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• Bahrain GP in Malaysia: Charles Leclerc tops second practice but Red Bull and Max Verstappen impress on Friday - Sky Sports2 October 2026, 12:54 pm
  Bahrain GP in Malaysia: Charles Leclerc tops second practice but Red Bull and Max Verstappen impress on Friday  Sky SportsBahrain GP in Malaysia 2026: Russell says Red Bull strongest  BBCWhat we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 Bahrain GP in Malaysia  AutosportMercedes suffer one of the ‘toughest Fridays’ of the season but Russell hopeful of fighting for pole  Formula 1Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia LIVE: Practice Two - radio commentary, text updates, times & results  BBC
  
• France school protests: Hundreds of schools closed and 40 head teachers hurt - BBC2 October 2026, 12:13 pm
  France school protests: Hundreds of schools closed and 40 head teachers hurt  BBCOver 560 schools disrupted in France on Friday as protests escalate into ‘urban violence’ – Europe live  The GuardianFrench school protests send shivers down the government's spine  BBCFrench schools burn as student unrest spreads  Financial TimesFrench students set schools on fire in nationwide protests over education system | ITV News  ITVX
  
• Green Party conference: Zack Polanski to give speech at party conference - BBC2 October 2026, 12:12 pm
  Green Party conference: Zack Polanski to give speech at party conference  BBCZack Polanski to demand London rent rise brake 'triple lock' in Green Party conference speech  London Evening StandardGreens call for ’emergency brake’ three-year rent cap  Property118Greens push for three-year cap on private rent rises  LandlordZONENews - Polanski calls for three-year ‘emergency brake’ on private sector rent rises  Inside Housing
  
• Oasis acoustic guitar sells at auction for a record £226,800 - BBC2 October 2026, 12:02 pm
  Oasis acoustic guitar sells at auction for a record £226,800  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Celebrity Traitors debut draws almost 9m viewers and more than half of TV audience - The Guardian2 October 2026, 11:45 am
  Celebrity Traitors debut draws almost 9m viewers and more than half of TV audience  The GuardianChaos, coffins and 'Claudiapatra' steal the show in Celebrity Traitors  BBCHas Richard E Grant already broken The Celebrity Traitors?  The TelegraphCelebrity Traitors 2026 live: Maya Jama and Richard E Grant to make huge decision in tonight’s episode  The IndependentSeven things we learnt from The Celebrity Traitors episode one  The Times
  
• Digested week: My heart sank at seeing Labour’s ‘Hope Again’ conference slogan. But then came Andy Burnham - The Guardian2 October 2026, 11:25 am
  Digested week: My heart sank at seeing Labour’s ‘Hope Again’ conference slogan. But then came Andy Burnham  The GuardianFor too long, only the right has expanded the boundaries of what governments can do. Can Burnham change that?  The GuardianBurnham’s wake-up call for the right  Financial TimesChris Mason: Burnham delivers deeply political speech with a personal core  BBCBurnham’s post-conference bounce is already over  The Telegraph
  
• A 'dark cloud' and 'dismal' mood: What it's like at Cornell amid frat rape allegation - BBC2 October 2026, 10:00 am
  A 'dark cloud' and 'dismal' mood: What it's like at Cornell amid frat rape allegation  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• More than 4,000 deaths recorded in DR Congo Ebola outbreak - Sky News2 October 2026, 9:51 am
  More than 4,000 deaths recorded in DR Congo Ebola outbreak  Sky NewsCongo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000, government data shows  ReutersEbola treatment centre burned down as Congo death toll passes 4,000  EDP24Ebola cases surpass 8,000 as DRC struggles to control outbreak  Al JazeeraEbola response faces setback as transit centre burns down in DR Congo camp  UN News
  
• A66 joyrider crash victim's dad admits attacking celebrant at his son's funeral - The Mirror2 October 2026, 9:24 am
  A66 joyrider crash victim's dad admits attacking celebrant at his son's funeral  The MirrorDad of teen killed in A66 wrong way crash 'attacked man at son's funeral'  metro.co.ukA66 death crash joyrider’s dad, 40, faces jail today for attacking celebrant at his son’s funeral  The SunDad of teen killed in horror A66 smash attacked celebrant at son's funeral  The Northern EchoA66 crash victim's dad admits to attacking mourner delivering his son's eulogy  Daily Star
  
• Manchester City verdict has big integrity implications, warns FA as club lodge appeal - The Guardian2 October 2026, 9:15 am
  Manchester City verdict has big integrity implications, warns FA as club lodge appeal  The GuardianMan City confirm appeal against guilty verdict  BBCManchester City lodge appeal as FA warns of major implications for integrity of game: football news – live  The GuardianClub Statement  mancity.comMan City: HMRC urged to scrutinise tax implications of verdict revealed by Premier League  BBC
  
• Minister denies UK faces diesel shortage after Trump threatens to ban exports - The Guardian2 October 2026, 9:09 am
  Minister denies UK faces diesel shortage after Trump threatens to ban exports  The GuardianDiesel hits £2 a litre in UK for first time, RAC says, as US pressures Europe to release reserves  BBCDiesel hits £2 a litre for first time; eurozone inflation rate surges to 3.8% – business live  The GuardianDiesel latest: Trump threatens export ban; emergency talks in Europe; UK says stocks 'resilient'  Sky NewsUK diesel prices top £2 a litre as Europe faces Trump ultimatum  The Times
  
• Halle Berry's ex Olivier Martinez accuses her of 'choking' their son, 12 - metro.co.uk2 October 2026, 9:06 am
  Halle Berry's ex Olivier Martinez accuses her of 'choking' their son, 12  metro.co.ukText Messages Between Halle Berry and Ex Olivier Martinez Show Actress Saying ‘I Feel Terrible’ About Fight with Son: ‘I Know He Does As Well’  People.comHalle Berry accused of abusing son by ex-husband Oliver Martinez  The IndependentHalle Berry accused of choking 12-year-old son as ex pleads for sole custody in restraining order filing  Page SixHalle Berry's attorney fires back after ex Olivier Martinez accuses actress of abusing their son  Fox News
  
• ‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls flydubai cockpit attack - The Guardian2 October 2026, 8:56 am
  ‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls flydubai cockpit attack  The Guardian'I was not going to let others die' - pilot of Flydubai flight describes cockpit attack by co-pilot  BBC12 minutes of madness: How Flydubai pilot, passengers saved plane midfall  Al JazeeraFriday briefing: How we covered the flydubai incident as it unfolded  The GuardianMossad ‘failed in vetting’ of Israel-bound plane hijacker  The Telegraph
  
• Shares in spreadbetter IG Group plunge by a quarter - Financial Times2 October 2026, 7:34 am
  Shares in spreadbetter IG Group plunge by a quarter  Financial TimesIG Group loses £1bn in value as revenue forecast disappoints  The TimesIG Group shares slump after revenue targets cut  The IndependentIG Group Shares Plunge After Third-Quarter Revenue Slumps  Bloomberg.comIG shares plunge as it slashes revenue forecast  City AM
  
• Christa Pike’s botched execution exposes the deep contradictions of a ‘painless’ state-imposed death - The Conversation2 October 2026, 6:27 am
  Christa Pike’s botched execution exposes the deep contradictions of a ‘painless’ state-imposed death  The ConversationChrista Pike in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections, lawyer says  BBC‘Some of the medication has worn off’: Witness recalls failed Tennessee execution of Christa Pike  nbcnews.comColleen Slemmer Was a Vibrant and Generous Presence, Her Mother Says  The New York TimesFirst Thing: Christa Pike in ‘critical condition’ as Tennessee halts all executions  The Guardian