British adventurer Karl Bushby returned to his home city of Hull on Monday, completing a 28-year, roughly 50,000-kilometre trek that began in Chile. He said he made the journey without using transport to advance, crossing the Americas, the Bering Strait, and parts of Asia and Europe before swimming the English Channel to reach Britain.
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Bushby began his trek in 1998, aged 29.
He walked about 50,000 kilometres, or 31,000 miles, across four continents.
His route included crossing the frozen Bering Strait from Alaska to Russia.
He paused his trek several times, including during a visa dispute with Moscow, the 2008 financial crisis, and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bushby resumed after each pause from the exact point where he had stopped.
He swam across the English Channel in early October to return to the United Kingdom.
A crowd of up to 1,000 people welcomed him in Hull on Monday.
Filmmaker Werner Herzog and a crew are accompanying Bushby; Herzog is making a documentary called “Walk of Life.”
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Karl Bushby completed his 28-year journey around the world on Monday, arriving in his hometown of Hull, England, after swimming across the English Channel. He traveled about 50,000 kilometres from Chile through the Americas, across the Bering Strait and through Central Asia and Europe, without using transport to advance.
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Bushby began his journey in 1998 at age 29.
He set a rule not to use transport to make progress and not to return home until he completed the journey.
His route included crossing the frozen Bering Strait from Alaska to Russia.
He reached Hull on Monday and was welcomed by a crowd of up to 1,000 people.
Bushby said many people helped him overcome obstacles during the journey.
His trip was delayed by visa problems, the 2008 financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic.
He faced imprisonment in Panama, an armed encounter in Mexico and detention by Russian authorities.
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Bonnie Tyler’s final studio recording, “Love, Light and Peace,” will be released as a Christmas single on 13 November 2026. Her husband, Robert Sullivan, said he misses her every day after her death in July, aged 75, following emergency intestinal surgery in Portugal.
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Tyler was born Gaynor Hopkins and died in July at age 75.
Sullivan said it has been a heartbreaking year and that he misses Tyler every day.
“Love, Light and Peace” was written by Chrissie Hammond and Terry Britten and produced by Britten and David Mackay.
Britten played guitar on Tyler’s 1977 debut album, “The World Starts Tonight.”
Tyler’s career spanned 50 years, and she was known for “Total Eclipse of the Heart.”
A celebration of life service for Tyler took place at Swansea Minster in August.
Tyler had been scheduled to tour Europe in November for her Jubilee Tour, marking 50 years since “Lost in France” entered the UK Singles Chart.
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French students returning from autumn holidays blocked some high schools on Monday, November 2, as youth protests resumed. They sought to revive the protest movement despite government concessions made during the break.
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Some French high schools were blocked on Monday, November 2, 2026.
The students had just returned from autumn holidays.
The action marked a resumption of youth protests.
The students sought to reinvigorate the protest movement.
The government had made concessions during the school break.
FRANCE 24 reporter Antonia Kerrigan reported from the scene.
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Five teenage boys were taken to hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed at a Halloween party in Chandler’s Ford, Hampshire. Police said an unknown group had entered the party and are seeking witnesses and video footage as their investigation continues.
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The stabbings happened at a house on Park Road shortly after 22:30 GMT on Saturday.
The victims were three boys aged 16 and two aged 17.
Hampshire Police is asking people who attended the party or have relevant footage to contact them.
Police are checking homes for video footage and speaking to witnesses and nearby residents.
Cordons were placed on Park Road and Valley Road while police carry out inquiries.
St Boniface and St Martin in the Wood churches said they would open to offer support.
Eastleigh MP Liz Jarvis urged people to stay calm and avoid sharing information online.
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Israeli forces withdrew from a Hebron neighbourhood on November 2 after an operation launched following an October 23 attack that killed two Israeli soldiers. More than 3,000 Palestinians were displaced, and residents began returning to homes that some reported were damaged or ransacked.
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Two Palestinian gunmen attacked an Israeli army checkpoint near Hebron on October 23, killing two soldiers.
Israeli forces cleared residents from the gunmen’s neighbourhood by the following morning.
