https://flipnews.co.uk/ Flip News is an independent all-news site based in London — world, politics, business, technology, science, health, sport and entertainment. Reported fast, verified properly, free for everyone, no paywall. en-GB Tue, 27 Oct 2026 01:25:53 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/business/ustr-greer-airbus-loan-trade-truce/ https://flipnews.co.uk/business/ustr-greer-airbus-loan-trade-truce/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 01:25:00 GMT US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has warned the European Union that a record $3.4 billion European Investment Bank loan to Airbus threatens the transatlantic trade truce on large civil aircraft financing, saying Washington has received no details of the loan despite repeated requests. James Calloway us-eu-airbus-loan airbus boeing us-eu-trade Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/technology/australia-ai-cyber-threat-asd/ https://flipnews.co.uk/technology/australia-ai-cyber-threat-asd/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:50:00 GMT Australia's signals directorate says AI is helping criminals and state-backed hackers attack at unprecedented scale, with malicious-activity warnings up 80% in a year. James Calloway australia-ai-cyber-threat artificial-intelligence cyber-security AFP via Free Malaysia Today https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-minimum-wage-rise-13-20-report/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-minimum-wage-rise-13-20-report/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:31:00 GMT Britain's National Living Wage is expected to rise by 3.9% to about £13.20 an hour, The Times reported on Monday, ahead of Chancellor John Healey's budget on Wednesday. James Calloway uk-budget national-living-wage minimum-wage Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/world/voronezh-drone-attack-train-deaths/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/voronezh-drone-attack-train-deaths/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT A drone attack on Russia's Voronezh region killed three people and injured 39, regional governor Alexander Gusev said, after debris from a downed drone fell on a passenger train. James Calloway ukraine-war voronezh drone-attack russia Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-shop-prices-brc-october/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/uk-shop-prices-brc-october/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:21:00 GMT UK shop prices rose 2.1% in October compared with a year earlier, the fastest increase since February 2024, the British Retail Consortium said, as retailers warned they can no longer absorb rising costs. Sarah Whitfield uk-shop-prices british-retail-consortium inflation uk-budget Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/world/flavio-bolsonaro-passport-surrender/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/flavio-bolsonaro-passport-surrender/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:20:00 GMT Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Monday that federal police asked him to hand over his passports and barred him from leaving the country, a day after he lost Brazil's presidential runoff to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. James Calloway brazil-election flavio-bolsonaro lula alexandre-de-moraes Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/business/ftc-states-sue-dollar-general-overcharging/ https://flipnews.co.uk/business/ftc-states-sue-dollar-general-overcharging/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:12:00 GMT The Federal Trade Commission and 20 states sued Dollar General on Monday, alleging the discount chain routinely charged customers more at the register than the prices shown on shelves and in advertisements. James Calloway dollar-general ftc consumer-pricing us-retail The Guardian https://flipnews.co.uk/world/greg-lynn-bail-denied-retrial/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/greg-lynn-bail-denied-retrial/ Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:10:00 GMT Former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn will remain in custody after Victoria's Chief Justice refused his second bid for bail ahead of a retrial over the alleged murder of Carol Clay. James Calloway greg-lynn australia victoria murder-retrial Australian Associated Press https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/california-ballots-court-ruling/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/california-ballots-court-ruling/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:40:00 GMT A federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's emergency bid to force California to set aside mail ballots from more than 20,000 voters the federal government alleges are likely noncitizens, sending the case back to the district court. James Calloway california-ballots ninth-circuit doj midterm-elections Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/world/jordan-syria-civilian-deaths-border-closure/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/jordan-syria-civilian-deaths-border-closure/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:40:00 GMT Syria has said civilians were killed in Jordan's airstrikes in southern Syria and disputed Jordan's account that the operation was coordinated with Damascus, as Syria closed its Nassib border crossing with Jordan. Sarah Whitfield jordan-syria-strikes jordan syria karak-church-attack Arab News https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/mexico-ine-chief-taddei-resigns/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/mexico-ine-chief-taddei-resigns/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:27:00 GMT Guadalupe Taddei, head of Mexico's National Electoral Institute, is stepping down amid corruption allegations, a decision President Claudia Sheinbaum said she supports. James Calloway mexico electoral-authority guadalupe-taddei sheinbaum Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/harry-kane-ballon-dor-2026/ https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/harry-kane-ballon-dor-2026/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:25:00 GMT England captain