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Planet Normal: The hard left, the high street and the house of Trump | Podcast
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- Planet Normal: The hard left, the high street and the house of Trump | Podcast
- Runtime
- 57:06
- Date posted
- 44 minutes ago
- Description
- The rocket of right thinking is back as the co-pilots tackle a turbulent week in British and American politics, from Donald Trump's midterm election defeat to Andy Burnham's latest interventions and Shabana Mahmood's immigration climbdown.
Liam and Allison discuss the Democrats' sweeping victory in the US midterm elections and what it means for Donald Trump's presidency, while noting Britain's mounting economic pressures and the prospect of an early general election.
Meanwhile, Allison takes aim at Shabana Mahmood's watered-down immigration reforms and discusses the disturbing murder of teenager Henry Novak and his family's treatment by police in the aftermath.
Stowing away this week is Poundland founder Steve Smith, who reflects on building one of Britain's best-known discount retailers and explains why he believes the embattled high street chain can, and must, be saved amid fears of its move towards administration.
Highligh...
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- Trump's Iran War is the real reason Republicans lost at the midterms
- Runtime
- 0:44
- Date posted
- 10 hours ago
- Description
- After a dismal set of results at the midterms, what's the real reason Donald Trump and the Republicans were defeated by the Democrats?
Trump broke his two key election promises: no more wars in the Middle East and fixing the cost of living crisis, says Poppy Coburn, host of The Right Track.
#USpolitics #midterms #USElections #politics #iranwar
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- Why the US might enter more foreign conflicts with Trump domestically constrained
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 12 hours ago
- Description
- What does this midterm election result mean for other countries in Trump’s sights such as Ukraine, Venezuela and Cuba?
In today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Venetia Rainey and Sophia Yan break down how the elections have changed the Congress map, from Texas’s flip to Abdul el-Sayed’s Michigan win. Along with guest Leo Shane, Politico’s defence correspondent, they ask what the midterm results mean for Trump and his foreign policy.
CONTRIBUTORS:
Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey
Leo Shane III, Politico defence reporter @LeoShane
Producers: Peter Shevlin and Max Bower
Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh
Studio Operator: Andy Watson
Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey
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- Title
- US voters have punished the Republican Party as Iran war gas prices rise
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 13 hours ago
- Description
- The 2026 US midterms results are in: Donald Trump’s Republican Party has suffered a devastating defeat, losing both the House and the Senate amid voter fury over high fuel prices caused by the Iran war.
In today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Venetia Rainey and Sophia Yan break down how the elections have changed the Congress map, from Texas’s flip to Abdul el-Sayed’s Michigan win. Along with guest Leo Shane, Politico’s defence correspondent, they ask what the midterm results mean for Trump and his foreign policy.
CONTRIBUTORS:
Sophia Yan, co-host and senior foreign correspondent @sophia_yan
Leo Shane III, Politico defence reporter @LeoShane
Producers: Peter Shevlin and Max Bower
Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh
Studio Operator: Andy Watson
Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey
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- Iran threatens ‘nightmare’ if Trump launches attack after midterms bloodbath | news today
- Runtime
- 41:22
- Date posted
- 14 hours ago
- Description
- The 2026 US midterms results are in: Donald Trump’s Republican Party has suffered a devastating defeat, losing both the House and the Senate amid voter fury over high fuel prices caused by the Iran war.
In today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Venetia Rainey and Sophia Yan break down how the elections have changed the Congress map, from Texas’s flip to Abdul el-Sayed’s Michigan win. Along with guest Leo Shane, Politico’s defence correspondent, they ask what the midterm results mean for Trump and his foreign policy.
The president has insisted future attacks against Iran remain on the table if they don’t strike a nuclear deal, but Tehran has warned that a return to full combat operations will be met with a “Nightmare” - will he be chastened or unleashed? And what does it mean for other countries in Trump’s sights such as Ukraine, Venezuela and Cuba?
Plus, the looming battle over the Pentagon’s budget, will Defence Secretary Pete...
