US death row inmate Christa Pike taken to hospital after surviving two lethal injections, says lawyer
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Her lawyer says Pike is being "provided life-saving measures" after two syringes of pentobarbital.

Veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Rantzen, who fronted the BBC's That's Life for two decades, went on to found Childline, and in recent years had been a campaigner for assisted dying.

AI boom could trigger market shocks, Bank of England boss warns
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

Andrew Bailey says the central bank is watching the waves of cash being invested in artificial intelligence "very carefully".

Too early to say what motive for Dubai-Tel Aviv flight attack was, Israeli PM says
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

A pilot who stabbed another pilot on an Israel-bound plane is under investigation in Saudi Arabia, Benjamin Netanyahu says.

Employers should teach primary-age children about work, says Milburn
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

The author of a major report into youth activity in the UK says children as young as four should be learning about careers.