Harry Kane has won the men's Ballon d'Or for 2026 at the ceremony at the London Palladium, finishing ahead of Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé. James Calloway ballon-dor harry-kane mens-football bayern-munich The Sun https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/alexia-putellas-ballon-dor-2026/ https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/alexia-putellas-ballon-dor-2026/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT Spain star Alexia Putellas has won the women's Ballon d'Or for a third time at the 2026 ceremony at the London Palladium, after previous wins in 2021 and 2022. James Calloway ballon-dor alexia-putellas womens-football london-city-lionesses USA Today https://flipnews.co.uk/world/jordan-syria-retaliation-strikes/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/jordan-syria-retaliation-strikes/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:40:00 GMT Jordan's air force struck what it described as militant positions in southern Syria on Monday, saying those behind Friday's deadly church attack in Karak were linked to the groups targeted. Sarah Whitfield jordan-syria-strikes jordan syria karak-church-attack The Guardian https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/trump-brazil-election-rigged/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/trump-brazil-election-rigged/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:40:00 GMT US President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday, without citing evidence, that Brazil's presidential election looked rigged after Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won Sunday's runoff. James Calloway brazil-election trump lula bolsonaro Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/starlink-alaska-surcharge/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/starlink-alaska-surcharge/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:20:00 GMT Starlink has cut its one-time demand surcharge for new Residential sign-ups in congested parts of Alaska from $1,500 to $500, PCMag reports — though the higher fee may still apply in places it did not check. James Calloway starlink alaska demand-surcharge PCMag https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/james-comey-third-charges-2016-disclosure/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/james-comey-third-charges-2016-disclosure/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:10:00 GMT Former FBI director James Comey has been criminally charged for a third time, accused over a 2016 disclosure of national defense information to a reporter, according to court documents made public on Monday. James Calloway james-comey-charges us-justice donald-trump CNN https://flipnews.co.uk/celebrity/peta-alleyne-dies-65/ https://flipnews.co.uk/celebrity/peta-alleyne-dies-65/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:10:00 GMT Barbados broadcaster and actress Peta Alleyne has died at the age of 65, with Prime Minister Mia Mottley leading tributes to a cultural icon whose voice and humour shaped Barbadian life. Maya Lindqvist peta-alleyne barbados obituary Jamaica Observer https://flipnews.co.uk/world/syria-saraqib-weapons-blast/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/syria-saraqib-weapons-blast/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:49:00 GMT A massive explosion rocked an area west of Saraqib in Syria's Idlib province on Monday, with Syrian state media reporting it was caused by the detonation of war remnants during disposal operations; no casualty toll for this blast was reported in the sources checked. Sarah Whitfield syria-weapons-depot-blast idlib syria Al Bawaba https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/trump-1m-voter-fraud-reward/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/trump-1m-voter-fraud-reward/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:48:00 GMT President Donald Trump said on Monday that anyone reporting voter fraud in past elections or the 2026 midterms will be paid $1 million if the report leads to an arrest and conviction, eight days before the 3 November midterm elections. James Calloway trump-voter-fraud-reward us-midterms donald-trump Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/yamal-lopez-kopa-trophy-2026/ https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/yamal-lopez-kopa-trophy-2026/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:40:00 GMT Barcelona pair Lamine Yamal and Vicky Lopez have won the men's and women's Kopa Trophy awards for the best young players at the 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony in London. James Calloway ballon-dor kopa-trophy lamine-yamal vicky-lopez barcelona TNT Sports https://flipnews.co.uk/science/nasa-perseverance-mars-dust-crew-safety/ https://flipnews.co.uk/science/nasa-perseverance-mars-dust-crew-safety/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:38:00 GMT Over 1,645 Martian days, NASA's Perseverance rover measured fine and ultrafine dust clinging to spacesuit-material samples, findings due in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that could inform spacesuit and habitat design for future Mars crews. Sarah Whitfield perseverance-mars-dust nasa mars NASA https://flipnews.co.uk/technology/intel-acquires-classiq-quantum/ https://flipnews.co.uk/technology/intel-acquires-classiq-quantum/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:01:00 GMT Intel has agreed to acquire Israeli quantum software company Classiq, combining its spin-qubit hardware with Classiq's synthesis platform to build a full-stack quantum business. Priya Raman intel classiq quantum-computing Business Wire https://flipnews.co.uk/world/un-inquiry-gaza-genocide-west-bank-crimes/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/un-inquiry-gaza-genocide-west-bank-crimes/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:00:00 GMT A UN commission of inquiry says Israel continues to commit genocidal acts in Gaza even after the ceasefire, and has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in the occupied West Bank. James Calloway gaza un-commission-inquiry west-bank OHCHR https://flipnews.co.uk/celebrity/andrew-willsmore-obituary/ https://flipnews.co.uk/celebrity/andrew-willsmore-obituary/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:40:00 GMT Andrew Willsmore, the British documentary film editor whose credits included 14 Days in May and The Duty Men, has died aged 74 after a long illness. Maya Lindqvist andrew-willsmore obituaries documentary Broadcast https://flipnews.co.uk/world/uk-politicians-barred-west-bank-entry/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/uk-politicians-barred-west-bank-entry/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:40:00 GMT A delegation of British and European politicians says it was held for eight hours, interrogated and denied entry to the West Bank at the crossing from Jordan. James Calloway west-bank israel olive-harvest The Scottish Sun https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/telefonica-vivo-starlink-brazil/ https://flipnews.co.uk/satellite/telefonica-vivo-starlink-brazil/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:27:00 GMT Starlink Mobile has gone live in Brazil with Vivo, Telefónica's Brazilian operator, offering satellite-to-phone coverage across the whole country, with 50 million customers eligible and seven million phones already connected. James Calloway starlink vivo direct-to-cell brazil Starlink https://flipnews.co.uk/business/us-canada-steel-auto-tariff-deal-talks/ https://flipnews.co.uk/business/us-canada-steel-auto-tariff-deal-talks/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:10:00 GMT The United States and Canada are working on a deal to ease US tariffs on Canadian steel and cars, Reuters reported, with negotiators discussing relief from Section 232 duties of up to 50% on steel and 25% on autos. James Calloway canada-tariffs us-canada-trade steel-tariffs auto-tariffs Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/maurene-comey-firing-unlawful/ https://flipnews.co.uk/politics/maurene-comey-firing-unlawful/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:59:00 GMT US District Judge Jesse Furman ruled on Monday that the Trump administration unlawfully fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, ordering her reinstatement with back pay; the Justice Department said it disagreed and would appeal. James Calloway maurene-comey james-comey us-justice-department donald-trump Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/world/pope-leo-south-america-trip-confirmed/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/pope-leo-south-america-trip-confirmed/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:59:00 GMT The Vatican said on Monday that Pope Leo's trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru on November 6-17 will go ahead unchanged, saying his recovery from lung cancer surgery is on track and he is fit for the 31,000km tour. Sarah Whitfield pope-leo vatican south-america uruguay-argentina-peru Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/celebrity/pauline-parker-dies-88/ https://flipnews.co.uk/celebrity/pauline-parker-dies-88/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:55:00 GMT Pauline Parker, who murdered her mother alongside Juliet Hulme in Christchurch in 1954 in the case later dramatised in Peter Jackson's 'Heavenly Creatures', has died in Scotland aged 88. Maya Lindqvist pauline-parker heavenly-creatures christchurch-murder 1News https://flipnews.co.uk/celebrity/chrishell-stause-g-flip-split/ https://flipnews.co.uk/celebrity/chrishell-stause-g-flip-split/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:35:00 GMT Chrishell Stause has confirmed she and musician G Flip have split after more than four years together, announcing the break-up in a tearful Instagram video on Monday. Maya Lindqvist chrishell-stause g-flip selling-sunset celebrity-split Page Six https://flipnews.co.uk/world/guwahati-hotel-shooting-five-dead/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/guwahati-hotel-shooting-five-dead/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:10:00 GMT Five people were killed and one was critically injured after a man opened fire at Hotel Bilas Inn in Guwahati on Monday evening, police said, with the accused leaseholder arrested within an hour. James Calloway guwahati-hotel-shooting assam india NDTV https://flipnews.co.uk/business/tata-motors-iveco-takeover-clears-threshold/ https://flipnews.co.uk/business/tata-motors-iveco-takeover-clears-threshold/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:35:00 GMT Tata Motors' bid for Italian truck maker Iveco reached 87.8% acceptance on the final day of the offer, clearing the 80% threshold, an Italian stock market filing showed. James Calloway tata-iveco-takeover tata-motors iveco mergers-acquisitions Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/celebrity/alan-dysert-dies-75-all-my-children/ https://flipnews.co.uk/celebrity/alan-dysert-dies-75-all-my-children/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:10:00 GMT All My Children actor Alan Dysert, best known as con-man Sean Cudahy on the long-running soap, has died aged 75, his wife Michele has announced. Maya Lindqvist alan-dysert all-my-children celebrity-deaths People https://flipnews.co.uk/world/guterres-cairo-maximum-restraint-warning/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/guterres-cairo-maximum-restraint-warning/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:10:00 GMT UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged maximum restraint and diplomatic solutions to end the war between Iran and the United States, warning that renewed sabre-rattling risks spiralling out of control. Sarah Whitfield iran-us-war antonio-guterres united-nations UN News https://flipnews.co.uk/world/klm-winter-cancellations/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/klm-winter-cancellations/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:05:00 GMT KLM will not fly between Amsterdam and Dubai for the whole 2026/2027 winter season, through 27 March 2027, and has cancelled flights to Riyadh and Dammam through 27 November 2026, the airline said on Monday. Sarah Whitfield klm middle-east-flights dubai KLM https://flipnews.co.uk/world/uk-sanctions-sudan-commanders/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/uk-sanctions-sudan-commanders/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:57:00 