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'Lost' spider species rediscovered after 40 years PA Media Aulonia albimana was last recorded in the UK in 1985 A critically endangered spider not seen in the UK for 40 years has been rediscovered. Aulonia albimana, which was last recorded in the UK in 1985, was found at the National Trust's Newtown National Nature Reserve

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Episode details News , 28 Oct 2025 , 34 mins (Another) Plan to Close Migrant Hotels Newscast Available for over a year Today, hundreds of asylum seekers could be housed in two military sites in Inverness and East Sussex as the government seeks to end the use of hotels. Ministers are considering housing 900 men

Episode details News , 27 Oct 2025 , 32 mins Americanswers…on 5 Live! Will Kamala Harris (and Donald Trump) run for president again? Americast Available for over a year It’s just over a year since the 2024 presidential election but attention is already turning to 2028 with both candidates from last year’s race expressing a

Contains language which may offend. Out on a late-night job alone, power repairman Roy Neary has an encounter with an alien spacecraft and becomes consumed with the desire to see it again.   Duration 2h 10m First shown 1980 Available for 18 days Watchlist Audio Described Sign Language

Image source, Reuters Image caption, Liverpool have lost six of their past seven games in all competitions By Michael Emons BBC Sport journalist at Anfield Arne Slot got very little wrong as he guided Liverpool to the Premier League title in his first season in charge - but it is a very different story in

Seventy three. It's not just the age of Martin O'Neill, but also around the same amount of times he told his unveiling news conference that he was only a short-term fix for Celtic. In the wake of a swashbuckling 4-0 win over Falkirk, which marked his first game as the Parkhead manager in 7,459 days

Vinicius Jr no longer feels 'untouchable' - so what's going on? Vinicius Jr's frustrated reaction when he was substituted against Barcelona was not a sign of total rebellion or a hint at an immediate departure. It was, however, another reflection of a growing tension between the Brazilian star and his Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso

England have 'no doubts' over Ashes prep but is it enough? Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The Ashes begins in Perth on 21 November By Matthew Henry BBC Sport journalist It is the biggest series of all but there will only be one - in-house - warm-up match for England. After Saturday's third and

Eddie Howe was "fearful" last summer. Newcastle United were in the market for a centre-back and there was not exactly a long list of realistic names whom the head coach believed could make the difference. Howe had his sights set on Malick Thiaw, but would Newcastle be able to prise the 24-year-old away from AC