His opponents will, nonetheless, probably struggle to form a government
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This page is an archive of main headlines from the UK for 28.10.2026.
It displays 103 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
28.10.2026
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BBC
Israeli exit polls suggest no clear winner with Eisenkot's bloc neck and neck with Netanyahu
Israeli elections can be decided by just a handful of seats and exit polls have been wrong in the past - we are unlikely to know who will be prime minister for weeks or longer.
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BBC
Israeli exit polls suggest no clear winner with Eisenkot's bloc neck and neck with Netanyahu
Israeli elections can be decided by just a handful of seats and exit polls have been wrong in the past - we are unlikely to know who will be prime minister for weeks or longer.
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Two polls project that veteran PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot are tied, with neither winning a majority.
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The Economist
His opponents will, nonetheless, probably struggle to form a government
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Evening Standard
Politics
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Fleetwood’s manager, Matt Lawlor reflected on celebrating his club’s incredible win with ‘people that I knew and grew up with’
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Far-right senator and his family boarded private plane to Ecuador after crossing border to Argentina, Argentina’s government confirms
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07:39
07:39⇢Chancellor's Thin Relief Budget
⌨Coverage divides between Budget day at home and deadlock in Israel. The Budget is previewed as limited cost-of-living help with scrapped gas standing charges (Independent) and expanded handouts (Daily Mail), though the Chancellor is expected to admit limits (Sun). On Israel, exit polls point to no majority, with Netanyahu tied or just behind Eisenkot (BBC, Economist, Telegraph).
07:39
07:39⇢Chancellor's Thin Relief Budget
⌨Coverage divides between Budget day at home and deadlock in Israel. The Budget is previewed as limited cost-of-living help with scrapped gas standing charges (Independent) and expanded handouts (Daily Mail), though the Chancellor is expected to admit limits (Sun). On Israel, exit polls point to no majority, with Netanyahu tied or just behind Eisenkot (BBC, Economist, Telegraph).
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BBC
More than half of Israeli votes counted as Netanyahu and Eisenkot both set to fall short of majority
Israeli elections can be decided by just a handful of seats and exit polls have been wrong in the past - we are unlikely to know who will be prime minister for weeks or longer.
08:24
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BBC
More than half of Israeli votes counted as Netanyahu and Eisenkot both set to fall short of majority
Israeli elections can be decided by just a handful of seats and exit polls have been wrong in the past - we are unlikely to know who will be prime minister for weeks or longer.
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World | Noora Mykkanen
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Men before a British court charged under the National Security act over an alleged, attempted Iranian state-backed guerrilla attack.
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World | Noora Mykkanen
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BBC
At least 10 dead after two trains collide south of Madrid, regional official says
A high-speed train has crashed into the back of another train at Urda, with at least two carriages off the tracks.
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BBC
At least 10 dead after two trains collide south of Madrid, regional official says
A high-speed train has crashed into the back of another train at Urda, with at least two carriages off the tracks.
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Andrew Doyle on the infantile, nefarious logic that leads to censorship, cancellation and thought control.
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10:47
BBC
More than half of Israeli votes counted as Netanyahu and Eisenkot both set to fall short of majority
Israeli elections can be decided by just a handful of seats and exit polls have been wrong in the past - we are unlikely to know who will be prime minister for weeks or longer.
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BBC
More than half of Israeli votes counted as Netanyahu and Eisenkot both set to fall short of majority
Israeli elections can be decided by just a handful of seats and exit polls have been wrong in the past - we are unlikely to know who will be prime minister for weeks or longer.
10:47
11:34
11:34⇢Chancellor Carries Budget to Parliament
⌨Attention shifts to Budget delivery as the Chancellor leaves Downing Street (Evening Standard), with previews focused on scrapping standing charges (Telegraph, Mirror) and expanded handouts without welfare reform (Daily Mail, HuffPost UK). A high-speed train collision in Spain breaks in (Independent, Sun, Metro), with death tolls reported between 39 and 46 and footage of smoking wreckage.
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11:34⇢Chancellor Carries Budget to Parliament
⌨Attention shifts to Budget delivery as the Chancellor leaves Downing Street (Evening Standard), with previews focused on scrapping standing charges (Telegraph, Mirror) and expanded handouts without welfare reform (Daily Mail, HuffPost UK). A high-speed train collision in Spain breaks in (Independent, Sun, Metro), with death tolls reported between 39 and 46 and footage of smoking wreckage.
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The success of the Arab parties in yesterday’s election shatters the lies of the Israelophobes.
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The Jewish Chronicle
Israeli military given just weeks to respond to queries on hundreds of incidents – while investigations into comparable cases in UK takes years
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BBC
Netanyahu bloc slightly ahead in Israel elections but short of majority as 70% of votes counted
Israeli elections can be decided by just a handful of seats and exit polls have been wrong in the past - we are unlikely to know who will be prime minister for weeks or longer.
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BBC
Netanyahu bloc slightly ahead in Israel elections but short of majority as 70% of votes counted
Israeli elections can be decided by just a handful of seats and exit polls have been wrong in the past - we are unlikely to know who will be prime minister for weeks or longer.
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In the wake of riots throughout Europe in recent weeks, Italian Deputy Prime Minsiter Matteo Salvini has warned that the emerging phenomenon of Islamo-leftism represents the greatest threat to the West.
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The Jewish Chronicle
The Housing Secretary spoke at the inaugural Antisemitism Conference and said it was ‘so distressing’ to hear of Jews afraid to display a kippah or Star of David
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BBC
Netanyahu bloc slightly ahead in Israel elections but short of majority as most votes counted
Israeli elections can be decided by just a handful of seats and exit polls have been wrong in the past - we are unlikely to know who will be prime minister for weeks or longer.
