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Saturday 3 October 2026 · 05:00 BST · 30m · 8 stories · 15 annotated moments · 24 of 30 min on news stories (81%)
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President Trump welcomed a decision by European countries to release fuel from stockpiles to help bring down international prices. The G7, including Britain, the US, France and Germany, agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel over four months, aimed particularly at lowering diesel costs. The RAC says the average UK diesel price is at an all-time high. Europe relies heavily on diesel imported from the US, and Trump had threatened to restrict exports unless European countries tapped their reserves; he later said an export ban was never really on the table and sounded optimistic that prices would come down. Markets reacted to the G7 announcement, with European diesel prices falling sharply and crude oil edging lower.
The man accused of murdering former Conservative government minister Ann Widdecombe has also been charged with a terror offence, and counter-terrorism police say the targets included Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Joshua Kerry, 28, from Rotherham, is accused of one count of preparation of terrorist acts relating to alleged activity between May 2024 and July 2026. Ann Widdecombe was a Reform UK spokeswoman at the time of her death and was killed at her home on Dartmoor in July; Kerry will appear in court next Wednesday. Separately, two Iranian nationals are due in court today charged with terror offences over an alleged plot to target the Jewish community in Manchester. Salehi Rahman, 35, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, were arrested last month; both had arrived in the UK illegally by small boat, and one had asylum while the other was seeking it. Police allege they tried to acquire materials for an improvised explosive device and researched and carried out reconnaissance on potential targets, and that they were in contact with another man thought to be in Iran.
At least nine people, including children, were injured after a car ploughed into a crowd in the Australian town of Newcastle, and the driver was arrested. In France, more than 5,000 people, most of them teenagers, have been arrested during a week of student protests over run-down buildings and teacher shortages; the education minister said the protests had been taken hostage by a violent minority, and more than 500 schools have closed. In Spain, housing protests are expected in Madrid and elsewhere after parliament rejected two emergency measures aimed at making homes more affordable; tensions intensified after an 87-year-old woman was evicted from her Madrid home following a 200% rent increase. New York's attorney general is investigating Cornell University's handling of an alleged gang rape two years ago after the alleged victim filed a civil lawsuit, and the governor appointed a special prosecutor. The Indian pilot stabbed by his co-pilot while flying 170 passengers to Israel described fighting to open the cockpit door so passengers could help; passengers including two reserve pilots then stabilized the plane. In Gaza, after three years of conflict, children are being offered swimming lessons, including special classes for those who have lost limbs, with the UN saying Gaza has the highest concentration of child amputees relative to its population.
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Claim G7 agrees 100m barrel oil and diesel release as US drops export ban threat
UK diesel prices have reached or surpassed levels recorded after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
BBC News, 3 October 2026, 1:29-1:39
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Charged quote G7 agrees 100m barrel oil and diesel release as US drops export ban threat
Nicky, it's probably a political move because right now the world consumes about 100 million barrels a day. The 100 million barrels a day oil by itself is useless. You have to need a refinery to refine it into something usable. Currently there's over 500 refineries throughout the world that are basically
BBC News, 3 October 2026, 5:30-5:34
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Contested quote G7 agrees 100m barrel oil and diesel release as US drops export ban threat
So do you think this is a smart move by President Trump to try and bring down the prices in the US ahead of the November midterms? Well, the 100 million barrels is going to be a small drop in the bucket. Like, we're burning them every day just to support the world economies. So the critics, I suppose, would argue that what we know as those strategic reserves
BBC News, 3 October 2026, 6:16-6:21
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Contested quote G7 agrees 100m barrel oil and diesel release as US drops export ban threat
Like, we're burning them every day just to support the world economies. So the critics, I suppose, would argue that what we know as those strategic reserves in Europe exist for genuine emergencies, not to manage prices. So do you think that governments are using these stockpiles for the purposes that they
BBC News, 3 October 2026, 6:27-6:38
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Charged quote Joshua Kerry charged with terrorism and Ann Widdecombe murder
