Evening Briefing: Tuesday 10 November 2026
- The Conservatives would cut £36bn from welfare, including DLA for 70% of children with ADHD or learning difficulties; if your family claims, this is now the opposition’s stated policy for the next election, with the Timms and Milburn reviews setting the government’s side this month.
- Brent has fallen below $90 for the first time since August on hopes the Iran war is ending; US pump prices are already under $4 and UK forecourt prices should follow within a fortnight if it holds.
- The Be Ready data show three days’ food and water is becoming normal rather than alarmist — and 29% of households say they cannot afford it, which is the gap ministers now have to address.
Abu Dhabi day one ‘constructive’, but Zelensky rejects Donbas-for-security trade
Four hours of US-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine ended on Tuesday with Volodymyr Zelensky calling them “constructive and quite substantive” and Marco Rubio “very productive”, though Sergei Lavrov ruled out a ceasefire: “We will n…
Hegseth calls impeachment ‘a farce and a stunt’ as House vote looms
Pete Hegseth used his first Pentagon briefing in six months to attack Thomas Massie’s impeachment articles: “What one disgruntled and defeated congressman is attempting is not oversight, and it’s not accountability. It’s a political specta…
Brent dips below $90 as Rubio sees ‘no need’ for Iran combat
Brent crude fell to $89.03 on Tuesday, its lowest since 31 August, after Marco Rubio told G7 counterparts in Paris that “the economic campaign against Iran is so devastating that right now there is no need for major combat operations”, bef…
Anthropic seeks up to $1.4tn in record flotation as Nvidia falls again
Anthropic, the maker of the Claude chatbot, set a price range of $70 to $78 for 825 million shares, raising up to $64.4bn and valuing the company at up to $1.4tn fully diluted — about $1.1tn to $1.3tn on the basic share count — in what wou…
Knesset sworn in as Netanyahu and Eisenkot trade insults over Arab parties
Israel’s 26th Knesset was sworn in on Tuesday with 47 newcomers, and the fight to form a government turned bitter at once. Benjamin Netanyahu asked those contemplating a coalition reliant on Arab parties: “Are you prepared to be dependent…
Walliams accused of preying on young women and girls; he denies it
David Walliams has been accused by multiple women of using his fame to pursue young women and teenagers for sex, in a three-year investigation by the Guardian and ITV News drawing on 30 first-hand sources, published after the High Court re…
US tankers leave Mildenhall; separately, US soldier held under security act
More than a dozen US Air Force aircraft have left RAF Mildenhall since Monday, BBC Verify confirmed, including ten KC-135 Stratotankers flown to Germany, Spain and Prestwick and three Ospreys moved to Lakenheath, with the base at the secon…
Badenoch pledges £36bn welfare cuts, ending DLA for ‘milder’ ADHD
Kemi Badenoch launched a “Welfare That Works” plan she says would save £36bn a year, including £2.8bn from ending Disability Living Allowance for children with “milder cases” of ADHD, behavioural disorders or learning difficulties, with on…
UK open to paying EU funds for power market; Marra urges rejoining
Hamish Falconer, the minister running the EU reset, says Britain is “willing to discuss” contributing to EU infrastructure funds in return for access to the European electricity market, after five European leaders said the UK would have to…
‘Be Ready’ campaign lifts bottled-water sales 67% without panic buying
Sales of hand sanitiser rose 83%, bottled water 67% and tinned and jarred food 37% in the ten days after the government’s “Be Ready” campaign on 22 October asked households to keep three days’ food and water, Worldpanel by Numerator data s…