General news

• Countrywide stock drops 25% after profit warning

  25-06-2018 14:05
  Shares in Countrywide dropped more than 25% after Britain's biggest estate agent issued a profit warning .The company, which owns Hamptons and Bridgford estate agents, said the property market was "subdued" and it would raise more money to cuts its debt.Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, said: "Estate agent Countrywide is facing three big challenges at present which are reflected in a new profit warning.
  
  Read more

• Scabies outbreak at Prince Philip hospital closes wards - BBC

  28-09-2026 21:46 via news.google.com
  
  Scabies outbreak at Prince Philip hospital closes wards  BBC
  
  Read more

• Local representatives question official accounts after suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford - The Guardian

  28-09-2026 21:13 via news.google.com
  Local representatives question official accounts after suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford  The GuardianFive men arrested in RAF Fairford incident released on police bail  BBCTrump ‘surprised’ as five suspects released on bail over suspected RAF Fairford plot  The IndependentSecurity Alert: U.S. Embassy London, United Kingdom (September 27, 2026)  U.S. Embassy and Consulates in the United Kingdom (.gov)Air base at the center of a UK terror prob
  
  Read more

• High screen time can hurt children’s learning and language skills, study suggests - The Guardian

  28-09-2026 20:54 via news.google.com
  High screen time can hurt children’s learning and language skills, study suggests  The GuardianToo much screen time harms children’s development, study finds  The TimesLarge global study reveals impact of screen time on children’s wellbeing  The IndependentScreen time linked to lower grades in children, major study finds  RayoEffect of Screen Time on Social, Emotional, and Behavioural Problems in Children at a Tertiary Care Centre &n
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Man City charges: CEO Ferran Soriano issues 'defiant' message to European club bosses - BBC

  28-09-2026 20:53 via news.google.com
  
  Man City charges: CEO Ferran Soriano issues 'defiant' message to European club bosses  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
  Read more

• Andy Burnham to signal end of triple lock - The Telegraph

  28-09-2026 20:45 via news.google.com
  Andy Burnham to signal end of triple lock  The TelegraphWhy the PM could finally drop the triple lock pension pledge  BBCHow to scrap the state pension triple lock without causing riots  The TimesScrapping the triple-lock will be good for everyone – even state pensioners  The i PaperPension triple lock: How could Labour scrap it, and what would it cost state pensioners?  The Independent
  
  Read more

• Why MAGA hates and loves Europe - The Economist

  28-09-2026 20:16 via news.google.com
  
  Why MAGA hates and loves Europe  The Economist
  
  Read more

• Mahmood signals rethink on migrants' right to remain - BBC

  28-09-2026 20:04 via news.google.com
  
  Mahmood signals rethink on migrants' right to remain  BBCShabana Mahmood hints she could water down plans on leave to remain  The GuardianMahmood’s about-turn on immigration will sink Labour  The TelegraphShabana Mahmood could water down migration reforms — as it happened  The TimesAngela Rayner criticises worker visa plans on eve of Labour conference  BBC
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Aldi boss says some of rivals' loyalty discounts 'dupe' customers - BBC

  28-09-2026 19:45 via news.google.com
  
  Aldi boss says some of rivals' loyalty discounts 'dupe' customers  BBCAldi profits drop as boss attacks rivals’ ‘perceived’ discounts  The TimesAldi says rival supermarkets are pushing up prices to drive growth  City AMAldi’s chief launches new attack on loyalty discounts  The GrocerAldi boss says some loyalty prices ‘dupe’ shoppers – what the CMA found  Skint Dad
  
  Read more

• UK tries to stop Trump's diesel export ban - BBC

  28-09-2026 19:00 via news.google.com
  
  UK tries to stop Trump's diesel export ban  BBCAndy Burnham to lobby Trump on diesel exports amid shortage fears  The Times‘Dammit, something has to happen’: White House preparing plan for 90-day diesel exports ban  PoliticoTrump’s diesel ban would be a disaster – for Britain and the White House  The TelegraphWhat Trump's potential US diesel export ban could mean for you  BBC
  
  Read more

• Slipknot reveal world tour with Marilyn Manson as support act - BBC

  28-09-2026 19:00 via news.google.com
  
  Slipknot reveal world tour with Marilyn Manson as support act  BBCSlipknot fans hit back after Marilyn Manson announced as support act for UK show  BBCSlipknot Unveil 2027 Worldwide (sic)est Stadium Tour  KnotfestSlipknot are teasing some big news – and it involves Wembley Stadium: “If you’re 555…”  LouderSlipknot announce 2027 '(sic)est Stadium Tour' with Marilyn Manson, Bring Me The Horizon and more – kicking off with
  
