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Reeves says UK's future should be inside the EU
In her first major intervention since leaving the Treasury, Rachel Reeves says Brexit has made the UK "poorer, weaker and less secure".
Irish Olympic runner Ciara Mageean dies aged 34
Portaferry runner Ciara Mageean, who won a European title and twice represented Ireland at the Olympics, dies aged 34.
Second night of drone disruption at Jersey Airport
Jersey Airport said it was "experiencing disruption.... affecting inbound flights as a result of further drone activity".
University of Cambridge scientist among those who died in Spanish train crash
A Spanish research centre has confirmed her death days after she was declared misisng.
Shops looted as German cost of living protests turn violent
The protests in cities across Germany - including Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt - came on the same day hundreds of thousands also protested in France.
From Maya as Sir Mo Farah to Heidi as her own left hand: The best Halloween looks
Celebrities have been embracing the scariest day of the year by dressing up as sport stars, dismembered limbs and unsold concert tickets.
Third-choice? Inside Alexander-Arnold's struggles in Madrid
Trent Alexander-Arnold is currently third-choice right-back at Real Madrid - where does his future lie?
Anfield, intensity, rotation - how Iraola is improving Liverpool
Liverpool fans are finding joy at Anfield again with a feel-good factor around the club before the visit of reigning champions Arsenal on Sunday.
Hospital admits full responsibility for 24 failures that led to toddler's death
Eleanor Aldred-Owen died after surgery because an abnormal scan was not flagged.
Wales hit by Australia century in World Cup record defeat
Wales women concede 21 tries in Sydney as defending Rugby League World Cup champions Australia rewrite the international record books.
Thick fog to create hazardous driving conditions into next week
England and Wales are most likely to experience the foggy conditions on Sunday, before the threat shifts northwards into next week.
The Papers: 'PM lets down the King' and 'Kenny's secret night at Maya's'
Many of Sunday's front pages look at what Andy Burnham's comments on an apology for slavery mean for the King.
Cummins concerns and weaknesses to target - takeaways from SA-Australia
With both sides to face over the next 12 months, what can England take from South Africa and Australia's enthralling Test series?
Cummins concerns and weaknesses to target - takeaways from SA-Australia
With both sides to face over the next 12 months, what can England take from South Africa and Australia's enthralling Test series?
The Papers: 'PM lets down the King' and 'Kenny's secret night at Maya's'
Many of Sunday's front pages look at what Andy Burnham's comments on an apology for slavery mean for the King.
Watch: Heidi Klum as giant severed hand for Halloween bash
The supermodel and TV host provided a gory new shock at her New York event.
Democrats are used to heartbreak in Texas - could Talarico turn the tide?
The state's $500m Senate race may be the most closely watched in the US midterms, and is about far more than control of Congress.
Hamilton takes first pole for Ferrari at Mexico City Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton takes his first pole position for Ferrari and his first for more than three years at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
These firms you've never heard of are feeding fears the AI bubble could burst
The amount of debt held by data centres is measured in the tens of billions of pounds.
How the downfall of Serbia's Vučiċ mirrored that of Hungary's Orbán
Defeat for Serbia's Aleksandar Vučiċ in last weekend's vote was a carbon copy of Viktor Orbán's fall in Hungary.