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Tuesday, October 06, 2026 2:05 AM ET

BBC News - Top Stories

OpenAI admits response to Australian government hacks 'not good enough' -- Top executive Jason Kwon tells hearing company has added "more precautions" to its training environments. -- Just now -- Australia

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Yemeni military says it has 'secured' Red Sea waterway -- Saudi-backed forces gave conflicting reports of whether they had also seized the port city of Mokha, near the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

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How widely used is the death penalty in the US?

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Author and former UK politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86 -- Archer sold more than 300 million books in his five-decade writing career, and his last book, Adam and Eve, was due to be released later this month.

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France braces for national day of school protests after injuries and mass arrests

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Europe is pouring billions into space. Can Glasgow's satellite industry keep up? -- The city's space boom raises questions about the role of the state in backing important industries. -- BBC InDepth

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Saudi Arabia urged to spare man sentenced to death over Facebook post

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Rise in babies in care proceedings in England raises fears of unnecessary adoptions, experts tell BBC

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Former American Idol contestant sentenced to life in prison for murdering wife

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UK Conservatives pledge £10bn 'Britannia Shield' air defence system

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A simple guide to the US midterms -- US voters will head to the polls on 3 November in a ballot that could have a major impact on Donald Trump's presidency. -- US & Canada

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Jeffrey Archer: successful novelist, disgraced politician and convicted liar - Politician and best-selling author whose career was mired in scandal and disgrace. 9 hrs ago

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We're saving £100 a month into pensions for our toddler and baby - here's why -- A growing number of parents are opening retirement funds for their children.

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Katie Razzall: Rachel Jupp is a bold choice for BBC News chief -- The new director of news takes over from Deborah Turness, who resigned as CEO last year.

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Five reasons India's stock market is sinking even when its economy is growing -- The world's fastest growing major economy has one of the worst performing major equity markets in 2026.

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What prompted the US bombers to leave RAF Fairford? -- The mass evacuation of American bombers from the UK points to concern in the Pentagon, our security correspondent writes.

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Dread presenting at work? Read these tips before your next meeting -- Dani Payne would have panic attacks at the thought of presenting - now she does it most days.

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Which emergency foods should you stock up on?

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Watch: How Spain's housing crisis has resulted in an early general election

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Two people killed as floods hit Spain's Catalonia region

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Watch: Moment Indonesian sneaker shop is torn apart by explosion

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Blue Planet and Gandhi composer George Fenton dies aged 76 -- The musician received five Oscar nominations, and soundtracked dozens of memorable nature films. -- Culture

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Australian soldier killed and five injured in crash during training exercise -- A vehicle rolled over on Monday at the Mount Bundey training area, southeast of Darwin.

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Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap election -- Calling of a snap election was not a knee-jerk reaction from Pedro Sánchez but a carefully thought-out manoeuvre, Guy Hedgecoe reports from Madrid.

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Samoa leader apologises for Nazi salute after video from 2007 emerges -- Schmidt acknowledged that his actions "were inappropriate and capable of causing offence and hurt".

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US 'watching closely' after plague researcher dies in Russia -- Donald Trump says the US was looking "very strongly" at the case of a lab technician who died at a research centre in Siberia.

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Flávio Bolsonaro rides right-wing wave to win first round of Brazil election -- Flávio Bolsonaro's success could be the latest example of a resurgence of right-wing support in Latin America.

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Separatist party projected to win Quebec election, adding new test to Canada's unity

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Niamh O'Brien, dancer and wife of Michael Flatley, dies at 52

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Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War Two

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Trump says 'threat' led US to pull bombers from RAF Fairford

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MPs call for investigation after Lutnick-Epstein whistleblower dies

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King's funding for Andrew not to be used for legal action against police

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Trump says he will stop using taxpayer funds for ads after bipartisan pushback

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Owner, businessman & player: Messi has big plans as a golden era ends -- Lionel Messi's Argentina career will end in a friendly against Benin. BBC Sport looks at what next for the 39-year-old? -- Argentina

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England's greatest international? Kane is now a serious contender -- With Harry Kane set to equal Peter Shilton's all-time England appearance record, where does he rank among England greats?

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Gabriel in Man Utd team photo but no hint of reconciliation -- As he prepares to celebrate his 16th birthday, the rift between Manchester United and JJ Gabriel shows no sign of being healed.

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Medvedev disqualified from Djokovic match for hitting spectator with ball -- Daniil Medvedev is disqualified from the China Open after hitting a spectator in the face with a ball during his semi-final against Novak Djokovic.

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F1 needs to have hard look at itself - Sainz -- F1 "needs to have a hard look at" itself in the wake of unprecedented software glitches that affected the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, Carlos Sainz says.

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Olise scores twice in late comeback win for France - France score four goals in the final 13 minutes to come from behind to beat Belgium in the Nations League.

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Player welfare, injury worries & boredom - has extended break worked? -- The extended international break was brought in with player welfare in mind, but has it been a success?

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