The Vector
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News of Sunday, 18 October 2026
Politics
Three perspectives
Reform suspends candidate over anti-Muslim remarks
Jason Powell was suspended after recorded comments about Muslims and support for detention camps became public.
Reform UK has suspended aspiring parliamentary candidate Jason Powell after recorded comments in which he said Muslims could not be both Muslim and British. It remains unclear whether he had been formally selected to contest a constituency.
18 Oct 2026, 18:02
World
Three perspectives
Ukraine strikes St Petersburg oil facilities in major drone attack
Russia says more than 1,000 drones were launched as both sides reported damage to energy infrastructure.
Ukraine launched a large drone attack on Russia on Sunday, setting fire to oil facilities in St Petersburg and killing one person, according to local authorities cited by the Associated Press. The strikes came alongside Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, according to Ukrainian authorities.
18 Oct 2026, 18:04
Health
Three perspectives
NHS told to end corridor care for children
Health secretary Yvette Cooper says urgent standards will be drawn up ahead of winter.
Health secretary Yvette Cooper has ordered urgent standards for treating children in hospital emergency departments and made eliminating corridor care a priority. The announcement came as the government pledged almost £140 million for urgent-care capacity in England ahead of winter.
18 Oct 2026, 18:04
Education
Few free sources
Japan prepares Mars-moon mission before planned launch
The MMX project is being readied for a sample-return mission, but no scientific result has yet been reported.
Japan's space agency is preparing its Martian Moons eXploration mission, which aims to collect samples from Phobos and return them to Earth. The project has attracted international scientific interest, but the available reporting does not establish a new launch milestone beyond the preparations already announced.
18 Oct 2026, 18:01
Film
Imperium wins best film at London Film Festival
The festival announced that Sergei Loznitsa's film received the top prize at its 70th edition.
Sergei Loznitsa's Imperium has won the Best Film award in the Official Competition at the 70th BFI London Film Festival, the festival announced. The festival announced its competition winners on Sunday as the event reached its scheduled closing date.
18 Oct 2026, 18:02