Australia investigating Flydubai co-pilot's links to country 04. October 2026 (08:19) State police and the country's security agency are looking into the co-pilot, who attempted to take control of a Flydubai plane travelling to Israel.(BBC News)
Party conference will be more upbeat than last year, Tories say – but that’s not the whole story 04. October 2026 (08:00) The mood is better but ‘overhyped’, says one Conservative MP as party remains a distant third in pollsThe forthcoming Conservative conference will be, almost everyone in the party agrees, notably more upbeat and unified than last year. There is a similar consensus that Kemi Badenoch is doing well as party leader. That is, however, not the whole story.“The mood is better but the facts are still very poor,” one Conservative MP said. “We are still a distant third in the polls, and if there was an election tomorrow we would lose, and badly. That means the mood is overhyped.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘You have 10 minutes to decide’: answering the life-changing call to become a kinship carer 04. October 2026 (08:00) Those who have stepped in to keep young family members from going into care in England and Wales say the decision has brought them joy and hardshipClive vividly remembers the day when, without warning or time to work out what he was really letting himself in for, he became a kinship carer.“The social worker left, the door closed and Savannah was lying there in a carry cot, wrapped up in a pink blanket. She looked so calm and so comfy, absolutely oblivious about what’s just happened. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Burn Brexit, burn, signals Burnham — the City is with him 04. October 2026 (07:01) Across London, businesses are breathing a collective sigh of relief at the prospect of closer ties with the EU, writes Chris Blackhurst (London News)
Polish activists launch abortion pill locker to bypass near-total ban 04. October 2026 (07:00) ‘AbortOmat’ in Warsaw offers novel way to challenge country’s restrictions and allow women swift, anonymous access They call it the “world’s first parcel locker for abortion pills”. Polish campaigners have launched a new means of distribution as part of their ongoing effort to skirt the country’s near-total ban on abortion.Painted pink and framed by zebra-striped curtains, the 22-compartment “AbortOmat” in Warsaw allows women to access the pills swiftly and anonymously using a six-digit code. The service was envisaged for those who cannot or do not want to wait days for mail delivery due to a missed miscarriage or health complications, or who worry about receiving the pills at home. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK car industry faces ‘difficult trade-off’ between Chinese and EU markets 04. October 2026 (07:00) Britain under pressure to put tariffs on cheap Chinese vehicle imports ahead of protectionist trade measuresBritain’s car industry is grappling with a “difficult trade-off” between China and Europe, as manufacturers struggle to balance the benefits of both markets ahead of looming trade measures that could restrict UK exports to the EU.The UK is an outlier in choosing not to put import taxes on Chinese vehicles, even as the US has shut them out almost entirely, and the EU imposes duties of up to 45%. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
