Pennsylvania faces largest measles outbreak in decades as case count rises to 1,000 05. October 2026 (23:09) Neighboring states are also reporting hundreds of cases, with over 3,800 recorded across the countryPennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, state health officials calculate, making it the largest state outbreak in more than three decades. The benchmark comes as neighboring New York declared a state of emergency about measles rates there.Pennsylvania’s health department said Monday 1,004 cases of measles had been confirmed. Five Pennsylvania residents have died after contracting the disease, with 198 hospitalizations. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Conservatives propose £10bn ‘Britannia Shield’ inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome 05. October 2026 (23:00) Party to unveil plans for one of UK’s ‘most significant military programmes since the cold war’ The Conservatives will announce plans to build a £10bn British “Iron Dome” similar to Israel’s air and missile defence system, which the party will christen “Britannia Shield” in an announcement at conference on Tuesday.The shadow defence secretary, James Cartlidge, will say Britain needs to be ready to defend itself from potential aerial attacks and that new investment was needed in advanced radar and interceptor missiles. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Jeffrey Archer, former Conservative politician and novelist, dies aged 86 05. October 2026 (22:42) Lord Archer died peacefully at home between writing sessions, his publisher saidThe author and former politician Jeffrey Archer has died aged 86.Archer, who was a Conservative MP for five years before serving as the party’s deputy chairman, died “suddenly and peacefully” at his home “between writing sessions” on Monday, his publisher Harper Collins said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
