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• Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez apologises for outburst and fined - BBC15 October 2026, 6:03 pm
  Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez apologises for outburst and fined  BBCLisandro Martinez: Man Utd defender apologises for outburst and holds talks with Jason Wilcox and Michael Carrick  Sky SportsMartínez has drawn back the curtain on Manchester United’s ruinous ownership | Jonathan Liew  The GuardianMan United 'a circus' amid Lisandro Martínez rant - Roy Keane  ESPNMartinez free to play after apologising for scathing attack on Man Utd hierarchy  The Telegraph
  
• Pakistan school roof collapse kills at least 34 children and teacher - The Guardian15 October 2026, 6:00 pm
  Pakistan school roof collapse kills at least 34 children and teacher  The GuardianAt least 33 pupils and teacher killed after school roof collapses in Pakistan  BBCMore than 30 killed in Pakistan school roof collapse as police warn building still 'extremely dangerous'  BBCAt least 34 children killed in Pakistan school collapse  Sky NewsThirty-two children dead after Pakistan private school collapses  The Telegraph
  
• How an accelerating Earth led experts to adopt the leap hour - The Guardian15 October 2026, 5:35 pm
  How an accelerating Earth led experts to adopt the leap hour  The GuardianClock ticking for leap second: Why timekeeping could change forever  Al JazeeraLeap second or leap hour: What's going on?  BBCLeap seconds have righted global clocks 27 times. So why do timekeepers want to kill it?  CNNTime’s up for ‘leap second’ thanks to Earth’s accelerating spin  The Times
  
• Andy Burnham asks for his Widdecombe remarks to be corrected - BBC15 October 2026, 5:17 pm
  Andy Burnham asks for his Widdecombe remarks to be corrected  BBCBurnham forced to correct record over Ann Widdecombe murder case blunder  The IndependentAndy Burnham Forced To Issue Embarrassing Correction Over Ann Widdecombe PMQs Gaffe  HuffPost UKBurnham Could Learn From His Tight-Lipped Chancellor Healey  Bloomberg.comBurnham Forced to Correct Record After Ann Widdecombe Trial Gaffe in PMQs  Guido Fawkes
  
• Trans women no longer to be placed on female-only wards under new NHS England guidance - The Guardian15 October 2026, 5:16 pm
  Trans women no longer to be placed on female-only wards under new NHS England guidance  The GuardianTrans people should use hospital spaces according to biological sex, NHS England says  BBCTransgender patients to be placed on wards according to their birth sex, NHS England decides  Sky NewsNHS finally bans trans women from female spaces  The TelegraphNew NHS guidance confirms exclusion of trans women patients from female wards  The Independent
  
• S&P 500, Nasdaq pare declines as AI rout teeters; healthcare, staples gain - Reuters15 October 2026, 5:09 pm
  S&P 500, Nasdaq pare declines as AI rout teeters; healthcare, staples gain  ReutersTreasuries rally as investors seek shelter from AI turbulence  Financial TimesIs the semiconductor industry headed for an almighty crash?  The EconomistTech market sell-off deepens amid fears over US inflation and AI debt  The GuardianNvidia, AMD, Micron fall as AI stock sell-off deepens  CNBC
  
• Strictly's Will Best welcomes his first child with fiancee & reveals sweet name - The Sun15 October 2026, 4:54 pm
  Strictly's Will Best welcomes his first child with fiancee & reveals sweet name  The SunStrictly Come Dancing star Will Best feels ‘so lucky’ as he welcomes first child  Belfast TelegraphSuch amazing news! Will Best has announced the birth of his first child and shared the first picture of his son 🥰 The presenter, who has been taking to the famous ballroom floor in the BBC One dance show for the past few weeks, shared the news of his partner'  FacebookStrictly Come Dancing host shares co-star's 'gorgeous' baby news live on air  Wales OnlineBig Brother co-host Will Best announces he is expecting first child with partner  Messenger Newspapers
  
