# Hottub Newsmap · 2 Oct 2026 · Europe Europe, Friday 2 October 2026 · Coverage by where it was published · 78,349 reports from 49 countries · final · computed 2026-10-18T05:33:00Z Map: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-10-02/europe.svg · Card: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-10-02/europe.png · JSON: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-10-02/europe.json · Page: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-10-02/europe > Map of Europe of news coverage on 2 Oct 2026, shaded by publisher country; most from the UK, Germany and Greece. Top stories: “Two Iranian small-boat migrants charged with…”; “Widdecombe murder accused charged over Farage…”. ## Top stories 1. [Two Iranian small-boat migrants charged with plotting attack on Jewish targets in Manchester](https://www.ft.com/content/05fd286f-6fac-4479-b560-848970f32af5?syn-25a6b1a6=1) — ft.com, 161 outlets, 187 reports UK’s Counter Terrorism Policing said Salam Ahmadyan and Rahman Salehi may have been directed from Iran 2. [Widdecombe murder accused charged over Farage terror plot](https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/1002/1593850-farage-terror-plot) — RTÉ News, 155 outlets, 160 reports 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. 3. [French high schools burn as student unrest spreads](https://www.ft.com/content/38176237-e89f-410c-979c-c8c5d68d041a?syn-25a6b1a6=1) — ft.com, 140 outlets, 163 reports French prime minister and Marine Le Pen blame far-left party for stoking violent protests 4. [France in a state of emergency: Youth protests escalate - Hundreds arrested](https://www.kreiszeitung.de/politik/frankreich-gewaltsame-schulproteste-eskalieren-schueler-unruhen-zr-94522693.html) — kreiszeitung.de, 139 outlets, 156 reports (original: Frankreich 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. 5. [Emmanuel Macron announces that G7 countries will withdraw up to 100 million barrels from their stocks to lower prices](https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2026/10/02/emmanuel-macron-annonce-que-les-pays-du-g7-vont-prelever-sur-leurs-stocks-jusqu-a-100-millions-de-barils-pour-faire-baisser-les-prix_6787163_3210.html) — lemonde.fr, 133 outlets, 145 reports (original: Emmanuel 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… 6. [Ed Miliband to stand in for Andy Burnham at emergency G7 talks](https://www.thenational.scot/news/26602787.ed-miliband-standing-andy-burnham-g7-talks?ref=rss) — thenational.scot, 133 outlets, 137 reports ED Miliband will stand in for Andy Burnham on an emergency G7 call to discuss world energy markets 7. [Bryant calls for calm over the weekend as Drumcree dispute continues](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/chris-bryant-chris-northern-ireland-jonathan-buckley-police-b1299340.html) — standard.co.uk, 130 outlets, 130 reports Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant said his door remains open for fresh talks. 8. [Vote for us to make Labour move, Polanski tells Green Party conference](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/zack-polanski-labour-green-party-keir-starmer-st-pancras-b1299318.html) — standard.co.uk, 125 outlets, 126 reports 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. 9. [Greens ‘absolutely united’, Polanski claims amid warnings about Gaza debate](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/zack-polanski-green-party-gaza-bbc-zionism-b1299357.html) — standard.co.uk, 125 outlets, 125 reports The Greens are likely to debate on Sunday at their annual party conference whether Zionism is racist. 10. [Former Eljamel patient’s ‘shock’ at health board’s approach to inquiry](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/press-association-b1299354.html) — standard.co.uk, 125 outlets, 125 reports Gillian Davidson said NHS Tayside ‘didn’t seem to grasp the seriousness’ of the inquiry into the disgraced neurosurgeon. ## Reports by publisher country | Country | Code | Reports | Share | |---|---|---:|---:| | United Kingdom | GB | 13,447 | 17.2% | | Germany | DE | 9,366 | 12.0% | | Greece | GR | 4,257 | 5.4% | | Sweden | SE | 3,202 | 4.1% | | France | FR | 3,132 | 4.0% | | Turkey | TR | 2,988 | 3.8% | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BA | 2,320 | 3.0% | | Bulgaria | BG | 2,099 | 2.7% | | Croatia | HR | 2,071 | 2.6% | | Italy | IT | 2,042 | 2.6% | | Belgium | BE | 1,889 | 2.4% | | Spain | ES | 1,790 | 2.3% | | Romania | RO | 1,725 | 2.2% | | Serbia | RS | 1,720 | 2.2% | | Netherlands | NL | 1,659 | 2.1% | | Lithuania | LT | 1,589 | 2.0% | | Austria | AT | 1,463 | 1.9% | | Ireland | IE | 1,463 | 1.9% | | Portugal | PT | 1,299 | 1.7% | | Switzerland | CH | 1,264 | 1.6% | | Montenegro | ME | 1,193 | 1.5% | | Hungary | HU | 1,107 | 1.4% | | Latvia | LV | 1,083 | 1.4% | | Denmark | DK | 1,063 | 1.4% | | Moldova | MD | 1,018 | 1.3% | 24 more countries in the JSON. ## 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. 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