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  1. 10h ago

    5 Nov 2026 · 25 WPM

    0:01 VVV VVV CW HEADLINES 5 NOV 2026 0:17 NR 1 VICE-PRESIDENT VANCE GIVES A BLUNT ASSESSMENT OF THE REPUBLICAN ELECTION DEFEAT, BLAMING THE IRAN WAR IN A SHARP BREAK WITH THE PRESIDENT. Story 1:14 NR 2 THE UK COMMITS TO TIME-LIMITED TALKS ON AN APOLOGY FOR SLAVERY, THOUGH NO DATE HAS YET BEEN CONFIRMED FOR DEALING WITH THE ISSUE. Story 2:11 NR 3 THE NHS IS LEANING INCREASINGLY ON CHARITIES, RAISING QUESTIONS OVER WHETHER THIS SIGNALS A STRAINED HEALTH SERVICE OR USEFUL PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT. Story 3:11 NR 4 JOSHUA WONG, 30, A FACE OF HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTS, IS JAILED FOR 10 YEARS. HUNDREDS HAVE BEEN DETAINED UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY LAW. Story 4:19 NR 5 INTEREST RATES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE FROM 3.75 PERCENT TO 4 PERCENT, MOST ANALYSTS PREDICT, THE FIRST INCREASE IN MORE THAN THREE YEARS. Story 5:15 NR 6 TYPHOONS STRIKE EAST ASIA AS EL NINO HEATS THE PACIFIC, BRINGING UNUSUALLY WILD WEATHER OVER RECENT MONTHS EVEN TO TYPHOON-HARDENED COUNTRIES. Story 6:16 NR 7 THE POUND CLIMBS TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL AGAINST A BASKET OF CURRENCIES SINCE THE BREXIT REFERENDUM A DECADE AGO. Story 7:02 NR 8 A BRITISH MAN INFECTED WITH EBOLA IN DR CONGO WILL BE FLOWN BACK TO THE UK, WHILE THE GOVERNMENT SAYS PUBLIC RISK REMAINS LOW. Story 7:57 NR 9 MORE ASBESTOS IS FOUND IN PARLIAMENT AS MPS ARE URGED TO DECIDE ON REFURBISHMENT, AMID WARNINGS OF A FIRE LIKE NOTRE DAME. Story 8:48 NR 10 POLICE SCOTLAND WILL ESCORT FIRE CREWS ON BONFIRE NIGHT, WITH UP TO 1,700 OFFICERS POSSIBLY DEPLOYED IN ITS BIGGEST OPERATION SINCE PRESIDENT TRUMP VISITED LAST YEAR. Story

  2. 1d ago

    4 Nov 2026 · 25 WPM

    0:01 VVV VVV CW HEADLINES 4 NOV 2026 0:18 NR 1 VOTES ARE BEING COUNTED IN THE US MIDTERM ELECTIONS, AND EARLY RESULTS POINT TO GAINS FOR THE DEMOCRATS. Story 1:02 NR 2 FOREIGN SECRETARY MILIBAND SAYS A UK APOLOGY FOR SLAVERY WILL NOT COST TAXPAYERS, ADDING THAT BRITAIN CANNOT HIDE FROM ITS PAST. Story 2:00 NR 3 SOME GP SURGERIES WILL SOON OFFER MULTI-CANCER BLOOD TESTS, AIMING TO CATCH LIVER, OVARIAN AND PANCREATIC CANCERS MUCH EARLIER. Story 2:57 NR 4 A POUNDLAND SUPPLIER SAYS IT WILL LOSE MILLIONS IF THE RETAILER COLLAPSES, WHILE OTHER SUPPLIERS WARN THEY WOULD GO OUT OF BUSINESS. Story 3:56 NR 5 SCAMMERS ARE USING AI-GENERATED PICTURES OF MISSING PETS TO DEMAND REWARD MONEY, WITH SOME OWNERS THREATENED THAT THEIR CATS WOULD BE KILLED. Story 4:54 NR 6 KELLOGG'S IS DROPPING RICE GRAINS FROM RICE KRISPIES BECAUSE OF CHANGING WEATHER, AND PACKS WILL NOW CARRY A WHEAT GLUTEN WARNING. Story 5:53 NR 7 SPAIN'S TRANSPORT MINISTER HAS RESIGNED DAYS AFTER A TRAIN COLLISION SOUTH OF MADRID KILLED AT LEAST 69 PEOPLE AND INJURED DOZENS. Story 6:50 NR 8 ANDREW MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSOR HAS BEEN SUMMONSED TO GIVE EVIDENCE IN DECEMBER AT A BUSINESSMAN'S FRAUD TRIAL IN THE HIGH COURT. Story 7:42 NR 9 KIM KARDASHIAN EXPLAINS HER RETURN FOR A SECOND SERIES OF THE DRAMA ALL'S FAIR, SAYING SHE HAS WORKED ON HER ACTING. Story 8:32 NR 10 THE CODE OF A BRASS PADLOCK FOUND NEAR PORT TALBOT, PART OF A TREASURE HOARD FROM A 1583 SHIPWRECK, HAS BEEN CRACKED. Story

