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France was preparing to impose curfews in some cities and towns after a weekend of violence and looting in which more than 2,000 people were arrested, hundreds of police officers were injured and shops and businesses were attacked; the unrest began with protests over schools and the cost of living, France's interior minister offered to resign but President Macron kept him in post, and Marseille banned public gatherings after more than 600 shops were looted. There were also protests in Milan, Brussels and Albania, where anti-government demonstrations continued for a seventh day and the prime minister blamed foreign hands and accused Iran and Russia of spreading online misinformation.

A 33-year-old man admitted wounding passengers on a Doncaster to London train last year and other charges but denied attempted murder and is due to stand trial. In the trial of Russell Brand, the jury heard a complainant allege that he dragged her into a bar toilet and raped her in 2004; he denies the charges. Australia's prime minister said a terrorism task force was investigating after independent MP Helen Haines was hit by a car outside her office and left critically injured, with a 43-year-old man arrested, and at least four people were killed in flash flooding on Spain's eastern coast.

The government said passengers on buses in England could face fines of up to £100 and train passengers up to £1,000 under existing rules for antisocial behavior including loud phone use, vaping and threatening behavior. BBC Panorama heard allegations that some vulnerable people in Birmingham received little or no support in taxpayer-funded supported accommodation provided by private companies. Four people were arrested over the shooting of a police officer in Nottingham, the officer was in a stable condition, Tommy Robinson went on trial accused of intimidating two Daily Mail journalists after the Southport riots and denied the charges, NHS leaders warned up to 20 maternity units might need to close or change role, the prime minister visited Aberfan for the 60th anniversary and announced £140 million for coal tip safety, Rightmove data showed asking prices were cut on more than 3,000 properties a day on average in September, a search for Amelia Earhart's aircraft concluded that wreckage was more likely washed-up trees, and Japan launched a spacecraft to bring back a sample from the Mars moon Phobos.