Richard Morecroft, veteran ABC news presenter, dies age 70 after cancer diagnosis 06. October 2026 (12:44) Michael Rowland and Leigh Sales lead tributes to newsreader who read the ABC’s 7pm bulletin for 20 yearsGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastFormer ABC news presenter Richard Morecroft has died at the age of 70.Morecroft presented ABC’s 7pm news bulletin for almost 20 years until 2002. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights 06. October 2026 (12:27) Exclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a yearDrax’s planned datacentre could produce nearly double the emissions of all flights out of Gatwick airport each year by burning 4.9m tonnes of wood annually, an analysis has shown.Campaigners say this would make it “one of the dirtiest datacentres out there”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants safety checks 06. October 2026 (12:15) Watchdog examining whether company carried out adequate risk assessment as required by Online Safety ActMark Zuckerberg’s Meta is under investigation for a potential breach of the UK’s digital safety laws after launching a Snapchat-style feature on Instagram.The UK’s communications watchdog, Ofcom, is investigating whether the $1.9tn (£1.4tn) company infringed the Online Safety Act (OSA) by failing to carry out adequate checks on whether its Instagram Instants product could show illegal content or be accessed by children. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
New Jersey congresswoman LaMonica McIver faces legal deadline after giving birth to second child 06. October 2026 (12:00) She must decide by the end of the week whether to seek further review of federal charges over a confrontation with ICE agents at Delaney HallA US congresswoman who just gave birth to a baby girl faces a deadline this week on whether to seek a rehearing of a federal case against her by the Trump administration after an oversight visit to an immigration detention facility.LaMonica McIver, 40, represents New Jersey’s 10th congressional district. She gave birth to her second child last Thursday – a rarity for a sitting member of Congress. She is only the 15th member of Congress to give birth while serving and part of a small subset of congresswomen who have school-age children. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Using the presidency to line his pockets’: could claims of corruption fuel backlash against Trump? 06. October 2026 (12:00) Experts say president is vulnerable amid discontent over rising prices – and the US public has ample cause for complaint In Donald Trump’s telling, he’s a model of incorruptible self-sacrifice.“I’m the only president that donated his salary,” he told a group of cheering supporters at a Hispanic heritage month celebration in the White House last week, before conceding that George Washington – “a very wealthy person” – might have beaten him to the punch. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