  Read more

• PCs 'lost control' with amputee, 92, in care home - BBC

  28-09-2026 18:48 via news.google.com
  
  PCs 'lost control' with amputee, 92, in care home  BBCPolice officer ‘joked about Tasering one-legged dementia patient’  The TelegraphCop who Tasered amputee, 92, before he died 'made joke with lightning emoji'  The SunOne-legged dementia patient, 92, died after cops tased him for 'poking woman with cutlery'  AOL.comPolice officers who tasered and pepper-sprayed one-legged dementia patient, 92, 'lost control'  The Mirror
  
  Read more

• Ebola cases surpass 8,000 as DRC struggles to control outbreak - Al Jazeera

  28-09-2026 18:30 via news.google.com
  Ebola cases surpass 8,000 as DRC struggles to control outbreak  Al JazeeraDR Congo short of health workers as it battles 'out-of-control' Ebola outbreak  Sky NewsEbola: Sharp jump in cases in North Kivu while outbreak slows in Ituri  africanews.comCongo Ebola contact tracing falls far short as outbreak spreads, Africa CDC chief says  reuters.comDR Congo Ebola outbreak toll exceeds 3,700 deaths  UN News
  
  Read more

• Did you solve it? Isaac Newton’s tower drop puzzle - The Guardian

  28-09-2026 17:56 via news.google.com
  
  Did you solve it? Isaac Newton’s tower drop puzzle  The Guardian
  
  Read more

• Israel captain stokes feud by saying ‘our country is 10 times better than Ireland’ - The Guardian

  28-09-2026 17:55 via news.google.com
  Israel captain stokes feud by saying ‘our country is 10 times better than Ireland’  The GuardianNo handshakes between Republic of Ireland and Israel players before Nations League game  BBCHeimir Hallgrimsson: 'In tough times, you find your leaders'  RTE.ieIsrael 0-3 Republic of Ireland: Heimir Hallgrimsson's side win controversial Nations League meeting in Hungary  Sky SportsWho is Gavin Bazunu, and why is he boycotting the Ireland vs Israel ma
  
  Read more

• John Healey says best thing we can offer young people is a first job - BBC

  28-09-2026 17:05 via news.google.com
  
  John Healey says best thing we can offer young people is a first job  BBCBest thing we can offer young people is a job, not benefits, says chancellor  BBCHealey offers upbeat vision but sheds little light on how it will be paid for  The GuardianRed Ed launches a karate battle for the soul of the nation  The TelegraphFor a thrilling few seconds, John Healey’s hopes almost became reality  The Times
  
  Read more

• Russian drones hit Kyiv science academy and hospital - Financial Times

  28-09-2026 17:03 via news.google.com
  
  Russian drones hit Kyiv science academy and hospital  Financial TimesRussia attacks scientists in strikes on Kyiv  The TelegraphRussian strike on Kyiv’s science academy kills at least one in latest daytime attack  The GuardianRussian drones kill two in market outside Kyiv, three others in different regions, officials say  reuters.comRussia strikes Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences, killing at least one person  Euronews.com
  
  Read more

• Radiotherapy as effective as surgery for prostate cancer - The Telegraph

  28-09-2026 17:00 via news.google.com
  Radiotherapy as effective as surgery for prostate cancer  The TelegraphProstate cancer biology helps identify hormone therapy candidates  News-MedicalNew trial identifies prostate cancer treatment with fewer side effects  The IndependentAfter prostate surgery, shortened radiation schedule provides similar cancer control to standard radiation  Medical XpressFive-Treatment Radiation Therapy Offers Effective Nonsurgical Alternative for Localized Prostate Canc
  
  Read more

• ‘Starship is in orbit’: cheers go up as huge SpaceX rocket circles Earth for first time - The Guardian

  28-09-2026 16:44 via news.google.com
  
  ‘Starship is in orbit’: cheers go up as huge SpaceX rocket circles Earth for first time  The GuardianWatch: Starship splashdown ends in fireball  BBCSpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches orbit for the first time despite engine failure  Financial TimesSpaceX’s Starship dramatically explodes after first orbital trip  The IndependentSpaceX launches its massive Starship rocket into orbit for the first time  CNBC
  
  Read more

• Former nurse jailed for sexually assaulting patient - BBC

  28-09-2026 16:37 via news.google.com
  
  Former nurse jailed for sexually assaulting patient  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
  Read more

• AJ ready to boycott Fury presser if Gypsy King hasn't started drug testing - The Sun

