News from October 2, 2025

Mysterious "rogue planet" spotted gobbling 6 billion tons of gas and dust a second - CBS News

ESO's Very Large Telescope has observed a rogue planet and revealed that it is eating up gas and dust from its surroundings at a rate of 6 billion tons a second.

CBS News 4 days ago

Business

There are no good options at Thames Water. But temporary renationalisation is cleaner

Creditors may well succeed in their plea for lower standards, but at this point customers deserve to see some proper detail

Nils Pratley 4 days ago

Field Marshal Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank obituary

Senior officer in the British Army and confidant of Tony Blair who endorsed the bombing of Serbia as chief of the defence staff

Stephen Bates 4 days ago

Technology

Trump administration cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in blue states - AP News

The Trump administration has announced the cancellation of $7.6 billion intended for clean energy projects across 16 states. Each of those are states where both senators voted against the Republican bill to keep the federal government open. The cuts likely wi…

Matthew Daly, Michael Phillis 4 days ago

Technology

Nicole Kidman's Six-Word Clapback About Her Divorce from Tom Cruise Goes Viral amid Her Keith Urban Split - People.com

Nicole Kidman's August 2001 appearance on The Late Show is going viral in the wake of her split from husband Keith Urban. Kidman famously told host David Letterman, "Well, I can wear heels now," with a smirk as he asked about her divorce from Tom Cruise that …

https://www.facebook.com/peoplemag 4 days ago

Hamas to demand key revisions to Trump Gaza plan before accepting, sources say

Turkey and Qatar putting pressure on group to make concessions – but condition it disarm is a sticking point

Jason Burke International security correspondent 4 days ago

Politics

Kemi Badenoch expected to announce plan to leave ECHR

Move to come if Conservatives win next election and is calculated to head off growing support for Reform UK

Pippa Crerar and Rajeev Syal 4 days ago

Health

The Ongoing Measles Outbreak Has Reached a New Peak - Gizmodo

Over 1,500 cases of measles have been reported in the U.S. this year, the highest toll since the disease was locally eliminated.

Ed Cara 4 days ago

Owen Farrell focused on forging another team identity after teeing up Donald

Fresh from a chat with the Ryder Cup captain, the Saracens stalwart is back at his old club with half an eye on an England return too

Gerard Meagher 4 days ago

Catalyst for peace? Welsh women’s 100-year-old petition gets new home

Exhibition at National Library of Wales marks historic event that has also inspired a wave of activism

Steven Morris 4 days ago

Letters: Brian Patten obituary

Linda Cookson writes: Brian leaves behind a beautiful and near-finished memoir and a poetry collection

Linda Cookson and Timothy O’Grady 4 days ago

Made in Ancient Egypt review: a two-day Pyramid bender and the BC Leonardo

Revealing tantalising new details about the real lives of artists and craftspeople, this show takes you beyond the death mythology and into the realm of magic

Jonathan Jones 4 days ago

Home Office missed chances to assess man who died on Bibby Stockholm, coroner finds

‘Distraught’ Leonard Farruku, 27, was found dead in shower cubicle on Dorset barge

Diane Taylor 4 days ago

Inequality and despair bolster Reform UK in Kent | Letters

Letters:<strong> Cllr Teresa Murray </strong>on<strong> </strong>how the Reform-run council in Kent is driving hostility towards asylum seekers and dismantling public services. Plus letters from <strong>Peter Riddle </strong>and <strong>Paul Kane</strong>

The Guardian 4 days ago

Advantages of online GP booking systems | Letters

Letters:<strong> Martin Giebner</strong> says the problem is the mismatch between demand and capacity, not how appointments are booked, while <strong>Jonathan Hauxwell </strong>thinks online systems create better-targeted appointments

The Guardian 4 days ago

Branded New Forest ponies are well cared for | Letter

Letter: <strong>Brice Stratford</strong> defends traditional practices and says New Forest ponies have a better quality of life than any others

The Guardian 4 days ago

When girls had to play rugby in secret | Brief letters

<strong>Brief letters: </strong>Red Roses’ World Cup win | Cyclists and pedestrians with dogs | Israel and Palestine | Misheard Jeremy Paxman | Sperm racing

The Guardian 4 days ago

Politics

Having a digital ID will help those on low incomes | Letter

Letter: <strong>Sandra Coleman </strong>says many people don’t have passports or driving licences, which can make it impossible to access online government services for pensions and benefits

The Guardian 4 days ago

Deadly Manchester synagogue attack: What we know about victims and attacker - Al Jazeera

A car was rammed into pedestrians and at one person stabbed as worshippers arrived to celebrate Yom Kippur.

Sarah Shamim 4 days ago

Phil Foden pushing for England recall after return to form for Manchester City

Manchester City attacker has been in fine form, while Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka could also return for the Wales and Latvia matches

Jacob Steinberg 4 days ago