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• French bond sell-off ‘reminiscent of the euro crisis’ as Paris proposes cuts and tax rises – business live - The Guardian2 October 2026, 6:38 am
  French bond sell-off ‘reminiscent of the euro crisis’ as Paris proposes cuts and tax rises – business live  The GuardianFrance meets fiscal reality with a crunch  Financial TimesExplainer: Why the ECB is unlikely to step in for France  ReutersFrench government's draft budget relies on tax hikes to take back control over public finances  Le Monde.frFiscal troubles for the euro may only be starting  ING Think
  
• Hundreds of French schools to stay closed after violent student protests - Sky News2 October 2026, 6:19 am
  Hundreds of French schools to stay closed after violent student protests  Sky NewsFrance school protests escalate into ‘urban violence’ as PM calls crisis cabinet meeting  The GuardianWhy are school students in France protesting?  BBCFrench schools burn as student unrest spreads  Financial TimesFires break out at French schools as students protest nationwide  BBC
  
• Suspect named as woman 'kidnapped and raped inside car after journey from Wigan' - Manchester Evening News2 October 2026, 6:04 am
  Suspect named as woman 'kidnapped and raped inside car after journey from Wigan'  Manchester Evening NewsSuspect named after woman 'kidnapped and raped inside car'  facebook.comMan charged after woman 'kidnapped and raped inside car' in St Helens  Daily Express'Any information could be vital to our investigation'  Wigan TodayWoman 'kidnapped and raped after getting into car she believed was taxi' in town centre as man charged  The Sun
  
• ‘Self-healing’ coach who was banned from working in Australia to speak in UK - The Guardian2 October 2026, 6:00 am
  ‘Self-healing’ coach who was banned from working in Australia to speak in UK  The Guardian
  
• Verstappen beats upgraded Mercedes in Sepang practice one - the-race.com2 October 2026, 5:40 am
  Verstappen beats upgraded Mercedes in Sepang practice one  the-race.comVerstappen tops Bahrain GP in Malaysia first practice  BBCVerstappen leads FP1 at Bahrain GP in Malaysia  Formula 1How Max Verstappen can disrupt Kimi Antonelli, George Russell title fight in remainder of 2026 Formula 1 season  Sky SportsMax Verstappen laughs off Malaysian heat concerns: "Months of preparation to not give an F!"  Motorsport.com
  
• Labour considers scrapping disability benefit for young people - telegraph.co.uk2 October 2026, 5:29 am
  Labour considers scrapping disability benefit for young people  telegraph.co.ukKey disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes  The GuardianMinisters may scrap youth disability benefit for back-to-work plan  The TimesBurnham to cut benefits for one group of people after 'snowflakes and shirkers' comment  Daily StarPat McFadden sets out plans to put work and opportunity at heart of welfare – his speech in full  LabourList
  
• Sir Alex Ferguson on brain haemorrhage and games that shaped his life - BBC2 October 2026, 5:25 am
  Sir Alex Ferguson on brain haemorrhage and games that shaped his life  BBCSir Alex Ferguson opens up on ‘frightening’ brain haemorrhage  The IndependentSir Alex Ferguson admitted he was terrified about making Old Trafford return after his 2018 brain haemorrhage  Sky SportsFergie’s first promise to Old Trafford has been found on a lost tape  I Love ManchesterSir Alex Ferguson opens up on 'frightening' brain haemorrhage effects and Man United return  Manchester Evening News
  
• The new driving licence rules introduced in October - The Independent2 October 2026, 5:21 am
  The new driving licence rules introduced in October  The IndependentGraduated Driver Licensing: Northern Ireland's young drivers first in UK to get new driving licensing laws  BBCExtra restrictions on young drivers as UK’s first graduated licence scheme launches  Auto ExpressGraduated motorcycle licence rules introduced in Northern Ireland  VisordownDriving Initiative Designed to Keep Young Drivers Safe on the Road  Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
  
• University of Surrey study finds repairable electronics being written off - BBC2 October 2026, 4:59 am
  University of Surrey study finds repairable electronics being written off  BBC
  
• Israel flight hijacking live: Pilot ‘attacked with axe’ as more details emerge - The Independent2 October 2026, 4:39 am
  Israel flight hijacking live: Pilot ‘attacked with axe’ as more details emerge  The IndependentNetanyahu says Flydubai attacker had 'Islamist radical indoctrination'  BBCCockpit stabbing was hero pilot’s second mid-air crisis  telegraph.co.ukFlydubai latest: Attacker 'underwent Islamist radical indoctrination', Israeli PM says  Sky NewsFlydubai co-pilot ‘assaulted’ captain before landing: Initial Saudi probe  Al Jazeera
  
• SpaceX flight led by first black female commander sets US speed record - Sky News2 October 2026, 4:32 am
  SpaceX flight led by first black female commander sets US speed record  Sky NewsWhat time will SpaceX launch Crew-13 astronauts for NASA today? How to watch live (full timeline)  SpaceSpaceX launches 13th long-duration astronaut crew to International Space Station  Reuters‘An amazing ride’: SpaceX flight led by first Black female commander sets US speed record  The GuardianSpaceX describes surgical intervention before launch of latest crew mission  Ars Technica
  
• Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says - Financial Times2 October 2026, 4:01 am
  Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says  Financial TimesFirstFT: Putin has told military to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says  Financial Times
  
• Seoul warns 'further action' if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row - BBC2 October 2026, 3:09 am
  Seoul warns 'further action' if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row  BBCUkraine war live: Row breaks out with ally over North Korean soldiers  The IndependentSouth Korea threatens Ukraine in row over North Korean prisoners  The TimesSouth Korea's Lee threatens action against Ukraine over transfer of North Koreans  ReutersWhy is South Korea so angry with Ukraine over two North Korean prisoners of war?  The Guardian
  
• NY's governor appoints special prosecutor in Cornell frat rape investigation - BBC2 October 2026, 2:08 am
  NY's governor appoints special prosecutor in Cornell frat rape investigation  BBCAfter rape allegations at Cornell University, why are women again being urged to talk to their sons? Why not men?  The GuardianNew York governor appoints special prosecutor in alleged Cornell gang rape  telegraph.co.ukCornell students voice frustration at public hearing over rape case  BBCCornell: What we know about what Jane Doe told officials and the Snapchat messages  CNN
  
• Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery - BBC1 October 2026, 11:45 pm
  Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery  BBCMoment pregnant mum-of-two screams in terror as balaclava-clad thugs threaten her with knife in brutal crypto robbery  The SunPregnant mum threatened with knife during crypto burglary  Discover SWNS