The municipality said more than 3,000 people were displaced.
Residents began returning after Israeli forces withdrew on November 2.
An Israeli military official said troops searched locations, questioned and detained suspects, and seized four weapons and other equipment.
The military demolished the attackers’ homes and sealed an underground space near one of them.
Resident Muhannad al-Tamimi told AFP that his family returned to a damaged apartment with belongings scattered and a child’s bicycle broken.
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Henry Nowak’s family say police gave them changing accounts of how officers treated him after he was stabbed in Southampton in December 2025. Nowak was handcuffed while bleeding, despite repeatedly saying he had been stabbed; police later apologized, and the police watchdog is investigating officers’ actions.
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Henry Nowak, 18, was stabbed by Vickrum Digwa while walking home from a night out in Southampton in December 2025.
Digwa falsely accused Nowak of racial abuse before he was arrested; he was later sentenced to life in prison for murder.
Body-worn camera footage captured Nowak repeatedly saying he had been stabbed and an officer replying, “Don’t think you have, mate.”
Nowak’s parents said police gave them changing accounts, including whether officers administered first aid and whether they detained or arrested him.
Nowak’s mother said he told officers nine times that he could not breathe and had been stabbed.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Chief Constable Alexis Boon apologized, saying police failed Nowak when he needed help.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating whether officers should face disciplinary proceedings.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has launched a review into whether opportunities to prevent the murder were missed.
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The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile aimed at Saudi Arabia’s southern region and had destroyed a drone the previous evening. Fighting has intensified in Yemen, while a Houthi siege of Taiz has disrupted supplies and contributed to the closure of health facilities.
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The coalition said its air defences intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile targeting southern Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Civil Defence issued and later lifted danger alerts for Abha and the provinces of Khamis Mushait, Taif and Najran.
Houthi-affiliated media reported that coalition air strikes wounded seven people in Yemen’s Hodeidah governorate; the coalition did not comment on the reports.
Yemeni government forces are campaigning to retake positions in al-Jawf and nearby areas.
A government army spokesman claimed forces carried out 1,272 operations in 24 hours and killed about 500 Houthi fighters; Al Jazeera could not independently verify the claims.
Taiz Governor Nabil Shamsan said 120 health centres had stopped operating and 66 more were close to shutting down after supply routes were cut in early October.
The article says full-scale fighting reignited in September after Houthi gains on the Red Sea coast.
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Ukraine and Russia said their emergency alert systems were hacked, sending residents false warnings late Sunday. The messages included claims of nuclear and radiation threats, as well as street fighting in Kyiv; officials said other Ukrainian warning systems remained operational.
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Ukraine's air alert app issued false radiation and chemical warnings in Kyiv, followed by a purported nuclear alert across the country.
A false message claimed that Russia had launched an Oreshnik missile at Ukraine.
Ukraine's air force said the app had likely been compromised and denied a radiation threat.
A later false alert warned Ukrainian users that street fighting had broken out in Kyiv and told them not to go outside.
Ukraine's government said other emergency systems, including air raid sirens, were working normally.
Russia's emergency situations ministry said its mobile app had been targeted in a massive cyberattack.
Russian media reported false messages claiming nuclear warheads had been launched on Ukrainian P1-SUN drones and urging people to seek shelter.
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Ukraine and Russia said their emergency alert apps were hacked after users received false warnings about nuclear, chemical and drone attacks. Ukraine blamed Russia for the alerts in its app, while Russia reported a cyberattack on its own warning system but did not identify a suspect.
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Ukraine’s Air Force said its Air Alert app sent false warnings about nuclear and chemical threats near Kyiv, street fighting and a Russian missile launch.
Ukraine’s Center for Strategic Communications blamed Russia, citing the use of Russian in one fake message.
Ukraine said a separate emergency alert app for Kyiv was working normally.
Russia’s Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief said its warning app faced a massive cyberattack and sent false alerts about imminent drone attacks.
Media reports said fake messages in Russia urged people to hide and stock up on food, and claimed Ukrainian drones carrying nuclear warheads had been launched.
