Drought worsens as 83,000 people in France left without tap water

  

Lack of rain continues to threaten more than a million with the loss of tap water

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Gas and oil prices soar and shares tumble on fears conflict could escalate

 

Gas prices have spiked and global stock markets tumbled as the conflict in the Middle East intensified and concerns grew over how long it will last.

The UK gas price surged to its highest level for three years on Tuesday, following sharp gains on Monday, while Brent crude oil benchmark briefly rose above $85 a barrel for the first time since July 2024.

Meanwhile, the share prices of companies on US, European and Asian stock markets plunged.

Since Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran and Tehran retaliated, investors have been weighing the potential economic impact, including what it could mean for inflation and interest rates.

There are fears the fight in a region that plays a key role in global energy supplies and shipping routes could have a similar impact to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago which pushed up the cost of energy, causing price rises for businesses and consumers around the world.

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Iranian men accused of spying targeted journalists for 'serious violence', court hears

 

Three Iranian men have gone on trial in London accused of spying for Iran on UK-based journalists, who were being targeted so "serious violence" could be inflicted on them.

The prosecution said Mostafa Sepahvand, 41, was to carry out the attack, with Farhad Manesh, 46, and Shapoor Noori, 57, doing the surveillance and reconnaissance. All three were born in Iran but were living in London.

The jury at Woolwich Crown Court heard that Sepahvand does not deny his involvement but said he did it out of fear of the consequences of refusing.

The prosecution said that is "an entirely bogus claim", adding that he did it for money and to have a criminal conviction for theft in Iran "fixed".

Sepahvand was in contact with two men with Iranian telephone numbers.

According to the prosecution, Manesh and Noori are expected to say they did not know they were carrying out surveillance on behalf of Iran.

All three face charges under the National Security Act, including "assisting a foreign intelligence service".

Prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones KC said the men's targets were journalists working for Iran International - a Persian-language satellite channel that is critical of the Tehran regime and has its headquarters in London.

Jones said at least two journalists linked to Iran International were targeted in the surveillance.

read more from source - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqlye0zydy0eo

Saudis hit 324 Houthi targets in Yemen

  

100 warfighters deployed in renewed offensive against Iranian-backed militia; 500 dead as ceasefire collapses, 50,000 flee Bab al-Mandab strait

A Saudi-led military coalition launched a massive air operation in Yemen on Monday under the name "Fajr al-Yaman" (Dawn of Yemen), deploying 100 warplanes and destroying at least 324 "high-value targets" belonging to the Iranian-backed Houthi militia. The operation marks a renewed flare-up of Yemen's civil war after a period of relative calm.

read more from source - https://www.jfeed.com/middleeast/tmfl9h

UK ‘threatens to expel 27 Israeli diplomats’ over Jerusalem consulate

  

Israel ordered East Jerusalem consulate to be closed in retaliation for British sanctioning of settlements in the occupied West Bank.

The United Kingdom has threatened to expel 27 Israeli diplomats should Israel proceed with plans to close the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem, according to unverified Israeli media reports.

The Ynet outlet reported on Monday that the British Ambassador to Israel, Simon Walters, had conveyed the warning to Israeli officials. Israel ordered the closure of the consulate by October 8 in retaliation for the British decision to sanction illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.

read more from source - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/5/uk-threatens-to-expel-27-israeli-diplomats-over-jerusalem-consulate

Australian court rejects activist’s bid to prosecute Britain’s King Charles for genocide

  

A bid to prosecute King Charles III reached an international court before being thrown out, according to reports by ABC News and the Associated Press.

The decision was handed down by three judges in Victoria's Court of Appeal in Australia, who dismissed an attempt by Indigenous activist and elder Robbie Thorpe to bring a private prosecution against the monarch.

King Charles, who has a house locally in the Cotswolds, is Australia's head of state as well as the King of the United Kingdom.

The ruling leaves Mr Thorpe with one remaining domestic avenue, seeking permission to appeal to Australia's High Court.

read more from source - https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/26589892.bid-prosecute-king-charles-reaches-international-court/

Britain’s bluetongue outbreak hits record levels after hot summer

 

Testing and support for animals with a potentially deadly virus will be "ramped up" ahead of a projected peak in cases, the UK's chief veterinary officer has said.

Cases of bluetongue virus (BTV) - an insect-borne viral disease affecting sheep and cattle among other animals - have risen to 395 across the UK because of the long, hot summer, according to the latest government data released on Thursday.

Farmers in Exmoor, Somerset, said they had lost livestock to the disease, which was having a personal effect on families.

Christine Middlemiss, the UK's chief veterinary officer, said it was "absolutely the worst" outbreak the UK had seen, exacerbated by the "ongoing hot weather".

read more at source - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c24my9gv4zro

Ten Plagues of Moses coming again? one of them being illness on animals
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