France’s second city saw some of the worst violence as chaos gripped the country on Saturday. ...
Month: October 2026
Two re-arrested on suspicion of assisting Iran intelligence after RAF Fairford incidentTwo re-arrested on suspicion of assisting Iran intelligence after RAF Fairford incident
The head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing said they consider Iranian state involvement “highly likely”. ...
Government failings allowed Covid ‘to spread like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry findsGovernment failings allowed Covid ‘to spread like wildfire’ in care homes, inquiry finds
The sixth report from Covid inquiry criticises the lack of PPE and the way patients were discharged from hospital. ...
Google says services recovering after cloud outage hits UK banks and websitesGoogle says services recovering after cloud outage hits UK banks and websites
Revolut was one of the hardest hit, with banking services going down for many customers. ...
BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra broadcast channels to closeBBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra broadcast channels to close
The closurse are announced as the corporation continues to try to save £500m over two years. ...
North Korea publishes photos of Kim Jong Un – why do rumours of his death keep coming back?North Korea publishes photos of Kim Jong Un – why do rumours of his death keep coming back?
North Korean state media has published photos of the dictator with his daughter after the unsubstantiated rumour spread. ...
South Africa fears end of US trade deal amid growing riftSouth Africa fears end of US trade deal amid growing rift
South Africa’s president said the country must prepare for a future where it loses preferential trade access to the US because of the growing rift between the nations. Relations have deteriorated since US President Donald Trump cut aid to Africa, expelled Pretoria’s ambassador, and falsely accused South Africa of carrying ...
Washington bans DeepSeek from government agenciesWashington bans DeepSeek from government agencies
The US banned Chinese AI firm DeepSeek from most government systems and asked agencies to remove all technology built with it, as competition for AI supremacy between the superpowers heats up. US firms have long accused Chinese rivals of “distilling” their AI models, in what the White House’s technology advisor ...
French debt costs spiral as political and fiscal crises growFrench debt costs spiral as political and fiscal crises grow
French government bonds again sold off on growing concern that cascading political and fiscal crises would hammer the EU’s second-biggest economy and potentially ripple across the bloc. Spreads between French 10-year debt and the German equivalent — Europe’s benchmark — widened to their highest since 2012, reflecting the risk premium ...
Musk pledges SpaceX share giveaway to every US childMusk pledges SpaceX share giveaway to every US child
SpaceX’s Elon Musk pledged to give a share in the company to every US child, the latest effort by AI titans to win over an increasingly skeptical public. Musk’s offer follows Anthropic’s announcement that it would put at least 5% of its shares into a public-benefit fund, and reports that ...