Germany arrests former domestic intelligence chief over alleged spying 06. October 2026 (11:49) August Hanning served as president of Federal Intelligence Service from 1998 to 2005Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office has said a former domestic intelligence chief was arrested on Tuesday on espionage allegations.August Hanning was president of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) from December 1998 to November 2005. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Kenya confirms first Ebola case and says patient has died 06. October 2026 (11:35) Health minister says 28 contacts identified after death of citizen who arrived from DRC on SaturdayKenya has recorded its first confirmed Ebola case, a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and arrived in Nairobi on Saturday, the health minister, Aden Duale, has said.The patient has since died, and 28 contacts have been identified so far including family members and health workers, Duale told a press conference. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
George Fenton, Oscar-nominated British composer for more than 100 films, dies aged 76 06. October 2026 (11:24) Fenton’s successes include scores for Gandhi, Groundhog Day and 18 Ken Loach films, plus BBC TV news themes, Blue Planet and moreGeorge Fenton, the British composer who earned five Oscar nominations for scores to films such as Gandhi and Dangerous Liaisons, has died aged 76.A statement from his family said his death was “unexpected” but did not give a cause. The statement added that he was survived by various family members, as well as “a life of music”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Woman’s body found in stockyard trough close to NSW-Queensland border 06. October 2026 (11:05) Police say body found by trail bike riders at remote farm in Terragon is badly decomposed, sparking search of missing persons recordsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA partially submerged body believed to be a woman has been discovered in a remote stockyard, with the death being treated as suspicious.Officers were called to a property in Terragon, near Murwillumbah in northern NSW, at about 11.20am on Monday after reports of a dead body. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US households pay 62% more for water than they did a decade ago, study finds 06. October 2026 (11:00) For-profit water corporations, federal cuts and climate crisis are ‘supercharging water rate hikes’, study co-author saysUS households are paying 62% more for drinking water than they did a decade ago – outpacing inflation, grocery prices and household incomes, according to a new study.Food & Water Watch, a Washington DC-based non-profit, analyzed 2025 billing data from the 500 largest community water systems in the US, which together serve about 155 million people, or 45% of the country’s population. The analysis compared current rates with data from a similar Food & Water Watch survey conducted in 2015. The study does not include wastewater or storm water charges, which are often billed separately from drinking water service. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
