News 02/10/26

Two Iranian nationals have been charged over a suspected terror plot targeting Jewish people in Manchester.

Salam Ahmadyan, aged thirty-six, and Rahman Salehi, aged thirty-four, were arrested by counter-terrorism police on the twentieth of September. Both men face charges of preparing terrorist acts. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood confirmed both suspects originally arrived in the United Kingdom on small boats several years ago.

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is unconscious and on a ventilator in hospital following two failed execution attempts.

Her legal team stated problems with IV lines caused the drug pentobarbital to enter her body rather than her bloodstream. Lawyers say execution staff failed to notice the improperly placed lines or blown veins, with hospital workers now attempting to clear the lethal substance.

The Metropolitan Police has urged organisers of a pro-Palestinian student march scheduled for the third anniversary of the October seventh attacks on Israel to move the event.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner James Harman confirmed the force could not identify those behind the University of London Coalition. While the protest does not meet the legal threshold for a ban, officers noted many Londoners will be holding vigils.

The Conservatives have pledged to create fifty thousand new prison places in England and Wales to end early releases if elected.

The party says building and running the facilities will cost two billion pounds annually, funded through foreign aid cuts. Labour described the plans as not credible, blaming the previous administration for leaving the justice system at breaking point as hundreds more inmates were freed early this week.

A man has been charged with preparing terrorist acts, including against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

Joshua Kerry, of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, was charged on Friday with one count of preparation of terrorist acts. He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on the seventh of October. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans, senior national coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, confirmed officers have been running a hugely intensive and complex investigation for some time.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has said the woman at the centre of the Cornell University rape case was failed at every turn.

The woman, known as Jane Doe in legal documents, alleges she was drugged and raped by several men at a fraternity house in 2024. The case was investigated at the time, but no charges were brought before being reopened following a civil lawsuit last month. Governor Hochul has now appointed Attorney General Letitia James to lead the case.

London Fire Brigade and a tenants’ association have confirmed they are among those facing possible criminal action over the Grenfell Tower fire.

Prosecutors were handed an evidence file on twenty organisations and firms, alongside fifty-four individuals, from the Metropolitan Police earlier this week. The LFB and Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation face criticism for failings and will find out next year if they are to be prosecuted for corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, health and safety offences, and fraud.

Manchester City have launched an appeal after being found guilty on all charges relating to serious breaches of financial rules.

The announcement came on the final day for submissions, though the club confirmed they submitted their appeal yesterday evening. City have consistently denied the charges. Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has described the case and ultimate ruling as the most significant in Premier League history.

The Indian pilot who was stabbed by his co-pilot aboard a Flydubai flight has spoken of his determination to protect passengers during the attack.

Captain Smit Machchhar said that despite being injured on the cockpit floor, he managed a final effort to unlock the door, allowing others to enter and intervene. Speaking to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he explained he was fighting for both his own life and the safety of over one hundred and seventy people on board.

A businessman was beaten with hammers by masked men who broke into his home and threatened to kill his heavily pregnant wife unless he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds in cryptocurrency.

The anonymous couple described the horrific attack in which they feared for their unborn baby’s life. The gang fled with a getaway driver after the victim transferred his crypto savings. Police are investigating, with Crimestoppers offering a ten-thousand-pound reward for information.

The government has announced plans to scrap extra charges for airline passengers, including fees for parents sitting next to their children and unnecessary administration costs.

Under measures unveiled on Friday, airlines will be required to seat children under fourteen with their parents free of charge. Ministers also confirmed they are working alongside airline companies and trade unions to address passenger behaviour on flights.