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- Defeated at home, Trump will wreak havoc on the world stage
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 14 hours ago
- Description
- Donald Trump reacted to his defeat in the midterms by paying an unlikely tribute to the “good job” done by his opponents. Yet the president who suddenly posed as a model of humility is unlikely to be the same president whom the world will have to deal with now that American voters have delivered their verdict.
On the contrary, Trump after this election will probably be even more vengeful and wayward on the global stage than before.
Partly, that is down to the US Constitution. Having lost control of the House and the Senate, Trump’s domestic agenda is effectively over. He cannot pass any laws, spend money or cut taxes unless he can win over enough Democrats.
Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2026/11/04/david-blair-trumps-midterm-drubbing-recipe-greater-chaos/
#Trump #USPolitics #ForeignAffairs #Geopolitics #Ukraine
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- US midterms: Trump's disastrous loss doesn't guarantee a Democratic win in 2028 - here's why
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 18 hours ago
- Description
- Donald Trump lost control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in a disastrous midterm election that threatens to derail the final years of his presidency.
Democrats carved deep inroads into Republican heartlands in a blue wave that rolled across the country on Tuesday, winning both chambers and breaking long-standing records along the way.
Washington is now set for political deadlock as Mr Trump will struggle to pass legislation against a considerable Democratic majority.
But that doesn't necessarily spell out what's coming in 2028 - Camilla Tominey explains why.
Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/11/04/james-talarico-texas-senate-ken-paxton-midterms/
#USpolitics #midterms #USElections #politics
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- Talarico defeats billionaire-backed Republican rival in Midterm elections
- Runtime
- 0:32
- Date posted
- 19 hours ago
- Description
- James Talarico makes his victory speech after his win in the US Midterm elections for Texas Senate.
He has broken a decades-long Republican monopoly of the Lone Star State. Mr Talarico defeated Republican candidate Ken Paxton to become first Democratic senator of Texas since 1988.
#midterms2026 #texas #talarico #democrats #uspolitics
- Title
- The King and Queen joke with litter pickers in Antigua and Barbuda
- Runtime
- 0:19
- Date posted
- 19 hours ago
- Description
- Wielding litter pickers like swords, the King and Queen made their way across the sand of Fort James Beach collecting discarded plastic.
On Antigua for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, they did their bit to leave the landscape a little better than they found it by joining local volunteers.
#royals #charlesandcamilla #antiguaandbarbuda #litterpicking #ukroyals
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- Democrat supporters in Austin react to James Talarico's Texas Senate victory
- Runtime
- 0:24
- Date posted
- 20 hours ago
- Description
- Democrat supporters react in Austin, Texas as James Talarico claims victory as Senator.
His win breaks a decades-long Republican monopoly of the Lone Star State. Mr Talarico defeated Republican candidate Ken Paxton to become first Democratic senator of Texas since 1988.
#midterms2026 #texas #talarico #democrats #uspolitics
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- El-Sayed takes Michigan moments after Rogers assumes a Republican victory in Senate race
- Runtime
- 0:33
- Date posted
- 21 hours ago
- Description
- Republican candidate, Mike Rogers, assumed his victory was imminent in the US midterm elections. Instead, Abdul El-Sayed won the state of Michigan, becoming the first Muslim US Senator.
#usmidterms2026 #michigan #michiganelsayed #uspolitics #democrats
- Title
- Russell Brand trial latest: jurors sent out to deliberate
- Runtime
- 1:52
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
- Description
- Russell Brand was not a “psychopath who rapes people”, even if his behaviour was “disgusting and immoral”, a court has been told.
The 51-year-old comedian is facing seven charges, including rape and sexual assault, against six women between 1999 and 2009. He has pleaded not guilty and denies all of the allegations.
In the defence’s closing speech on Monday, Brand’s barrister, Ian Winter KC, urged jurors to “apply pure, cold logic” to the question of whether Brand was guilty.
Daisy Graham-Brown, The Telegraph's Senior News Reporter, breaks down the latest updates from inside the court.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/11/02/russell-brand-rape-trial-southwark-crown-court-defence/
#russellbrand #trial #court
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- 'Royal Navy helped end slavery' King tells Commonwealth leaders
- Runtime
- 0:25
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
- Description
- The King has reminded the Commonwealth that the Royal Navy led the way in ending the transatlantic slave trade.
