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0:01 VVV VVV <BT> CW HEADLINES 29 OCT 2026 <BT>

0:42 NR 1 CHANCELLOR HEALEY'S FIRST BUDGET OFFERS 100 POUNDS TOWARD ENERGY BILLS AND A TAX ON BANKS, BUT OPPOSITION PARTIES CALL IT TOO TIMID. <BT> Story

3:10 NR 2 SPAIN STARTS THREE DAYS OF MOURNING AFTER A TRAIN CRASH KILLED DOZENS, ONE OF THE WORST EUROPEAN RAIL DISASTERS IN MODERN TIMES. <BT> Story

5:25 NR 3 PARTIAL RESULTS FROM THE ISRAELI ELECTION, WITH 85 PERCENT COUNTED, GIVE NETANYAHU'S LIKUD AND ALLIES 53 OF 120 KNESSET SEATS, SHORT OF A MAJORITY. <BT> Story

8:05 NR 4 DEFEATED BRAZILIAN CANDIDATE FLAVIO BOLSONARO LANDS IN MIAMI AND DENIES FLEEING, REPEATING UNPROVEN CLAIMS OF A COUP AND ELECTORAL FRAUD AGAINST HIM. <BT> Story

10:43 NR 5 POLICE CLOSE THEIR INQUIRY AFTER THE AUGUST DEATH OF HEROES AND NASHVILLE ACTRESS HAYDEN PANETTIERE, FROM FENTANYL, XANAX AND OTHER DRUGS, IS RULED ACCIDENTAL. <BT> Story

13:32 NR 6 ITEMS LINKED TO GEORGE MICHAEL, INCLUDING HIS FAITH GUITAR, ARE GOING TO AUCTION, BUT THE BROTHER OF HIS LATE ASSISTANT SAYS SHE WOULD HAVE OBJECTED. <BT> Story

16:11 NR 7 ON THE SECOND DAY OF HIS CARIBBEAN TOUR, KING CHARLES HONOURS FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS ON THE ISLAND AND LATER SHOWS OFF HIS DANCING. <BT> Story

18:32 NR 8 HACKERS CALLING THEMSELVES THE DEPARTMENT OF PEACE PUBLISH DETAILS OF OVER 41,000 DHS EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THOUSANDS OF US IMMIGRATION AGENTS. <BT> Story

21:08 NR 9 A CONSTRUCTION SURGE IN PARTS OF NEPAL AND INDIA'S UTTARAKHAND HAS PUT 300,000 PEOPLE AT RISK FROM POTENTIAL HIMALAYAN DISASTERS. <BT> Story

23:32 NR 10 RECYCLING INDUSTRY LEADERS WARN THAT USED NEEDLES ARE TURNING UP MORE OFTEN IN HOUSEHOLD WASTE AS WEIGHT-LOSS INJECTIONS GROW IN POPULARITY. <AR> Story

0:01 VVV VVV <BT> CW HEADLINES 28 OCT 2026 <BT>

0:42 NR 1 EXIT POLLS IN ISRAEL'S GENERAL ELECTION SHOW BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AND FORMER MILITARY CHIEF GADI EISENKOT TIED, WITH NEITHER PROJECTED TO WIN A MAJORITY. <BT> Story

3:22 NR 2 JOHN HEALEY'S FIRST BUDGET IS EXPECTED TO FOCUS ON COST OF LIVING SUPPORT, PARTICULARLY ENERGY BILLS, ALONG WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS ON DEVOLUTION. <BT> Story

5:59 NR 3 FLAVIO BOLSONARO, THE DEFEATED BRAZILIAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, HAS ARRIVED IN THE US HOURS AFTER FAILING TO HAND OVER HIS PASSPORTS, WHICH BRAZIL CANCELLED. <BT> Story

8:48 NR 4 THE KING BEGINS A NINE-DAY CARIBBEAN TOUR OF THE BAHAMAS, GUYANA AND ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, ACKNOWLEDGING PAST SUFFERING AS IT OPENS. <BT> Story

11:10 NR 5 CALMER WEATHER FOLLOWS THE RECENT STORMS ACROSS THE UK, BUT THICK FOG AND MIST COULD MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS FOR COMMUTERS THIS WEEK. <BT> Story

13:32 NR 6 NEIL YOUNG IS SUING THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN AGAIN FOR PLAYING ROCKIN' IN THE FREE WORLD AT A RALLY, AFTER A SIMILAR LAWSUIT IN 2020. <BT> Story

15:53 NR 7 MPS WARN THAT SWITCHING UK LANDLINES TO DIGITAL BY JANUARY COULD LEAVE REMOTE AREAS UNABLE TO CALL FOR HELP IN AN EMERGENCY. <BT> Story

18:07 NR 8 THE ALEXANDER BROTHERS, FORMERLY HIGH-PROFILE US REAL ESTATE MOGULS, HAVE EACH BEEN SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON IN A SEX TRAFFICKING CASE. <BT> Story

20:40 NR 9 PASSENGERS ON THE LUXURY CRUISE SHIP VILLA VIE ODYSSEY ARE STRANDED IN CAMBODIA AFTER SOARING FUEL COSTS FORCED THE VOYAGE TO BE SUSPENDED. <BT> Story

23:08 NR 10 UTAH AUTHORITIES USED ADVANCED DNA TECHNOLOGY TO LINK SERIAL KILLER TED BUNDY TO THE MURDER OF A TEENAGE GIRL 52 YEARS AGO. <AR> Story