  3. 2d ago

    3 Nov 2026 · 25 WPM

    0:01 VVV VVV CW HEADLINES 3 NOV 2026 0:18 NR 1 AMERICANS VOTE IN MIDTERM ELECTIONS THAT WILL SHAPE CONGRESS FOR THE FINAL YEARS OF TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY AND TEST POLITICS BEYOND HIM. Story 1:15 NR 2 THE US CARRIES OUT STRIKES ON IRAN'S QESHM ISLAND BEFORE THE MIDTERMS, WITH OFFICIALS CALLING THE ATTACKS LIMITED AND DEFENSIVE, CBS REPORTS. Story 2:15 NR 3 THE UK AND EU REACH A DRAFT DEAL CUTTING BREXIT PAPERWORK ON FOOD EXPORTS, THE BIGGEST PART OF THE RESET SO FAR. Story 3:03 NR 4 THOUSANDS OF EUROPEAN TROOPS WILL REHEARSE A UKRAINE DEPLOYMENT IN THE EVENT OF PEACE, AND OFFICIALS SAY THE FORCE WOULD NOT JOIN OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS. Story 4:09 NR 5 THE PRIME MINISTER PLANS A DEBT RESET FOR COMMONWEALTH NATIONS AS TALKS BEGIN ON A FORMAL UK APOLOGY FOR THE SLAVE TRADE WITHIN A YEAR. Story 5:06 NR 6 INVESTIGATORS SAY A JET MAY HAVE BROKEN UP BEFORE ITS DEADLY CRASH IN FLORIDA, AND WEATHER COULD BE A FACTOR, THOUGH THE CAUSE IS NOT YET KNOWN. Story 6:09 NR 7 A WATCHDOG INVESTIGATION OF 25 ITEMS FROM ONLINE SITES INCLUDING AMAZON AND TEMU FINDS JEWELLERY SOLD AS STERLING SILVER CONTAINING TOXIC CHEMICALS. Story 7:13 NR 8 HOME SECRETARY MAHMOOD DROPS SETTLEMENT PLANS FOR MIGRANT CARE WORKERS AND SETS OUT A REVISED PROPOSAL ON WHEN MIGRANTS CAN GAIN PERMANENT RESIDENCY. Story 8:16 NR 9 NORTH KOREA DENIES CARRYING OUT THE RECORD 6.3 BILLION DOLLAR HACK OF BINANCE, WHICH US AGENCIES AND CYBER ANALYSTS HAVE BLAMED ON PYONGYANG. Story 9:21 NR 10 COLLINS NAMES MOGGING, A SLANG TERM FOR OUTSHINING OR UPSTAGING SOMEONE, AS ITS WORD OF THE YEAR AMONG 10 WORDS CELEBRATED. Story