In his speech at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua on Tuesday, he told leaders that the “complex” histories of their forebears must include “the good they did as well as the wrongs”.
#KingCharles #Commonwealth #RoyalFamily #History #RoyalNavy
- Title
- Donald Trump has launched secretive strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
- Description
- Catch up on today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Roland Oliphant looks at reports of five explosions in Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, home to an underground Iranian missile site, even as Trump insists the US has already "won" the conflict. Meanwhile, Tehran warns it is ready for battle and may formally abandon its ban on nuclear weapons after the assassination of Ali Khamenei at the beginning of the war.
CONTRIBUTORS:
Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant
Rozina Sabur, national security editor @RozinaSabur
Producers: Peter Shevlin and Max Bower
Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh
Studio Operator: Andy Watson
Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey
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- Gulf states admit their collective security has collapsed in the face of Iranian threats
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
- Description
- National Security Editor Rozina Sabur reports from the “gloomy” Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, where Gulf states admit their collective security has collapsed in the face of Iranian threats. As Americans head to the polls for today’s midterm elections, Rozina - formerly Washington editor - breaks down what the vote means for Trump’s war effort and whether the US could see a rerun of the January 6 Capitol unrest.
Catch up on today's episode of Iran: the Latest, where Roland Oliphant looks at reports of five explosions in Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, home to an underground Iranian missile site, even as Trump insists the US has already "won" the conflict.
CONTRIBUTORS:
Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant
Rozina Sabur, national security editor @RozinaSabur
Producers: Peter Shevlin and Max Bower
Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh
Studio Operator: Andy Watson
- Title
- US bombs Iran’s Qeshm Island as Tehran weighs nuclear weapons breakout | war news today
- Runtime
- 37:37
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
- Description
- Donald Trump has launched secretive strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island, as Tehran threatens to tear up its nuclear weapons ban and Gulf allies brace for renewed war.
In today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Roland Oliphant looks at reports of five explosions in Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, home to an underground Iranian missile site, even as Trump insists the US has already "won" the conflict. Meanwhile, Tehran warns it is ready for battle and may formally abandon its ban on nuclear weapons after the assassination of Ali Khamenei at the beginning of the war.
Plus, National Security Editor Rozina Sabur reports from the “gloomy” Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, where Gulf states admit their collective security has collapsed in the face of Iranian threats. As Americans head to the polls for today’s midterm elections, Rozina - formerly Washington editor - breaks down what the vote means for Trump’s war effort and whether the US could see a rerun of the...
- Title
- What will Henry Pollock's role be this Autumn? | Telegraph Rugby Podcast #englandrugby
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
- Description
- Charles Richardson and Alan Dymock discuss what Henry Pollock's role will be for England in the Nations Championship this month and if the Northampton star is best utilised off the bench
Let us know your thoughts below!
Check out the full episode below : England already in 'must win' territory against Wallabies
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- Title
- Two helicopters collide at Mount Everest
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
- Description
- An Indian tourist has died and three others have been injured after two helicopters collided while attempting to land near Mount Everest's base camp.
The collision took place on Tuesday morning at the high-altitude Pheriche village, on the Everest trekking route in eastern Nepal, Gyanendra Bhul, the deputy spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), told The Telegraph.
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- Andy Burnham falls playing cricket in Antigua and Barbuda
- Runtime
- 0:11
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
- Description
- Andy Burnham was filmed taking a tumble as he played cricket with locals in Antigua and Barbuda.
Footage showed Mr Burnham caught in two minds about whether to run or not after the ball popped off his bat while playing with Sir Viv Richards, an Antiguan retired cricketer who represented the West Indies.
#andyburnham #antiguabarbuda #cricket
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- The harrowing story of a gang exploitation victim
- Runtime
- 1:06
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
- Description
- This video contains distressing content.
'Lucy' was just 17 when she was kidnapped by a member of a rival county lines gang.
“I was hit over the head with a crowbar,” she recalls. “I was tied up and put in the back of a rental car and driven around and then taken to the house of another drug user.”
It is an experience almost incomprehensible for someone of that age, when most teenagers’ biggest worry is passing their exams.
