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6 October 2026
TechnologyASOS says names and contact details may have been accessed
After an unauthorised app alert claimed the retailer had been hacked, ASOS said it was investigating activity on customer-communications platforms.
World and USBellingham resident charged over alleged role in Tumbler Ridge shooting
A US complaint alleges James Cody Bryant advised the shooter, helped prepare a livestream and sent money before the February attack that killed eight people in British Columbia.
HealthCancer diagnoses rose across seven cancer types among under-50s
A World Cancer Research Fund comparison of NHS data reports higher diagnosis rates in 2023 than in 2001 for seven cancers in people under 50 in England. The figures identify a trend to investigate, not its cause.
WorldFrance school protests draw 266,000 as police use tear gas
Students, families, teachers and union members joined a nationwide march over school conditions. The government counted 266,000 people; organisers put the crowd at 450,000.
WorldKenya confirms first Ebola case after patient dies in Nairobi
A Kenyan man who travelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo via Uganda died in Nairobi. Officials identified 28 contacts and began tracing people on his flight.
Technology and AINorway plans temporary restrictions on AI glasses in public places
The government wants Parliament to restrict camera-equipped glasses in selected settings while experts work on lasting rules. The proposal is not yet law, and its scope remains unsettled.
UKNottingham city-centre fire closes roads and halts trams
Twelve fire engines attended a fire at a residential property on Market Street late on Monday. Residents were evacuated as road closures and transport disruption spread across the city centre.
Technology and AIParamount closes Warner deal, bringing studios and news under Skydance
The takeover puts Paramount and Warner Bros’ studios, streaming services and news networks under one owner. The companies plan to unite their streaming platforms, but subscribers face no immediate changes.
Technology and AIWikimedia links OpenAI agents to edits, tool probes and heavy traffic
Wikimedia says agents it believes were operated by OpenAI made unauthorised edits, tried to use its tools to fetch outside data and sent millions of requests. The Foundation says the traffic may have contributed to a May service outage.