Surgeons remove up to 100 magnets from New Zealand teenager’s intestines – The Guardian

  1. Surgeons remove up to 100 magnets from New Zealand teenager’s intestines  The Guardian
  2. Boy, 13, Has Part of Bowels Removed After Swallowing Up to 100 Magnets Allegedly Purchased on Temu  People.com
  3. Boy who swallowed 100 magnets has surgery to remove them from his gut  NBC News
  4. New Zealand Teen Loses Part of His Bowel After Swallowing Nearly 200 Magnets  ScienceAlert
  5. Surgeons remove dozens of magnets from teen's stomach  CBS News
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Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit dies at 93 after more than a decade out of the public eye

Prime minister Charnvirakul cancels trip to Asean summit in Malaysia after news of the Queen Mother’s death

Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamour to a postwar revival in the country’s monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has died aged 93, the Thai Royal Household bureau has announced.

The palace said she had been hospitalised since 2019 due to several illnesses and developed a bloodstream infection on 17bOctober before passing away late on Friday.

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At least 1 killed, 10 injured in Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv – The Kyiv Independent

  1. At least 1 killed, 10 injured in Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv  The Kyiv Independent
  2. Deadly Russian air attacks force power cuts across Ukraine, as Trump-Putin summit shelved  CNN
  3. Trump-Putin talks 'waste of time' as Russia rejects ceasefire, strikes Ukraine  NBC News
  4. Children among victims in Russian strikes, hours after Trump-Putin talks shelved  BBC
  5. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 22, 2025 | ISW  Institute for the Study of War
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges US to broaden Russian oil sanctions and seeks long-range missiles – AP News

  1. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges US to broaden Russian oil sanctions and seeks long-range missiles  AP News
  2. Ukraine allies pledge to 'take Russian oil and gas off global market'  BBC
  3. ‘Ukraine’s future is our future’: Europe’s ‘Coalition of the Willing’ vows to increase economic pressure on Russia  CNN
  4. Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy urges US to expand Russia oil sanctions  The Guardian
  5. Zelenskyy meets European partners to discuss arming Ukraine with more missiles, depriving Putin of more money  CBS News
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Homemade chilli paste products linked to cluster of rat poisoning cases in south-east Queensland

Queensland Health has issued an alert for people to be aware of the products they warn could still be circulating in the Logan community

Health authorities have identified homemade chilli paste products as the source of a cluster of rat poisoning cases in south-east Queensland.

Five people from the same geographic area presented to hospitals earlier in October with symptoms consistent with being exposed to brodifacoum, the active ingredient in rat poison.

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Cutting cash Isa limit will not boost stock market, MPs warn Rachel Reeves

Treasury committee says move in November budget could push up mortgage rates instead

Cutting the annual cash Isa allowance will not encourage many savers to switch to shares but could push up mortgage costs, MPs have warned the chancellor.

Adults can put up to £20,000 a year in a tax-free Isa and spread the money between cash and stock market investments as they choose. In the 2023-24 tax year, 66% of all contributions went into cash savings.

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Tropical Storm Melissa to strengthen into major hurricane: Latest forecast – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

  1. Tropical Storm Melissa to strengthen into major hurricane: Latest forecast  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  2. Melissa forecast to become major hurricane this weekend, threatening Jamaica. Maps show its path.  CBS News
  3. Tropical Storm Melissa, soon a hurricane, brings death, floods to Caribbean  Al Jazeera
  4. Tropical Storm Melissa Forecast: Flood Danger For Jamaica, Haiti  The Weather Channel
  5. Deadly Tropical Storm Melissa expected to rapidly intensify into major hurricane this weekend  FOX Weather
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