Sports · 7 October 2026
Mikel Arteta has signed a new contract with Arsenal running until 2030, making him the highest-paid manager in the Premier League and the club's third-longest-serving boss.
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Finance · 7 October 2026
Brent crude rose above $101 a barrel as French government borrowing costs surged, wiping out Tuesday’s dip. The IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva warned that an energy shock, rising public debt and a rapid AI expansion co…
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Politics · 7 October 2026
At the Tory conference Kemi Badenoch unveiled a proposal to cut inheritance tax and framed it as part of a wider "battle of ideas" on public spending. The announcement was presented as a fresh start for the Conservatives…
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Finance · 7 October 2026
The S&P 500 closed above 7,800 for the first time, with the Nasdaq also reaching a record high. A rally in AI chipmakers and a dip in U.S. Treasury yields drove the market higher, even as investors remain cautious about…
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World · 7 October 2026
A 22‑year‑old from London is the seventh person arrested by counter‑terrorism police in connection with an incident at RAF Fairford last month. Police have not disclosed further details of the alleged offence.
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Health · 7 October 2026
More than a million adults in Great Britain who have never smoked are now regular vapers, a figure that has nearly doubled in four years, and for the second year running, vaping outnumbers smoking among those aged 16 and…
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Sports · 6 October 2026
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jiri Lehecka 7-6, 6-4 to claim his first individual title since February at the Japan Open, capping a comeback from a right wrist injury while Jannik Sinner sits out the rest of the year with a kn…
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World · 6 October 2026
Former Federal Intelligence Service president August Hanning, who led the BND from 1998 to 2005, was arrested on Tuesday on accusations of espionage and treason for allegedly passing classified information to a foreign…
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Technology · 6 October 2026
Ofcom has opened an investigation into Meta’s Instagram Instants, questioning whether the company performed the risk assessment required by the Online Safety Act before rolling out the Snapchat‑style feature.
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