• Newton Heath murder investigation LIVE as forensics swarm area after woman killed with 3 arrested - updates - Manchester Evening News15 October 2026, 4:22 pm
  Newton Heath murder investigation LIVE as forensics swarm area after woman killed with 3 arrested - updates  Manchester Evening NewsWoman in her 20s stabbed to death in Manchester  Sky NewsMan, 25, held on suspicion of woman's stabbing murder  BBC'Screams' heard and cars smashed as young woman stabbed to death in horror on Newton Heath estate  Manchester Evening NewsThree arrested in murder probe as woman dies in suspected stabbing near Failsworth  Oldham Times
  
• UK economy unexpectedly grows in August despite fall in consumer spending - The Guardian15 October 2026, 4:04 pm
  UK economy unexpectedly grows in August despite fall in consumer spending  The GuardianHealey says surprise UK growth is 'sign of resilience' ahead of Budget  BBCSurprise GDP growth as UK economy stronger than first thought  Sky NewsPound rises against weaker dollar, UK GDP unexpectedly rises  ReutersLabour can’t take credit for healthy economic growth  The Telegraph
  
• Man and woman arrested after two adults and two children killed in Ireland house fire - Sky News15 October 2026, 3:37 pm
  Man and woman arrested after two adults and two children killed in Ireland house fire  Sky NewsWaterford: Arrests made after couple and two children killed in arson attack  BBCSon says four were killed over someone else's drug debt  RTE.ieMan and woman arrested in connection with Waterford house fire (1) | UTV | ITV News  ITVXMan and woman arrested over Waterford petrol bombing that claimed four lives  The Irish Times
  
• Singer or clanker? YouTube Music will tell you with new gen AI labeling. - Ars Technica15 October 2026, 3:12 pm
  Singer or clanker? YouTube Music will tell you with new gen AI labeling.  Ars TechnicaYouTube Music adds new labels for AI music  YouTube Official BlogYouTube Music and Deezer add new AI music controls  MashableYouTube Music now warns you when a song comes from an AI  KorbenAuto-Tune doesn’t count as AI on YouTube Music  CryptoRank
  
• Rafael Camara: Haas sign Brazilian Ferrari Academy driver to team for 2027 Formula 1 season on multi-year deal - Sky Sports15 October 2026, 3:00 pm
  Rafael Camara: Haas sign Brazilian Ferrari Academy driver to team for 2027 Formula 1 season on multi-year deal  Sky SportsBrazilian Camara to join Haas for F1 debut in 2027  BBCOur verdict on Haas signing Camara for F1 2027  The RaceCamara on the ‘crazy’ achievement of joining Haas in 2027  Formula 1Camara over Ocon - did Haas make the correct call for F1 2027?  Autosport
  
• Hole in Neanderthal shoulder bone linked to ancient wooden spear - BBC15 October 2026, 3:00 pm
  Hole in Neanderthal shoulder bone linked to ancient wooden spear  BBCNeanderthal remains may be earliest human ancestor find killed by a spear  The GuardianNeanderthal spear wound reveals 75,000-year-old murder  The TelegraphNeanderthal murder mystery reveals a tale of violence and compassion  CNNEvidence for funerary behaviour and lethal trauma in a new Neanderthal individual from Shanidar Cave  Nature
  
• SpaceX Cargo Dragon delivers more than 6,000 pounds of supplies to the ISS - Space15 October 2026, 2:56 pm
  SpaceX Cargo Dragon delivers more than 6,000 pounds of supplies to the ISS  SpaceSpaceX rocket launch causes stunning ‘jellyfish cloud’ visible off US east coast  The GuardianNASA Science, Cargo Launch on 35th SpaceX Resupply Mission to Station  NASA (.gov)SpaceX rocket creates glowing ‘space jellyfish’ in night sky  The IndependentDragon CRS-35 docks with space station at 11 a.m. ET  srpske.rs
  
• Mother whose son died of a tumour welcomes change - BBC15 October 2026, 2:39 pm
  Mother whose son died of a tumour welcomes change  BBC