The false alerts began as a six-day local ceasefire in Russian-occupied Kherson ended on Sunday.
The article says this appears to be the first hacking of the countries’ official alert apps, though cyberattacks have featured in the conflict before.
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UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is due to announce final rules that would make some migrants wait longer before applying for indefinite leave to remain. The plans retain the broad approach of proposals first announced last year, but reports indicate a change for care workers; the announcement comes as net migration has fallen and Labour figures question whether legal migration needs to fall further.
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Mahmood is scheduled to present the final settlement-rule plans to MPs after 3:30 p.m.
The original proposal would make most foreign workers wait 10 years to apply for indefinite leave to remain, rather than five.
Under the original proposal, care workers would have to wait 15 years.
The original plans would also apply to foreign workers already in the UK.
Reports indicate the government has softened its proposed rules for care workers, but the final details were not yet public in the article.
Andy Burnham told ITV that legal migration had fallen substantially and declined to say whether it should fall further.
Burnham said small-boat crossing numbers were too high.
Mahmood can implement the settlement-rule changes without primary legislation, so MPs would not be able to amend them through a Commons vote.
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Actor John Leeson, best known as the voice of K9 in Doctor Who, has died at 83. His son, Guy Ducker, announced his death after a summer of illness and said it was peaceful.
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Leeson was born John Ducker in 1943 and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
K9 first appeared in Doctor Who in 1977 in the story The Invisible Enemy.
Leeson voiced K9 until 1981 and later returned to the role in Doctor Who specials and spin-offs.
He worked on television shows including Dad’s Army, Sorry!, The Bill, Vanity Fair and Blake’s 7.
Leeson also worked as a Channel 4 continuity announcer and played Bungle on the children’s show Rainbow.
He continued voicing K9 in Big Finish audio dramas as recently as 2025.
Russell T Davies and other colleagues paid tribute to Leeson after his death.
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A doctor diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer in 2025 says treatment controlled the cancer but led to severe autoimmune arthritis and other complications. She reports that joint damage and steroid side effects left her unable to move independently for a time and requiring a wheelchair intermittently; she has since tapered off steroids and received physiotherapy.
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She found a soft lump in her armpit and was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer in April 2025.
The cancer had spread to her lymph nodes.
Fertility treatment resulted in six frozen embryos.
She began chemotherapy and pembrolizumab immunotherapy in June; immunotherapy stopped after six months because of complications.
She learned she had a BRCA2 gene mutation.
She was diagnosed with severe autoimmune arthritis linked to pembrolizumab, which caused painful, swollen joints and left her bed-bound.
High-dose steroids were followed by osteoporosis, spinal fractures and significant weight gain.
She says she finished cancer treatment in April 2026, stopped steroids in July, and has undergone physiotherapy.
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Qatar-led mediators held a third consecutive day of indirect talks between the United States and Iran on Sunday, seeking a deal to prevent fighting from resuming. The talks were accompanied by threats from President Donald Trump and Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, while the United Arab Emirates said it hoped for diplomacy but was preparing for possible escalation.
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Mediators met for a third consecutive day of talks on Sunday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said negotiators were in Qatar discussing a proposal that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump said the United States still had potential targets to address in Iran and warned he might use force against Tehran.
Khamenei warned that renewed fighting would have no geographical limits.
Trump said he had a “very good talk” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the war.
Sources cited by Axios said Netanyahu urged Trump to strike Iran, while Trump wanted to allow negotiations to continue.
UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said the UAE hoped for a diplomatic solution but was bracing for possible escalation.
Gargash said Iranian attacks on Gulf countries, including the UAE, had disrupted tourism and daily life.
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Secretary-General Thibaut Bruttin discussed the dangers journalists face in an interview marking the United Nations’ International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. He cited killings, imprisonment, political intimidation and hostile working conditions as threats to press freedom and the public’s access to information.
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The interview was published by FRANCE 24 on November 2, 2026.
Thibaut Bruttin is RSF’s director general and secretary-general.
The interview marked the United Nations’ International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.