  4. 3d ago

    2 Nov 2026 · 25 WPM

    0:01 VVV VVV CW HEADLINES 2 NOV 2026 0:18 NR 1 FIVE TEENAGERS WERE STABBED AT A HALLOWEEN PARTY IN CHANDLER'S FORD, AND HAMPSHIRE POLICE BELIEVE AN UNKNOWN GROUP GOT INTO THE ADDRESS. Story 1:17 NR 2 NINE PEOPLE DIED WHEN A JET CRASHED IN FLAMES IN FLORIDA NEAR PRESIDENT TRUMP'S MAR-A-LAGO RESORT, WHICH TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SEAN DUFFY CALLED A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. Story 2:29 NR 3 VIRGIN MEDIA O2 PLANS TO CUT THOUSANDS OF JOBS, THOUGH THE BROADBAND FIRM HAS NOT YET SETTLED ON THE EXACT NUMBER OF ROLES. Story 3:23 NR 4 A ROW AMONG DEMOCRATS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN HAS SHAKEN THE PARTY JUST DAYS BEFORE THE US MIDTERM ELECTIONS, BBC'S NADA TAWFIK REPORTS. Story 4:22 NR 5 KIMI ANTONELLI IS THE YOUNGEST FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPION EVER AFTER CLINCHING THE TITLE AS MAX VERSTAPPEN WON THE MEXICO CITY GRAND PRIX. Story 5:21 NR 6 A NEW WARNING SYSTEM IN A AND E DEPARTMENTS IN ENGLAND WILL HELP STAFF SPOT CHILDREN WHOSE CONDITION WORSENS QUICKLY WHILE AWAITING EMERGENCY CARE. Story 6:23 NR 7 KING CHARLES III WILL SPEAK ON SLAVERY IN ANTIGUA ON TUESDAY, ENDING HIS CARIBBEAN TOUR, WITH THE PRIME MINISTER OPEN TO A POSSIBLE UK APOLOGY. Story 7:25 NR 8 OLYMPIAN CIARA MAGEEAN, A FORMER EUROPEAN 1500 METRES CHAMPION, HAS DIED OF BOWEL CANCER AT 34, THREE WEEKS AFTER MARRYING HER PARTNER. Story 8:27 NR 9 ADVENTURER KARL BUSHBY CROSSED THE HUMBER BRIDGE NEAR THE END OF A 28-YEAR, 31,000-MILE JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD, DUE TO FINISH IN HULL ON MONDAY. Story 9:36 NR 10 BINANCE USERS PULLED OUT 3.6 BILLION DOLLARS AFTER A RECORD CRYPTO HACK AFFECTING 6.3 BILLION DOLLARS IN DIGITAL ASSETS, AND THE EXCHANGE FROZE TRANSACTIONS. Story

  5. 4d ago

    1 Nov 2026 · 25 WPM

    0:01 VVV VVV CW HEADLINES 1 NOV 2026 0:18 NR 1 COST OF LIVING PROTESTS IN GERMANY TURN VIOLENT, WITH SHOPS LOOTED IN FRANKFURT AND UNREST REPORTED IN BERLIN, HAMBURG AND COLOGNE. Story 1:17 NR 2 CHANCELLOR HEALEY SUGGESTS YOUNGER WORKERS MAY NOT GET THE SAME MINIMUM WAGE AS OTHERS BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION, RISKING A BROKEN PROMISE. Story 2:16 NR 3 UKRAINIANS EVACUATED FROM THE RUSSIAN-OCCUPIED FRONT-LINE CITY OF OLESHKY DESCRIBE CROSSING MINEFIELDS TO SEARCH FOR FOOD DURING YEARS UNDER OCCUPATION. Story 3:25 NR 4 FORMER CHANCELLOR RACHEL REEVES SAYS THE UK'S FUTURE LIES INSIDE THE EU, ARGUING BREXIT HAS LEFT THE COUNTRY POORER, WEAKER AND LESS SECURE. Story 4:25 NR 5 INDUSTRY EXPERTS TIP CERTAIN CELEBRITY TRAITORS CONTESTANTS TO ENJOY THE BIGGEST CAREER BOOST NOW THAT THE SHOW HAS ENDED. Story 5:16 NR 6 SUPERMODEL AND TV HOST HEIDI KLUM DRESSES AS A GIANT SEVERED HAND FOR HER ANNUAL HALLOWEEN PARTY IN NEW YORK. Story 6:02 NR 7 LEWIS HAMILTON CLAIMS HIS FIRST POLE FOR FERRARI, AND HIS FIRST IN OVER THREE YEARS, AT THE MEXICO CITY GRAND PRIX. Story 6:52 NR 8 NEW AIRBNB RULES TAKING EFFECT IN NOVEMBER BAR HOSTS FROM ASKING GUESTS TO DO THE WASHING UP OR TAKE OUT THE BINS. Story 7:40 NR 9 SRI LANKAN RUCHIRA RANASINGHA, 50, HAS BEEN STRANDED IN THE COOK ISLANDS SINCE 2023, UNABLE TO GET A TRANSIT VISA TO FLY HOME. Story 8:37 NR 10 ALEKSANDAR VUCIC'S ELECTION DEFEAT IN SERBIA LAST WEEKEND CLOSELY MIRRORED THE FALL OF VIKTOR ORBAN IN HUNGARY, ANALYSIS SUGGESTS. Story

