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• Bahrain GP in Malaysia: Max Verstappen wins first race of 2026 F1 season in wild, rain-hit Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton surges back - Sky Sports4 October 2026, 3:10 pm
  Bahrain GP in Malaysia: Max Verstappen wins first race of 2026 F1 season in wild, rain-hit Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton surges back  Sky SportsVerstappen wins Bahrain GP in Malaysia after long delays  bbc.co.ukMax Verstappen reflects on emotional Jos Verstappen reaction after milestone win in Sepang  Motorsport.comBahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia LIVE: Race - radio commentary, text updates, times & results  BBCWinners and losers from F1's bug-ridden Bahrain GP in Malaysia  Motorsport.com
  
• ‘People complain about anything popular’: the RHS boss taking on traffic jams and Chelsea critics - The Guardian4 October 2026, 2:13 pm
  ‘People complain about anything popular’: the RHS boss taking on traffic jams and Chelsea critics  The Guardian
  
• Ethiopian rebel forces withdraw from Tigray regional capital - bbc.co.uk4 October 2026, 1:33 pm
  Ethiopian rebel forces withdraw from Tigray regional capital  bbc.co.ukOpposition fighters withdraw from capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region  Sky NewsExplosions heard in Ethiopia's capital after drone flights banned  BBCGovernment forces seize capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region from rebels  ReutersEthiopian federal forces retake Mekelle airport from Tigrayan fighters, residents say  AP News
  
• I'm a classic old school Conservative, says Kemi Badenoch - bbc.co.uk4 October 2026, 1:24 pm
  I'm a classic old school Conservative, says Kemi Badenoch  bbc.co.ukReturn of the nasty party? Badenoch walks tightrope with ‘punch down’ policies  The GuardianKemi Badenoch spells out her six Tory principles: ‘I call it Kemistry’  The TimesKemi Badenoch has cemented her image. Now she wants to put her party back on the big stage  BBCBurnham does not know how to negotiate with EU, says Badenoch  telegraph.co.uk
  
• CCTV released of boy, 12, who vanished after boarding night bus with four girls - The Sun4 October 2026, 12:41 pm
  CCTV released of boy, 12, who vanished after boarding night bus with four girls  The SunSearches continue for missing schoolboy, 12, who disappeared three days ago from Lanarkshire  STV NewsEnquiries are ongoing to locate a 12-year-old boy missing from the Cumbernauld area  Police Scotland12-year-old boy missing for several days last seen at bus station  The National ScotUrgent search for boy, 12, missing from Cumbernauld as 'concerns growing'  dailyrecord.co.uk
  
• Don’t Listen To Critics Or Rotten Tomatoes About ‘Verity’ - Forbes4 October 2026, 12:22 pm
  Don’t Listen To Critics Or Rotten Tomatoes About ‘Verity’  ForbesVerity review – erotic thriller leaves teethmarks as Dakota Johnson goes back to Fifty Shades territory  The GuardianVerity First Reviews: Anne Hathaway Carries a Campy, Faithful Adaptation That Should Have Gotten Weirder  Rotten TomatoesBox Office: 'Digger' Tom Cruise's Lowest Opening in 19 Years, 'Verity' No. 1  Deadline‘Verity’ Had a Much More Twisted Ending. Then Came the Focus Group Screenings  Variety
  
• Daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess says politicians still at risk - bbc.co.uk4 October 2026, 11:59 am
  Daughter of murdered MP Sir David Amess says politicians still at risk  bbc.co.uk
  
• Elfyn Evans suffers puncture ahead of Power Stage WRC title decider - Motorsport.com4 October 2026, 11:10 am
  Elfyn Evans suffers puncture ahead of Power Stage WRC title decider  Motorsport.comWorld Rally Championship: Elfyn Evans v Oliver Solberg in final stage shootout for title  bbc.co.ukSolberg takes WRC title fight to final day with Sardinia lead  WRC.comI rode in Toyota's World Rally Championship missile before it disappears forever  AutocarEvans: WRC title-deciding day is ‘all or nothing’  DirtFish
  
• Three 'Day One' Xbox Game Pass Titles Are Confirmed For The Next Few Days (October 6-8) - Pure Xbox4 October 2026, 11:00 am
  Three 'Day One' Xbox Game Pass Titles Are Confirmed For The Next Few Days (October 6-8)  Pure XboxNext Week on XBOX: New Games for October 5 to 9  news.xbox.comOut this week: Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, Minecraft Dungeons II, MXGP 26, RetroSpace, TOEM 2, more  gamesasylum.comA large influx of games is coming to the Microsoft Store: full list of releases  ixbt.gamesXbox Sets Two Game Pass Releases for Tuesday and Thursday  Technobezz
  
• British farmers facing worst-ever outbreak of bluetongue on record - GB News4 October 2026, 10:35 am
  British farmers facing worst-ever outbreak of bluetongue on record  GB NewsWorst ever outbreak of bluetongue hits British farms  The GuardianDorset farmer concerned about animal fertility after bluetongue  bbc.co.ukBritish farms hit by record bluetongue outbreak after heatwave summer  The IndependentBluetongue crisis and funding woes weigh heavily on Cornwall farmers  Rayo
  
• Luka Modric 'ashamed' of Croatia's 'catastrophic night' against England - bbc.co.uk4 October 2026, 10:35 am
  Luka Modric 'ashamed' of Croatia's 'catastrophic night' against England  bbc.co.ukSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Experts give update on whether polar vortex could hit the UK this autumn - The Independent4 October 2026, 10:23 am
  Experts give update on whether polar vortex could hit the UK this autumn  The IndependentLondoners advised to stockpile food as fears grow over polar vortex  London Evening StandardNew El Niño warning issued as polar vortex looms  lbc.co.ukCould the Beast from the East return to Norfolk this winter?  EDP24How to prepare for fiercer than usual autumn and winter storms and what to buy  worcesternews.co.uk
  
• Cornell University to take ‘serious look’ at fraternities after rape allegations - The Guardian4 October 2026, 10:13 am
  Cornell University to take ‘serious look’ at fraternities after rape allegations  The GuardianCornell president says university 'must do better' after frat house rape allegations  bbc.co.ukCornell president calls alleged gang rape 'deeply disturbing'  Sky NewsHow the Cornell case is affecting women who have experienced sexual assault  NPRThe elite university campus where rape is an ‘open secret’  telegraph.co.uk
  
• G7 to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel, will it curb prices? - Al Jazeera4 October 2026, 9:54 am
  G7 to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel, will it curb prices?  Al JazeeraG7 to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel after Trump export ban threat  bbc.co.ukUS backs down from fuel export ban threat as G7 agrees to release 100mn barrels  Financial TimesG7 Leaders’ Statement on global energy security and market stability  GOV.UKIEA says 325 million barrels of emergency oil has been released  Euronews.com
  
• Celia Imrie reveals advice she gave Richard E Grant before Traitors blunder - The Independent4 October 2026, 9:40 am
  Celia Imrie reveals advice she gave Richard E Grant before Traitors blunder  The IndependentCelia Imrie on life after Traitors: ‘I’m guilty of doing anything for a laugh’  The TimesCelia Imrie gave Richard E Grant very specific advice before 2026 Celebrity Traitors  Radio TimesCelia Imrie warned Richard E Grant of Traitors chaos before his blunder  The IndependentI do not want to be defined by Celebrity Traitors fart, Celia Imrie says  sidmouthherald.co.uk