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• Adele bursts into tears as she spots Celine Dion in audience

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• Alanis Morissette Announces 2025 World Tour, Including Belsonic on June 30th!

• Lionel Richie Announces 2025 European Tour: "Say Hello to the Hits"

• Sugababes Set to Light Up Belfast's SSE Arena

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Q Radio National News

• Budget: Chancellor says it would be 'irresponsible' to rule out further tax rises

  The chancellor cannot rule out more tax rises in the next five years, despite raising the burden to its highest level since comparable records began.

• Budget: Feeling blindsided? Chancellor's hefty tax and spending plans are a huge gamble

  One hundred and eighteen days into the Labour government, and finally we get to see what the slogan on the front of the manifesto - Change - really means. And you might be forgiven for feeling rather blindsided.

• Spain floods: At least 95 people killed including British man near Malaga

  The number of people killed in floods in Spain has risen to at least 95, with a British man now confirmed among the dead.

• Spain floods: How British woman trapped in car managed to escape chest-high waters - 'it was just like a disaster movie'

  A British woman who had to climb out of her car window before it was swept away along with the rest of her belongings in Spain's floods says she is "lucky to be alive".

• US election: Elon Musk summoned to court over $1m giveaways to registered voters

  Elon Musk has been summoned to an emergency court hearing on Thursday over the $1m prizes he has been awarding registered voters in the swing state of Pennsylvania.

• England captain Ben Stokes says masked burglars raided his house while wife and children were home

  England Test captain Ben Stokes has said masked burglars raided his home while he was competing in Pakistan earlier this month.

• Lebanon's caretaker PM hopes for Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire 'in coming hours or days'

  Lebanon's caretaker prime minister has said he hopes a ceasefire deal between Hezbollah and Israel will be announced "in the coming hours or days".

• Israel strikes historic Lebanese city following evacuation order as new Hezbollah leader speaks publicly

  Israeli strikes on Baalbek, in eastern Lebanon, have killed 19 people, according to Lebanon's health ministry, after an evacuation warning was issued for the city and its outskirts.

• Former soldier Daniel Khalife who is accused of spying for Iran tells court 'I'm a patriot and I love my country'

  A former soldier accused of escaping from Wandsworth prison has told a jury he offered to spy for Iran to further British national security interests, insisting: "I'm a patriot and I love my country."

• Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have another new business venture in Wales

  Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have been announced as the new co-owners of a beer company in their latest business move.

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Q Radio World News

• Spain floods: At least 95 people killed including British man near Malaga

  The number of people killed in floods in Spain has risen to at least 95, with a British man now confirmed among the dead.

• Lebanon's caretaker PM hopes for Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire 'in coming hours or days'

  Lebanon's caretaker prime minister has said he hopes a ceasefire deal between Hezbollah and Israel will be announced "in the coming hours or days".

• Israel strikes historic Lebanese city following evacuation order as new Hezbollah leader speaks publicly

  Israeli strikes on Baalbek, in eastern Lebanon, have killed 19 people, according to Lebanon's health ministry, after an evacuation warning was issued for the city and its outskirts.

• Gaza situation 'disastrous' and Israel ban on aid agency UNRWA 'extremely worrying' - UN peacekeeping chief

  Israel's decision to ban the main aid agency providing most of the humanitarian relief in Gaza is "extremely worrying", says the United Nations' peacekeeping chief.

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Q Radio National Sport

• WSL new broadcast deal: Sky Sports to remain home of women's football in historic five-year deal from 2025/26 season

  Sky has announced a historic five-year partnership with the Women's Professional League, securing the rights to show nearly 90 per cent of all Women's Super League matches from the 2025/26 season.

• Ruben Amorim: Sporting believe 39-year-old's move to Man Utd is a done deal

  Sporting believe Ruben Amorim’s move to Manchester United is a done deal.

• Ben Stokes: England captain's home burgled by masked group while he was on tour in Pakistan

  England captain Ben Stokes has revealed that masked robbers burgled his home - with his wife and young children present - when he was away during the tour of Pakistan.

• Ruben Amorim: Sporting boss could be in position at Man Utd in time to face Chelsea, live on Sky Sports

  Man Utd are in advanced talks with Sporting head coach Ruben Amorim and he could be in charge for Sunday's Premier League clash with Chelsea, live on Sky Sports.

