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• 'What happened here was not human': Israel marks three years since 7 October attacks - BBC7 October 2026, 6:24 pm
  'What happened here was not human': Israel marks three years since 7 October attacks  BBCIsraelis demand accountability over 7 October failures three years after attacks  BBCBurnham's October 7 op-eds show lack of understanding on source of antisemitism  The Jerusalem PostBritish Jewish groups to hold London vigil for victims of 7 October attacks  The GuardianHow three years of Israel’s genocidal war have changed Gaza  Al Jazeera
  
• Pixel 11 series still not on Android 17 QPR1 with October update - 9to5Google7 October 2026, 5:35 pm
  Pixel 11 series still not on Android 17 QPR1 with October update  9to5GoogleAndroid 17 October update rolling out with three Pixel fixes  9to5GoogleEverything Fixed in October Pixel Update  Droid LifeAndroid 17 QPR3 Beta 1 gives us an early look at next year’s Pixel updates  Android CentralAndroid 17 QPR 3 Beta 1 overview: laying the groundwork for things to come  PhoneArena
  
• Woman with nine brain tumours backs funding call - BBC7 October 2026, 4:28 pm
  Woman with nine brain tumours backs funding call  BBC
  
• School stabbing suspect drew up list of victims and studied serial killers, jury told - EDP247 October 2026, 4:12 pm
  School stabbing suspect drew up list of victims and studied serial killers, jury told  EDP24Masked 15-year-old stabbed schoolgirl, court told  BBCTeenage boy accused of stabbing girl at school wrote about his ‘hatred for women’, court told  The IndependentMasked schoolboy who stabbed girl 'went not to learn but to kill' | ITV News  ITVXTeen on trial for attempted murder at school 'not to learn but kill', jury told  EDP24
  
• Why a global outbreak of pneumonic plague is unlikely - BBC7 October 2026, 4:00 pm
  Why a global outbreak of pneumonic plague is unlikely  BBCWhat is pneumonic plague and how does it spread?  BBCRussian Plague Scare: CDC Monitoring Travelers From Siberia  ForbesWhat we know about the suspected plague case in Russia  Financial TimesRussia says plague institute worker's death does not risk an epidemic  Reuters
  
• Manchester City’s glory cannot be taken away from the players, says Kyle Walker - The Guardian7 October 2026, 3:58 pm
  Manchester City’s glory cannot be taken away from the players, says Kyle Walker  The GuardianManchester City: Rival clubs want more than relegation from the Premier League  BBCPremier League spent eight years chasing Man City – so what else has it missed?  The TelegraphHMRC opened probe into Man City’s tax affairs in 2018  Financial TimesMan City charges: UEFA monitoring Premier League club's case as it considers potential action  Sky Sports
  
• Cristiano Ronaldo: the extraordinary eight points he says Jorge Jesus agreed to make - The Guardian7 October 2026, 3:58 pm
  Cristiano Ronaldo: the extraordinary eight points he says Jorge Jesus agreed to make  The GuardianCristiano Ronaldo: Portugal forward not retiring but says he wants to be punished for walking out  BBCJorge Jesus: Ronaldo will return to Portugal team - if he wants  RTE.ieCristiano Ronaldo: Portugal star breaks silence over national team walkout in statement  Sky Sports​Cristiano Ronaldo eviscerates Portugal head coach in 2000-word statement  The Telegraph
  
• At least 20 killed as Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine - Al Jazeera7 October 2026, 3:33 pm
  At least 20 killed as Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine  Al JazeeraZelensky condemns 'vile' large-scale Russian attacks that killed 24  BBCUkraine says Russia bombed apartment block as birthday gift for Putin  The GuardianDeadly Russian strikes cut power in several Kyiv districts  Financial TimesRussia kills 11 in one of its biggest strikes on Ukraine, Zelenskiy says  Reuters
  
• Canada’s Weston family buys Boots for .9bn - The Guardian7 October 2026, 3:12 pm
  Canada’s Weston family buys Boots for .9bn  The GuardianBoots sold in £7bn deal to Canadian billionaire family  BBCCanada’s Weston Family to Buy British Pharmacy Chain Boots for .9 Billion  WSJBoots sold to Canada's Weston family in £6.7 billion takeover deal  The Independent£6.7bn deal announced to buy Boots' 1,800 UK and Ireland stores  Sky News
  
• Eva Marie Saint – a life in pictures - The Guardian7 October 2026, 3:08 pm
  Eva Marie Saint – a life in pictures  The GuardianOscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint dies aged 102  BBCEva Marie Saint: the Hitchcock Blonde who outgrew the persona  The GuardianEva Marie Saint, who set the blueprint for the Bond girl, dies aged 102  The TelegraphEva Marie Saint, one of the immortals, radiated old-school Hollywood glamour  The Irish Times
  
• Scientists unveil first ultra-accurate nuclear clocks - Financial Times7 October 2026, 3:00 pm
  Scientists unveil first ultra-accurate nuclear clocks  Financial TimesScientists invent entirely new kind of clock  The IndependentScientists in Vienna and Beijing create world's first nuclear clocks  ReutersFirst-Ever Thorium-Based Nuclear Atomic Clock Is A New Tool To Probe Fundamental Forces – And Even Hunt For Dark Matter  IFLScienceIn Vienna and Beijing, the First Nuclear Clocks Begin to Tick  The New York Times
  
• Kemi Badenoch says Tories would scrap inheritance tax on family homes - BBC7 October 2026, 2:33 pm
  Kemi Badenoch says Tories would scrap inheritance tax on family homes  BBCThe Guardian view on Conservative conference: struggling to break out of the comfort zone | Editorial  The GuardianBadenoch’s UK Conservatives are a work in progress  Financial TimesUK Politics Returns to Old Divide of Tax Cuts Versus Big State  Bloomberg.com‘A significant step towards No 10’: Our experts’ verdict on Kemi Badenoch’s speech  The Telegraph
  
• Protesters clash and arrests made as London demos held on October 7 anniversary - London Evening Standard7 October 2026, 2:26 pm
  Protesters clash and arrests made as London demos held on October 7 anniversary  London Evening StandardEleven arrested at pro-Palestinian marches in London on 7 October  BBCFive arrested in London over ‘intifada chants’ on Oct 7 anniversary  The TelegraphPro-Palestine rallies in Edinburgh and Glasgow on October 7 attacks anniversary  The IndependentPolice cannot ban pro-Palestine march on anniversary of 7 October attacks, Met says  Sky News
  
• Xbox Rejects ‘GTA 6’ PC Streaming And Exclusivity Report, Though Questions Remain - Forbes7 October 2026, 2:18 pm
  Xbox Rejects ‘GTA 6’ PC Streaming And Exclusivity Report, Though Questions Remain  ForbesXbox has secured GTA 6 streaming rights  The VergeXbox Denies Landing Exclusive Streaming Deal For GTA 6 At Launch  Pure XboxMicrosoft pushes back on GTA 6 cloud streaming claims  KitGuruGTA 6 PC availability update issued after last-minute 'confirmation' sparks chaos  GAMINGbible
  
• Paramount Games Studio and WB Games merge under Skydance following completion of 1bn acquisition - GamesIndustry.biz7 October 2026, 2:00 pm
  Paramount Games Studio and WB Games merge under Skydance following completion of 1bn acquisition  GamesIndustry.bizDavid Ellison built a Hollywood colossus. Now he needs to run it  Financial TimesGoodbye Warner, hello Skydance: how will the major merger really impact Hollywood?  The GuardianParamount completes bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery  Sky NewsA High-Stakes Gambit Clinched Paramount’s Warner Deal  WSJ