BBC News:
| Author and former politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86 | Tue 6th Oct 2026 10:17 BST |
Archer sold more than 300 million books in his five-decade writing career, and his last book, Adam and Eve, was due to be released later this month. | |
| Boats 'set for people smugglers' seized at airport | Tue 6th Oct 2026 17:22 BST |
The National Crime Agency says it is the first time the detection of small boat equipment has been made in air freight. | |
| Lego fraudster among last year's most high-profile insurance scammers | Tue 6th Oct 2026 08:03 BST |
The person was sentenced to 28 months in prison after an investigation found the claims were made up, the insurance trade body, the ABI said. | |
| UK oil refinery broke toxic pollution limits dozens of times, documents reveal | Tue 6th Oct 2026 07:01 BST |
Pollution was spilled into local rivers and protected sites, documents shared with the BBC suggest. | |
| Ofcom investigates Meta over Instagram Instants feature | Tue 6th Oct 2026 10:04 BST |
The regulator said Instagram had not fully assessed risks posed by its Instants feature prior to launching it. | |
| Temperatures set to fall as rain and cloud sweep across UK | Tue 6th Oct 2026 02:25 BST |
Tuesday will see cool air spread across the UK ahead of a noticeable drop in temperatures for all by Wednesday. | |


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