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16.10.2025The Day Trump and Putin Agreed to Meet in Hungary

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This page is an archive of main headlines from the UK for 16.10.2025.

It displays 97 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

16.10.2025The Day Trump and Putin Agreed to Meet in Hungary
UK media initially focused on the ongoing Gaza situation, with Hamas returning two more bodies and the US downplaying claims of ceasefire violations. The alleged China spy case also remained prominent, with new evidence released and questions for the Prime Minister.

Later in the day, the narrative shifted significantly to President Trump's upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin in Hungary for Ukraine talks, following a "productive" phone call. Concurrently, concerns about China persisted, with MI5 revealing a thwarted Beijing plot and Beijing slamming Starmer over spying claims.
16.10.2025
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01:36Hamas Returns More Bodies

UK media continues to focus on the ongoing Gaza situation, with Hamas returning two more bodies and stating more time is needed to reach others (BBC News). Separately, the alleged China spying case remains prominent, with new evidence released and more unanswered questions for the Prime Minister (Sky News, The Telegraph, Channel 4 News, HuffPost UK, The Times, The Economist). Additionally, Labour hints at new taxes on the rich (Daily Mail, Morning Star Online).
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US downplays threat to Gaza ceasefire as Hamas says more time needed to find hostage bodies

Hamas handed over two bodies overnight - Israel identifies them as sergeant-major Muhammad al-Atarash, 39, and Inbar Hayman, 27.
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07:34Hamas Still Holds the Dead

UK media continues to focus on the alleged China spy case, with the government releasing key witness statements accusing Beijing of large-scale espionage and outlining a "striking" case (The Independent, The Times). There is also ongoing coverage of the Gaza ceasefire, with the US downplaying threats as Hamas states more time is needed to find hostage bodies, and Israel divided despite some hostage returns (BBC News, New Statesman).
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BBC

Israel returns more bodies of Palestinians as US downplays threat to Gaza ceasefire

After Hamas handed over two dead Israeli hostages overnight, Israel returns 30 dead Palestinians - a ratio agreed in the first phase of the peace deal.
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12:25China Threat Grows

UK media continues to focus on the ongoing Gaza situation, with Israel returning more bodies of Palestinians as the US downplays threats to the ceasefire (BBC News, New Statesman). Separately, the alleged China spy threat remains prominent, with MI5 thwarting a Beijing plot this week (HuffPost UK, The Independent, Sky News, The Times, The Economist, The Telegraph). Additionally, the death of boxing icon Ricky Hatton is being widely reported (Metro, The Mirror).
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15:48China's Shadow Looms Larger

UK media's primary focus remains the MI5 chief's revelations about a disrupted China attack in the past week and his frustration over a collapsed China spy case (The Independent, The Mirror, Sky News, The Spectator, Spiked, The Telegraph, The Times, HuffPost UK). Meanwhile, Channel 4 News reports Trump authorizing the CIA in Venezuela amid airstrikes. The Jewish Chronicle covers anti-Israel protests in Barcelona.
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Trump says he will meet Putin in Hungary for Ukraine talks after 'very productive' phone call

The US president, who is due to host Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, says there will be fresh US-Russia talks with "high level advisors" next week.
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Beijing Accuses PM Of 'Speculation And Fabrication' Over Spying Claims
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19:18Trump and Putin Meet in Hungary

UK media's primary focus has shifted to President Trump's upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin in Hungary for Ukraine talks, following his call with Putin and prior to his meeting with Zelensky (BBC News, The Mirror, Sky News, The Times). Concurrently, concerns about China continue, with Beijing slamming Starmer over spying claims and MI5 revealing a thwarted attack (HuffPost UK, The Independent, The Telegraph).
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