News of 25 October 2026

22:43 Business Harvest season: rice pours into a waiting trailer Paddy streaming from a combine’s unloading auger quickly filled the trailer at the edge of the field. Lucas Moreau

21:06 Business Forestry harvester at work in a winter woodland A timber machine working through a snowy birch wood stacks felled trunks by the track. Ingrid Halvorsen

20:14 10 photosSports On the bike route: pedalling from parks to forest tracks A rest by the lake, rides along tree-lined paths and bikes waiting on every street corner. Niamh Gallagher

19:41 Lifestyle Which Wrenhaven beaches welcome dogs this winter, and the rules owners should know Seasonal restrictions have lifted on most of the city's beaches, but a few stretches remain off-limits to protect wintering birds. Samuel Adeyemi

19:29 Business Combines side by side in a wheat field: the harvest from above Drone footage shows two combine harvesters unloading grain into a moving tractor trailer. Rafael Ortega

19:14 10 photosCulture Guitars at the museum: the story of strings Acoustic and electric guitars, banjos and old photographs line the cases on a journey through music history. Daniel Osei

18:23 News Volunteers plant 1,800 street trees across Wrenhaven in a single weekend More than 700 residents turned out with spades as part of a scheme to bring shade and greenery to the city's most built-up streets, with each tree adopted by a nearby household. Jamal Carter

17:52 Technology Search-and-rescue robot tackles a stepped obstacle course A tracked robot used its cameras and lights to pick its way across a field of uneven wooden blocks. Chloé Martin

17:27 News Weekly food-waste collections to reach 40,000 homes in Eastmoor and Northfield Households will receive a small kitchen caddy and an outdoor bin, with the waste sent to a digester that turns it into biogas and fertiliser for Asher Valley farms. Sofia Marchetti

16:33 Technology Tidal turbine prototype starts generating in the channel off Fenwick Point The 500-kilowatt machine sits on the seabed and turns with the incoming and outgoing tides, and engineers will spend two years testing how it copes with strong currents. Rafael Ortega

16:15 Technology A 3D model of a Mars rover, seen from every angle The animation shows the six-wheeled rover’s robotic arm, cameras and chassis in detail. Isabel Duarte

15:01 Lifestyle Millbrook repair café fixes 400 items in its first year, from toasters to teddy bears Volunteers with screwdrivers, sewing machines and soldering irons meet once a month to keep broken things out of the bin, and to teach owners how to mend them. Diego Fernández

14:38 Technology Night launch: a sounding rocket climbs through the clouds Fired from a pad ringed by trees, the rocket left a trail of flame before vanishing into cloud. Owen Pryce

13:14 10 photosLifestyle Mountain villages before winter Houses clinging to hillsides, paths leading up to high pastures and valleys waiting for the first snow. Amara Nwosu

13:01 Sports Paragliding at sunset: gliding over the mountains Launching from a hillside, the pilot made a long glide through golden light above the valley. Yasmin Haddad

11:24 Sports Kitesurfers make the most of a windy beach Under the late-afternoon sun, dozens of colourful kites caught the breeze above the waves. Freya Collins

11:00 World International team measures how fast the Cerro Blanco glacier is shrinking Scientists from five countries spent three weeks on the ice in the Andes, using radar and drones to measure its thickness, and found it has lost a fifth of its area in 20 years. Jonah Becker

09:47 Sports Mountain biking down a sagebrush trail Weaving through the bends of a dirt track, the rider kept up speed across the dry scrubland. Mateo Silva

09:21 Business Saltings shipyard wins order for three electric harbour ferries The contract, worth around €27m, will keep the yard's slipways busy until 2029 and replace the diesel boats that cross between Old Quay and the Saltings. Owen Pryce

08:10 Health A day in the lab: samples examined with care Technicians in white coats work on blood and tissue samples inside biosafety cabinets. Grace Mwangi

06:48 Health Pharmacists to treat seven common ailments without a GP appointment From next month, community pharmacies in Wrenhaven will be able to assess and treat conditions such as earache, sore throats and minor skin infections. Sofia Marchetti

06:33 Health Hiking the ridge trail: health one step at a time Walkers on a path between rocky hills made their way past bright orange poppies. Leo Novak

06:14 12 photosHealth A walk in the autumn forest: colours that soothe the mind Frames to accompany a slow walk through woods where the leaves have turned gold, copper and crimson. Ingrid Halvorsen

04:56 Culture Night show on the shore: fireworks bloom above the water Spectators lining the seafront watched coloured fireworks open in half-domes on the surface of the sea. Callum Reid

03:46 Lifestyle A late-autumn camping weekend in the Greyling Hills: where to pitch and what to pack Campsites are quiet, the colours are at their best and the nights are long. With the right kit, autumn can be the best season to sleep outdoors. Freya Collins

03:19 Culture As the towers light up: a riverside skyline turns to night A timelapse turns a cloudy evening into night as towers and skyscrapers switch on their lights. Diego Fernández

01:58 Sports Wrenhaven Athletic drawn at home to top-flight Velmont in the national cup The Wrens will host one of the country's leading sides at Gull Lane in the fourth round, a tie the club expects to sell out within days. Ana Sousa

01:42 Culture Ruins of a medieval stronghold seen from the air Drone footage shows stone walls on a green hill, a manor house and the small town around them. Niamh Gallagher

01:14 12 photosWorld Guardians of the coast: lighthouses around the world From Crete to Iceland, Kerala to the Great Lakes: towers standing firm against wind and waves. Rafael Ortega

01:05 Lifestyle A waterfall tumbling step by step through the forest Water spilling from a high rock wall runs over mossy ledges in a series of small cascades. Jamal Carter

News of 25 October 2026

25 October 2026

25 October 2026, Sunday