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BBC
Netanyahu bloc slightly ahead in Israel elections but short of majority as most votes counted
Israeli elections can be decided by just a handful of seats and exit polls have been wrong in the past - we are unlikely to know who will be prime minister for weeks or longer.
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13:36⇢Healey Unveils £100 Energy Bill Cut
⌨The Budget speech dominates as it unfolds, with outlets reporting the Chancellor's announcement of £100 off energy bills for millions (Independent, Evening Standard, Sun, Mirror). Coverage frames the package around tax rises for workers and betting firms (Sun) and a tax raid on savers (Telegraph), alongside previews of expanded handouts without welfare reform (Daily Mail) and calls to tax banks (Morning Star).
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13:36⇢Healey Unveils £100 Energy Bill Cut
⌨The Budget speech dominates as it unfolds, with outlets reporting the Chancellor's announcement of £100 off energy bills for millions (Independent, Evening Standard, Sun, Mirror). Coverage frames the package around tax rises for workers and betting firms (Sun) and a tax raid on savers (Telegraph), alongside previews of expanded handouts without welfare reform (Daily Mail) and calls to tax banks (Morning Star).
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World | Noora Mykkanen
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The Jewish Chronicle
Overturning ban could ‘open the floodgates’ for terror groups to seek deproscription, warn security experts
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BBC
At least 64 killed in Spanish high-speed train crash with dozens seriously injured, regional government says
More than 500 passengers were travelling on the trains involved in a crash south of Madrid.
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BBC
At least 64 killed in Spanish high-speed train crash with dozens seriously injured, regional government says
More than 500 passengers were travelling on the trains involved in a crash south of Madrid.
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World | Noora Mykkanen
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BBC
At least 68 killed in Spanish high-speed train crash with dozens seriously injured, regional government says
More than 500 passengers were travelling on the trains involved in a crash south of Madrid.
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BBC
At least 68 killed in Spanish high-speed train crash with dozens seriously injured, regional government says
More than 500 passengers were travelling on the trains involved in a crash south of Madrid.
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BBC
At least 68 killed in Spanish high-speed train crash, as prime minister says 'whole country is grieving'
Spain's transport minister says a system failure followed by "inexplicable" human error led to the collision south of Madrid.
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BBC
At least 68 killed in Spanish high-speed train crash, as prime minister says 'whole country is grieving'
Spain's transport minister says a system failure followed by "inexplicable" human error led to the collision south of Madrid.
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The left-wing Labour Party government will raise fresh taxes on savings and property income as spending on welfare and foreign subsidies will continue to grow, recently installed Chancellor John Healey told the House of Commons on Wednesday.
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New Statesman
Andy Burnham has been hemmed in by the pledges of the 2024 manifesto
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This ‘steady as she goes’ budget ignores the looming threat of an economic crisis.
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17:11⇢Healey's High-Tax Budget Backlash
⌨The Budget as delivered dominates, with outlets reporting Chancellor Healey's £100 cut to energy bills for millions (Independent, Mirror, HuffPost UK) alongside tax rises on savers, property income and banks (Telegraph, Breitbart, Mirror). Coverage stresses a record tax burden and deferred welfare reform (Sun, Daily Mail), with commentary dismissing it as a missed opportunity (Spectator, Spiked).
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17:11⇢Healey's High-Tax Budget Backlash
⌨The Budget as delivered dominates, with outlets reporting Chancellor Healey's £100 cut to energy bills for millions (Independent, Mirror, HuffPost UK) alongside tax rises on savers, property income and banks (Telegraph, Breitbart, Mirror). Coverage stresses a record tax burden and deferred welfare reform (Sun, Daily Mail), with commentary dismissing it as a missed opportunity (Spectator, Spiked).
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The Jewish Chronicle
Former attorney general Sir Michael Ellis says: ‘Collecting this data is a vital tool for the CPS to recognise where it is failing’
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The Guardian
High-speed service travelling from Madrid to Seville ran into back of another, knocking two carriages off track
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US | Barney Davis
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Delivering his first budget, the Chancellor John Healey outlined a plethora of relatively modest measures designed to show that the government is on the side of ordinary people.
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The Guardian
Projections show votes for Palestinian parties surged in a tight contest that drew highest turnout in decades
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If they want to dislodge Binyamin Netanyahu from office, they need to act fast
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20:52⇢Breathing Space Budget Verdict Bites
⌨Post-Budget verdicts dominate, with coverage framing Chancellor Healey's package as modest 'breathing space' measures (Channel 4 News, HuffPost UK) that leave a 'grim' household squeeze despite £100 energy help (Independent). Outlets list winners and losers (Evening Standard, Sun) around tax rises on savers and property, while left and right commentary dismiss it as baby steps (Morning Star) and fiddling with pickles (Spiked, Spectator).
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20:52⇢Breathing Space Budget Verdict Bites
⌨Post-Budget verdicts dominate, with coverage framing Chancellor Healey's package as modest 'breathing space' measures (Channel 4 News, HuffPost UK) that leave a 'grim' household squeeze despite £100 energy help (Independent). Outlets list winners and losers (Evening Standard, Sun) around tax rises on savers and property, while left and right commentary dismiss it as baby steps (Morning Star) and fiddling with pickles (Spiked, Spectator).
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The crash, between a moving train and another that was stopped further up the track, was caused by an "inexplicable" error, the transport minister said.
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