Authorities issue shark warning over whale that swam 11km upstream in Clarence River and later died 05. October 2026 (07:02) Juvenile humpback was spotted near Bundjalung national park in what experts say is a rare but not unprecedented eventGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhile the case of a whale found 11km upstream in a New South Wales river this weekend was unusual, it was not unprecedented, experts say.The juvenile humpback, which swam into the Clarence River on the state’s mid-north coast and later died, was towed out to sea on Sunday, according to NSW authorities. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
BBC morale dented by gradual ‘bloodletting’ after weeks of job cuts 05. October 2026 (07:00) Plans to shed as many as 2,000 employees have been announced in stages, and staff fear further cuts in 2027Morale at the BBC has been severely dented by a gradual “bloodletting” that has seen plans to shed as many as 2,000 staff slowly announced over several weeks, members of the corporation’s staff have warned.More internal meetings have been called for this week to discuss further details of the cuts, which aim to save £500m. Some staff already fear that further waves of cuts will follow soon after in the new year. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
From hotel suites to virtual reality, museums turn to licensing deals as costs rise 05. October 2026 (07:00) Natural History Museum and British Museum among cultural institutions leveraging collections and exhibitionsThey are often free to visit but museums are bolstering their finances by putting their stamp on everything from upmarket hotel suites to trendy jumpsuits and virtual reality experiences.Forget buying a T-shirt. If you can afford the “from £724” price tag, you can spend the night in the Natural History Museum family suite at the Park Plaza London Riverbank hotel, which has an interior inspired by the museum’s founder, Sir Richard Owen, complete with Tyrannosaurus rex bunk beds. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Watch: How Brazil's dramatic election unfolded 05. October 2026 (06:51) Millions of Brazilians took to the polls on Sunday for the first round of the country's presidential elections.(BBC News)
France closes up to 500 schools Monday over student protests 05. October 2026 (06:49) Lessons will be "totally or partly suspended" in some high schools after clashes between riot police and student protesters, France's education minister says.(BBC News)
Skull fractures suggest servants of Egypt’s ancient kings were sacrificed 05. October 2026 (06:00) Study of remains taken from royal cemetery at Umm el-Qa’ab appears to confirm early Egyptologist’s theoryCourt officials and craftspeople serving early Egyptian kings may have been sacrificed when their ruler died, according to research that found fractures in several ancient skulls.The royal cemetery of Umm el-Qa’ab near Abydos features the tombs and enclosures of the First Dynasty rulers of Egypt, and dates as far back as 3,000BC. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ball in UK’s court: EU ambassador says Brussels will be ‘ready to engage‘ after country decides what it wants 05. October 2026 (06:00) Jukka Salovaara, who served in London during Cool Britannia era, will be ‘very close’ to negotiations as Burnham government resets relations with EUJukka Salovaara, the newly installed European Union ambassador to the UK, is likely to become a ubiquitous figure in national politics as the Andy Burnham government grapples with the question of its future relationship with the European Union.Burnham has been clearer than his predecessor Keir Starmer in saying that what exists now is not working and that a full range of options, including rejoining, has to be on the table ahead of Labour’s next election manifesto. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Exiled separatist leader is likely to return to a very different Catalonia 05. October 2026 (06:00) Nine years on from a failed independence push, former president Carles Puigdemont will find times have changedAfter years of legal wrangling, Spain’s constitutional court is expected to remove the last obstacle to the return of the former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont after nearly nine years in exile this week.Puigdemont fled in 2017 to avoid being jailed for his part in the failed and illegal independence push for which nine of his colleagues were imprisoned on sentences of up to 13 years, although all were released within three years. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
