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• Space breakthrough as British rover sent to Mars on mission to discover humans' ancient ancestors - GB News3 October 2026, 5:10 am
  Space breakthrough as British rover sent to Mars on mission to discover humans' ancient ancestors  GB NewsHunt for humans’ ancient ancestor begins... on Mars  The TelegraphTests in Spain for rover which could be sent to Mars  ITNFrom Almeria to Mars: Tabernas desert doubles as the Red Planet for ESA's rover landing tests  Sur in EnglishAberystwyth technology tested ahead of search for ancient life on Mars  The Pembrokeshire Herald
  
• Ten injured as car hits crowd in Australia in 'horrible incident' - Sky News3 October 2026, 4:21 am
  Ten injured as car hits crowd in Australia in 'horrible incident'  Sky NewsNewcastle Knights crash live: Young girl critical as car hits grand final gathering, injuring 10  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation10 injured after car crashes into rugby supporters in Australia  Al JazeeraChild, 5, critical, P-plater arrested after car ploughs through Knights fans in Newcastle  Nine.com.auFive-year-old girl and man, 67, in critical condition after car hits crowd in Newcastle  The Guardian
  
• Suppliers pile pressure on government over energy bills - BBC3 October 2026, 3:47 am
  Suppliers pile pressure on government over energy bills  BBCThe cost of living shock coming for high-earning families  The TimesHousehold energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years  BBCBurnham's bond nightmare will mean bigger energy bills: ALEX BRUMMER  This is MoneyFears over winter heating bills as 4% energy price cap rise comes into effect  Channel 4
  
• Suicide by plane or terrorism? Speculation over motive in flight 1073 attack - The Guardian3 October 2026, 3:06 am
  Suicide by plane or terrorism? Speculation over motive in flight 1073 attack  The Guardian'I was not going to let others die' - pilot of Flydubai flight describes cockpit attack by co-pilot  BBCIsrael flight hijacking live: Netanyahu says ‘whoever sent him will pay heavy price’  The IndependentOman Had Previously Banned the FlyDubai Attacker From Flying  WSJCo-pilot on Flydubai flight was banned from flying by Oman  DW.com
  
• Man jailed for 15 years for blowing up ULEZ camera in southeast London - standard.co.uk3 October 2026, 1:46 am
  Man jailed for 15 years for blowing up ULEZ camera in southeast London  standard.co.ukSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Man accused of Ann Widdecombe murder charged with preparing terrorist acts including against Nigel Farage - Sky News3 October 2026, 12:13 am
  Man accused of Ann Widdecombe murder charged with preparing terrorist acts including against Nigel Farage  Sky NewsWiddecombe suspect charged with planning terror act against Farage  BBCAnn Widdecombe murder suspect charged with planning terror act against Nigel Farage  The GuardianUK police charge man with preparing terror acts including against Nigel Farage  CNNAnn Widdecombe murder suspect charged with Nigel Farage terror plot  The Times
  
• Cornell frat house rape accuser 'under siege' online, says lawyer - BBC2 October 2026, 11:53 pm
  Cornell frat house rape accuser 'under siege' online, says lawyer  BBCHow the Cornell-7 case sparked a reckoning for frat boys in 2026  The IndependentCornell case raises questions about rise of ketamine in sexual assaults: ‘You might not realize you’re being touched’  The GuardianDistrict Attorney’s investigation of 2024 sexual assault allegations  Cornell University statementsDA did not review witness statements and other evidence Cornell police collected in alleged gang rape of student  nbcnews.com
  
• Celebrity Traitors claim their first victim as Richard E Grant tries to save his skin - BBC2 October 2026, 11:31 pm
  Celebrity Traitors claim their first victim as Richard E Grant tries to save his skin  BBCThe Celebrity Traitors review – Ross Kemp really needs to get a grip  The GuardianSeven things we learnt from The Celebrity Traitors episode one  The TimesIs Richard E Grant a Machiavellian schemer or a giddy fool?  The TelegraphCelebrity Traitors 2026 live: Richard E Grant comes out fighting at roundtable - after first ‘murder’ and third Traitor reveal  The Independent
  
