News 12/10/26

US actor RJ Mitte, best known for playing Walter White’s son in Breaking Bad, has died in Texas at the age of 34.

His representative confirmed his tragic passing, describing him as a beloved actor, philanthropist and passionate disability rights advocate. Mitte, who lived with cerebral palsy, drew on his personal experience for his role in the Emmy-winning drama, earning a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2014. No cause of death was given.

Police have confirmed that the victim of the fatal tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park was visiting the attraction alone.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing the young man dancing with headphones on moments before the incident, telling the Amur tiger, named Altai, to stop being naughty. Bystanders frantically urged him to play dead as the animal’s composure changed, but he failed to understand.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told MPs he will push for deeper post-Brexit cooperation with the EU at a summit next month to boost economic growth.

Speaking in Parliament, Burnham warned that the EU’s Made In Europe plans threaten British manufacturing and supply chains. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused the prime minister of unpicking the UK’s existing agreement with Brussels.

Hackers have targeted hundreds of French supermarkets in an overnight cyber attack that pushed fridge temperatures up to 50 degrees Celsius and caused fires.

Les Mousquetaires reported that 150 Intermarche stores were affected, forcing the group to discard all food. Monoprix, Carrefour, and Cooperative U stores were also impacted by the malicious breach across France.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia struck six energy facilities hours after US President Donald Trump announced an immediate energy ceasefire.

Despite the Sunday truce announcement, Russian missile strikes destroyed power grids, causing blackouts in Izyum, while western infrastructure was also targeted. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated on Monday that Ukraine does not deserve a respite.The victim of the tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park told the animal to stop being naughty shortly before the incident.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing the young man dancing with headphones on before entering the compound. Bystanders frantically urged him to play dead as the tiger’s composure changed, but he failed to understand. Visitors Anthony Hunt and his girlfriend witnessed the animal, called Altai, react before attacking.

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister has promised a serious response to deadly attacks on airports and energy facilities by Yemen’s Houthi movement.

Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman told a Riyadh conference that recent events demand a firm reaction. It follows a Houthi missile strike on King Khalid International Airport which killed thirteen people on Saturday, alongside a separate terminal attack on Sunday that left a Pakistani man dead.

World War Two veteran Henry Rice has died at the age of 100.

The Normandy landings signalman from Cranleigh in Surrey survived a torpedo attack while aboard HMS Eastway, arriving at Juno Beach five days after D-Day. Rice was awarded the Legion d’honneur by France and had urged schools to teach pupils more about the landings. The Spirit of Normandy Trust remembered him as a great character.

The trial of a sixteen-year-old boy accused of stabbing a girl at a Norfolk school has heard his mother received a text saying sorry shortly after the attack.

Police were called to Thorpe St Andrew School near Norwich on the eleventh of March. The teenager, who denies attempted murder but admits wounding with intent and weapon possession, sent the message before his mother realised his involvement through social media.

Accountancy giant Deloitte helped falsify documents to hide Roman Abramovich’s wealth and evade tax, a BBC Panorama investigation has revealed.

Accounts signed off by the firm in Cyprus saw assets including superyachts, mansions and private jets worth five hundred and eight million pounds vanish from the oligarch’s company accounts. Financial services barrister Andrew Mitchell KC described the evidence as showing blatant, straightforward tax evasion.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to tell MPs today that rejecting a closer relationship with the European Union would be a dereliction of duty.

Addressing the Commons, Burnham will argue that Brexit has done more harm than good and that a new deal with Brussels could boost economic growth and help tackle illegal immigration, building on pledges made at last month’s Labour conference.

A trial of artificial intelligence road safety cameras in the West Midlands has captured almost 19,000 driving violations in just two weeks.

Drivers in Birmingham and Wolverhampton were caught using phones with both hands off the wheel and carrying children on their laps. West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker described the findings as frankly shocking, warning that risk-taking among motorists was far higher than expected.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park has confirmed it will remain closed today as investigations continue following the death of a man who was fatally mauled by a tiger.

The attraction near Doncaster was evacuated on Saturday after the man entered the tiger enclosure, where he was pronounced dead at the scene by South Yorkshire Police. Although previously expected to reopen on Monday, park management confirmed the site will stay closed for the entire day.

Microsoft president Brad Smith has called for global safety regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that milk and washing machines currently face more oversight than AI.

Smith argued for legal obligations to notify victims of rogue AI breaches and mandatory third-party sign-offs before product releases. His comments conflict with US President Donald Trump, who supports self-regulation to maintain competitiveness against Chinese rivals.

The remnants of Hurricane Isaias are set to bring a warm spell to the UK this week following its impact in the US.

Near record-breaking warm nights are anticipated, with Monday night temperatures in parts of England potentially reaching 18 degrees Celsius, close to the October record of 18.6. While daytime temperatures will remain above average, expected rainfall will be insufficient to ease conditions in drought-hit areas.

A price spike triggered by the US-Israel war in Iran poses a significant challenge for Chancellor John Healey ahead of his first Budget, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned.

The think tank said higher inflation could erode planned public service spending, forcing choices between tax rises and spending cuts. The IFS urged credible spending plans, while the Treasury declined to comment on speculation.

One person has been killed and eleven injured in a second strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh.

Saudi officials confirmed a projectile hit a passenger hall on Sunday, causing a fire. Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority confirmed a Pakistani resident died in the incident, which follows a strike yesterday that killed thirteen. Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility and warned against using Saudi airports.