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Bosses of three firms that supply trains to UK railways made £3.5m last year

Rolling stock companies, which also paid out nearly £400m to shareholders, accused of profiting at passengers’ expense

The chief executives of three firms that rent out trains to Britain’s railways were paid a combined £3.5m last year as they passed on almost £400m to shareholders in dividends.

Rail unions accused the rolling stock companies (Roscos) of raking in profits at passengers’ expense.

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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/02/bosses-firms-trains-uk-35m-pounds-last-year

Soft Jobs Report Boosts Market Bets Fed Will Skip October Rate Increase
The odds of an interest rate change at the Federal Reserve’s meeting in late October have dropped following a softer jobs report and strong signaling from bank officials.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/business/economy/jobs-report-fed-interest-rates.html

G7 to release 100m barrels from reserves to combat surging diesel prices - Europe live

Macron says G7 will ‘work in a coordinated manner to help bring down the prices of petroleum products’

Back to France, midday figures quoted by Le Figaro show that 564 schools and educational establishments have been disrupted by the ongoing unrest, and some 600 people have been arrested so far today as the high school protests continue.

Europe environment correspondent

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/02/france-schools-protests-violence-ukraine-kallas-rome-pope-latest-news-updates

Truckers Are ‘Just Trying to Hang On’ When a Fill-Up Tops $1,000
Truckers are among the hardest hit by the soaring cost of diesel fuel. High prices are forcing some to stay on the road for months and others to park their rigs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/us/truckers-diesel-costs.html

How Flydubai Passengers and Crew Averted Disaster After Pilot Was Stabbed During Flight
A badly wounded Indian pilot managed to unlock the cockpit door. Four Israeli men teamed up to overwhelm an attacker and avert disaster.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/world/middleeast/flydubai-attack-timeline.html

Top Democrats slam ‘Trump’s failing economic agenda’ after weaker-than-expected jobs growth - US politics live

Elizabeth Warren and Chuck Schumer criticize president after US added 29,000 new jobs in September, sharply less than the 84,000 economists had predicted

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And as we bring you the latest on how the jobs report stands to impact voter sentiment ahead of the November midterms, my colleagues have done all the hard work in mapping out the battle for Congress and the key states, candidates and districts that will ultimately decide the balance of power on Capitol Hill.

Many indicators of voter sentiment suggest the Democrats are favored to take back control of the House of Representatives, and potentially the Senate. Winning either would be a significant victory for the party and give it the power to block Trump’s legislative agenda and more aggressively investigate his administration.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/02/cornell-university-leticia-james-christa-pike-death-penalty-donald-trump-us-jobs-latest-news-updates

Aviation security back in spotlight after nightmare on flydubai flight to Israel

Questions raised over cockpit locks and screening of pilots as UAE investigates details and motives of near disaster

At around 9.30 on Wednesday morning local time, Tali Manes was taking her six-year-old daughter Nina to the toilet on the regular flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv when she heard a series of heavy blows against the cockpit door.

Manes, an Israeli bank executive, immediately told a flight attendant seated nearby that something was wrong. When he didn’t react, she shouted at him: “Something is happening in there!” Seconds later, the man “simply went to the [cockpit] door and opened it”, Manes told Israel’s Channel 12 TV.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/02/aviation-security-flydubai-flight-israel

Flurry of Lawsuits Shows Both Parties Preparing for Post-Election Challenges
Republicans are using the courts to hunt for noncitizen voters. Democrats worry the G.O.P. is trying make it harder for eligible voters to cast ballots — and paving the way to try to toss valid election results.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/us/politics/lawsuits-democrats-republicans-post-election-challenges.html

Republicans Pull Money From North Carolina Senate Race As Midterm Prospects Dim
The Senate Leadership Fund is diverting money to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party as it seeks to hold its majority.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/us/midterms-election-republicans-north-carolina-kansas.html

Trump is expected to name intelligence director Jay Clayton as AI czar
President Trump is expected to name Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as the White House AI czar, according to a source familiar with the matter.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-ai-czar-jay-clayton-white-house-rcna601140

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U.S. and Allies Agree to Release Diesel Reserves as Prices Soar
The Group of 7, which includes Britain, France and Japan, announced the release of 100 million barrels over four months, effective immediately.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/business/diesel-reserves-g7.html