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Donald Trump will travel to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea for the Apec and Asean summits. Will he meet Xi Jinping, and what tariff deals might be secured?
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Donald Trump will travel to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea for the Apec and Asean summits. Will he meet Xi Jinping, and what tariff deals might be secured?
Alaska Airlines has grounded all flights across the United States due to an IT issue. 'Alaska Airlines is experiencing an IT outage affecting operations. A temporary ground stop is in place,' the airline said in a statement. 'We apologize for the inconvenience. 'If you're scheduled to fly tonight, please check your flight status before heading to the airport.' The flights were grounded because of an unspecified tech-related issue, according to a Federal Aviation Administration advisory. Alaska Airlines posted an alert on its website, saying: 'Looks like we are experiencing a temporary technical issue. 'We are aware of the issue and are actively looking into it.' The outage also grounded Alaska Airlines's subsidiary Horizon Air. Social media users shared how the ground stop was impacting their travel plans. One X user wrote: 'Sitting in a full plane on the tarmac at [Seattle-Tacoma International Airport]…for the past 45minutes…' Another posted: 'Sittin' in aircraft supposedly departing to [Seattle] at [Tucson] for about 45 min now.' In July, Alaska Airlines also grounded its flights for three hours due to a 'significant IT outage.' The issue affected the travel plans of 15,600 people, the airline said. This is a breaking news story. More to come.
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Skip to main content Courtesy Photo Trending on Billboard TWICE scores its eighth top 10 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated Oct. 25) as TEN: The Story Goes On debuts at No. 2 with 23,000 copies sold in the United States in the tracking week ending Oct. 16, according to Luminate. The group’s last eight chart entries have all debuted inside the top three, dating back to 2021’s chart-topping Taste of Love. TWICE Take Over ‘Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show’ & Soundtrack Olympian’s Runway Debut Here’s How You Can Score Tickets to TWICE’s This Is For World Tour Courtney Barnett Rocks Out With Late-Night Performance of ‘Stay In Your Lane’: Watch Also in the top 10 of the latest Top Album Sales chart, new projects arrive from Not for Radio, CxM and Testament. Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album (TEA) units and streaming equivalent album (SEA) units. Holding atop the latest Top Album Sales chart for a second week is Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl, while the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack is a non-mover at No. 3. Not for Radio, the solo debut project of The Marías’ frontwoman María Zardoya, bows at No. 4 with Melt. The SEVENTEEN subunit CxM (comprising members S.COUPS and MINGYU) debuts at No. 5 with its first project, CxM 1st Mini Album ‘HYPE VIBES’. Stray Kids’ chart-topping KARMA falls 2-6 on Top Album Sales, Sabrina Carpenter’s former leader Man’s Best Friend dips 4-7 and KATSEYE’s Beautiful Chaos is steady at No. 8. Veteran rock band Testament returns to the top 10 for the first time since 2020 with the No. 9 entry of Para Bellum. The band made its overall Billboard chart debut in 1988 with The New Order’s debut on the Billboard 200 in June of that year. Rounding out the latest top 10 is Laufey’s A Matter of Time, rising 12-10. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Want to know what everyone in the music business is talking about? Get in the know on Visit Billboard Pro for music business news Billboard is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2025 Billboard Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Powered by WordPress.com VIP optional screen reader Manage Account Billboard Hot 100™ Billboard 200™ Hits Of The World™ Songs Of The Summer Year-End Charts Decade-End Charts R&B/Hip-Hop Business News Record Labels View All Pro Songwriters & Producers Artist Index Royalty Calculator Market Watch Industry Events Calendar Billboard Español Cultura y Entretenimiento Crossword Puzzle GET ACCESS TODAY
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It's the early 2000s, Westlife are in the charts, Pop Idol is on the TV and a weekly shop at your local supermarket won't break the bank. A newly-uncovered 24-year-old receipt from Morrisons has gone viral on social media - with Gen Z viewers stunned at the prices. The bill, from a New Year's Eve 2001 shop in the supermarket chain's Ripon branch, cost just £34.57 and included staple items such as olive oil, cat food and toothpaste - all of which have seen a marked increase in prices since then. To uncover just how stark the price differences are, the Daily Mail travelled to the Ealing, west London, branch of Morrisons to compare how much the same shop would cost today. While some substitutions had to be made, overall the trolley of everyday items was exactly the same. But the cost had more than doubled from £34.57 in 2001 to a whopping £76.40 in 2025 - an increase of 121 per cent. In the same timeframe, average wages increased by just 60 per cent. And supermarket bills have risen by more than the rate of inflation: this price rise is above the Bank of England's inflation calculator which estimated the 2001 bill would cost £66 in 2025. But