But this is the brutal reality for thousands of girls who are under the control of criminal gangs.
Watch the full video: https://studio.youtube.com/video/sVWRLgJ1vi8/edit
#crimenews #drug #uk
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- US midterms: The Democrats are coming.
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
- Description
- The Democrats are coming.
The Right Track is The Telegraph’s sharp new podcast dissecting the aftermath of the Midterms. Hosted by Poppy Coburn, the show brings in heavy-hitting guests to analyze who’s in power, what’s driving their agenda, and what it means for the country.
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- Iran threatens the US with global 'no limits' war
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
- Description
- Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has made a rare statement, threatening to wage war with “no geographical restrictions” if the US resumes strikes.
On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey and Roland Oliphant break down the news that suggests a full restart to the war is increasingly imminent, even as peace talks enter a crucial final crunch period ahead of the 2026 US midterm elections on November 3. Vice President JD Vance has written a letter to the Iranian regime and oil prices are slightly down, but with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu pushing for bombing to restart this week and Iranian officials vowing to target Europe, is there any chance of peace winning over war?
CONTRIBUTORS:
Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey
Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant
Producers: Peter Shevlin and Max Bower
Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hin...
- Title
- The gang crisis 43 police forces have no plan for
- Runtime
- 16:43
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
- Description
- We think we know what gang recruitment looks like: male-dominated street violence, territory disputes, and postcode wars.
But that picture is dangerously outdated.
Across the UK, vulnerable girls and young women are being pulled into criminal exploitation in ways that are far quieter and more intimate.
The Telegraph’s Fiona Parker reveals how criminal networks use social media, designer gifts, and calculated "love bombing" to groom girls into county lines operations - where affection quickly turns into coercive control and brutal violence.
Speaking on the record, survivors expose the reality of life inside these networks, showing how vulnerable teenagers are systematically failed by police and services who treat them as suspects rather than victims of abuse.
Warning: This documentary contains distressing themes, including references to child criminal exploitation, violence, grooming and abuse.
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- Title
- Karl Bushby reunites with mother after 28-year walk around the world
- Runtime
- 0:24
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- An adventurer who walked 31,000 miles around the world has arrived home and reunited with his mother after 28 years away.
Karl Bushby, who departed for his worldwide odyssey on Oct 5, 1998 with $500 (£372) in his pocket, ended his epic journey in Hull on Monday morning.
Photographers swarmed around Mr Bushby as he approached his mother outside her home in Hull’s Sutton Park estate.
“Where have you been?” a tearful Angela Bushby asked her son.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/11/02/karl-bushby-home-28-year-walk-world/
#karlbushby #adventure #unitedkingdom
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- In full: Shabana Mahmood to announce decision on immigration rules
- Runtime
- 2:48:10
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- The Home Secretary will announce her final decision on immigration rules for legal migrants on Monday, ending weeks of speculation about the route for low-paid workers to settlement in the UK.
Cabinet ministers, including Angela Rayner, have publicly criticised her initial plans, which would require workers to wait longer to earn indefinite leave to remain (ILR) rights in the UK.
Under the proposals, skilled workers would typically have to wait 10 years rather than the current five, but the lowest paid workers, including care workers, would have to wait 15.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/11/02/shabana-mahmood-migration-announcement/
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- Iran threatens attacks on Europe if US and Israel escalate war
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Iranian officials have threatened to target Europe. If the confrontation escalates, can Iranian ballistic missiles reach the UK, or will Tehran use proxies and cyber warfare?
On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey and Roland Oliphant break down the news that suggests a full restart to the war is increasingly imminent, even as peace talks enter a crucial final crunch period ahead of the 2026 US midterm elections on November 3.
CONTRIBUTORS:
Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey
Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant
Producers: Peter Shevlin and Max Bower
Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh
Studio Operator: Andy Watson
Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey
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- Title
- Iran vows ‘no limits’ war as Trump threatens Pickaxe Mountain strikes | news today midterms
- Runtime
- 35:00
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has made a rare statement, threatening to wage war with “no geographical restrictions” if the US resumes strikes. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has issued a stark ultimatum: strike a peace deal including nuclear weapons or he will “hammer” sites including Pickaxe Mountain.