  6. 5d ago

    31 Oct 2026 · 25 WPM

    0:01 VVV VVV CW HEADLINES 31 OCT 2026 0:19 NR 1 THE US HAS APPROVED SELLING 500 PATRIOT INTERCEPTOR MISSILES TO UKRAINE, THE ONLY EFFECTIVE DEFENCE AGAINST RUSSIAN BALLISTIC MISSILES. Story 1:17 NR 2 PRIME MINISTER BURNHAM SAYS HE IS OPEN TO A UK APOLOGY FOR THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE, BUT REJECTS PAYING REPARATIONS. Story 2:10 NR 3 SUSPECTED NORTH KOREAN HACKERS ARE THE MAIN SUSPECTS IN A RECORD-BREAKING THEFT FROM THE CRYPTO EXCHANGE BINANCE. Story 2:59 NR 4 HOME SECRETARY MAHMOOD IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE INDEFINITE LEAVE TO REMAIN RULES FOR MIGRANT WORKERS, DESPITE OPPOSITION INSIDE THE GOVERNMENT. Story 3:58 NR 5 THE SECOND SERIES OF CELEBRITY TRAITORS ENDED ON FRIDAY WITH A TENSE FINAL, AFTER DRAWING 15 MILLION VIEWERS. Story 4:44 NR 6 POLICE WERE SENT IN AMID A STANDOFF OVER POLAND'S TOP COURT, AFTER THE GOVERNMENT SUSPENDED TWO SENIOR JUDGES AND SOUGHT CRIMINAL CHARGES. Story 5:45 NR 7 KARL BUSHBY, WHO SET OFF TO WALK AROUND THE WORLD 28 YEARS AGO, IS NEARLY HOME AFTER COVERING 36,000 MILES. Story 6:38 NR 8 THE G20 GROUP PHOTO WAS SCRAPPED AFTER PROTESTS OVER RUSSIA'S MINISTER, WHOM UK FOREIGN SECRETARY ED MILIBAND ACCUSED OF KILLING UKRAINIAN CIVILIANS. Story 7:46 NR 9 TALK OF AN EARLY GENERAL ELECTION CONTINUES AMONG MPS AT WESTMINSTER, EVEN THOUGH PRIME MINISTER BURNHAM HAS FIRMLY RULED ONE OUT. Story 8:41 NR 10 INTERNATIONAL TALKS ON HALTING THE DECLINE OF NATURE HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT, BUT QUESTIONS OVER FUNDING REMAIN UNRESOLVED. Story

