Premium Bonds currently have an annual prize fund rate of 4.35%, with each eligible £1 bond number having a one-in-21,000 chance of winning a prize in the monthly draw. According to NS&I’s official announcement, the rate increased from 3.80% for the September 2026 draw. The odds also improved from one in 22,000. Both the rate and
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Bulgaria has launched a search for missing sailors after aerial and sea drones attacked two commercial ships in its exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea on Tuesday, 6 October. According to a statement published by the Bulgarian government, one vessel sank and the other caught fire. Prime Minister Rumen Radev condemned the attacks, describing
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Tobias Rausch of the far-right Alternative for Germany party, known as the AfD, has been elected president of the state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt. According to the parliament’s official account, Rausch received 48 votes in a secret ballot on Tuesday, 6 October. Twenty-nine lawmakers voted against him and five abstained. The vote took place in Magdeburg during
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World number one Jannik Sinner will miss the remainder of the 2026 tennis season after deciding with his doctors to undergo treatment for a knee injury. The Italian announced the decision in a video message on Tuesday, 6 October. According to Sky Sports, his team said treatment for inflammation in his knee would allow him
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An exhibition dedicated to American artist Keith Haring opened at the Museo di Roma in Palazzo Braschi on Tuesday, 6 October, and will run until 11 April 2027. According to Museo di Roma, the display brings together more than 140 works and materials borrowed from the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection and other public and private collections.
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A House of Representatives committee has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to check whether candidates put forward for the 2027 elections appeared in their parties’ membership registers. The request follows a Supreme Court ruling that restored provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 governing party registers and primaries. Bayo Balogun, chairman of the House
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Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye have agreed to begin putting their collective defence commitments into practice following an emergency meeting in Riyadh on 5 October. The three countries said they would take steps to provide agreed military forces and capabilities for rapid deployment to Saudi Arabia. The decision is set out in a joint statement published
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The Ofala Steering Committee has released the official programme for Ofala 2026, the annual festival of Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, the Obi of Onitsha. Activities begin on 7 October, with the main public celebrations set for 16 and 17 October in Onitsha, Anambra State. The committee describes this as the Obi’s 25th Ofala Festival. It has chosen Igba
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Nigeria’s Debt Management Office has opened its October 2026 Federal Government of Nigeria Savings Bond offer, giving investors a choice between two fixed-interest instruments. Applications opened on 5 October and will close on Friday, 9 October, with settlement scheduled for 14 October 2026. The DMO’s official offer document confirms that the bonds are issued on
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UK-listed events company Informa has agreed to buy Clarion Events from Blackstone for £2.24 billion, while starting a process to separate its academic publishing business, Taylor & Francis. The two moves would leave Informa more focused on conferences, exhibitions and other events for businesses. Clarion, which is based in the UK, runs more than 100
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