• Trump: I won’t ban diesel exports - The Telegraph2 October 2026, 10:52 pm
  Trump: I won’t ban diesel exports  The TelegraphG7 to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel after Trump export ban threat  BBCWorld in Brief: G7 to release oil reserves; America’s hiring slows  The EconomistUS backs down from fuel export ban threat as G7 agrees to release 100mn barrels  Financial TimesDiesel latest: G7 to release 100 million barrels of diesel and oil after emergency talks, Macron says  Sky News
  
• Which clubs did Man City's 'inflated' money flow to in transfer market? - BBC2 October 2026, 10:30 pm
  Which clubs did Man City's 'inflated' money flow to in transfer market?  BBCWill Greenwood: I am a Man City fan and I still have faith  The TelegraphHow best to punish City? Restitution over retribution, then hand club to the fans | Jonathan Liew  The GuardianMan City appeal: Club's strategy brought into question by 2015 statement main sponsor Etihad Airways submitted to US government  Sky SportsBurnham may have scored own goal with Man City remarks  RTE.ie
  
• Tories pledge to build 50,000 new prison places - BBC2 October 2026, 9:11 pm
  Tories pledge to build 50,000 new prison places  BBCKemi to fund 50,000 more prison spaces by slashing foreign aid  The SunTories pledge to slash overseas aid budget to fund ‘biggest prison increase since Queen Victoria’  The IndependentTories pledge to end early release with 50,000 cells  The TelegraphBrown-Fuller: "Something doesn't add up" with new Tory prison plans  Liberal Democrats
  
• Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator after botched execution: Lawyers - Al Jazeera2 October 2026, 9:07 pm
  Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator after botched execution: Lawyers  Al JazeeraI've seen nearly 500 executions - but never one like Christa Pike's  BBCPike on life support after failed execution attempt in US  RTE.ieCalls grow for US death penalty halt after ‘torturous’ botched execution of Christa Pike  The GuardianChrista Pike: Death row inmate unconscious and on ventilator after botched execution, lawyers say  Sky News
  
• Two men charged with terrorism offences in Manchester - BBC2 October 2026, 8:01 pm
  Two men charged with terrorism offences in Manchester  BBCTwo Iranian men charged over alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community  The GuardianIranian small boat migrants charged over Yom Kippur terror plot  The TelegraphTwo Iranians charged over alleged plot targeting Jewish community in UK  Al JazeeraTwo Iranian men charged over suspected terror plot targeting Jewish people in Manchester ahead of Yom Kippur  Sky News
  
• Lewis Hamilton warned over Ferrari mirror woe as mistake sparks track change - RacingNews365 Review - racingnews365.com2 October 2026, 8:00 pm
  Lewis Hamilton warned over Ferrari mirror woe as mistake sparks track change - RacingNews365 Review  racingnews365.comF1 Bahrain GP in Malaysia LIVE: Final Practice and Qualifying updates, results, stream, highlights from Formula 1 race weekend in Sepang  Sky SportsLewis Hamilton warned, Ferrari fined for Bahrain GP impeding  Motorsport.comFIA confirms double punishment after Lewis Hamilton investigation at Bahrain Grand Prix  gpfans.comFIA launches Lewis Hamilton investigation after Bahrain GP incident  PlanetF1
  
• Brooklyn Beckham snubs mum Victoria’s Paris Fashion Week show - despite being a few miles up the road - The Sun2 October 2026, 7:44 pm
  Brooklyn Beckham snubs mum Victoria’s Paris Fashion Week show - despite being a few miles up the road  The SunVictoria Beckham’s Paris show: Fresh and fluid, but hardly a family affair  The TelegraphBrooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz 'upstaged' Victoria with ‘calculated’ Paris trip  dailystar.co.ukDavid Beckham quietly signals hope for reconciliation as Brooklyn snubs family event  Metro.co.ukBrooklyn Beckham risks run-in with estranged brother at Paris Fashion Week  Oxford Mail