On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey and Roland Oliphant break down the news that suggests a full restart to the war is increasingly imminent, even as peace talks enter a crucial final crunch period ahead of the 2026 US midterm elections on November 3.
Vice President JD Vance has written a letter to the Iranian regime and oil prices are slightly down, but with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu pushing for bombing to restart this week and Iranian officials vowing to target Europe, is there any chance of peace winning over war?
#IranWar #USMidterms2026 #DonaldTrump #MojtabaKhamenei #Netanyahu #MiddleEastCrisis #Strai...
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- England already in 'must win' territory against Wallabies| Telegraph Rugby Podcast
- Runtime
- 52:34
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Autumn international season is upon us!
Alan Dymock and Charles Richardson get stuck into England's opening clash this November against Australia at Twickenham, where Steve Borthwick's side are in 'must win' territory according to Charles.
It's been a tricky year for England heading into this month and Charles says it's vital to get a win in front of home fans to make sure the series starts off with a bang.
As for selection, there are question marks once again over the No 10 shirt with Fin Smith an injury doubt, so that leaves George Ford and Marcus Smith potentially duking it out for a start.
It's all up for grabs in the back row as well - what role will Henry Pollock play? Both Alan and Charles suggest he is best utilised off the bench.
Christy Doran of the Sydney Morning Herald drops in to give us the lowdown on the Wallabies and how they are getting on under new head coach Les Kiss.
And we look ahead to ...
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- Restore Britain’s links to Europe’s far right influencers
- Runtime
- 1:12
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- In order to share the spotlight with Europe’s most famous anti-immigration influencer, Rupert Lowe, the leader of Restore Britain, had to dust off his passport and fly to Italy.
The MP for Great Yarmouth had no choice: his host had been banned from the UK for being a “threat” to society.
“Millions have to go,” he would go on to tell Eva Vlaardingerbroek, Dutch hard-Right activist, during their interview, before attacking migrants’ “clannish cultures”.
Mr Lowe founded Restore after a bad-tempered split with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, which he now outflanks on the Right.
Read more here:
#restore #ukpolitics #rupertlowe
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- Exposed: Sadiq Khan accused of 'cover-up' over unlawful speed limit | Unpacked
- Runtime
- 5:05
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
- Description
- Lord Khan has been accused of a cover-up over an unlawfully introduced speed limit that led to more than 66,000 wrongful fines.
The Mayor of London vetoed an independent investigation into a speed limit change that caught out tens of thousands of drivers and raised more than £6m for his cash-strapped Transport for London (TfL) service.
Documents show that the change was unlawful and that TfL officials knew there was a problem more than two years ago.
A Crown Court judgment potentially paves the way for all the penalised drivers to have their convictions overturned and their fines repaid.
Some of the motorists involved lost their licences and jobs as a result. TfL refuses to say how many were affected but the number is believed to be more than 66,000.
The change raised a minimum of £6.6m for the authority at a time when it is desperate to increase spending on crumbling infrastructure.
Clearing the motorists...
- Title
- Lime bike jousters defy warnings from company to stop
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
- Description
- “Joust, joust, joust,” the crowds jeered, as two knights charged towards one another, lances raised.
You might be forgiven for thinking the scene had been lifted from medieval Camelot.
But, atop a neon-green steed, the “knights” in question are taking part in a new phenomenon called “Lime bike jousting”, which sees riders on the rental e-bikes charge at one another brandishing striped poles.
Artist Jack Carden and actor Camtholomew the First, whose real name is Cameron Carnegie-Brown, staged their first duel earlier this month, drawing hundreds of spectators to London Fields, east London.
Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/11/01/lime-bike-jousters-defy-warnings-from-company-to-stop/
#Lime #jousting #viral #bikes #medieval
- Title
- Riots and looting in Frankfurt as protests turn violent
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
- Description
- Violent protests spread to Germany this weekend, with demonstrators taking to the streets in rallies organised by a group called Gen Z Rules.
Demonstrations began peacefully on Saturday afternoon but turned violent in the evening with rioters smashing windows and looting shops in Frankfurt, where the police responded with water cannons.