while the price of some items have soared, the cost of others have barely changed in the nearly quarter of a century since the first shop. Baking potatoes, for example, have only risen by 3p from £1.13 in 2001 to £1.16 in 2003 - while an avocado increased from 59p to 88p. And the cost of a single lime has in fact decreased in price by 1p - from 25p in 2001 to 24p in 2025. The minute price changes in these products is unsurprising as the cost of fresh produce are the most likely to remain stable long term due to a number of factors. These include the large domestic production of fresh fruit and vegetables in the UK and the competition between the stores which is an incentive to keep prices low. On the other hand, many items saw a notable increase in their price. Mature cheddar rose by £2.20 from £1.05 to £3.25. Toothpaste also jumped in price from from 59p to £3.50, although in the 2001 receipt this was a Morrisons own brand toothpaste which was not available at this store. While IAMS cat food rose from £2.15 in 2001 to £5.35 24 years later. But the product that saw the most noticeable price rise was olive oil which rose from £1.85 24 years ago to £4.85 - a 162 per cent hike. The significant jump in the cost of olive oil is due to a number of reasons such as a global downturn in production which has made the cooking staple a more valuable commodity. And there are plenty of other differences to supermarket shopping in 24 years. Back in 2001, consumers could use as many plastic bags as they'd like, free of charge. That has not been the case in Britain now for 10 years since a charge for single use plastic bags was introduced in October 2015. For the shop in 2025, the bags for life cost 60p each - about the same price as a tin of Ambrosia custard 24 years ago. How shoppers pay for their trolleys was also very different in 2001. The receipt from back then said that whoever bought the shop was 'served by Diane' but in 2025 checkouts have nearly been entirely phased out and replaced with self-checkouts. While self-checkouts were invented in Florida in 1984, their popularity only started to grow in the late 2000s and now the total of self-scan tills in Britain has soared to about 80,000. There are also other caveats to why the cost has changed since 2001. For example, back then the average wage in Britain was £19,722 compared to £31,602. With inflation figures released this week revealing that the rate has remained unchanged for the past three months, it seems unlikely that food prices will stop rising any time soon.
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Crime across England and Wales has spiralled. Shoplifting has surged by 13 percent, with more than half a million offences committed as high streets are being stripped bare. Theft from the person is up five percent, while robberies targeting businesses have rocketed by 55 percent, leaving shopkeepers and small traders exposed and unprotected. Behind closed doors, the picture is even darker. Reports of sexual offences have climbed by nine percent, as well as a six percent rise in rape. Police have also recorded sharp increases in stalking and harassment, up five and six percent, respectively. These speak to a country where intimidation, coercion and violence against women are once again rising. They are symptoms of a government that has lost control. And when the balance of fear shifts, when criminals stop fearing the police and start assuming they won't be caught, that is when order begins to fray. This is what happens when appeasement replaces leadership. Earlier this year, we exposed how Labour had gutted the police. Labour inherited a police force at record strength, yet within 12 months, they have dismantled it. Labour have already overseen a decrease of 1,316 officers. At the same time, recruitment has collapsed by 17 percent. Just as crime rises, Labour are pulling officers off the streets. In truth, the Labour Party came into government with no plan because fundamentally, Keir Starmer does not have the backbone to stand up to his weak team and take the difficult decisions. Now he's paralysed by his own party, too frightened to face down the soft-Left activists who think criminals are victims and victims are statistics. When Conservatives were in government, we understood the first duty of the state is protection. We kept our promise to the public and recruited 20,000 extra officers and backed that up with record funding. We built the strength Labour are now squandering. And we will do it again. At Conservative Party Conference, we announced plans to put strength back where it belongs. The next Conservative government will recruit 10,000 new police officers as part of a major crackdown on crime. This new plan, backed by £650million a year, will include the introduction of intense hotspot patrolling of the 2,000 neighbourhoods with the most violent crime. The focus on hotspot patrolling, a proven method to cut crime, will deliver 8.3million extra patrol hours each year and prevent around 35,000 offences. Under the next Conservative government, the rate of stop and search will triple, and we will also give the home secretary powers to direct police priorities. 'Non-crime hate incidents' will be abolished, saving 60,000 hours a year of police time and protecting free speech. Crime has consequences – and so does weakness. The Labour Government's failure to lead has left victims unprotected and criminals emboldened. The Conservatives will restore order, back our police and make the law mean something again.
