The front page of today’s Daily Telegraph: ‘Putin’s trawlers spy on Britain’ #TomorrowsPapersToday

Sea Life London Aquarium's controversial enclosure housing gentoo penguins without access to fresh air or daylight will close in the next two years. 🔗: telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…

A pro-Palestine activist posted a video of a man spitting on a statue of Sir David Amess. Essex Police are facing calls to investigate the “sickening and disgusting act” after the video was posted to social media on Tuesday. It has since been taken down🔗 telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…

Barclays is to cut 5,000 jobs that will be replaced by AI in one of the biggest tech-driven employment culls yet seen in the UK. Barclays said that it removed 60pc of its costs in supporting roles in the first half of the year, which included many developers whose jobs can be easily carried out by AI🔗 telegraph.co.uk/business/202…

Royal Navy attack submarines are unable to fight Russia under Arctic ice, MPs have warned. A report by the defence select committee found that the UK had “glaring gaps” in its military capabilities in the polar region, leaving the area vulnerable to Russian threats⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…

President praises Jon Husted’s ‘ass’ at North Carolina rally – his latest in a plethora of ‘man-musing’ moments Donald Trump is barnstorming the US before the midterms, but Republican strongholds appear to be crumbling under the pressure of rising fuel prices, rampant inflation and corruption concerns⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026…

"Is the cause of France’s present violence just discontent with the failings of secondary education? No more than riots after football matches are caused by football or arson at New Year is due to the changing seasons." Robert Tombs says "I have no idea how to cure the deep malaise in French society. Neither, it seems, have France’s politicians" 🔗 telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…

Pregnant women are to be given more protection against unfair dismissal as part of efforts to tackle Britain’s declining birth rate. Employers will have to prove they have considered “all reasonable alternatives” before sacking expectant and new mothers under rules to be introduced next year🔗 telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…

Whitehall has been told to keep finding savings to help ministers fund a £10 billion increase in defence. Emma Reynolds, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, said cutbacks must be made across the Civil Service for the Government to hit its pledge of spending 3 per cent of GDP on defence by 2030⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…

The US has ordered diplomats and their family members to leave Saudi Arabia amid escalating attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis. The state department has ordered the departure of non-essential staff at the US embassy in Riyadh and its satellite consulates⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2…

Donald Trump has said Russia and Ukraine are closer than ever before to peace, despite both sides exchanging major strikes overnight. Explosions were heard over Kyiv on Wednesday night as ballistic missiles struck transport and medical infrastructure, killing one person and injuring 22 others, including four children⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2…

MI5 monitored Nye Bevan for more than two decades, including while he was a Cabinet minister, newly released files have revealed. Papers released on Thursday by the National Archives showed that his communist sympathies caused deep unease within the British establishment, leading MI5 to open a file on him in 1933🔗 telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…

Jeffrey Epstein’s personal lawyer and his accountant helped him to cover up his sexual abuse crimes, a new lawsuit alleges. The state of New Mexico on Wednesday sued Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, accusing the pair of facilitating and concealing Epstein’s sex trafficking operation of girls and young women at his Zorro Ranch⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026…

Law students will be allowed to use spell checkers as part of a push to make solicitors’ exams easier. 🔗:telegraph.co.uk/business/202…

The 71-year-old returned to the Vatican on Saturday after receiving treatment for the most common form of lung cancer. Dr Luigi Carbone, the Pope’s personal physician, and Dr Stefano Margaritora, his surgeon, said in a statement that the cancer had not spread and “no further treatment is necessary”🔗 telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2…

'There have been concerns swirling around Jonathan Powell for a long time. But this time, it’s about his wife. @JakeWSimons argues why 'Powell has to go' 👇 telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…

‘ We're not even talking about the struggling classes struggling. We are talking about lots of people who should be on very respectable incomes now dreading the bills coming in.’ On this week’s Planet Normal @AllisonPearson highlights the financial hardship ahead for many families as household energy bills are set to rise over £2000 for the first time. Listen now 👇 linktr.ee/PlanetNormal

Secondary schools mark a major step in your child’s education, laying the foundations for GCSEs and future opportunities. With Ofsted no longer providing one-word judgments, The Telegraph’s new secondary school league table draws on publicly available data – from exam results to class size – to help parents make informed decisions 👇 telegraph.co.uk/education-an…

The NHS has been accidentally deleting thousands of patients from waiting lists, a report has revealed. An investigation by the safety watchdog found that there had been at least 2,000 cases of patients “dropping off” waiting lists since 2018⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…

In England and Wales, about 1,000 people, mainly women, are registered with KP Law to participate in group litigation. Several thousand more are having their claims assessed. Dozens who signed up have since died. In some cases, their relatives will take the claim forward. Johnson & Johnson disputes talc’s alleged carcinogenic effects, but has paid out huge sums in the US. Now the debate has reached Britain ⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…