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BBC News
Saturday 24 October 2026 · 22:10 BST · 15m · 5 stories · 7 annotated moments · 13 of 15 min on news stories (89%)
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French police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters in several cities during demonstrations over the cost of living and conditions in schools and universities. Nearly 1,000 people were arrested, 70,000 officers were deployed, some rallies were banned and many shops were boarded up, though the violence was less than the previous weekend.
A second named storm in as many days, Storm Bulo, battered the UK with high winds and heavy rain. Met Office amber warnings covered parts of Scotland and northern England until 9pm the following evening and Northern Ireland until 10am the following morning; ferries, flights and trains were disrupted, events were cancelled, and power cuts affected homes in Cumbria, while thousands in southwest England remained without power after Storm Austin.
The Metropolitan Police said it received a 2019 letter containing allegations about Thomas Markle and passed it to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex but not to other law enforcement agencies; police in the Philippines are investigating allegations that he kept images of child sexual abuse, which he denies. A British woman from Nottinghamshire died after trying to save her two sons from a current in the Bahamas, and about 2,000 Palestinians were displaced in Hebron after an Israeli military operation, according to the Israeli defence minister. FIFA president Gianni Infantino said he had the support of the vast majority of world football and dismissed suggestions he considered resigning over plans to sell stakes in the World Cup and other tournaments.
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Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA
- 0:52
- 1:25
Claim Mass French protests over cost of living turn violent
French authorities said the protests were smaller and less widespread than the violence and looting a week earlier.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 1:25-1:32
- 1:32
Claim Mass French protests over cost of living turn violent
Around 70,000 security personnel will be deployed on the streets for protests.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 1:32-1:39
- 2:22
Claim Mass French protests over cost of living turn violent
There were accusations that police used unacceptable force against people who were not doing anything wrong.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 2:22-2:29
- 2:52
Claim Mass French protests over cost of living turn violent
More than 100,000 people joined the one allowed Paris rally, according to authorities.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 2:52-3:05
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- 14:07
Claim England men thrash France 82-0 but women lose 78-0 to Australia
England men's rugby league team defeated France 82-0 in Perth to keep their World Cup hopes alive.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 14:07-14:14
- 14:15
Claim England men thrash France 82-0 but women lose 78-0 to Australia
England women's rugby league team lost 78-0 to Australia.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 14:15-14:18
- 15:13
Claim England men thrash France 82-0 but women lose 78-0 to Australia
Australia women's rugby league team are hosts and world champions and had lost only one game in a decade.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 15:13-15:19
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