Ministers said they are minded to approve new unitary councils in five English county areas, including Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, and withdrew earlier decisions for nine others.
The UN General Assembly called for an end to the US embargo on Cuba for the 34th time, by 130 votes to 17 with 25 abstentions, its weakest backing in two decades, after a heated two-day debate.
EU lawmakers voted 341 to 225 to delay methane reporting rules for oil, gas and coal importers by three years, longer than the one-year postponement the European Commission proposed.
The Federal Reserve kept its policy rate range at 3.75 to 4 percent on October 28 by a 10–2 vote, with Lisa Cook and Beth Hammack preferring another quarter-point increase.
Carbon dioxide reached 426.8 ppm in 2025, with methane and nitrous oxide also at records, the WMO said in its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, released ahead of the COP31 climate talks.
Apple acknowledged an issue with the inner folding screen on a small number of iPhone Duo units after early buyers of the $1,999 foldable reported cracks and visible creases.
Chart sales of Raye's album This Music May Contain Hope rose 275% after it won the 2026 Mercury Prize in Newcastle, according to BPI analysis of Official Charts Company data.
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