Violence also erupted in Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg, where demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails, bottles and fireworks at police officers. Large-scale arrests were made in more than eight cities.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/11/01/gen-z-riots-spread-to-germany/
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- Nato’s eastern flank is preparing for tomorrow’s war today
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
- Description
- It’s been four hours since Nato invoked the alliance’s Article 5 mutual defence clause.
An enemy force has made a three-pronged armoured thrust over international borders and into the three Baltic states. The main axis of advance is headed south through Lithuania, while two supporting efforts cut through Latvia and Estonia.
Nato’s top general has been given his orders: blunt, break and repel the invasion, restoring the status quo. The penetration must not, and cannot, become permanent.
The scenario unfolding here is, of course, notional.
But that doesn’t make it any less daunting for the military leaders gathered at Ādaži military base, just north-east of Riga, the Latvian capital.
Read the full article here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/11/01/nato-eastern-flank-preparing-tomorrow-war-today/
#Nato #Latvia #Military #Defence #Warfare
- Title
- Former professional footballer, Andy Cole, on his life-threatening kidney failure
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
- Description
- Former Manchester United and England striker Andy Cole discusses his experience with life-threatening kidney failure with The Telegraph's Senior Sports Writer, Thom Gibbs, reflecting on the mental toll of his illness and the challenges of his recovery.
#andycole #manchesterunited #kidneyhealth
- Title
- The Telegraph Christmas Charity Appeal 2026
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
- Description
- When the Telegraph Christmas Charity Appeal launched in its current form 40 years ago. Over four decades we’ve supported dozens of charities to raise awareness and crucial funds over the Christmas period
This year, we have chosen four more charities whose work gains a special relevance at this festive time of year; offering connection, support, and a helping hand to those who need it most: Missing People, Kidney Research UK, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, and Little Troopers.
As we come together to celebrate the festive season we must also do our part for the people who sorely need our help to put some joy and cheer back into the world. Every year, you respond to our charity appeal with outstanding generosity. In a message from familiar face at The Telegraph and beyond, we humbly ask the same of you in 2026.
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- Andy Cole interview: How a professional footballer became a kidney transplant patient
- Runtime
- 11:44
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
- Description
- Former Manchester United and England striker Andy Cole speaks to The Telegraph's Thom Gibbs about family, kidney transplant recovery and life after football.
After contracting a virus in Vietnam in 2015 while working as a club ambassador, Cole transitioned from a retired elite athlete to a transplant patient, ultimately receiving a life-saving kidney from his 24-year-old nephew, Alexander.
In this conversation, Cole discusses the mental toll of chronic illness, the daily reality of his medication regimen, a memorable hospital visit from former captain Roy Keane, and his ongoing advocacy work with Kidney Research UK.
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
01:15 - Diagnosis after trip to Vietnam
03:09 - Not accepting illness
04:21 - Andy's nephew becomes his donor
05:41 - Putting family before his own health
07:21 - Roy Keane visits Andy in hospital
08:40 - The reality of daily medication
10:54 - Andy's charity work ...
- Title
- What happens in the Iran war if Trump loses the midterms?
- Runtime
- 0:48
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
- Description
- On today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Roland Oliphant is joined by Curt Mills, Executive Director of The American Conservative, to analyse how the Iran war is impacting the polls - and how the election results could affect the conflict in the Middle East. What happens if Trump loses the midterms? With oil prices surging past $115 a barrel, they unpack whether the "America First" movement has lost control of the White House and why Texas has become a political crucible.
CONTRIBUTORS:
Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant
Curt Mills, executive director The American Conservative magazine @CurtMills
Producers: Peter Shevlin and Max Bower
Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh
Studio Operator: Andy Watson
Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey
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- Title
- Gang smuggled cocaine worth £450m inside wheels of cheese
- Runtime
- 0:28
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- A drugs gang smuggled £450m worth of cocaine into the UK inside wheels of cheese.
Seven members of the network have been jailed after hiding four and a half tons of the drug in shrink-wrapped pallets of cheese to transport them into Dover as commercial freight.
