polls set to close in Brazil's presidential election run-off between Lula and Bolsonaro's son
FlĂĄvio Bolsonaro - son of former president Jair Bolsonaro - won the first round of voting but fell short of an outright majority.
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France has been convulsed again this weekend by violent protests, with the authorities struggling to contain the sheer numbers of people out on the streets in cities all over the country.
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BBC
Polls close in Brazil's presidential election run-off between Lula and Bolsonaro's son
Both candidates, however, have asked for polls to remain open longer in some areas - Lula claiming disruption to public transport, and Bolsonaro citing bad weather elsewhere.
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Catherine Liu on the dark side of therapy culture and the dangerous lure of permanent victimhood.
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BBC
Polls remain open in Brazil presidential election after last-minute extension
Both candidates had asked for polls to remain open longer in some areas - Lula claiming disruption to public transport, and Bolsonaro citing bad weather elsewhere.
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Tony Lapidus and Gawain Towler joined Snowdon and Slater for Last Orders at the Battle of Ideas festival.
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The Guardian
Exclusive: Optical engineering that went into 1,600-year-old Lycurgus Cup has baffled experts for centuries
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21:06â˘Storm Boelo Claims Second Victim in London
â¨Coverage shifts from the Markle allegations and Brexit row to Storm Boelo's impact. Outlets report a driver in his 20s killed in London when a tree crushed his car, described as the storm's second victim (Evening Standard, Metro). Attention also turns to the BBC over a ÂŁ400k payout after anti-Semitism claims and a wider impartiality crisis (Telegraph, Spectator).
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21:06â˘Storm Boelo Claims Second Victim in London
â¨Coverage shifts from the Markle allegations and Brexit row to Storm Boelo's impact. Outlets report a driver in his 20s killed in London when a tree crushed his car, described as the storm's second victim (Evening Standard, Metro). Attention also turns to the BBC over a ÂŁ400k payout after anti-Semitism claims and a wider impartiality crisis (Telegraph, Spectator).
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The Guardian
VuÄiÄâs 12-year reign looks to have been ended by record turnout of voters in election provoked by student-led protests
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BBC
Polls close in Brazilian election run-off between Lula and Bolsonaro after last-minute extension
Both candidates had asked for polls to remain open longer in some areas - Lula claiming disruption to public transport, and Bolsonaro citing bad weather elsewhere.
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Votes being counted in Brazil's election run-off between Lula and Bolsonaro
Voting was extended by two hours after concerns by both campaigns that public transport issues and bad weather had affected turnout.
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VuÄiÄâs 12-year reign looks to have been ended by record turnout of voters in election provoked by student-led protests
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BBC
Lula and Bolsonaro locked in knife-edge Brazil election with half of votes counted
Voters are choosing between 80-year-old left-wing incumbent Luiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silva and 45-year-old right-wing senator FlĂĄvio Bolsonaro.
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BBC
Lula and Bolsonaro locked in knife-edge Brazil election with most votes counted
Voters are choosing between 80-year-old left-wing incumbent Luiz InĂĄcio Lula da Silva and 45-year-old right-wing senator FlĂĄvio Bolsonaro.
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