Worker left paralysed after falling 30ft from electricity pylon wins payout worth more than £10million

Daily Mail - Oct 6, 2026

Power lines maintenance employee Gavin Pugh, from Bangor in north Wales, was working to dismantle a pylon in East Staffordshire when the accident happened.

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British ex model fraudster who left hundreds of UK expats out of pocket through collapsed firm in Costa Blanca is jailed in Spain

Oct 6, 2026

British ex model fraudster who left hundreds of UK expats out of pocket through collapsed firm in Costa Blanca is jailed in Spain

Ex model Jody Pearson, also known as Jody Smart, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years behind bars in Costa Blanca after she left hundreds of expats out of pocket through her collapsed firm.

2 PMA senior cadets are now civil engineers

Oct 6, 2026

2 PMA senior cadets are now civil engineers

BAGUIO CITY — Two Philippine Military Academy senior cadets are now registered civil engineers after passing this year’s licensure examinations on September 26 and 27, the military school’s public information officer said on Monday night. Army Cadets First Class Daniel F. Castro III of Dumalag, Capiz, and Carls S. Borja of Callao Norte in Lasam,

LIVE UPDATES: Impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte

Oct 6, 2026

LIVE UPDATES: Impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte

Bookmark this page for Rappler's comprehensive coverage of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial at the Senate

Violence returns to streets of France as student protesters clash with cops amid warning demonstrators have been told to 'bring knives' and 'stab civilians'

Oct 6, 2026

Violence returns to streets of France as student protesters clash with cops amid warning demonstrators have been told to 'bring knives' and 'stab civilians'

France is facing yet another day of chaos and violence across the country, as police and student rioters already began clashing.

Chancellor holds showdown talks with banks amid fears of Budget tax raid to help fill black hole in nation's finances

Oct 6, 2026

Chancellor holds showdown talks with banks amid fears of Budget tax raid to help fill black hole in nation's finances

Ahead of his first fiscal showpiece on 28 October, Mr Healey is having to find nearly £5billion to fund the Government's Defence Investment Plan.

Kent teen homeschooled through GCSEs secures place at Cambridge in college-first

Oct 6, 2026

Kent teen homeschooled through GCSEs secures place at Cambridge in college-first

A Kent teenager who was homeschooled through her GCSEs after quitting a grammar school during Covid has landed a place at the University of Cambridge.

Exasperating to his friends, infuriating to his foes, but entertaining to the end: Jeffrey Archer's outrageous life saw him survive prison with help from a murderer and amass a £200m fortune

Oct 6, 2026

Exasperating to his friends, infuriating to his foes, but entertaining to the end: Jeffrey Archer's outrageous life saw him survive prison with help from a murderer and amass a £200m fortune

By the time of his death yesterday, Jeffrey Archer had not only sold more than 320million books, but lived a life more curious, colourful and outrageous than any he could have concocted on the page.

[Puso at Diwa] When AMLC’s financial intelligence speaks  

Oct 6, 2026

[Puso at Diwa] When AMLC’s financial intelligence speaks  

The appropriate response to AMLC Executive Director Ronel Buenaventura's testimony is not to demonize the institution but to examine the numbers

WATCH: Lawyer apologizes after senator-judges flag ‘intimidation’

Oct 6, 2026

WATCH: Lawyer apologizes after senator-judges flag ‘intimidation’

MANILA, Philippines – Defense counsel Mark Vinluan apologizes for any impression of intimidation during the defense team’s cross-examination of Anti-Money Laundering Council Executive Director, lawyer Ronel Buenaventura, in Monday’s impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Vinluan said the defense never intended to intimidate anyone, but apologized if a different message was conveyed and vowed

Kieran Hayler 'told girl he raped to take it to the grave' as court hears 13-year-old was left in tears by encounter

Oct 6, 2026

Kieran Hayler 'told girl he raped to take it to the grave' as court hears 13-year-old was left in tears by encounter

The woman, now aged 23, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said Hayler - who denies the allegations - raped her on three different occasions when she was 13.

Boats bound for people smugglers that can carry up to 1,700 illegal immigrants across the Channel are seized at UK airport

Oct 6, 2026

Boats bound for people smugglers that can carry up to 1,700 illegal immigrants across the Channel are seized at UK airport

The nine metre long vessels were intercepted at East Midlands Airport after intelligence officers identified them hidden in pallets aboard an air freight shipment.

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