Politics
Badenoch orders legal challenge to Wandsworth funding cuts
Kemi Badenoch says the Conservative Party has instructed lawyers to challenge government funding cuts to Wandsworth Council, which she claims amount to 40 per cent and force a 94 per cent council tax rise.
Culture
Earl Spencer rejects Queen's HRH offer for Diana on funeral day
Earl Spencer reveals Queen Elizabeth II offered to reinstate Princess Diana's HRH title on her funeral day, but he declined, calling it a 'consolation prize'.
Sports
I survived an avalanche: 'I felt as if I was falling for ever'
Professional free skier Jacob Wester, 38, recounts surviving a 75-second avalanche in Norway's Lyngen Alps, breaking ribs and a femur, and his recovery.
Business
Dead zoning: The travel trend for true digital detox and clarity
Travellers are embracing 'dead zoning' – remote trips with no signal or WiFi – to escape burnout and digital overload, with searches for digital detox up 100%.
Transport
Environment
El Niño Supersized: Governments Fail on Climate
First Dog on the Moon's latest cartoon warns that governments are not taking climate change seriously as El Niño intensifies, urging collective action.
Nepal floods: climate link spurs $20m UN loss and damage plea
Nepal seeks $20m from UN loss and damage fund after glacier floods kill 1,300, with 5,000 missing. Imperial College study links disaster to fossil fuel pollution.
Sewage fears 'army base' vibes: Will Sutton's nature reserve ever open?
Beddington Farmlands, a Hyde Park-sized wildlife site in Hackbridge, remains closed to the public as restoration is delayed to 2029, sparking protests and concerns over environmental changes.
Norbury residents slam Thames Water over weeks-long leak
A leak on Pollards Hill North has been flowing for weeks, wasting water and creating hazards. Thames Water says repairs are ongoing, but residents criticize slow progress.
Harvest mites thriving in UK as autumn conditions trigger bites
Harvest mites, microscopic parasitic arachnids that feed on human skin cells, are thriving in the UK this September and October, causing itchy red bumps and potential complications for pets.
Royal Family Quiz: Monarchy, Palaces and Tradition
How much do you know about the British monarchy? Our royal quiz covers kings and queens, palaces, coronations, the Crown Jewels and royal traditions. Fourteen questions for royal watchers. Can you claim a crowning score?