  7. 6d ago

    30 Oct 2026 · 25 WPM

    0:01 VVV VVV CW HEADLINES 30 OCT 2026 0:19 NR 1 CRYPTO FIRM BINANCE SUFFERS WHAT IS CALLED THE LARGEST HACK EVER, WITH TWO ANALYTICS FIRMS BLAMING NORTH KOREAN HACKING UNIT TRADERTRAITOR. Story 1:20 NR 2 ERIN PATTERSON, CONVICTED IN THE AUSTRALIAN MUSHROOM MURDER CASE, LOSES HER APPEAL AFTER THREE JUDGES REJECT ALL SEVEN GROUNDS OF UNFAIRNESS. Story 2:20 NR 3 HYROX ATHLETE JOANNA WIETRZYK, WHO SOILED HERSELF DURING A RACE, ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY AND SAYS SHE PUT OTHERS AT RISK BUT FACED EXCESSIVE BACKLASH. Story 3:26 NR 4 WHATEVER THE MIDTERM RESULTS, DEMOCRATS FACE HARD QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THE PARTY STANDS FOR AND WHO SHOULD REPRESENT IT. Story 4:18 NR 5 GOOGLE LOSES 500 BILLION DOLLARS IN MARKET VALUE, ITS SHARES HITTING A SIX-MONTH LOW AFTER IT SAID AI SEARCH SUMMARIES WERE HURTING AD REVENUE. Story 5:19 NR 6 THE PENULTIMATE EPISODE OF THE TRAITORS FEATURES A DRAMATIC CONFESSION AS THE FAITHFUL PLAYERS FINALLY START TO APPLY PRESSURE. Story 6:13 NR 7 LEAKED AUDIO FROM THE SPAIN TRAIN CRASH SUGGESTS A TRAIN WAS CLEARED TO PROCEED BY A CONTROL CENTRE ALTHOUGH ANOTHER HAD STALLED ON THE TRACK. Story 7:13 NR 8 BBC VERIFY LOOKS AT THE COST OF THE WELFARE SYSTEM AND THE OPTIONS THE GOVERNMENT HAS FOR CUTTING SPENDING ON IT. Story 8:01 NR 9 ISRAELI OPPOSITION ACCUSES NETANYAHU OF UNDERMINING THE ELECTION, AFTER HIS LIKUD PARTY ALLEGED FOREIGN INTERFERENCE WHEN HIS COALITION LOST ITS MAJORITY. Story 9:08 NR 10 IN SERBIA, NEWLY ELECTED STUDENT LIST MPS CALL FOR TOP FIGURES TO RESIGN, DAYS AFTER REMOVING ALEKSANDAR VUCIC'S PARTY FROM POWER. Story

  8. Oct 29

    29 Oct 2026 · 25 WPM

    0:01 VVV VVV CW HEADLINES 29 OCT 2026 0:19 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. Story 1:20 NR 2 SPAIN STARTS THREE DAYS OF MOURNING AFTER A TRAIN CRASH KILLED DOZENS, ONE OF THE WORST EUROPEAN RAIL DISASTERS IN MODERN TIMES. Story 2:14 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. Story 3:20 NR 4 DEFEATED BRAZILIAN CANDIDATE FLAVIO BOLSONARO LANDS IN MIAMI AND DENIES FLEEING, REPEATING UNPROVEN CLAIMS OF A COUP AND ELECTORAL FRAUD AGAINST HIM. Story 4:24 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. Story 5:32 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. Story 6:36 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. Story 7:33 NR 8 HACKERS CALLING THEMSELVES THE DEPARTMENT OF PEACE PUBLISH DETAILS OF OVER 41,000 DHS EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THOUSANDS OF US IMMIGRATION AGENTS. Story 8:38 NR 9 A CONSTRUCTION SURGE IN PARTS OF NEPAL AND INDIA'S UTTARAKHAND HAS PUT 300,000 PEOPLE AT RISK FROM POTENTIAL HIMALAYAN DISASTERS. Story 9:39 NR 10 RECYCLING INDUSTRY LEADERS WARN THAT USED NEEDLES ARE TURNING UP MORE OFTEN IN HOUSEHOLD WASTE AS WEIGHT-LOSS INJECTIONS GROW IN POPULARITY. Story