0:01 VVV VVV <BT> CW HEADLINES 27 OCT 2026 <BT>

0:42 NR 1 ISRAELIS VOTE IN A PIVOTAL ELECTION CENTRED ON SECURITY AND DEMOCRACY, AMID FEARS NEITHER MAIN BLOC WILL WIN A MAJORITY. <BT> Story

2:52 NR 2 WITH THE BUDGET CLOSE, BURNHAM FACES A GROWING PILE OF DIFFICULT ISSUES, FROM BREXIT DEBATES TO NORTH SEA OIL. <BT> Story

4:53 NR 3 THE CHANCELLOR WILL SCRAP TARIFFS ON SOME STAPLE GOODS TO EASE COST OF LIVING PRESSURE ON HOUSEHOLDS. <BT> Story

6:45 NR 4 HARRY KANE WINS THE MEN'S BALLON D'OR, THE FIRST ENGLISH WINNER SINCE MICHAEL OWEN IN 2001, WHILE ALEXIA PUTELLAS WINS A THIRD WOMEN'S AWARD. <BT> Story

9:19 NR 5 JAMES COMEY, FORMER FBI CHIEF, FACES A THIRD SET OF FEDERAL CHARGES, LINKED TO ALLEGED 2016 DISCLOSURES OF CLASSIFIED MATERIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES. <BT> Story

12:02 NR 6 SALES OF TORCHES, RADIOS AND POWER BANKS HAVE JUMPED SHARPLY AFTER THE GOVERNMENT URGED PEOPLE TO STOCK UP ON ESSENTIALS. <BT> Story

14:14 NR 7 JAY-Z WILL PERFORM AT THE SUPER BOWL HALF-TIME SHOW FOR THE FIRST TIME, DESPITE YEARS OF INVOLVEMENT WITH THE EVENT. <BT> Story

16:20 NR 8 STORM BOELO LEAVES THOUSANDS WITHOUT POWER, AS A YELLOW WIND WARNING COVERS WESTERN COASTS OF ENGLAND, WALES AND SCOTLAND AND EASTERN NORTHERN IRELAND. <BT> Story

19:02 NR 9 A CEASEFIRE ANNOUNCED BY MELANIA TRUMP BEGINS IN A WAR-HIT UKRAINIAN CITY, AIMING TO ALLOW AID DELIVERIES AND CIVILIAN EVACUATIONS. <BT> Story

21:22 NR 10 APPLE SAYS IT WILL REPLACE IPHONE DUO HANDSETS, ITS FIRST FOLDABLE PHONE, AFTER PHOTOS ONLINE SHOWED SCREEN FAULTS. <AR> Story

0:01 VVV VVV <BT> CW HEADLINES 26 OCT 2026 <BT>

0:42 NR 1 PRESIDENT LULA OF BRAZIL IS RE-ELECTED FOR A FOURTH TERM, EDGING OUT RIGHT-WING CHALLENGER FLAVIO BOLSONARO, SON OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT, IN A CLOSE VOTE. <BT> Story

3:30 NR 2 STORM BOELO CUTS POWER TO ABOUT 90,000 PROPERTIES ACROSS SCOTLAND AND NORTHERN ENGLAND, AND THE MET OFFICE HAS ISSUED A FRESH WIND WARNING. <BT> Story

6:04 NR 3 HEALEY PLANS TO KEEP LOWER-INCOME PENSIONERS OUT OF INCOME TAX IN THE BUDGET, AS THE FULL STATE PENSION IS DUE TO RISE IN APRIL. <BT> Story

8:20 NR 4 A DAUGHTER WHO LOOKED AFTER HER ELDERLY MOTHER AT HOME WINS A CLAIM OF 127,000 POUNDS, AFTER A PAINFUL DISPUTE WITH HER SIBLINGS. <BT> Story

10:43 NR 5 LONDON'S OXFORD STREET HAS BEEN PEDESTRIANISED, AND THE FIRST PHASE OF THE WORK IS DUE TO FINISH BY SPRING 2027. <BT> Story

12:46 NR 6 SENIOR CONSULTANT DOCTORS IN ENGLAND WILL STRIKE FOR 48 HOURS FROM 25 NOVEMBER IN A DISPUTE OVER PAY AND PENSIONS. <BT> Story

14:52 NR 7 SERBIA CELEBRATES AS VETERAN LEADER ALEKSANDAR VUCIC CONCEDES DEFEAT TO A STUDENT-LED PROTEST MOVEMENT AFTER 12 YEARS IN POWER. <BT> Story

17:06 NR 8 PRIME MINISTER BURNHAM DOES NOT RULE OUT A REFERENDUM ON EU FREE MOVEMENT AND WANTS A DEBATE ON THE UK'S FUTURE TIES WITH EUROPE. <BT> Story

19:20 NR 9 VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION LEADER MARIA MACHADO RETURNS TO CHEERING CROWDS AFTER MORE THAN TEN MONTHS IN EXILE, HAVING FLED THE COUNTRY BY SPEEDBOAT. <BT> Story

21:54 NR 10 PRINCE WILLIAM SAYS KNIGHTING RUGBY LEAGUE STAR KEVIN SINFIELD WAS AN EASY DECISION, ADDING THE HONOUR SHOULD HAVE COME YEARS AGO. <AR> Story