Trump's remarks made to Time Magazine by telephone on 15 October — just days after the Gaza truce plan he spearheaded took effect — but were only published on Thursday. "It won't happen," Trump said when asked about calls in Israel to annex the West Bank, the Palestinian territory, which Israel has occupied since the Six-Day War in 1967. "It won't happen because I gave my word to the Arab countries," he said. "Israel would lose all of its support from the United States if that happened." Israeli leaders advanced two bills paving the way for West Bank annexation earlier this week, leading to condemnation from US vice president JD Vance, who was in Israel at the time and who echoed Trump's comments. When asked if he was concerned by the votes, Trump told reporters at the White House: "Don't worry about the West Bank. Israel's not going to do anything with the West Bank." The US remains Israel's most important military and diplomatic supporter. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party boycotted and criticised the vote, though members of his ruling coalition support annexation. Arab and Muslim countries, which the US has been courting to provide troops and money for a stabilisation force in Gaza — a key element of Trump's ceasefire plan — have warned annexation of the West Bank is a red line. In a joint statement carried by Saudi state media on Thursday, more than a dozen such states, including Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Türkiye, condemned the Israeli parliament's vote. Rubio, one of a string of top US officials to visit Israel in recent days, had warned before his arrival that the annexation moves were "threatening" to the fragile ceasefire in Gaza. But Rubio expressed confidence in the truce after meeting with Netanyahu on Thursday. "We feel confident and positive about the progress that's being made. We're clear-eyed about the challenges, too," Rubio said, just hours after Vance wrapped up his own three-day visit. As he ended his trip, Vance hit out at the votes in Israel's parliament in favour of examining two annexation bills, which will now be brought forward for further readings. "If it was a political stunt, it was a very stupid political stunt, and I personally take some insult to it," Vance said. "The West Bank is not going to be annexed by Israel, the policy of the Trump administration is that the West Bank will not be annexed by Israel, that will continue to be our policy." Netanyahu, standing next to Rubio after their meeting, was quick to avoid any suggestion of tension with the US, calling the US secretary of state an "extraordinary friend of Israel" and saying the back-to-back visits were part of a "circle of trust and partnership". Violence has surged in the West Bank since the war escalated in Gaza after Hamas's attack on 7 October 2023. According to the Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry, Israeli troops and settlers have killed nearly 1,000 Palestinians, including militants and civilians, since October 2023. Over the same period, at least 43 Israelis, including members of the security forces, have died in Palestinian attacks or Israeli operations, official figures show. The Gaza truce faced its toughest test on Sunday, when Israeli forces launched strikes in Gaza after two soldiers were killed. The strikes killed at least 45 Palestinians, according to the health ministry in Gaza. Gaza's Nasser Hospital said one person was killed in an Israeli drone strike on Thursday in the Khan Younis area. During his visit, Vance warned disarming Hamas and rebuilding Gaza would be a "very, very tough task". Under Trump's 20-point peace plan, an international security force drawn from Arab and Muslim allies would oversee Gaza's transition as Israeli troops withdraw. Delegations from Hamas and its rival Fatah, meanwhile, met in Egypt to discuss post-war arrangements for Gaza, Egypt's state-linked Al-Qahera News reported. In Gaza, civilians displaced by two years of war continued to struggle. "We were afraid of dying during the war, and now we're afraid of living after it," said Maher Abu Wafah, 42. "Our lives and our children's future are slipping away before our eyes. We just want a stable life." The World Health Organization (WHO) said there had been little improvement in the amount of aid going into Gaza since the ceasefire took hold — and no observable reduction in hunger. "The situation still remains catastrophic because what's entering is not enough," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters, lamenting "there is no dent in hunger because there is not enough food". download our app subscribe to our newsletter</b