  9. Oct 28

    28 Oct 2026 · 25 WPM

    0:01 VVV VVV CW HEADLINES 28 OCT 2026 0:19 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. Story 1:23 NR 2 JOHN HEALEY'S FIRST BUDGET IS EXPECTED TO FOCUS ON COST OF LIVING SUPPORT, PARTICULARLY ENERGY BILLS, ALONG WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS ON DEVOLUTION. Story 2:29 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. Story 3:38 NR 4 THE KING BEGINS A NINE-DAY CARIBBEAN TOUR OF THE BAHAMAS, GUYANA AND ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, ACKNOWLEDGING PAST SUFFERING AS IT OPENS. Story 4:36 NR 5 CALMER WEATHER FOLLOWS THE RECENT STORMS ACROSS THE UK, BUT THICK FOG AND MIST COULD MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS FOR COMMUTERS THIS WEEK. Story 5:34 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. Story 6:31 NR 7 MPS WARN THAT SWITCHING UK LANDLINES TO DIGITAL BY JANUARY COULD LEAVE REMOTE AREAS UNABLE TO CALL FOR HELP IN AN EMERGENCY. Story 7:26 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. Story 8:28 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. Story 9:28 NR 10 UTAH AUTHORITIES USED ADVANCED DNA TECHNOLOGY TO LINK SERIAL KILLER TED BUNDY TO THE MURDER OF A TEENAGE GIRL 52 YEARS AGO. Story

  10. Oct 27

    27 Oct 2026 · 25 WPM

    0:01 VVV VVV CW HEADLINES 27 OCT 2026 0:19 NR 1 ISRAELIS VOTE IN A PIVOTAL ELECTION CENTRED ON SECURITY AND DEMOCRACY, AMID FEARS NEITHER MAIN BLOC WILL WIN A MAJORITY. Story 1:11 NR 2 WITH THE BUDGET CLOSE, BURNHAM FACES A GROWING PILE OF DIFFICULT ISSUES, FROM BREXIT DEBATES TO NORTH SEA OIL. Story 2:00 NR 3 THE CHANCELLOR WILL SCRAP TARIFFS ON SOME STAPLE GOODS TO EASE COST OF LIVING PRESSURE ON HOUSEHOLDS. Story 2:46 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. Story 3:50 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. Story 4:57 NR 6 SALES OF TORCHES, RADIOS AND POWER BANKS HAVE JUMPED SHARPLY AFTER THE GOVERNMENT URGED PEOPLE TO STOCK UP ON ESSENTIALS. Story 5:50 NR 7 JAY-Z WILL PERFORM AT THE SUPER BOWL HALF-TIME SHOW FOR THE FIRST TIME, DESPITE YEARS OF INVOLVEMENT WITH THE EVENT. Story 6:41 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. Story 7:48 NR 9 A CEASEFIRE ANNOUNCED BY MELANIA TRUMP BEGINS IN A WAR-HIT UKRAINIAN CITY, AIMING TO ALLOW AID DELIVERIES AND CIVILIAN EVACUATIONS. Story 8:44 NR 10 APPLE SAYS IT WILL REPLACE IPHONE DUO HANDSETS, ITS FIRST FOLDABLE PHONE, AFTER PHOTOS ONLINE SHOWED SCREEN FAULTS. Story

  11. Oct 26

    26 Oct 2026 · 25 WPM

    0:01 VVV VVV CW HEADLINES 26 OCT 2026 0:18 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. Story 1:28 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. Story 2:32 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. Story 3:26 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. Story 4:25 NR 5 LONDON'S OXFORD STREET HAS BEEN PEDESTRIANISED, AND THE FIRST PHASE OF THE WORK IS DUE TO FINISH BY SPRING 2027. Story 5:15 NR 6 SENIOR CONSULTANT DOCTORS IN ENGLAND WILL STRIKE FOR 48 HOURS FROM 25 NOVEMBER IN A DISPUTE OVER PAY AND PENSIONS. Story 6:07 NR 7 SERBIA CELEBRATES AS VETERAN LEADER ALEKSANDAR VUCIC CONCEDES DEFEAT TO A STUDENT-LED PROTEST MOVEMENT AFTER 12 YEARS IN POWER. Story 7:00 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. Story 7:52 NR 9 VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION LEADER MARIA MACHADO RETURNS TO CHEERING CROWDS AFTER MORE THAN TEN MONTHS IN EXILE, HAVING FLED THE COUNTRY BY SPEEDBOAT. Story 8:54 NR 10 PRINCE WILLIAM SAYS KNIGHTING RUGBY LEAGUE STAR KEVIN SINFIELD WAS AN EASY DECISION, ADDING THE HONOUR SHOULD HAVE COME YEARS AGO. Story

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