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… Serious questions about the integrity of some of Abramovich’s professional advisers were raised earlier this month in a joint report from the BBC and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ). …
Cyprus police open investigation into financial affairs of Roman AbramovichJoy Online
… The sources told the BBC that instances of drones experiencing connection loss at speeds of 161km/h (100mph) were being recorded, hampering military operations. …
Ukraine says Starlink still restricted after Trump says limits liftedJoy Online
… The RSF has rejected the BBC’s findings. The paramilitary group’s health minister described the allegations as propaganda and a deliberate attempt by the national army and its allies to smear the RSF’s reputation. …
Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan’s RSF fighters, BBC investigation findsJoy Online
A US judge has ordered President Donald Trump to answer questions under oath in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by 11 December. …
Trump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuitJoy Online
… The new rules will apply to all reservations booked on or after 20 November on the accommodation marketplace. “House rules help guests understand what hosts expect, but we’ve heard from our community that they can be confusing, onerous and hard to manage,” Airbnb told the BBC. …
Airbnb hosts can no longer make guests strip beds and wash dishes under new rulesJoy Online
… CBS News, the BBC’s US media partner, reported that Hubbard had been in poor health and was expected to be flown to Texas for treatment. …
US citizen Stephen Hubbard freed by Russia as Trump envoy meets PutinJoy Online
… But for Kyiv and its supporters this was another alarming sign that the White House was siding with the Kremlin. “What the Trump administration is doing is providing carrots to the Russians and sticks to the Ukrainians,” former US ambassador to Kyiv William Taylor told the BBC. …
Trump and Zelensky appear at loggerheads despite new optimismJoy Online
… All seven former fraternity members Doe accused have denied wrongdoing when the BBC’s US partner, CBS, contacted them. …
Cornell Jane Doe says embattled university head doubted her gang-rape allegationJoy Online
The BBC will close its BBC Three and BBC Scotland television channels in the spring, as the corporation continues to save £500m over two years. …
BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra broadcast channels to closeJoy Online
… Jean-Luc Chauvin, the president of the CCI’s Marseille branch, told the BBC that many of the city’s shop owners were in “deep distress” and fear for their survival. …
Curfew imposed in parts of central Paris and other cities after rioting across FranceSouth Carolina police have concluded their investigation into the August death of US actress Hayden Panettiere, ruling it accidental following a medical examiner's determination that she died from a drug overdose involving fentanyl, Xanax, and other drugs at age 36.
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South Carolina police have concluded their investigation into the August death of US actress Hayden Panettiere, ruling it accidental following a medical examiner's determination that she died from a drug overdose involving fentanyl, Xanax, and other drugs at age 36.
10 hours ago · Joy Online →
Defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has arrived in the US hours after Brazil cancelled his passports following a Supreme Court order to surrender them amid an investigation into alleged money laundering. Bolsonaro has not been charged and has denied the allegations.
28 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Arsenal's last-16 Carabao Cup match against Fleetwood Town was delayed for more than eight minutes when a drone flew over the pitch at Highbury Stadium. The referee stopped play, police investigated, and the drone eventually flew away; seven minutes of stoppage time were added to the first half.
27 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Press freedom groups have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its efforts to block mainstream US news outlets from covering the White House, arguing the media bans violate the First Amendment. The plaintiffs contend that the White House's selective media restrictions deprive the public of reporting and discourage journalists from critical coverage.
26 October 2026 · Joy Online →
A nurse was killed and another health worker seriously injured in an attack by local youths in north-eastern DR Congo while responding to an Ebola alert; the attackers accused the health workers of contaminating water and spreading the virus. Uganda has banned non-essential travel to and from DR Congo and will quarantine returning citizens for 21 days in response to the outbreak, which has killed over 4,800 people since May.
26 October 2026 · Joy Online →
A nurse was killed and another health worker seriously injured in an attack by local youths in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo who accused them of contaminating water sources and spreading Ebola. The WHO condemned the attack, while Uganda has banned non-essential travel to and from DRC and imposed a 21-day quarantine for returning citizens.
26 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Spotify mistakenly uploaded the lyrics to Dolly Parton's Welsh version of "Jolene," a collaboration with Welsh singer-songwriter Bronwen Lewis and Parton's niece Jada Star, in Irish instead of Welsh. The song, released on 9 October and recorded before Parton's death on 25 August, features parts sung in English and Welsh; Spotify removed the Irish lyrics after the BBC contacted the service.
26 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Gabon's High Communication Authority has announced it has restored access to social media platforms, reversing a ban imposed on 17 February that authorities said was necessary to reduce online conflict and division. The ban had drawn widespread criticism, with opposition accusing the government of abusing power during a period of social unrest and strikes over pay and working conditions.
26 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Meghan confirmed she had been informed about "disturbing allegations" about her estranged father, Thomas Markle. His ex-wife, Roslyn Loveless, wrote a letter to the Metropolitan Police making claims about Markle; the Met confirmed it received the letter in 2019 and shared it with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the time.
25 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Switzerland's foreign ministry has confirmed that a 42-year-old woman who tested positive for Ebola in Nigeria on 20 October is the wife of a Swiss diplomat. The woman, a Ugandan-born national living in Abuja, is believed to have contracted the virus while travelling in Uganda; her husband is in isolation but has shown no symptoms, and the Swiss embassy's 25 staff are in good health.
