8 October 2026

As it happened: Election campaign, 8 October

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Meanwhile, Winston Peters wants to overturn conversion therapy laws and says some abortions are murder.

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Police watchdog says Mal Lanyon’s timing in raising the issue was ‘regrettable’ and led to delays The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (Lecc) has said that its inquiry into the February protest at Sydney’s town hall, launched after widespread allegations of police brutality, would go ahead this month with a mix of public and private examinations, saying the timing of issues raised by police commissioner, Mal Lanyon, was “regrettable”.

Source: The Guardian WorldOriginal source

Isaias strengthens into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season

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8 October 2026

Isaias strengthens into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season

The National Hurricane Center said late Wednesday that the hurricane was on track to strike the U. S. Gulf Coast later in the week. It's expected to bring heavy rains and potentially flash flooding. (Image credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

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Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has died

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8 October 2026

Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction shook Spain, has died

María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday while hospitalized. (Image credit: Bernat Armangue)

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