Prince Andrew is convinced King Charles is trying to force him out of Royal Lodge, where he has lived rent-free for over 20 years, because he wants to give it to Queen Camilla, it has been claimed. The disgraced prince, 65, is refusing to move out of the lavish 30-room property near Windsor Castle, despite pressure from MPs and the public to relocate to a more humble home. The King has desperately tried to persuade his problematic younger brother to downsize and move out of the Grade II-listed mansion in recent years. He believes many of Andrew's problems – particularly those that saw him drawn to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein and other shady characters – stem from chasing a lifestyle he simply cannot afford. But Andrew has stubbornly insisted that he has a cast-iron lease on the house and as long as he pays the rent, the King has no legal right to throw him out. Family friends have said he believes the King has an ulterior motive, according to The Telegraph. Andrew and his daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, have allegedly divulged to pals that the King wants Royal Lodge to be Queen Camilla's base in Windsor should she outlive him - a similar arrangement to that of Queen Elizabeth II’s mother, who moved into Royal Lodge when she became a widow. The King’s aides have denied the family friend's claim, but Andrew is apparently fixed on the theory that Royal Lodge was being earmarked for the Queen - which first surfaced last year. However, Queen Camilla may have a preference to live in Ray Mill House - which she purchased in 1995 with the divorce settlement from her first husband Andrew Parker Bowles - if she outlives the King. The Grade II-listed family house in Wiltshire is said to be where she feels the most at home. Earlier this year, she chose Ray Mill as the backdrop for her official 78th birthday portrait, and in March the King purchased the Old Mill estate next door to avoid it being turned into a wedding venue and ruining his wife's privacy. On Monday, it was revealed Andrew has not paid rent on his Royal Lodge mansion where he and his ex wife Sarah Ferguson have lived for two decades. An unredacted copy of his lease shows that while he paid £1million to lease the property in 2003 and spent £7.5million on refurbishments, he has paid only 'one peppercorn (if demanded)' of rent a year since taking on the mansion. This is because Andrew is deemed to have paid the rent – which was in the region of £260,000 a year – up front through the work he has funded to bring the palatial property up to scratch. It also means the Crown Estate will have to pay him around half a million pounds if he were to quit his mansion before the lease on it runs out in 2078. The original lease agreement, submitted to the Land Registry by Andrew 20 years ago, redacted sentences which would have shown he was not paying rent - essentially hiding the fact from the public and skewing their perception of his living arrangements. Sources have stressed to the Daily Mail that questions still remain over how the King's brother can afford the vast 30-bedroom property, which comes with multi-million running costs. This week, the Daily Mail exclusively revealed that Andrew is not believed to have received any significant inheritance from the Queen or Queen Mother, raising fresh questions about how he can afford to stay in the property – particularly when he now receives no personal allowance from the King, or public funding. Having been forced to give up his Duke of York title – following fresh scandals over his friendship with Epstein and his relationships with suspected Chinese spies – the Prince is facing a possible parliamentary inquiry into his living arrangements. Sir Keir Starmer yesterday said he would back a parliamentary inquiry into the disgraced Prince's living arrangements. It came after Sir Ed Davey said an inquiry by a select committee should be able to grill witnesses 'including the current occupant' - a reference to Andrew. Today, chairman of the Commons public accounts committee Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown confirmed he would be writing to the Treasury and the Crown Estate Commissioners 'seeking further information on the lease arrangements for Royal Lodge'. The answers to the questions will determine whether the committee takes the matter further.
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New South Wales Police have announced a two-day search for the remains of an Indigenous teenager who disappeared 35 years ago will begin in Bowraville on Friday. 16-year-old Colleen Walker-Craig was last seen in mid-September of 1990. Her family reported her missing soon afterwards, and her weighted-down clothes were later discovered in the Nambucca River. The NSW coroner found that she had most likely been murdered. No one has ever been convicted for the teenager's killing. NSW police said they expected to search areas of the river crossing into neighbouring Macksville as well. A $1 million reward is still in place for information leading to an arrest in the cold case. Ms Walker-Craig was the first of three Aboriginal people to die over a five-month period, deaths which came to be known as the Bowraville Murders. 4-year-old Evelyn Greenup, Ms Walker-Craig's cousin, disappeared from her family home in the evening of October 4 1990. Her remains were later discovered with trauma to the skull. In February of 1991, Clinton Speedy-Duroux also disappeared in similar circumstances to Ms Walker-Craig, following a party. He was reported missing a day later. His remains were discovered 7 kilometres outside Bowraville two weeks later. Given the similarity and close occurrence of the three deaths, they have been long presumed the work of a serial killer. A man was tried for the murders of Clinton and Evelyn in 1994 and 2006 respectively, but was acquitted. The High Court refused to hear an appeal in the case in 2019, prompting calls for changes the state's double jeopardy laws.
