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Sky News Today with Jayne Secker
Tuesday 6 October 2026 · 16:00 BST · 30m · 7 stories · 12 annotated moments · 25 of 30 min on news stories (84%)
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The broadcast first reported clashes between police and students in major French cities as protests over education funding and school conditions continued. In Paris, thousands marched from Place de la République towards Nation Square, with public sector workers joining in solidarity, and police used pepper spray during flare-ups. The correspondent said the protests were mostly peaceful but there had been injuries and criticism of police handling, while the government had met student leaders without reaching a solution. ASOS later said an unauthorised customer notification was sent around 10 a.m. and that it was investigating unauthorised activity involving third-party platforms; basic personal information including names and contact details may have been accessed, though it did not believe payment card information or passwords were affected. Counter-terror police then announced a seventh arrest, of a 22-year-old British national in London on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts, in the investigation into activity near RAF Fairford.
The Conservative Party conference in Birmingham focused on defence, with the party promising a £10 billion proposal for a Britannia Shield modelled on Israel's Iron Dome to protect the UK from missile and drone attacks. A correspondent said Tom Tugendhat's speech was low key apart from an attack on Ed Miliband, while Mr Cartlidge received a strong reception and outlined plans for radars, command and control upgrades and interceptor missiles, to begin on day one in office without waiting for a strategic defence review. The broadcast also covered continuing controversy over a Green Party conference motion that described Zionism as racism; the motion was approved by just over 1,000 votes to 13, and leader Zack Polanski did not vote. Polanski said anti-Semitism and criticism of the Israeli state must remain distinct, but did not clarify his view on Zionism, while deputy leader Mothin Ali said Polanski had his full support and the Board of Deputies of British Jews called the Greens an extremist party.
Later, Bulgaria's Prime Minister condemned an attack on two merchant ships in the Black Sea off Bulgaria as a gross violation of international law. One vessel sank and its crew is still missing, while the crew of the second was rescued after a fire; Bulgaria, a NATO country, said the attack was caused by drones but responsibility was unclear. The final substantive report concerned counterfeit squishy toys, with the Children's Burns Trust reporting a 260% increase in burn injuries linked to fake versions between January and July compared with the same period last year. One four-year-old needed hospital treatment after a knock-off toy split in his hands, and Trading Standards officers in Manchester had seized around 40,000 dangerous or fake toys in recent months, with concerns including chemical and heat burns, choking hazards and missing safety marks.
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Contested quote Student protests spread across France over school conditions
Some of the teachers have been injured in the protests and so there's been a lot of scrutiny today on the way the police are going to handle this For the most part, I have to say for the most part, it's been pretty peaceful, it's been rebellious But it has been kept calm with the occasional flare up as I say that we've witnessed and this happened elsewhere
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 6 October 2026, 2:51-2:57
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Claim ASOS customers receive alerts claiming company hacked
Thousands of ASOS customers received a message or alert claiming ASOS had been hacked.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 6 October 2026, 8:16-8:24
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Claim ASOS customers receive alerts claiming company hacked
ASOS said basic personal information including names and contact details may have been accessed, but it did not believe payment card information or account passwords were impacted.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 6 October 2026, 8:43-8:52
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Claim ASOS customers receive alerts claiming company hacked
ASOS share prices fell by more than 10% after the notification.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 6 October 2026, 9:10-9:16
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- 16:41 Story begins Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion
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Contested quote Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion
He's a political party leader and he's not commenting publicly Do you think he's evading his own responsibility here? What do you make of his leadership of the party? Zack is a fantastic leader and he's got my full support Why don't we know what he thinks about Zionism? Is it racism? What do you think?
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 6 October 2026, 19:09-19:12
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Charged quote Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion
What's your message to them, those Jewish people who are worried? This has been, as you were hearing from one of those questions there, incredibly controversial I mean, just to give you one response, the board of deputies of British Jews said the Greens have become an extremist party and that this motion, which was passed, is an attack on the Jewish community
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 6 October 2026, 19:49-19:55
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Charged quote Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion
This has been, as you were hearing from one of those questions there, incredibly controversial I mean, just to give you one response, the board of deputies of British Jews said the Greens have become an extremist party and that this motion, which was passed, is an attack on the Jewish community Now we should say that the people, the members who proposed the motion also made it very clear
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 6 October 2026, 19:55-19:59
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Claim Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion
Zack Polanski said anti-Semitism and criticism of Israel must be completely distinct.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 6 October 2026, 20:23-20:29
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Charged quote Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion
Now we had a statement from him last night, I won't read it all to you But it was talking about anti-Semitism and criticism of the Israeli state are and must always be completely distinct Blurring the line between the two is not only wrong but anti-Semitic and makes Jewish people less safe The point that he was making is that everybody is welcome in the party
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 6 October 2026, 20:29-20:32
- 21:41 Story begins Russian drone attacks hit Kyiv and Black Sea ships
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Claim Russian drone attacks hit Kyiv and Black Sea ships
The Bulgarian prime minister condemned the drone attacks on two merchant ships in the Black Sea off Bulgaria as a violation of international law.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 6 October 2026, 21:41-21:50
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Claim Russian drone attacks hit Kyiv and Black Sea ships
Bulgaria is a NATO member and it was unclear who was responsible for the drone attack.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 6 October 2026, 21:57-22:04
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Claim Russian drone attacks hit Kyiv and Black Sea ships
Two merchant ships were attacked by drones around 3am, with drones operating at sea and in the air.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 6 October 2026, 22:10-22:15
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