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• Lidl GB’s sales soar by over 10%, helped by price cuts and Deluxe range - The Guardian5 October 2026, 2:37 pm
  Lidl GB’s sales soar by over 10%, helped by price cuts and Deluxe range  The GuardianLidl gains £650m boost from cost of living crisis  The TelegraphLidl doubles down on loyalty pricing despite Aldi attacks  cityam.comLidl sales hit £13bn as it gains ground on Aldi with 50-store push  Retail GazetteLidl sales boost as budget deals lure in millions of new shoppers  The Independent
  
• Reporter notebook: Why England's 7-0 victory in Croatia is angrifying for every fan - Sky Sports5 October 2026, 2:19 pm
  Reporter notebook: Why England's 7-0 victory in Croatia is angrifying for every fan  Sky SportsChild’s play for England  The GuardianEngland star Jude Bellingham shows he could become "one of the greatest" as he unlocks new level  BBCEngland utterly irresistible in one of their greatest ever wins  The TimesInternationals: Rogers provides gloss on historic England win | News | Official Site  Chelsea
  
• Christa Pike’s lawyers had warned execution would be ‘difficult and perhaps cruel’ due to her veins - The Guardian5 October 2026, 1:58 pm
  Christa Pike’s lawyers had warned execution would be ‘difficult and perhaps cruel’ due to her veins  The GuardianOpinion | I Consulted With Christa Pike’s Death Row Team. I Knew This Could Happen.  The New York TimesPrisons chief resigns after failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee  Sky NewsTennessee’s outgoing prison chief had a history of execution missteps before Christa Pike, officials say  CNNChrista Pike's prognosis still unclear after failed execution, lawyer says  BBC
  
• Whisky to be aged in space for first time in university satellite project - Sky News5 October 2026, 1:54 pm
  Whisky to be aged in space for first time in university satellite project  Sky NewsSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• FA Cup fourth qualifying round draw in full as non-League teams learn opponents - The Mirror5 October 2026, 1:33 pm
  FA Cup fourth qualifying round draw in full as non-League teams learn opponents  The MirrortalkSPORT to air Emirates FA Cup draw  TheFA.comFA CUP FOURTH ROUND QUALIFYING DRAW DETAILS  Carlisle United Football ClubEastleigh bag home draw against lower league side in FA Cup fourth qualifying round  YahooFA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round Draw  southendunited.co.uk
  
• Central London hit by mass power cut with 32 postcodes affected - The Independent5 October 2026, 1:25 pm
  Central London hit by mass power cut with 32 postcodes affected  The IndependentLondon hit by power cut  The TelegraphPower cut hits huge swathe of central London - LIVE  London Evening StandardEast London power cut sees thousands of homes without electricity  My LondonLondon power cut shuts down major travel hub as 32 postcodes hit by electricity outage  Daily Star
  
• Spain’s Pedro Sanchez announces snap election amid housing crisis - Al Jazeera5 October 2026, 12:45 pm
  Spain’s Pedro Sanchez announces snap election amid housing crisis  Al JazeeraSpain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls early election  BBC15-year-old loses hand during French schools protest as clashes with police continue – Europe live  The GuardianSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls snap election  Financial TimesEuropean Left on verge of collapse as Spain’s Pedro Sánchez calls snap election  The Telegraph
  
• Twelve arrests after protest over migrant boat arrival - BBC5 October 2026, 12:38 pm
  Twelve arrests after protest over migrant boat arrival  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• EU monitors 'very closely' suspected plague outbreak in Russia - Euronews.com5 October 2026, 12:10 pm
  EU monitors 'very closely' suspected plague outbreak in Russia  Euronews.comLab worker ‘possibly’ dies of plague in Siberia, prompting quarantine measures  The GuardianInside mysterious Russian lab where worker died of suspected plague ‘that escaped from broken test tube’  The IndependentDozens quarantined after researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection  CNN'Plague' outbreak in Russia - expert comment  University of Reading
  
• No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws bombers - BBC5 October 2026, 12:07 pm
  No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws bombers  BBCUS removes all bombers from RAF Fairford back to home stations  BBCNo 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws its bombers from base  The GuardianAmerica has just handed Britain a humiliating vote of no-confidence  The TelegraphUS recalls B-1 bombers from UK air base following alleged terror plot  Financial Times
  
• Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport or building, reports say - BBC5 October 2026, 11:34 am
  Flydubai co-pilot planned to crash plane into Tel Aviv airport or building, reports say  BBCFlydubai hijacker avoided vetting at British university through loophole  The TelegraphFlydubai hijacking attempt exposes worrying gaps in aviation security  CNNAlleged flydubai attacker left Australia without finishing engineering course, university says  The GuardianMultiple Security Failures Allowed FlyDubai Pilot Into Cockpit  WSJ
  
• Glastonbury Festival 2027: Spring ticket resale, volunteering and line-up news - BBC5 October 2026, 11:32 am
  Glastonbury Festival 2027: Spring ticket resale, volunteering and line-up news  BBCGlastonbury 2027 tickets sell out in 42 minutes  BBCFrom the Bayeux tapestry to Glastonbury: top tips and tricks to grab the hottest tickets  The GuardianGlastonbury 2027 tickets: Fan shares how she beat the new queue booking system  Somerset LiveHow to get Glastonbury 2027 tickets: the 6 tips and tricks to beat the queue today  The Independent
  
• Jewish Greens chair says she could leave party over 'Zionism is racism' motion - BBC5 October 2026, 11:23 am
  Jewish Greens chair says she could leave party over 'Zionism is racism' motion  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Sotheby’s dinosaur auction shows fossils boom is not dying out - Financial Times5 October 2026, 10:00 am
  Sotheby’s dinosaur auction shows fossils boom is not dying out  Financial Times
  
• UK reviewing whether to impose tariffs on Chinese car imports to align with EU - The Guardian5 October 2026, 9:43 am
  UK reviewing whether to impose tariffs on Chinese car imports to align with EU  The GuardianUK business secretary weighs up tariffs on Chinese EVs  Financial TimesBritain expected to impose tariffs on Chinese electric cars  The TimesUK car industry faces ‘difficult trade-off’ between Chinese and EU markets  The GuardianDrivers face higher EV prices as ministers mull Chinese car tariffs  The Telegraph