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• At Brighton, Polanski raised his arms in triumph. It felt more like a wave goodbye | John Crace - The Guardian3 October 2026, 1:30 am
  At Brighton, Polanski raised his arms in triumph. It felt more like a wave goodbye | John Crace  The GuardianGreen Party conference: Polanski calls for three-year cap on private rent rises  BBCZack Polanski faces defining week as UK’s Green surge falters  Financial TimesBurnham has killed off the Green Party  The TelegraphGreens celebrate ‘wild’ year at party conference  Channel 4
  
• ‘I was fighting for my life’: Indian pilot hailed as hero recalls flydubai cockpit attack - The Guardian3 October 2026, 1:30 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  BBCSuicide by plane or terrorism? Speculation over motive in flight 1073 attack  The GuardianOman Had Previously Banned the FlyDubai Attacker From Flying  wsj.comIsrael investigates why dozens of Omani pilots could fly into country  The Telegraph
  
• Space breakthrough as British rover sent to Mars on mission to discover humans' ancient ancestors - GB News3 October 2026, 1:25 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  ITNMars rover learns to navigate Spanish desert ahead of search for life on Red Planet  YahooFrom Almeria to Mars: Tabernas desert doubles as the Red Planet for ESA's rover landing tests  Sur in English
  
• 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 GuardianWiddecombe Murder Suspect Charged With Preparing Acts of Terrorism, Including Against Farage  The New York TimesUK police charge man with preparing terror acts including against Nigel Farage  CNN
  
• 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 GuardianIs Richard E Grant a Machiavellian schemer or a giddy fool?  The TelegraphSeven things we learnt from The Celebrity Traitors episode one  The TimesClaudia Winkleman reveals what caused Richard E Grant’s Celebrity Traitors blunder  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 leaders agree to release up to 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil  BBCUS 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 NewsG7 to release 100m barrels from reserves to combat surging diesel prices – as it happened  The Guardian
  
• World Grand Prix: James Wade thrashes Gian van Veen to book Luke Humphries semi-final after Gerwyn Price edges thriller - Sky Sports2 October 2026, 10:48 pm
  World Grand Prix: James Wade thrashes Gian van Veen to book Luke Humphries semi-final after Gerwyn Price edges thriller  Sky SportsWorld Grand Prix: Luke Humphries into semi-finals but Gian van Veen is knocked out by James Wade  BBCWorld Grand Prix Darts LIVE RESULTS: Humphries into semis, Price wins thriller  The SunPDC Darts | Darts Live Scores, Darts Results & Darts Tickets  pdc.tvPrice Outlasts Clayton As Semi Finals Set At Grand Prix  Darts World Magazine
  
• 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?  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Tories pledge to build 50,000 new prison places - BBC2 October 2026, 9:11 pm
  Tories pledge to build 50,000 new prison places  BBCTories pledge to slash overseas aid budget to fund 50,000 prison places  The IndependentTories pledge to end early release with 50,000 cells  The TelegraphKemi Badenoch pledges to build 50,000 prison places in seven years  lbc.co.ukBrown-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  BBCChrista Pike remains on ventilator after failed execution in Tennessee  The GuardianChrista Pike: What to know about the case of Tennessee death row inmate  NBC NewsAfter botched execution attempt, Tennessee must commute Christa Pike’s death sentence as a first step  Amnesty International
  
• Child disability benefits spending doubles as mental health claims soar - The Telegraph2 October 2026, 9:00 pm
  Child disability benefits spending doubles as mental health claims soar  The TelegraphWhy are so many teenagers on benefits for ADHD?  The TimesMap of Norfolk reveals teenage ADHD and autism benefit claims have DOUBLED since 2019  EDP24Child disability claims TREBLE as benefits bill balloons to £8.3billion, new report reveals  GB NewsMental health disability benefits ‘given to 400,000 more children’  The Times
  
• King Charles III to acknowledge ‘darkest days’ of Britain’s colonial rule during Caribbean tour - The Guardian2 October 2026, 8:52 pm
  King Charles III to acknowledge ‘darkest days’ of Britain’s colonial rule during Caribbean tour  The GuardianKing's Caribbean tour will not shy away from 'darkest days of our past'  BBCKing will not apologise for slave trade on Caribbean tour  The TimesNo apology but King Charles will not shy away from slavery issue during Caribbean tour, Buckingham Palace says  ReutersKing will not apologise for slavery on Caribbean tour  The Telegraph
  
• Manchester City’s England players are worried about their futures, admits Tuchel - The Guardian2 October 2026, 8:29 pm
  Manchester City’s England players are worried about their futures, admits Tuchel  The GuardianThomas Tuchel: England boss would 'never rule out' selecting players in lower divisions  BBCEngland’s Manchester City players worried about future after club’s guilty verdict, Thomas Tuchel says  The IndependentThomas Tuchel should know how to handle England’s Man City contingent  The TelegraphThomas Tuchel: I would pick City players if they weren’t in Premier League  The Times
  
• Watch the shock moment Celebrity Traitors star QUITS mission after being buried alive - The Sun2 October 2026, 8:05 pm
  Watch the shock moment Celebrity Traitors star QUITS mission after being buried alive  The SunSee more headlines and perspectives on Google 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 TelegraphPolice given more time to quiz Manchester plot suspects  BBCTwo Iranian men charged over suspected terror plot targeting Jewish people in Manchester ahead of Yom Kippur  Sky News