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Q Radio Entertainment News

• Landlord talks leave closure threat facing 18 Cineworld sites

  Nearly 20 additional Cineworld cinemas are facing the threat of closure next month amid crunch talks with landlords.

• Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have another new business venture in Wales

  Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have been announced as the new co-owners of a beer company in their latest business move.

• Teri Garr, who starred in Tootsie and Young Frankenstein, dies aged 79

  Oscar-nominated actress Teri Garr, best known for her roles in Young Frankenstein and Tootsie, has died.

• Police in New South Wales recover 40,000 stolen Bluey coins from storage unit

  More than 40,000 stolen coins based on the hit children's TV show Bluey have been recovered by police in Australia.

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Q Radio Business News

• Budget: Chancellor says it would be 'irresponsible' to rule out further tax rises

  The chancellor cannot rule out more tax rises in the next five years, despite raising the burden to its highest level since comparable records began.

• Reeves promised to be the iron chancellor - but her first budget brings dramatic change

  The 2024 Autumn Budget in one word? Big.

• Budget 2024: Green campaigners describe chancellor's fuel duty freeze as 'utterly nonsensical'

  Fuel duty will remain frozen for another year as increasing the tax "would be the wrong choice for working people," the chancellor has said.

• Markets' reactions to the budget decrease chance of an interest rate cut

  In the lead up to this week's budget, the government has been criticised for strongly hinting at a number of policies coming down the pipeline.

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Q Radio Quirky News

• Zip World: Clown attacked with needle at Halloween event

  Police have been called to reports of an assault on a clown at a Halloween event in North Wales.

• Vatican unveils new cartoon mascot for Catholic Church

  The Vatican has unveiled a new mascot for the Catholic Church in the hope of engaging young people - a cartoon character named Luce.

• Cyclist creates Halloween-themed ride by taking skeleton-shaped route in Leicester

  A cyclist has mapped out the shape of a skeleton in a Halloween-themed bike ride.

• Police in New South Wales recover 40,000 stolen Bluey coins from storage unit

  More than 40,000 stolen coins based on the hit children's TV show Bluey have been recovered by police in Australia.

• 'Astonishing' witches' marks discovered at heritage site - including curses

  A "staggering array" of witches' marks have been found at Gainsborough Old Hall, including "curse" inscriptions aimed at its old owner.

• Parrots missing from London Zoo found behind Cambridgeshire family's garden

  Two parrots that went missing from London Zoo have been found after being spotted 60 miles away near a family's back garden.

• Timothee Chalamet crashes lookalike competition in New York

  Actor Timothee Chalamet has made a surprise appearance at his own lookalike contest in New York.

• Aesculapian snake that grows up to 2 metres in length 'living in UK attics and walls'

  One of Europe's biggest snakes - which can grow up to two metres in length - is setting up home in the attics and wall cavities of UK homes, according to a study.

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Q Radio Politics

• Budget: Chancellor says it would be 'irresponsible' to rule out further tax rises

  The chancellor cannot rule out more tax rises in the next five years, despite raising the burden to its highest level since comparable records began.

• Budget: Feeling blindsided? Chancellor's hefty tax and spending plans are a huge gamble

  One hundred and eighteen days into the Labour government, and finally we get to see what the slogan on the front of the manifesto - Change - really means. And you might be forgiven for feeling rather blindsided.

• Reeves promised to be the iron chancellor - but her first budget brings dramatic change

  The 2024 Autumn Budget in one word? Big.

• Budget 2024: Biggest tax rise since 1993 - with employers to bear the brunt

  Taxes will increase by £40bn - and the lion's share will come from a £25bn rise in employers' national insurance contributions, the chancellor announced in the budget.

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Q Radio Tech News

• US election: Elon Musk summoned to court over $1m giveaways to registered voters

  Elon Musk has been summoned to an emergency court hearing on Thursday over the $1m prizes he has been awarding registered voters in the swing state of Pennsylvania.

• Mpox: First case of Clade 1b strain detected in London

  A case of a new strain of mpox has been detected in the UK for the first time, it has been announced.

• How is new strain of mpox found in UK different to what we've had before?

  A new, more infectious strain of mpox has been detected in the UK for the first time.

• Budget 2024: Green campaigners describe chancellor's fuel duty freeze as 'utterly nonsensical'

  Fuel duty will remain frozen for another year as increasing the tax "would be the wrong choice for working people," the chancellor has said.

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