Six presumed dead as Coast Guard suspends search for missing medical plane near Nantucket 05. October 2026 (14:31) Medical transport plane flying from Bermuda to Boston crashed off coast of Massachusetts early Saturday Six people are presumed dead after the US Coast Guard on Sunday suspended its search for survivors of a medical transport plane crash off the coast of Massachusetts early the previous day.The aircraft, which was flying from Bermuda to Boston, lost contact with ground authorities at about 2am on Saturday, and the Coast Guard located a debris field near the island of Nantucket later that day. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Schoolboy, 15, loses hand after picking up police stun grenade during French school protests 05. October 2026 (14:25) PM orders ministers to tackle students’ five major demands, including organising replacement teachers and school repairsEurope live – latest updatesHundreds of schools in France remained fully or partly closed on Monday as teenagers continued to blockade buildings and the government struggled to contain the biggest youth protest movement in years.A 15-year-old protesting against what the demonstrators say are France’s dilapidated and understaffed schools had his hand blown off on Monday in the northern town of Lens, the local prefect François-Xavier Lauch said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Accept ‘bad things’ in return for benefits of AI, says Sam Altman 05. October 2026 (14:13) Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliverSam Altman says he believes the world should accept “bad things” happening with AI in exchange for the benefits of the technology.The chief executive of OpenAI cited hacks, scams and “other bad things that will happen” in an interview that sparked an instant backlash from critics of the major AI companies. His comments came after one of his company’s safety experts resigned, saying at the weekend that its “culture is broken”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
