Cyber-attack defrosts refrigerators in two French supermarket chains 12. October 2026 (17:24) An estimated 150-200 Intermarché shops were targeted, along with almost 100 Cooperative U outletsFrench supermarket chains Intermarché and Cooperative U have been hit by an “unprecedented” cyber-attack that caused their refrigerators to defrost, the two retailers have said.An estimated 150-200 Intermarché shops were targeted, along with almost 100 Cooperative U outlets, in the attack, they said on Monday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Mamdani says ICE agents who shot man in New York looked like ‘mass shooters’ 12. October 2026 (17:03) Mayor calls for end to agency’s operations in city after agents shot and wounded man with five-year-old in carThe New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani, on Sunday compared US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s recent shooting of a man in the Manhattan enclave of Marble Hill to a mass shooting scene – and called for an end to the agency’s operations in his city.Mamdani’s joined MS NOW’s Jacob Soboroff for his first media interview since ICE agents shot and wounded Oscar Belgal, 28, during an enforcement operation while he was in his car with his five-year-old child also inside. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Duel in the desert: US marine veteran aims to win back working-class voters for Democrats 12. October 2026 (17:00) Regina Romero draws on unique biography to connect with voters in Arizona battleground – can she flip a key swing seat?On a recent morning, Tucson mayor Regina Romero knocked on a yellow door above a mat emblazoned with a cat’s silhouette and the words “go away, peasants”. A young man cracked the door open and stood there silently, a toothbrush dangling from his mouth.After giving him a moment to finish brushing his teeth, the mayor introduced herself and asked if the man had heard of JoAnna Mendoza, the Democrat running to unseat Republican congressman Juan Ciscomani. Romero handed him a pamphlet and rattled off her candidate’s virtues. The young man stood stone-faced, until she mentioned that Mendoza had served for nearly two decades as a US marine. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
How significant are Burnham’s remarks on Kremlin interference in Brexit vote? 12. October 2026 (16:48) Prime minister has reopened the debate over whether Russia did seek to influence the 2016 referendumAndy Burnham unexpectedly reopened an old Brexit debate when he said he had been told after becoming prime minister that Russia had interfered in the 2016 EU referendum.It was a contentious issue in the second half of the previous decade, but one that had largely been forgotten about as the UK finally adjusted to the reality of leaving the EU. Now Burnham’s comments have given the topic a fresh impetus. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Alex Gibney says Universal ‘wavered’ over releasing Elon Musk documentary 12. October 2026 (16:38) The revelation comes after the four-hour film’s Venice premiere drew a string of criticisms and insults from the founder of SpaceXAIAlex Gibney, director of the new four-hour documentary about Elon Musk, said that Universal, owners of the film’s international distribution rights “wavered” over releasing the film outside North America.Gibney was speaking to the New York Times as the film opened in the US (where it is being released by the independent distributor Bleecker Street), and appeared to confirm a story in the Hollywood Reporter that Universal, which had acquired the international rights to the film in 2023, had got cold feet. Asked by the New York Times, “Did Universal Pictures waver in setting up its international release plans?” Gibney replied: “Yes.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Children and women included in Reform plan to immediately deport 90,000 asylum seekers 12. October 2026 (16:24) Farage’s party says it would ‘embed’ immigration enforcement in UK and use ‘aerial imaging’ to identify peopleUK politics live – latest updatesChildren and mothers would not be exempt from plans by Reform UK to immediately deport 90,000 asylum seekers and impose a five-year ban on people being granted asylum.The party’s most hardline immigration policies to date were condemned by refugee charities and others as “unworkable” and an abandonment of Britain’s tradition of helping victims of war after they were announced by Nigel Farage on Monday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Student lay in wait for housemate before stabbing him 30 times, Bristol court hears 12. October 2026 (16:04) Zack Coughlan is accused of murdering Jamie Collins, who he studied with at the University of the West of EnglandA university student lay in wait for his housemate to return home before stabbing him 30 times, a murder trial has been told.Zack Coughlan, 23, dressed in black and wore a mask and gloves to ambush Jamie Collins, 21, in the garden of their home near the University of West England in Bristol, where both were studying robotics. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
More part-time bosses and co-CEOs could keep women in leadership and narrow Australia’s pay gap 12. October 2026 (16:01) Uneven caring responsibilities combined with a lack of flexible work options have prevented women from staying in senior positions, research suggestsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore part-time bosses and “co-CEOs” could keep women in leadership and narrow Australia’s gender pay gap, the federal government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency says.WGEA warned resistance to gender equality was growing and urged employers to make management more flexible to reduce the gender pay gap, where women earn $0.79 for every $1 a man makes on average. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Rescued turtles return home after NSW government cut flows to wetland 12. October 2026 (16:00) Environmental water to the area was halted after a complaint from a private landholder, leading to the deaths of wildlife and sheepGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFreshwater turtles rescued from a dried-up water hole in western New South Wales after the state government cut environmental water to the area are being returned home.Late last month, 10 broad-shelled turtles and three Murray River turtles were released back into the Gingham water hole in the state’s Gwydir region. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Julie Inman Grant may be able to limit Australians seeing a livestreamed US execution – but it could start a diplomatic incident 12. October 2026 (16:00) A history of tech giant legal challenges and US political criticism shows there’s no easy solution for the eSafety commissionerGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s online safety regulator has a few levers to limit the public seeing the US’s planned livestream of an execution, but history suggests it will lead to a very public fight.The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, announced last week the planned execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan would be livestreamed when the military execution is carried out in early December. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
