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Received yesterday — 22 October 2026 ⏭ The Guardian - World news

Burnham to become first PM to appear on Gogglebox in episode filmed at No 10

22 October 2026 at 17:07

The PM is heard having a long discussion about crisps in the trailer to the show, which is in aid of Stand Up To Cancer

From ranking his favourite crisps in the pub to complaining about people watching TikToks out loud on the train, Andy Burnham has made efforts to show he has the common touch.

Now he will become the first prime minister to appear on the TV show Gogglebox, in a special charity episode on Friday.

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© Photograph: Simon Dawson/No 10 Downing Street

© Photograph: Simon Dawson/No 10 Downing Street

© Photograph: Simon Dawson/No 10 Downing Street

Received — 20 October 2026 ⏭ The Guardian - World news

‘We really need help’: RSPCA faces capacity crisis as cats arrive faster than they can be rehomed

20 October 2026 at 15:59

About 20,000 cats were taken into charity’s care last year, an increase driven in part by pet hoarders

There is a cat crisis in rescue centres across the country, the RSPCA has said, as abandoned felines now outnumber dogs in the charity’s shelters.

Cats are arriving in RSPCA centres faster than they can be rehomed, and the charity is asking people across England and Wales to consider adopting. Pet owners are being urged to neuter their cats as kittens are increasingly being found dumped in perilous conditions.

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© Photograph: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

Received — 18 October 2026 ⏭ The Guardian - World news

Forget the seven-year itch: opposite-sex marriages more likely to end after two decades

18 October 2026 at 14:29

ONS data for England and Wales shows 26% of heterosexual divorces in 2025 followed 20 years or more of marriage

Most couples are aware of the dreaded “seven-year itch”, when the honeymoon period wears off and real life starts to bite.

Now official data has shown that couples in England and Wales are more likely to split after 20 years. According to Office for National Statistics figures, more than a quarter of all divorces between opposite-sex couples happened after 20 years or longer of marriage.

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© Photograph: Rani Nurlaela Desandi/Getty Images

© Photograph: Rani Nurlaela Desandi/Getty Images

© Photograph: Rani Nurlaela Desandi/Getty Images

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