Warm tributes paid to UK novelist Jeffrey Archer
By Martin Banks A former government minister in the UK has paid glowing tribute to politician and author Jeffrey Archer, describing him as a “larger-than-life personality”.
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UK NEWS
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EUROPE 
October 6, 2026 Nearly one in six women in European Parliament targeted by “digital violence”
By Martin Banks Scores of female MEPs have been targeted by deepfake pornography websites, it has been revealed.
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EUROPE
October 6, 2026 Busy week ahead for MEPs in Strasbourg
By Martin Banks A senior EU political leader has spoken out again “intolerable” violence against women.
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EUROPE
October 6, 2026 Answer to fragmentation “cannot be isolation”
By Martin Banks In a world marked by growing conflict, disinformation and fragmentation, Europe “needs more dialogue, not less.”
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HISTORY
October 6, 2026 7 October 2026: This day in history
1917: Third Battle of Ypres: Canadian troops recapture the high ground in the village of Passchendaele from the Germans in West Flanders, Belgium, during World War I; over 200,000 casualties occur on each side, and 24,000 German prisoners are taken 1948: Earthquake in Ashgabat kills 100,000 in Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic 1948: Paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey […]
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INTERVIEWS
October 5, 2026 Weiyu Li (Renee) Speaks to Dimitrios Kannavos About “Jane and Zhen”, Cinema and Her Journey to “First Impressions”
“Jane and Zhen” is a short film born from questions about love, choice, loss, creation and eternity. Bringing together a young Chinese woman and a twenty-five-year-old Jane Austen in a dreamlike encounter in Bath, the film explores the unexpected ways in which human emotions can cross cultures, generations and time. Following its international festival journey, […]
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WORLD
October 5, 2026 US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford base
The US has withdrawn all of its bombers from RAF Fairford, the UK military base at the centre of an incident being investigated by counter terror police. A statement from a Pentagon official confirmed on Sunday it had removed its bombers – thought to be about a dozen B-1s – from the base back to […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
October 5, 2026 Angela Skrinos: ‘Clearance queen’ wins three national awards while helping Aussies save
Australian retail and wholesale veteran Angela Skrinos has turned 35 years of industry experience into a triple award-winning business model, securing three honours at the 2026 AusMumpreneur Awards.
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CYPRUS
October 5, 2026 Cyprus records third-highest share of air travel
Cyprus records third-highest share of air travel in the EU in 2024, according to Eurostat.
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GEOPOLITICS
October 5, 2026 Rubio visit centers on security ties
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is due to arrive in Athens on Tuesday, placing defense cooperation at the center of a visit that Greek officials view as a reaffirmation of the strategic relationship between Greece and the United States.