  28-09-2026 16:31 via news.google.com
  AJ ready to boycott Fury presser if Gypsy King hasn't started drug testing  The SunWhite casts doubt on Fury-Joshua after 24 hours of chaos  BBCTyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua press conference not 'confirmed' says AJ promoter Eddie Hearn | 'Wouldn't be one without us'  Sky SportsFury says boxing bout with Joshua in jeopardy over promoters’ clash  Al JazeeraUFC boss Dana White reiterates involvement in Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury bout, doubt grows &nb
  
  Read more

• Victoria Beckham returns to the studio with her musician son Cruz - RTE.ie

  28-09-2026 16:17 via news.google.com
  Victoria Beckham returns to the studio with her musician son Cruz  RTE.ieSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
  Read more

• Young Brighton woman dies on holiday after falling 98ft from waterfall - The Independent

  28-09-2026 16:16 via news.google.com
  Young Brighton woman dies on holiday after falling 98ft from waterfall  The Independent26-year-old Dutch woman dies after slipping at Ella Falls in Sri Lanka  NL TimesTourist, 27, plunges 100ft to her death after losing balance at waterfall  the-sun.comSri Lanka: A 27-year-old Italian woman slips from a waterfall and dies in front of her friend.  L'Unione Sarda.it27-year-old Italian woman dies after fall at Ella waterfall  Newswire
  
  Read more

• Pope Leo urges concessions to end war in Ukraine - politico.eu

  28-09-2026 15:26 via news.google.com
  
  Pope Leo urges concessions to end war in Ukraine  politico.euPope Leo warns of ‘lies and deceit’ in apparent swipe at Trump  The TimesLeo’s visit across France offers a more personal glimpse of the pope  CNNPope Leo XIV bids farewell to France  Vatican NewsThe Pope and the EU’s holy founding father  Financial Times
  
  Read more

• Woman found dead in bin bag was malnourished - BBC

  28-09-2026 15:15 via news.google.com
  
  Woman found dead in bin bag was malnourished  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
  Read more

• Shabana Mahmood to reopen scheme to resettle refugees in the UK - BBC

  28-09-2026 15:09 via news.google.com
  
  Shabana Mahmood to reopen scheme to resettle refugees in the UK  BBCUK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and Palestinians  The GuardianUK Resettlement Scheme reopens for new referrals  GOV.UKAfghans and Palestinians among refugees in reopened UK scheme  The TimesLabour conference live: Mahmood announces new legal routes for refugees in speech  The Independent
  
  Read more

• First look at Rachel Weisz in long-awaited The Mummy sequel with Brendan Fraser - Digital Spy

  28-09-2026 14:06 via news.google.com
  
  First look at Rachel Weisz in long-awaited The Mummy sequel with Brendan Fraser  Digital SpyRachel Weisz Returns as Evelyn O’Connell in First Look Photos From ‘The Mummy 4’ Set  IMDbFirst Images Surface of Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz on the Set of ‘The Mummy 4’  HorrorFuel.comMummy 4 begins filming. First set pics show return to 1940s London  ThePrintFirst look at Rachel Weisz on ‘The Mummy 4’ set and more star
  
  Read more

• NMR spectroscopy from its origins to hyperpolarisation and beyond - Chemistry World

  28-09-2026 13:00 via news.google.com
  NMR spectroscopy from its origins to hyperpolarisation and beyond  Chemistry World
  
  Read more

• Pixel HiLight will soon get these new features, but will they be enough for Pixel 11 Pro users? - Android Authority

  28-09-2026 12:50 via news.google.com
  Pixel HiLight will soon get these new features, but will they be enough for Pixel 11 Pro users?  Android AuthorityThis doomed Pixel feature should have gotten more support from Google  Pocket-lintGoogle may finally give the Pixel 11 Pro’s HiLight the feature it always needed  Digital TrendsPixel HiLight set for Upgrade with New Features  Tech AdvisorPixel 11 Pro's best feature could get a colorful upgrade  PhoneArena
  
  Read more

• Revolut and banking rivals urge Healey to raise tax surcharge threshold in budget - Sky News

  28-09-2026 12:27 via news.google.com
  Revolut and banking rivals urge Healey to raise tax surcharge threshold in budget  Sky NewsHealey must rule out a damaging windfall tax on banks  The TimesRevolut and Monzo urge Healey to raise bank tax threshold  City AMTreasury minister says City experience ‘not a conflict’  politico.euUK bank tax receipts jump 20% following surge in profits  Financial Times
  
  Read more

Follow @GeneralnewsUK on Twitter!