GMT Britain has sanctioned 15 military commanders, militia leaders and security officials from both sides of Sudan's conflict, accusing them of sexual violence, torture and attacks on civilians linked to the fall of al-Fashir. Sarah Whitfield sudan uk-sanctions al-fashir Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/world/anbil-mahesh-arrested-school-scam/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/anbil-mahesh-arrested-school-scam/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:48:00 GMT Former Tamil Nadu school education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi was arrested in Chennai on Monday after the Madras High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea in an alleged Rs100-crore fraud involving money collected from private schools in exchange for government approvals. Priya Raman tamil-nadu-politics anbil-mahesh dmk The Indian Express https://flipnews.co.uk/world/bishops-apologise-trump-white-house-prayer/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/bishops-apologise-trump-white-house-prayer/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:35:00 GMT Two Catholic bishops have expressed regret over a White House meeting that produced a publicly distributed photo of them praying with President Donald Trump, saying the private gathering was publicised without their consent less than two weeks before the midterm elections. James Calloway us-politics catholic-bishops donald-trump Associated Press https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/ofcom-q2-2026-complaints/ https://flipnews.co.uk/policy/ofcom-q2-2026-complaints/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:30:00 GMT Ofcom's Q2 2026 figures show overall telecoms and pay-TV complaints fell versus Q1, driven by pay-TV, while broadband, landline and mobile complaints stayed flat. Sarah Whitfield ofcom telecoms-complaints broadband pay-tv Ofcom https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/us-senators-nba-rwanda-partnership/ https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/us-senators-nba-rwanda-partnership/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:25:00 GMT Senators Jeff Merkley and Marsha Blackburn have written to NBA commissioner Adam Silver urging the league to reevaluate its partnership with Rwanda, citing the country's role in the DR Congo conflict. Sarah Whitfield nba rwanda basketball-africa-league adam-silver paul-kagame ESPN via Hoopshype https://flipnews.co.uk/buildouts/verizon-1gig-mmwave-fwa/ https://flipnews.co.uk/buildouts/verizon-1gig-mmwave-fwa/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:25:00 GMT Verizon has launched a 1-Gbit/s fixed wireless service using millimetre-wave spectrum, aiming to add 10 to 15 million premises at 1-Gig speeds on top of its fibre target. James Calloway 5g-home-internet verizon fixed-wireless-access mmwave Light Reading https://flipnews.co.uk/world/eu-frontex-new-deportation-powers/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/eu-frontex-new-deportation-powers/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:20:00 GMT The EU's border agency Frontex is set to gain powers to return irregular migrants from one non-EU country to another, under reforms the European Commission will unveil on Tuesday. James Calloway frontex eu-migration deportations Euronews https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/lauri-cyanide-happonen-dies-31-league-legends-world-champion/ https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/lauri-cyanide-happonen-dies-31-league-legends-world-champion/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT Finnish former Fnatic jungler Lauri "Cyanide" Happonen, who won the inaugural League of Legends World Championship in 2011 aged 16, has died aged 31. His death on 31 July 2026 was reported on 26 October 2026; no cause of death has been disclosed. James Calloway league-of-legends esports fnatic Dexerto https://flipnews.co.uk/celebrity/walter-koenig-dies-90-star-trek-chekov/ https://flipnews.co.uk/celebrity/walter-koenig-dies-90-star-trek-chekov/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:00:00 GMT Walter Koenig, the actor best known as Ensign Pavel Chekov in the original Star Trek series, has died aged 90 at his home in North Hollywood. Maya Lindqvist walter-koenig star-trek celebrity-deaths TMZ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/israel-high-court-polling-station-firearms/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/israel-high-court-polling-station-firearms/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:45:00 GMT Israel's High Court of Justice has rejected a petition seeking to bar election officials and party representatives from carrying firearms at polling stations in Tuesday's Knesset election. Sarah Whitfield israel-elections high-court-of-justice polling-stations Haaretz https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/atp-doubles-open-letter/ https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/atp-doubles-open-letter/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:37:00 GMT More than 150 players and legends, backed by 20 national federations, have urged the ATP board to withdraw plans to halve doubles draws and move $20m in prize money to singles. James Calloway atp-doubles tennis wimbledon atp-tour The Times https://flipnews.co.uk/technology/microsoft-offers-buyouts-60000-employees/ https://flipnews.co.uk/technology/microsoft-offers-buyouts-60000-employees/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:22:00 GMT Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 employees on select teams in the US, Canada, India and the UK, reports say. James Calloway microsoft buyouts workforce copilot xbox Reuters https://flipnews.co.uk/world/hezbollah-readies-new-war-iran-funds/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/hezbollah-readies-new-war-iran-funds/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:21:00 GMT Hezbollah has spent three months preparing for a possible resumption of hostilities with Israel after receiving an infusion of cash from Iran, sources told Reuters. James Calloway hezbollah iran lebanon israel Reuters