23 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Cyprus police have opened an investigation into Roman Abramovich's financial affairs following BBC Panorama revelations that accountancy firm Deloitte helped falsify documents to hide his wealth and evade tax. Abramovich's lawyers deny the allegations, while Deloitte said it acts in compliance with applicable laws.
23 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ukraine's defence ministry sources tell the BBC that drones are still experiencing connection loss at speeds above 161km/h, hampering military operations, despite Donald Trump saying Elon Musk had reversed limits on the satellite network. The ministry said there is "currently no confirmation that these restrictions have been lifted."
23 October 2026 · Joy Online →
A BBC investigation documented at least 43 separate attacks by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces on hospitals and healthcare sites in el-Fasher from May 2024 to October 2025, with 120 medical workers injured, 55 killed, and 10 forcibly disappeared. UN human rights chief Volker Türk called the findings "deeply disturbing" and said the attacks may constitute war crimes, though the RSF rejected the allegations.
22 October 2026 · Joy Online →
A US judge has ordered President Donald Trump to answer questions under oath in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by 11 December, over a Panorama episode that edited together sections of a speech he gave before the 2021 Capitol riot. Trump previously cancelled a deposition in October, citing campaign duties in Georgia.
22 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Airbnb has updated its rules to restrict what hosts can ask guests to do, prohibiting tasks normally performed by cleaners—such as washing dishes and stripping beds—even though guests pay a cleaning fee. The new policy applies to reservations booked on or after 20 November.
22 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Russia released 74-year-old Stephen Hubbard, a former teacher who had been sentenced to almost seven years for allegedly fighting in Ukraine, during talks between President Putin and Trump envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg. President Trump said Hubbard was "on his way back home" and that there was no swap necessary, though Witkoff's public praise of Putin drew criticism from some Republican lawmakers.
21 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Despite a high-profile meeting in Oslo, tensions between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky appear to have deepened, with Trump recently describing Zelensky as "not a good guy for us to deal with" and saying "Zelensky doesn't know what he's talking about." The article notes that the two leaders have never been close and examines recent rhetoric suggesting a deeper rupture in their relationship.
21 October 2026 · Joy Online →
A former Cornell student, identified as Jane Doe, has written to faculty expressing that she felt "unsupported and disbelieved" by university president Michael Kotlikoff after alleging she was gang-raped at a fraternity house in October 2024. Kotlikoff reportedly questioned why she waited several weeks to report the incident; Cornell says her account of his reaction is "incorrect."
21 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The BBC will close BBC Three, BBC Scotland, and Radio 4 Extra television and radio channels in spring as part of a £500m savings plan over two years. The services will transition to online-only platforms including iPlayer, Sounds, and YouTube, with some content continuing to air on BBC One and BBC Two in Scotland.
20 October 2026 · Joy Online →
French authorities have imposed overnight curfews in parts of central Paris and other cities including Marseille, Bordeaux, Nice, Lyon, and Lille following a weekend of riots and looting. Police said over 2,500 people were arrested and about 1,000 police officers were injured during the unrest, which began as student protests over school conditions but expanded to include broader concerns supported by trade unions and protest groups.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna was forced to make an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria after a reported bomb threat. Authorities searched the plane, found no threat, and the flight resumed to Vienna with all passengers on board.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Israeli police arrested 10 suspects in the occupied West Bank following attacks by settlers on an American journalist and European diplomats last week. The arrests come as settler violence during the olive harvest season reaches record levels, with a human rights group documenting 269 incidents over 20 days.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 flying from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria on Sunday night after a reported bomb threat. The plane carried 51 passengers and six crew members; no injuries were reported and authorities conducted a security search after landing.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Microsoft has terminated its involvement in Nscale's £2bn AI data centre project in Loughton, Essex, despite the company's continued commitment to building the facility. The withdrawal follows a London-wide grid issue that has delayed the site's power supply to the 2030s, though Nscale said the relationship with Microsoft remains strong for other projects overseas.
19 October 2026 · Joy Online →
France saw widespread riots and looting across Paris, Marseille, and other cities on Saturday amid protests against rising fuel prices, the cost of living, and deteriorating public services. Police arrested about 1,800 people as some 550,000 demonstrators took to the streets, with riot police responding with tear gas and water cannons; more than 500 police officers, gendarmes, and firefighters were injured.
18 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Pope Leo XIV was discharged from Rome's Gemelli Hospital four days after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his lung. Doctors reported steady improvement following the 90-minute procedure, which included removal of the lower lobe of his right lung.
18 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Dozens of masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians during the annual olive harvest in the occupied West Bank, injuring 12 Palestinians including four dual Palestinian American citizens and a foreign journalist. The attackers set fire to cars and olive trees, using guns, rocks, and other weapons against harvesters.
16 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Thousands of supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party, a youth-led movement seeking electoral reforms, plan to gather at Central Park in Delhi on Friday after police blocked their previous demonstration and jailed two leaders. The protest, named Lehra Do Tiranga, has grown from an electoral fraud campaign into a wider fight over protest rights.
16 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Former England manager Gareth Southgate says he does not see himself returning to club management in the Premier League, citing changed desire to be involved in football and plans to pursue other interests including media work and academic roles.
16 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited Nottingham for a series of charity events and public engagements, their first such UK outing in several years. Though Buckingham Palace emphasizes they are private citizens without royal status, the visit resembled royal engagements in structure and drew young, diverse crowds.
15 October 2026 · Joy Online →