The drugs were then supplied throughout the North of England, police said.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/30/drugs-gang-used-wheels-of-cheese-to-smuggle-450m-cocaine/
#crimenews #cheese #uk
- Title
- Has the "America First" movement has lost control of the White House?
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- On today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Roland Oliphant is joined by Curt Mills, Executive Director of The American Conservative, to analyse how the Iran war is impacting the polls - and how the election results could affect the conflict in the Middle East. What happens if Trump loses the midterms? With oil prices surging past $115 a barrel, they unpack whether the "America First" movement has lost control of the White House and why Texas has become a political crucible.
CONTRIBUTORS:
Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant
Curt Mills, executive director The American Conservative magazine @CurtMills
Producers: Peter Shevlin and Max Bower
Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh
Studio Operator: Andy Watson
Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey
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- Title
- Trump briefed on Iran strike options as he faces US midterms disaster and $115 oil prices
- Runtime
- 36:18
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- Centcom’s commander Admiral Brad Cooper has briefed Donald Trump on options to resume major combat operations against Iran, as the war collides with next week’s high-stakes US midterm elections.
On today’s episode of Iran: The Latest, Roland Oliphant is joined by Curt Mills, Executive Director of The American Conservative, to analyse how the Iran war is impacting the polls - and how the election results could affect the conflict in the Middle East.
What happens if Trump loses the midterms? With oil prices surging past $115 a barrel, they unpack whether the "America First" movement has lost control of the White House and why Texas has become a political crucible.
Plus, two vessels hit by explosions in the Strait of Hormuz, the IRGC claims to have downed two US drones, and Qatari envoys make a desperate return to Tehran to revive a deadlocked peace deal.
00:00:00 - Strait of Hormuz Tanker Hits & Downed US Drones Update
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- Former US soldier: Why US missile depletion in Iran won't impact future wars
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- The US and Israel are preparing for an imminent post-midterms strike campaign on Iran as new intelligence reveals Tehran has built a secret network of companies to rearm with the help of Russia and China.
On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey is joined by intelligence analyst and former US soldier Ryan McBeth to unpack whether another round of strikes can achieve anything more than "turning big rocks into little rocks".
CONTRIBUTORS:
Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey
Ryan McBeth, intelligence analyst and former US soldier @RyanMcbeth
Producers: Peter Shevlin and Max Bower
Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh
Studio Operator: Andy Watson
Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey
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- Deer charges at woman and runs riot in laundrette
- Runtime
- 0:10
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
- Description
- A deer went on the rampage in North Carolina, diving headfirst into a woman before running riot in a laundrette.
The animal was captured on security cameras as it ran across a road before bounding into the woman as she got into her car. The buck launched itself at her, knocking her to the ground, before springing off towards the laundrette.
It jumped head-first through a window and charged into the Wishy Washy Laundry, in Winston-Salem, as customers tried to get out of its way.
The deer also charged through trolleys, coat railings and chairs, jumping over a sofa at the back of the building, where it fell on to its side. It tried to jump on to a cupboard, its legs flailing, and then left the shop a few moments later.
Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/29/watch-deer-hitting-woman-smashing-window-and-running-riot/
#animals #accident #funny
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- Robbers ram-raid Bond Street boutiques
- Runtime
- 0:37
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- A gang used a family car to smash into luxury goods boutiques in a £500,000 series of robberies in the West End.
Ryan Brough, 34, and Max Tyson, 26, used a black Toyota SUV to break through the fortified windows of Yves Saint Laurent on Old Bond Street at 3am on Jan 23.
While a moped rider kept watch and a thief stood ready with a large plastic bag, their vehicle reversed at the glass three times to gain access to the store.
When the burglars entered the shop floor, they grabbed a large amount of leather handbags worth £30,000 each.
Read more here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/29/robbers-ram-raid-bond-street-boutiques/
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- Title
- The dark side of online gaming: How violent subcultures are growing
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- We investigate the rise of violent online subcultures and how real-world tragedies are being replicated within gaming platforms like Roblox.
We explore the challenges of content moderation and the impact of these digital communities on younger users.
Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/29/rise-of-nihilism-behind-school-attacks-across-globe/?recomm_id=55578b3a-4ee0-419a-abd1-b02fe5418e2a
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- Trump warns Gulf of imminent Iran blitz as China and Russia rearm Tehran | war news today
- Runtime
- 41:02
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- The US and Israel are preparing for an imminent post-midterms strike campaign on Iran as new intelligence reveals Tehran has built a secret network of companies to rearm with the help of Russia and China.
On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Venetia Rainey is joined by intelligence analyst and former US soldier Ryan McBeth to unpack whether another round of strikes can achieve anything more than "turning big rocks into little rocks".
They discuss whether JD Vance’s backchannel letter to Iranian hardliners is a serious off-ramp or just more Trump bluster, why critical US precision munitions inventories like Patriot and Tomahawk face dangerous depletion, and what it will mean for a potential future war with China.
Plus, Akhtar Makoii’s scoop that Iranian intelligence operations are targeting the US midterm vote, the firing of another top Pentagon general by Pete Hegseth.
00:00:00 - Will the US-Iran War Restart After the Midter...
- Title
- Audi flipped in crash after 100mph police chase
- Runtime
- 0:20
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- A driver who flipped his Audi following a 100mph police chase has been jailed for 12 months.
Hai Nguyenwas captured on video crashing after ignoring repeated orders to pull over as officers pursued his uninsured black Audi A6 across two motorways on July 20.
The footage shows 40-year-old Nguyen, from Liverpool but with no fixed address, speeding along the hard shoulder before hurtling down a slip road and crashing into the middle of a roundabout, with the car flipping over.
Officers first spotted him driving the Audi, which was showing as having no insurance, on the M6 and twice ordered him to follow them, but he ignored their instructions and sped away.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/29/audi-flipped-in-crash-after-100mph-police-chase/
#police #uknews #chase
- Title
- Israeli election: Netanyahu accuses Arab parties of ‘stealing’ votes
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- It seems that Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s great survivor, may once again be able to cling to power.
But, with 85 percent of ballots counted, the Netanyahu-led bloc had fallen back to 53 seats and the Jewish opposition bloc was at 48, with 61 needed for either side to win.
Only one thing appears to remain certain: the two Arab-Israeli parties have done extremely well and could become Israel’s kingmakers. The latest counting puts them at a record 19 seats and makes them very hard to ignore both domestically and internationally.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/28/israel-election-netanyahu-fate-in-the-hands-of-enemies/
#netanyahu #israel #israelielections
- Title
- Protesters clash with Spanish police over deadly train crash
- Runtime
- 0:38
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- Spanish protesters blaming Pedro Sánchez’s government for a train crash that killed at least 69 people have clashed with riot police.
More than 1,000 people demonstrated outside the transport ministry in Madrid on Wednesday after two trains travelling to Seville from the capital crashed that morning. The driver had been wrongly informed that the track was clear.
It was the second mass casualty train crash in Spain this year, after 46 people were killed in Adamuz in January, and comes ahead of elections next month.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/29/protesters-clash-with-spanish-police-deadly-train-crash/
#train #spain #protests
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- Politicians call John Healey 'tone deaf' for downing a pint after Budget
- Runtime
- 0:06
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- Publicans and campaigners have accused John Healey of being “tone deaf” after the Chancellor was filmed downing a pint in one following his Budget.
The footage of Mr Healey drinking the beer – called Chancellor’s Choice – in the Two Chairmen pub in Westminster angered hospitality bosses, who warned that pubs faced another round of rising costs despite promises of support.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/10/29/extraordinarily-tone-deaf-healey-downs-pint-after-budget/
#budget #johnhealey #beer
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- Chancellor John Healey pledges to cut welfare bill
- Runtime
- 0:27
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- John Healey has ruled out making “crude cuts” to welfare after failing to tackle the rising benefits bill at his first Budget.
The Chancellor accepted that the current benefits system was unsustainable, but insisted he would only look to reduce the soaring bill “in a Labour way”.
Mr Healey told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “I’ve said clearly – the Prime Minister said as well – we have to bring the benefits bill down. You don’t do that by crude cuts, especially when people are feeling cost of living pressures.”
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/10/29/healey-rules-out-crude-cuts-to-welfare-spending/
#johnhealey #budget #labour
