Legarda calls for stronger protection for environmental defenders

Inquirer.net - Oct 6, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Stronger measures are needed to protect environmental defenders from attacks and address the land and resource conflicts that place communities at risk, Sen. Loren Legarda said in a statement on Tuesday, noting that Global Witness had documented 12 killings in the Philippines in 2025, the highest number recorded outside Latin America that

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No jackpot winners in Oct. 6 PCSO lotto draws

Oct 6, 2026

No jackpot winners in Oct. 6 PCSO lotto draws

MANILA, Philippines — No player won the jackpots in the Ultra Lotto 6/58, Super Lotto 6/49 and Lotto 6/42 draws Tuesday, Oct. 6, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. The Ultra Lotto 6/58 winning combination was 26-18-44-43-49-57 for a jackpot of ₱368.81 million. No ticket matched all six numbers. The Super Lotto 6/49 draw

Insurance executive killed wife, daughter, 24, and himself in their $1.7m mansion

Oct 6, 2026

Insurance executive killed wife, daughter, 24, and himself in their $1.7m mansion

David Grodnick, 61, his wife Lora, 62, and their daughter Sloane, 24, were all found with gunshot wounds inside the family's Montgomery Township, New Jersey, home.

Two Romanian nationals plead guilty to sex offences after 14-year-old girl was raped in Manchester city centre flat

Oct 6, 2026

Two Romanian nationals plead guilty to sex offences after 14-year-old girl was raped in Manchester city centre flat

Officers rushed to a property in the city centre's Green Quarter in April after receiving reports of a rape.

Husband, 45, is charged with murder after GP 'for the Royal Family' is found dead 'while hosting sleepover' at her home near Sandringham estate

Oct 6, 2026

Husband, 45, is charged with murder after GP 'for the Royal Family' is found dead 'while hosting sleepover' at her home near Sandringham estate

Hannah Cain, who worked as a GP, was found dead aged 45 at her house in Dersingham, Norfolk, during the early hours of Sunday morning.

Top CIA boss arrested with $40million in gold bars admits to handing secret intel to foreign official

Oct 6, 2026

Top CIA boss arrested with $40million in gold bars admits to handing secret intel to foreign official

A former senior CIA official admitted he abused his position and government funds to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million.

'It was a simple act of love': Mother of the youngest victim of the Creeslough disaster reveals her hidden heartache from that tragic day... and the misplaced guilt that she can't escape

Oct 6, 2026

'It was a simple act of love': Mother of the youngest victim of the Creeslough disaster reveals her hidden heartache from that tragic day... and the misplaced guilt that she can't escape

Five-year-old Shauna Flanagan Garwe died with her father Robert while picking out a birthday cake for her mother Áine.

Marks and Spencer's 'beautiful' £12 light up Christmas candle is 'truly magical'

Oct 6, 2026

Marks and Spencer's 'beautiful' £12 light up Christmas candle is 'truly magical'

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Christa Pike 'awake and speaking' after surviving botched execution 'against all odds'

Oct 6, 2026

Christa Pike 'awake and speaking' after surviving botched execution 'against all odds'

Christa Pike, 50, was supposed to be the first woman executed by Tennessee in more than 200 years, but she survived two lethal injections last week in what her lawyers are calling a 'medically unprecedented' recovery

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor 'claims police took personal items during raids' after his Epstein files arrest

Oct 6, 2026

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor 'claims police took personal items during raids' after his Epstein files arrest

The disgraced royal has asked a High Court judge to assess whether the warrants given to search his properties in Sandringham and Windsor on February 19 were legal.

Bar denies serving alcohol to Cornell Jane Doe after her lawsuit claimed staff sold her drinks until she was intoxicated shortly before alleged gang rape

Oct 6, 2026

Bar denies serving alcohol to Cornell Jane Doe after her lawsuit claimed staff sold her drinks until she was intoxicated shortly before alleged gang rape

Moonies Bar and Nightclub in downtown Ithaca, New York, was alleged to have flouted underage drinking laws by the woman in a bombshell lawsuit she brought against her alleged rapists.

Immigration showdown: How Labor, the Coalition and One Nation plan to dramatically reshape who comes to Australia

Oct 6, 2026

Immigration showdown: How Labor, the Coalition and One Nation plan to dramatically reshape who comes to Australia

Labor, the coalition and One Nation have all put forward policies to reduce the number of migrants. Here's what you need to know.

Radcliffe crash RECAP as road closed following 'serious collision' - latest updates

Oct 6, 2026

Radcliffe crash RECAP as road closed following 'serious collision' - latest updates

Emergency services are at the scene this evening - updates as we get them

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