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Monday, 19 October 2026 · Updated just now

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Sport

How one rule change is altering the face of one-day cricket

One rule change has changed the face of ODI cricket. BBC Sport looks at its impact, who is benefiting and what it could mean for the future.

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Technology

China's growth accelerates as AI export boom outweighs domestic weakness

Exports have helped offset weak spending at home, but trade tensions and AI doubts cloud its outlook.

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Health

NHS leaders say maternity care organisation is 'not fit for purpose'

The NHS Alliance said "difficult decisions" lie ahead and some maternity services may have to be consolidated.

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Business

Anthropic says it will commit 5% of its shares to 'public benefit fund'

The announcement comes as Anthropic lays the ground for a blockbuster stock market listing.

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World

Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff survives shooting in Mumbai

Video published by several news outlets shows gunmen firing multiple shots at a car while it is moving past a crowd.

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Science

Mission set to blast off for Mars to grab a piece of its moon

A spacecraft is set to launch on an ambitious mission to bring 10g of Martian moon dust back to Earth.

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Business

There's a crackdown on sports piracy - but is it already out of control?

The sports industry's lucrative business model is being undermined by dodgy TV sticks and illegal streaming links, writes Theo Leggett.

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Science

Fast-moving California wildfire burns homes as people are ordered to leave

Fanned by the fierce Santa Ana winds, the Norte Fire is one of 13 burning across the state.

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Business

Third runway at Heathrow Airport would drive growth, Healey says

It comes after the prime minister refused to say whether he backed expansion.

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Entertainment

Miranda's tears, joy and dance moves steal show as deadly boredom sets in on The Celebrity Traitors

Miranda Hart became emotional and spoke about her health problems as more action unfolded on Friday.

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Entertainment

'Well-known' man asks court to stop publication of sexual offence allegation

The unnamed individual asks London's High Court to prevent the publication of "serious allegations".

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Technology

Toxic algorithms wouldn't let them go - now Australia wants an off switch

The Australian government hopes to protect social media users from being served content they don't want to see.

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Entertainment

Dame Judi Dench joins Archers Birmingham campaign

The cast have described plans to leave Birmingham as similar "to Corrie leaving the north-west."

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Health

Ten-year-old Willow among children to benefit from pioneering same-day test to spot infections

Metagenomics offers a new way of detecting infections in intensive care patients.

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Technology

GTA 6 - all you need to know about Rockstar's blockbuster game

A new launch trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI reveals more details about what's set to be the biggest game of the year.

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Culture

10 images capturing the chaos of '90s Brit culture

The era's messy energy was the last hurrah of analogue, 20th-Century life

6 Oct 2026 Read →