# Hottub Newsmap · 30 Sep 2026 · Europe Europe, Wednesday 30 September 2026 · Coverage by where it was published · 80,750 reports from 49 countries · final · computed 2026-10-18T06:17:00Z Map: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09-30/europe.svg · Card: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09-30/europe.png · JSON: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09-30/europe.json · Page: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09-30/europe > Map of Europe of news coverage on 30 Sep 2026, shaded by publisher country; most from the UK, Germany and Greece. Top stories: “Premier Burnham does not rule out a Brexit…”; “'Strong indications' Iran played role in…”. ## Top stories 1. [Premier Burnham does not rule out a Brexit reversal](https://www.kreiszeitung.de/politik/brexit-umkehr-britischer-premier-burnham-haelt-eu-rueckkehr-offen-zr-94517471.html) — kreiszeitung.de, 187 outlets, 238 reports (original: Premier Burnham schließt eine Brexit-Umkehr nicht aus) Großbritanniens Premier Andy Burnham schließt eine Brexit-Umkehr nicht aus – und setzt damit ein klares Signal vor dem geplanten UK-EU-Gipfel. 2. ['Strong indications' Iran played role in suspected Fairford terror plot, PM says](https://www.thenational.scot/news/26596256.strong-indications-iran-played-role-suspected-raf-terror-plot?ref=rss) — thenational.scot, 142 outlets, 142 reports ANDY Burnham has said there are “strong indications” Iran played a part in a suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford ... 3. [BREAKING NEWS: Dame Esther Rantzen dies - broadcaster and campaigner was aged 86](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a73963370/esther-rantzen-dead) — digitalspy.com, 129 outlets, 168 reports She had been living with cancer since 2023. 4. ['It's emotional' - Tony Iommi says Black Sabbath film is 'difficult to watch'](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/its-emotional-tony-iommi-says-34697901) — birminghammail.co.uk, 126 outlets, 126 reports Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi says footage of the band's final Birmingham concert in July 2025 is 'emotional' and 'difficult to watch'. Ozzy Osbourne died just over two weeks after the show. The concert film is due… 5. [British pilot 'helped rescue plane after pilot stabbed by colleague in cockpit'](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/british-israel-benjamin-netanyahu-dubai-tel-aviv-b1299031.html) — standard.co.uk, 125 outlets, 125 reports 6. [Garvaghy Road residents say they will accept Drumcree deal if Orange Order do](https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/garvaghy-road-residents-say-accept-37720842) — irishmirror.ie, 120 outlets, 120 reports Meanwhile, Northern Ireland’s police chief has warned that “mob rule” must not be allowed to win as he stressed the need to find a peaceful resolution to the parade stand-off, which is in its fourth day 7. [Greggs to shut Scottish factory with 740 jobs to be lost across sites](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/greggs-shut-scottish-factory-740-37717190) — dailyrecord.co.uk, 109 outlets, 144 reports The high street bakery chain will also be reducing the range of products made at another Scottish site. 8. [RCN has 'no position' on gender debate, boss tells Sandie Peggie tribunal](https://news.sky.com/story/rcn-has-no-position-on-gender-debate-boss-tells-sandie-peggie-employment-tribunal-13593675) — skynews.com, 101 outlets, 101 reports The Royal College of Nursing has "no position" on the debate around gender ideology and biological sex, a senior executive has told an employment tribunal. 9. [College pays tribute to three students who died in car river plunge](https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/national/26595618.college-pays-tribute-three-students-died-car-river-plunge) — dunmowbroadcast.co.uk, 99 outlets, 99 reports 10. [Pilot on FlyDubai flight to Israel 'stabbed another and tried to crash plane'](https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/national/26595374.pilot-flydubai-flight-israel-stabbed-another-tried-crash-plane) — warringtonguardian.co.uk, 98 outlets, 98 reports ## Reports by publisher country | Country | Code | Reports | Share | |---|---|---:|---:| | United Kingdom | GB | 14,959 | 18.5% | | Germany | DE | 10,523 | 13.0% | | Greece | GR | 4,341 | 5.4% | | France | FR | 3,257 | 4.0% | | Sweden | SE | 3,159 | 3.9% | | Turkey | TR | 2,723 | 3.4% | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BA | 2,283 | 2.8% | | Croatia | HR | 2,217 | 2.7% | | Bulgaria | BG | 2,028 | 2.5% | | Romania | RO | 1,822 | 2.3% | | Serbia | RS | 1,782 | 2.2% | | Spain | ES | 1,780 | 2.2% | | Belgium | BE | 1,748 | 2.2% | | Netherlands | NL | 1,674 | 2.1% | | Italy | IT | 1,612 | 2.0% | | Austria | AT | 1,601 | 2.0% | | Portugal | PT | 1,442 | 1.8% | | Ireland | IE | 1,408 | 1.7% | | Lithuania | LT | 1,311 | 1.6% | | Switzerland | CH | 1,236 | 1.5% | | Hungary | HU | 1,196 | 1.5% | | Montenegro | ME | 1,160 | 1.4% | | Latvia | LV | 1,116 | 1.4% | | Russia | RU | 1,089 | 1.3% | | Denmark | DK | 1,037 | 1.3% | 24 more countries in the JSON. ## About this map Hottub News counted 80,750 reports from outlets in 49 countries for 30 Sep 2026. The UK, Germany and Greece published the most (14,959 reports), and the five busiest countries account for 45% of the total. The most widely covered stories were: “Premier Burnham does not rule out a Brexit reversal” (187 outlets, mostly the UK and Germany); “'Strong indications' Iran played role in suspected Fairford terror plot, PM says” (142 outlets, mostly the UK and Romania); “BREAKING NEWS: Dame Esther Rantzen dies - broadcaster and campaigner was aged 86” (129 outlets, mostly the UK and Ireland). Each report is placed in the country of the outlet that published it (from its feed, web domain or Wikidata), not where the events happened. Stories group reports of the same event across outlets and languages. Paid placements are never included. 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