The 78-year-old former Tory minister and Reform spokeswoman had sustained serious injuries. Nigel Farage has long complained the authorities didn't take his security seriously enough. I have been physically the most attacked and endangered politician in Britain for now well over a decade. At every stage during that time,
BBC News, 3 October 2026, 8:52-8:57
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Charged quote Joshua Kerry charged with terrorism and Ann Widdecombe murder
I have been physically the most attacked and endangered politician in Britain for now well over a decade. At every stage during that time, while I've asked the state to help and support, most times they point blank refused. I know because of the division in politics that I will need protection until the day that I die. The Reform spokesman said this is exactly why
BBC News, 3 October 2026, 9:04-9:07
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Charged quote Joshua Kerry charged with terrorism and Ann Widdecombe murder
while I've asked the state to help and support, most times they point blank refused. I know because of the division in politics that I will need protection until the day that I die. The Reform spokesman said this is exactly why Nigel needed five million pounds to protect his security for life. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has tweeted,
BBC News, 3 October 2026, 9:10-9:14
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Charged quote Joshua Kerry charged with terrorism and Ann Widdecombe murder
I know the new charges made today will be extremely concerning. My profound sympathies are with Nigel Farage and his family. Let no one make any mistake, an attack on anyone in politics is an attack on us all. Monitoring and managing the security of MPs has become an increasing focus for the police in recent years,
BBC News, 3 October 2026, 9:33-9:37
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Charged quote Two Iranian men remanded over alleged Manchester Jewish community bomb plot
to target the Jewish community in Manchester. 35-year-old Salehi Rahman from Salford and 36-year-old Salam Ahmadyan were arrested last month. Both men had arrived in the UK illegally by small boat. Well, with me is our correspondent Barry Caffrey. Barry, what more do we know? So Nicky, this is an alleged plot from two weeks ago
BBC News, 3 October 2026, 10:18-10:21
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Charged quote Two Iranian men remanded over alleged Manchester Jewish community bomb plot
Now, it's alleged that the two men accused of the plot against the Jewish community were in contact with another man who is thought to have been in Iran. Now, this of course is an extremely worrying time for the Jewish community. The police and the Home Secretary have acknowledged that and these charges come on the first anniversary
BBC News, 3 October 2026, 11:45-11:50
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Charged quote Dubai-Tel Aviv flight makes Saudi emergency landing after pilot fight
The prayers and messages of passengers on flight 1073 show how close they came. Mummy, they're saying there was a stabbing, this woman says. It will be okay, it will be okay. A tale of horror replaced by a tale of heroism. Their wounded pilot opening the cockpit door as his co-pilot stabbed him, allowing passengers to help.
BBC News, 3 October 2026, 21:07-21:15
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Charged quote Dubai-Tel Aviv flight makes Saudi emergency landing after pilot fight
Plumber Yaniv Hayoun pulling on the controls to stop its nosedive. Mr Netanyahu said Yaniv and his heroic companions prevented a disaster on the scale of 9-11. The attacker underwent Islamist radicalization. He intended to crash the plane with all passengers on board. We are investigating whether he was sent and whoever sent him will pay a very heavy price.
BBC News, 3 October 2026, 22:37-22:40
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Charged quote Dubai-Tel Aviv flight makes Saudi emergency landing after pilot fight
Mr Netanyahu said Yaniv and his heroic companions prevented a disaster on the scale of 9-11. The attacker underwent Islamist radicalization. He intended to crash the plane with all passengers on board. We are investigating whether he was sent and whoever sent him will pay a very heavy price. In India, prayers for the pilot's recovery.
BBC News, 3 October 2026, 22:40-22:44
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Charged quote Dubai-Tel Aviv flight makes Saudi emergency landing after pilot fight
prevented a disaster on the scale of 9-11. The attacker underwent Islamist radicalization. He intended to crash the plane with all passengers on board. We are investigating whether he was sent and whoever sent him will pay a very heavy price. In India, prayers for the pilot's recovery. If his attacker was backed by Israel's enemies,
BBC News, 3 October 2026, 22:44-22:49
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Charged quote Dubai-Tel Aviv flight makes Saudi emergency landing after pilot fight
We are investigating whether he was sent and whoever sent him will pay a very heavy price. In India, prayers for the pilot's recovery. If his attacker was backed by Israel's enemies, this tale of heroism could still spark conflict in the Middle East. Lucy Williamson, BBC News, Jerusalem. After three years of conflict, children in Gaza are being offered
BBC News, 3 October 2026, 22:59-23:03
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