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The Lion Green Road project in Coulsdon (south London) — 157 homes in five 13-sided blocks — has been named the best building of the year by RIBA. The authors are Mary Duggan Architects and RUFF Architects, with Croydon Council as the client. The jury praised its integration into the landscape and its approach to affordable housing.
Tashkent's Road Traffic Organization Center reported the installation of cameras on dedicated public transport lanes on Fergana yuli street. A 6 km section in both directions is equipped with cameras; violations are recorded from 6:00 to 23:00. Cameras will gradually appear on other streets of the city as well.
Uzbekistan's Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services has put up for public discussion a draft resolution on new centralized heat supply tariffs. From November 1, 2026, tariffs in Tashkent may rise by about 30%, and from 2028 they are to be indexed annually based on inflation, but by no more than 10%. The discussion will run until October 28.
On the evening of 15 October 2026, a minibus carrying lorry drivers collided with a Le Shuttle train on the loading platform of the Eurotunnel terminal in Coquelles near Calais. 19 people were injured, two of them seriously but with no threat to life. Shuttle traffic was suspended for about 90 minutes; Eurostar and freight services, according to authorities and the company, were unaffected. An investigation is underway.
The Migration Agency together with the Federal Employment Agency of Germany announced the opening of applications for the APAL (Ausbildung) program starting in February 2027. Participants will be offered three-year dual vocational training in floristry and horticulture with a monthly stipend of 724 to 1,100 euros depending on the year of study. Applications are accepted until October 20.
Officers of the State Security Service and the Interior Department of Syrdarya Region carried out operational search activities in Gulistan, where a laboratory for processing potent substances was found in a house. Three local residents born in 2003 and 2005 were detained; pregabalin, empty capsules and electronic scales were seized. A criminal case has been opened and the suspects taken into custody.
Kiran Kaur, sentenced in July to three years for aiding her son, who killed 18-year-old student Henry Nowak in Southampton, may be released early under the Sentencing Act 2026, which came into force on 1 October. Her appeal will be heard on 5 November.
In Furkat district of Fergana region, a BMW driver who had previously been warned for driving without a license exceeded the speed on a sharp turn, lost control and died. The car hit posts and a tree, fell into a ditch and overturned. The passenger was thrown through the windshield.
In Bangkok, protesters from across Thailand took part in a demonstration against the IMF and World Bank, accusing the institutions of making decisions without taking local communities' views into account. Police blocked the march near the meeting venue, and brief clashes occurred during an attempt to hang a banner on a pedestrian bridge.
Naked Science magazine has released a selection of winning and jury-highly-rated wildlife photographs. First place went to Kevin Shi's 'Struggle for Life' featuring a hunting cougar, second place to Marco Gaiotti's shot of a gelada in Ethiopia, and third place to Felix Belluain's image of a sleeping polar bear in Svalbard.
On October 8, in the Toshkent mahalla of Mirzaabad district, Syrdarya region, a Damas driver transporting kindergarten children in excess of the permitted limit was stopped. According to Zamon.uz, he was carrying 13 children, although the publication's headline mentions 11. An administrative protocol was drawn up, and the driver admitted the violation.
The FBI and the US Postal Inspection Service are investigating letters with suspicious substances sent to the offices of at least five Democratic senators and election authorities in several states. Some letters were intercepted before delivery. The incident occurred weeks before the midterm elections.
75-year-old director Tsui Hark received a golden plaque on the Lumière wall in Lyon. The festival is screening four of his films, including the restored Shanghai Blues and Peking Opera Blues. In an interview with Euronews Culture, he spoke about comedy, horror, his fear of AI replacing humans, and the crises of our time.
Director of the State Assets Management Agency (SAMA) Sohibjon Murodov said on October 8 that Saneg's licenses for the use of oil fields have been revoked because the fields were not put into operation and the license conditions were not met. He did not specify the number of revoked licenses. The transfer of more than 100 fields to the company in 2019 is linked to the criminal case against the former head of Uzbekneftegaz, Bakhodirzhon Sidikov, who rejects the charges.
On the evening of October 13, temporary restrictions on the arrival and departure of aircraft were introduced at Moscow's Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Zhukovsky airports. According to TASS, more than 30 planes flying to Moscow diverted to other cities. Restrictions were also introduced at airports in Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Penza, Saratov and Yaroslavl. The governor of Saratov region reported a person killed in a drone attack in Balakovo.
Homeland Security Investigations agents searched Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's Washington home on October 12. The Justice Department described the action as part of a federal criminal investigation; according to media reports, it concerns her citizenship and documents filed by her father. According to The Washington Post, a similar review during Trump's first term concluded there was insufficient evidence. Omar calls the investigation political pressure; Trump denies involvement.
Uzbekistan's State Labor Inspectorate reported that as of October 10, 145 monitoring checks of labor law compliance during the cotton harvest season revealed 132 violations, including 3 cases of forced labor and 86 cases of work without employment contracts. Fines totaling 172.8 million soums were imposed, and pickers were paid 8 billion 870.6 million soums.
Kieran Hayler, Katie Price's former husband, told Lewes Crown Court that after finding Price's messages to a 13-year-old girl, he believed she was 'grooming' the alleged victim. He denies three counts of rape and one of sexual assault, as well as new alternative charges.
