Andy Burnham announces UK first after 'unrelenting' summer of wildfires

Manchester Evening News - Oct 22, 2026

The Government has set out a series of measures to support "hero" frontline firefighters

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Trump-Kim summit unlikely in near future amid N. Korean demands: US experts
Oct 22, 2026
Trump-Kim summit unlikely in near future amid N. Korean demands: US experts

WASHINGTON — The prospects of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in the near future remain slim, U.S. experts said, citing Pyongyang's demands for a shift in Washington's policy toward the North, including its approach to denuclearization. Jenny Town, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center, and Ankit Panda, a nuclear policy expert at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, offered their assessments during a podcast discussion hosted by Victor Cha, Korea chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, published Thursday. Town said the North has made clear that they reject the notion of any kind of denuclearization agenda. "The question isn't, 'Will North Korea come to the table?' The question is, 'Is the U.S. willing to do those things (change its North Korean policy)?'" she said, referring to North Korea's demands for changes in what it considers Washington's hostile policy. "I think the prospects of meeting, you know, I think are fairly low," she added, putting the likelihood of a meeting at less than 50 percent. Panda o

Boy, 14, allegedly raped in north shore park in random attack
Oct 22, 2026
Boy, 14, allegedly raped in north shore park in random attack

A Killara man was arrested after his home was raided by heavily armed tactical police on Thursday.

Green youth group calls for 'students and young workers' to join Paris-style riots
Oct 22, 2026
Green youth group calls for 'students and young workers' to join Paris-style riots

Young Greens, an official Green Party group, shared a post on social media this week rallying support for an 'International Youth Day of Action' on 20 November inspired by demonstrations in Europe.

Helen Haines ally David Pocock unleashes on Anthony Albanese's dirt sheet defence: 'Not good enough'
Oct 22, 2026
Helen Haines ally David Pocock unleashes on Anthony Albanese's dirt sheet defence: 'Not good enough'

The PM has faced questions over the file after his office circulated material to journalists shortly after Haines criticised a $6million grant awarded to Marrickville Golf Club.

Nanny Burnham won't spend more on defence but is wasting a fortune lecturing us on stockpiling tins, water, loo roll and a wind-up radio in case of a national emergency
Oct 22, 2026
Nanny Burnham won't spend more on defence but is wasting a fortune lecturing us on stockpiling tins, water, loo roll and a wind-up radio in case of a national emergency

The Government is urging households to stockpile bottled water, tinned food, cash and loo roll in a campaign to be prepared for a potential major crisis caused by extreme weather or cyber attack.

China-made cancer drug to go on sale in US after Americans travel to buy it
Oct 22, 2026
China-made cancer drug to go on sale in US after Americans travel to buy it

Global pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca said on Thursday it would start selling a cancer drug after coming under criticism for failing to bring it to the US market faster, prompting some Americans to fly to Shanghai to procure the potentially life-saving medicine first developed by China. In recent months, desperate Americans have travelled to China to obtain the Chinese-made cancer drug that was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration but remained unavailable in the country for more than...

Prosecutors brand Ilhan Omar with startling new name as DOJ fights to keep fraud probe secret
Oct 22, 2026
Prosecutors brand Ilhan Omar with startling new name as DOJ fights to keep fraud probe secret

Ilhan Omar's real name has allegedly been revealed in a new Justice Department filing.

Woman, child found dead outside flats in Melbourne’s east
Oct 22, 2026
Woman, child found dead outside flats in Melbourne’s east

Detectives said the woman and primary-school-aged child could not be revived and died at the scene.

Trump signs executive order geared at lowering housing, mortgage costs
Oct 22, 2026
Trump signs executive order geared at lowering housing, mortgage costs

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at lowering mortgage payments, as elevated borrowing costs have stifled the housing market. Trump’s order directs Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte to create a pilot program to cancel insurance premiums for government-backed mortgages once a borrower has satisfied equity requirements. The president also...

Australia news LIVE: Labor weighs security upgrades for MPs as Haines’ condition ‘critical but stable’; Canavan eyes lower house move
Oct 22, 2026
Australia news LIVE: Labor weighs security upgrades for MPs as Haines’ condition ‘critical but stable’; Canavan eyes lower house move

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Utah woman hurled to the ground after protesting data center at public meeting denies kicking deputy in the groin... and says she feared for her teeth during tussle
Oct 22, 2026
Utah woman hurled to the ground after protesting data center at public meeting denies kicking deputy in the groin... and says she feared for her teeth during tussle

Aspen Azalea was one of many concerned locals who attended the Utah County Commission meeting on Tuesday evening in Provo when things quickly turned ugly.

The infamous 'beer and sandwiches' were replaced by 'cheap unbranded' biscuits and tea: Inside the pre-Budget No 11 backdoor summit between union barons and the Chancellor
Oct 22, 2026
The infamous 'beer and sandwiches' were replaced by 'cheap unbranded' biscuits and tea: Inside the pre-Budget No 11 backdoor summit between union barons and the Chancellor

One thing about Wednesday night's backdoor Downing Street summit between union bosses and the Chancellor hadn't changed since the sixties: the barons were apparently in charge.


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