News from October 6, 2025

Country diary: Where the Herdwicks are the star of the show | Andrea Meanwell

<strong>Eskdale, Lake District:</strong> In a traditional event that includes hound trials and wrestling, there’s also a ‘world champion’ title at stake

Andrea Meanwell 2 days ago

Going extinct ‘right under our noses’: the quiet plight of Australia’s rarest bird of prey

Restricted now to the tropical north, the mysterious red goshawk is fast disappearing as a result of climate change and habitat loss

Graham Readfearn 2 days ago

Technology

OpenAI promises more ‘granular control’ to copyright owners after Sora 2 generates videos of popular characters

Company behind the AI video app says it will work with rights holders to ‘block characters from Sora at their request’

Josh Taylor Technology reporter 2 days ago

Gaza flotilla passengers allege poor conditions in detention as Israel prepares to deport dozens of activists

Families of some aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla say they are being held without access to clean water or legal representation

Eva Corlett in Wellington 2 days ago

Sports

Bills' record streak comes to an end in stunning 'Sunday Night Football' loss to Patriots - CBS Sports

Buffalo was uncharacteristically sloppy in its loss

Zachary Pereles 2 days ago

Politics

How Trump cornered Netanyahu into signing up for peace - Financial Times

Israel’s prime minister has encountered the first US president he cannot easily outmanoeuvre

Mehul Srivastava, Andrew England, Abigail Hauslohner 2 days ago

Politics

MPs’ pay watchdog to give public more of a say on how politicians are funded

Ipsa’s Karen Walker says that even after recent ‘big change’ to system there is still room for potential improvement

Rowena Mason Whitehall editor 2 days ago

Business

Solo trips abroad take off among women who seek break from work – and their families

UK travel firms say solo – but not single – travellers make up a growing proportion of customers

Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent 2 days ago

‘Messiness makes you different’: Lukas Gage on meds, trauma, memoir – and filming TV’s most sexually frank scene

The White Lotus and Euphoria star has written a ‘premature celebrity memoir’ that takes in abuse, family dysfunction, personality disorders, shame and heartbreak. He explains why now was the right time to write it

Tim Jonze 2 days ago

Technology

Mount Everest: Rescue under way after hundreds trapped on Tibetan slopes - BBC

"I was so lucky to get out," a hiker tells the BBC after being caught in two days of unusually heavy snow in the Himalayas.

https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews 2 days ago

Technology

Instructor dies in Nashville skydiving incident; 2nd skydiver rescued from tree - NBC News

A 35-year-old skydiving instructor has died after he was "presumed to have fallen from the sky without a parachute," Nashville, Tennessee, police said

Kate Reilly 2 days ago

Australian Gaza flotilla activists detained by Israel complain of ‘degrading and humiliating’ treatment

One tells consular officials his arm was dislocated and head slammed into ground while another fears she may have a stroke

Joe Hinchliffe 2 days ago

Seahawks lose shootout with Bucs on late interception by Sam Darnold - The Seattle Times

In a game that turned into a shootout in the second half, a late interception by Sam Darnold handed the Buccaneers a 38-35 win over the Seahawks.

Bob Condotta 2 days ago

Technology

Trump to deploy Texas National Guard troops to Illinois, Pritzker says - NBC 5 Chicago

President Donald Trump plans to deploy 400 members of the Texas National Guard to Illinois, Oregon and other states, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said.

James Neveau, Matt Stefanski 2 days ago

Technology

After military-style raid on South Shore apartment, Congress members rally around residents - Chicago Sun-Times

Federal agents landed a helicopter on a building at 7500 S. South Shore Dr. on Wednesday morning, arresting 37 people and leaving behind cracked windows, broken doors and a lot of pain. Lawmakers call for a halt to all federal immigration enforcement in Chica…

Mary Norkol 2 days ago

Louis CK defends decision to perform at Riyadh comedy festival as ‘a good opportunity’

Comedian admits to mixed feelings but says event is a ‘positive thing’ despite human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia

Sian Cain 2 days ago

Health

Colon cancer: THIS simple test can save your life, a top US doc says - Times of India

Colorectal cancer is projected to cause 1.6 million deaths and 3.2 million new cases annually by 2040, according to the World Health Organization. This is a staggering escalation of 73% from today’s numbers. It is the second leading cause of cancer-related de…

TOI Lifestyle Desk 2 days ago

Sports

Cardinals fall apart after Demercado loses ball at goal line for touchback in loss to Titans - AP News

Emari Demercado committed a cardinal football sin by dropping the ball before crossing the goal line. His inexcusable gaffe sparked a monumental collapse by the Arizona Cardinals. Demercado had a 72-yard touchdown wiped away early in the fourth quarter and th…

John Marshall 2 days ago

NRL grand final sets TV ratings record and eclipses AFL for first time in decade

Average audience of 4.46 million tuned in to watch Broncos v Storm, the biggest viewer numbers for any 2025 program

Jack Snape 2 days ago

Trump news at a glance: Democrats say administration refusing shutdown talks as president repeats threat of firings

Chuck Schumer says administration has ‘refused to talk with us’. Key US politics stories from 5 October at a glance

Guardian staff 2 days ago