Cunningham struggled with his shot and, at times, forced the issue, eventually fouling out. That aggressiveness wasn’t entirely misplaced — it was the result of defenses keying in on him. As the face of the franchise, he now commands the kind of attention that changes how teams defend the Pistons altogether. This wasn’t his sharpest outing, but it’s part of the learning curve that comes with stardom. The real test will be how he responds in the next one. Cold Streak or Concern? Duncan Robinson was brought in to fill the Pistons’ need for perimeter shooting. With questions surrounding Malik Beasley and his level of culpability in the federal gambling probe, Detroit looked to Robinson as their reliable floor spacer. If Wednesday night was any indication, the search for shooting help might continue. Robinson missed all of his three-point attempts in 32 minutes, following a preseason where he shot just 31.8% from deep. His struggles have opened the door to louder calls for Beasley to return. Still, Robinson’s track record and professionalism suggest he’ll stay ready — turning doubt into motivation as the season unfolds. The Last Word The Pistons showed fight in their season opener, but the road only gets tougher from here. Their next five games come against some of the league’s top contenders — the Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, and Orlando Magic. These games will test the Pistons’ defensive identity, offensive patience, and overall resilience. It’s the kind of stretch that can expose weaknesses or accelerate growth. Each matchup will demand the focus and discipline this young team continues to build. For the Pistons, this is an opportunity to prove their progress is real — not just in flashes, but as a whole. The talent and energy are evident; now it’s about consistency. If they can respond to adversity with poise and persistence, this early-season challenge could become the spark that shapes their season.
Khloé Kardashian gave fans a shocking update on her bedroom life, after previously revealing she'd been celibate "for years" after her on-and-off romance with cheating ex-boyfriend Tristan Thompson finally came to an end, RadarOnline.com revealed. Khloe, 41, also answered the burning question of whether she's been sending "nudes" to anyone in an attempt to get back in the saddle during the Season 7 premiere of The Kardashians on Thursday, October 23.A Self-Imposed Dry SpellKhloe dropped the bomb about how long she'd gone without doing the deed while debating whether or not to take a libido-enhancing gummy called Lemme Play from sister Kourtney's product line. Pal Simon Huck pointed out the irony of how actress Julia Fox did an ad for the Lemme products, yet she revealed in 2024 that she hadn't been intimate with anyone in two and a half years. Khloé countered, "I haven't had sex in over three years," which caused Huck, 41, to joke, "This gummy is perfect for you. Would you like to make a cameo?" referring to the Lemme Play.Dees Khloe Send Nudes?The mother of two went on to explain her reason for her celibacy streak. "I think while you have young kids, if there's no one worth your time, focus on your kids," Khloé shared about her lack of interest in men at the moment. Huck tried to pry to see whether his pal had anyone "on her roster." "Nope. Not anyone I'm texting, I don't have any person's phone number, I can leave my phone around you," Khloé said about her lack of men she'd be interested in hooking up with. When cheeky Huck asked where her "nudes" were going, the Good American founder slyly fired back, "I don't have nudes, what nudes?"Relationship Drama RevealedTo say Khloé has been unlucky in love is an understatement. She married then-Los Angeles Laker Lamar Odom in 2009 after dating for only a month. Their relationship crashed and burned after he fell into an abyss of drugs and prostitutes, causing Khloé to file for divorce in 2013. Her maternal instincts kicked in when Odom, 45, suffered a near-fatal drug overdose at a Nevada brothel in 2015. Khloé spent months afterward helping nurse him back to health before falling for then-NBA star Thompson in 2016. The duo welcomed their first child, daughter True, 7, in April 2018, while Thompson was embroiled in a cheating scandal allegedly involving a strip club worker. Khloé ended up forgiving Thompson and the duo got back together, only for the former Cleveland Cavalier to get caught making out with Kylie Jenner's longtime best friend, Jordyn Woods, at a house party in February 2019. Despite being twice bitten, Khloé tried to make it work for a third time, only to find out that her wayward man fathered a child with a personal trainer in 2021 when the duo were trying to have a second baby of their own. By the time Khloé learned of the latest deception, she and Thompson had a child on the way via surrogate. They welcomed their son, Tatum, in July 2022.No Man 'Distraction'After her former pro athlete ex shattered her heart so many times, Khloé has focused entirely on motherhood and has not been linked to anyone since their final split. "I still have young kids – not that I’m saying I’m gonna wait till they’re 20, but I think you’re gonna have to be really, really special for me to want to add another person in the mix that I would have to share my time with another person and my children," she said about her love life in April. The Khloé in Wonder Land podcast host noted, "I think once you go a certain time frame, it doesn’t matter anymore,” about getting into bed with someone. "You’re like, 'OK, now you have to be really worth it to break that.' But also, I’m so focused on my kids, and I know this sounds crazy, but I don’t want anyone to take me away from them. Not that I would let that happen, but I just don’t know if I want the distraction right now," she added about the drama that comes with dating.
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