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Europe, Friday 2 October 2026
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Top stories
- Two Iranian small-boat migrants charged with plotting attack on Jewish targets in Manchester
UK’s Counter Terrorism Policing said Salam Ahmadyan and Rahman Salehi may have been directed from Iran
ft.com · 161 outlets · 187 reports · all reports - Widdecombe murder accused charged over Farage terror plot
A 28-year-old man has been charged with engaging in conduct in preparation of acts of terrorism, including against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage MP.
RTÉ News · 155 outlets · 160 reports · all reports - French high schools burn as student unrest spreads
French prime minister and Marine Le Pen blame far-left party for stoking violent protests
ft.com · 140 outlets · 163 reports · all reports - France in a state of emergency: Youth protests escalate - Hundreds arrestedFrankreich im Ausnahmezustand: Jugendproteste eskalieren – Hunderte Festnahmen
Schüler beklagen Ratten in Klassenräumen, Lehrermangel und überfüllte Klassen, während die radikale Linke für die Unruhen verantwortlich gemacht wird.
kreiszeitung.de · 139 outlets · 156 reports · all reports - Emmanuel Macron announces that G7 countries will withdraw up to 100 million barrels from their stocks to lower pricesEmmanuel Macron annonce que les pays du G7 vont prélever sur leurs stocks « jusqu’à 100 millions de barils » pour faire baisser les prix
« Nous avons acté qu’il n’y aurait pas de limitation, d’interdiction d’export entre les membres du G7 », a-t-il précisé le chef de l’Etat, en rappelant que Donald Trump, qui avait menacé de réduire celles de gaz…
lemonde.fr · 133 outlets · 145 reports · all reports - Ed Miliband to stand in for Andy Burnham at emergency G7 talks
ED Miliband will stand in for Andy Burnham on an emergency G7 call to discuss world energy markets
thenational.scot · 133 outlets · 137 reports · all reports - Bryant calls for calm over the weekend as Drumcree dispute continues
Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant said his door remains open for fresh talks.
standard.co.uk · 130 outlets · 130 reports · all reports - Vote for us to make Labour move, Polanski tells Green Party conference
The Green leader is currently standing in the Holborn and St Pancras parliamentary by-election, which he hopes to win from Labour for the first time.
standard.co.uk · 125 outlets · 126 reports · all reports - Greens ‘absolutely united’, Polanski claims amid warnings about Gaza debate
The Greens are likely to debate on Sunday at their annual party conference whether Zionism is racist.
standard.co.uk · 125 outlets · 125 reports · all reports - Former Eljamel patient’s ‘shock’ at health board’s approach to inquiry
Gillian Davidson said NHS Tayside ‘didn’t seem to grasp the seriousness’ of the inquiry into the disgraced neurosurgeon.
standard.co.uk · 125 outlets · 125 reports · all reports
Where the reports came from
| Country | Reports | Share | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 13,447 | 17.2% | |
| Germany | 9,366 | 12.0% | |
| Greece | 4,257 | 5.4% | |
| Sweden | 3,202 | 4.1% | |
| France | 3,132 | 4.0% | |
| Turkey | 2,988 | 3.8% | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,320 | 3.0% | |
| Bulgaria | 2,099 | 2.7% | |
| Croatia | 2,071 | 2.6% | |
| Italy | 2,042 | 2.6% | |
| Belgium | 1,889 | 2.4% | |
| Spain | 1,790 | 2.3% | |
| Romania | 1,725 | 2.2% | |
| Serbia | 1,720 | 2.2% | |
| Netherlands | 1,659 | 2.1% | |
| Lithuania | 1,589 | 2.0% | |
| Austria | 1,463 | 1.9% | |
| Ireland | 1,463 | 1.9% | |
| Portugal | 1,299 | 1.7% | |
| Switzerland | 1,264 | 1.6% |
About this map
Hottub News counted 78,349 reports from outlets in 49 countries for 2 Oct 2026. The UK, Germany and Greece published the most (13,447 reports), and the five busiest countries account for 43% of the total.
The most widely covered stories were: “Two Iranian small-boat migrants charged with plotting attack on Jewish targets in Manchester” (161 outlets, mostly the UK and France); “Widdecombe murder accused charged over Farage terror plot” (155 outlets, mostly the UK and Ireland); “French high schools burn as student unrest spreads” (140 outlets, mostly Germany and Greece).
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.