The article lists lethal violence, imprisonment and political intimidation among threats journalists face.
Bruttin said the public has a right to know what is endangered when a journalist is killed.
The article frames control of public access to information as a central issue in press freedom.
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Ukraine and Russia reported cyberattacks overnight on mobile apps used to send air-raid warnings. Ukraine said the app carried false alerts about threats in Kyiv, while Russian authorities said their warning app was hacked and taken offline.
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The apps send alerts about incoming missiles and drones and advise people to seek shelter.
Ukraine's app displayed false messages about a nuclear radiation threat in Kyiv, a chemical attack, street fighting, and incoming Oreshnik missiles.
Ukraine's Air Force urged people to stay calm and disregard the messages.
One of the false alerts was written in Russian.
Russian authorities said their warning app had been hacked and taken offline.
A Ukrainian hacker group claimed it sent false alerts about nuclear warheads to users in Russia.
The article described the incidents as a breach on an unusually large scale during the war.
The article also reported strikes on energy sites, including in Zaporizhzhia and Odesa.
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Uganda has begun withdrawing troops serving in the African Union mission in Somalia after nearly 20 years. The phased withdrawal is expected to finish in August 2027, while Ugandan troops deployed under a separate bilateral security agreement will remain in Somalia.
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The first reported group of 109 Ugandan troops left Mogadishu on Friday.
Uganda first sent troops to Somalia in 2007, under the African Union Mission in Somalia.
Army chief Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba said Uganda would hand security responsibilities to Somali forces.
Ugandan forces also served under later African Union missions, including the mission replaced by the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia in 2025.
The article estimates that about 4,500 troops serve in Somalia under the African Union mission and about 2,000 more under bilateral agreements.
Somalia has faced a prolonged insurgency by al-Shabab, an al-Qaeda-linked militant group.
The African Union mission faces uncertainty over future funding as US and UN support is expected to wind down.
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Laboratory tests confirmed that anthrax caused the deaths of 28 hippos in the Semuliki River near Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Park officials are monitoring the area and managing carcasses, while warning nearby residents not to touch or eat animals found dead.
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Hippo deaths began in mid-September, and officials recorded 28 deaths over about one month.
Tests identified anthrax, a disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, as the cause.
People can be exposed to anthrax through contact with sick or dead animals or by eating their meat.
Virunga National Park is monitoring new deaths, arranging safe carcass disposal, and informing nearby communities.
Officials advise residents not to touch, skin, or consume animals found dead and to report carcasses.
Park officials said previous anthrax outbreaks among wildlife occurred during droughts.
The park has lost control of a significant part of its territory over the past four years amid fighting between the Congolese army and M23 fighters.
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Sydney has begun street patrols by a new police unit armed with military-grade assault rifles. The Armed Response Command was established after an attack at Bondi beach last December that killed 15 people.
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The new unit is called the Armed Response Command.
The unit has begun patrolling Sydney’s streets.
Officers in the unit carry military-grade assault rifles.
Authorities established the unit after the Bondi beach attack.
The attack took place last December.
The attack killed 15 people.
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Authorities in Andhra Pradesh began evacuating coastal residents as Cyclone Murasu approached, with about 2,000 people moved by Monday and plans to evacuate around 30,000. The storm was forecast to reach the coast late Monday or early Tuesday with winds of 100 to 110 kilometres per hour, after a cyclone struck the same coastline last week and killed six people.
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About 2,000 people had been evacuated from low-lying coastal areas by Monday.
Andhra Pradesh officials planned to evacuate about 30,000 people.
The India Meteorological Department forecast Murasu would cross the coast between Nellore and Narsapur, near Ongole, late Monday or early Tuesday.
The forecast called for sustained winds of 100 to 110 kilometres per hour, with gusts reaching 120 kilometres per hour.
Six National Disaster Response Force teams and seven state response teams had been deployed.
Schools were closed in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Odisha.
Officials warned that 6,000 to 8,000 electrical poles could be damaged.
Cyclone Arnab struck the same coastline the previous Wednesday, killing six people and damaging homes and crops.
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