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Thursday, October 8, 2026
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Authorities identified the suspect in a Thursday attack on a Manchester, England, synagogue as Jihad al Shamie, Sky News reported. Al-Shamie allegedly rammed his car into the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue…
Tickets for a slate of major events are going on sale soon: NBA Manchester Game 2027 (Spurs vs Pelicans) in Manchester with a ballot system for sale on Sept 17, and ASEAN Championship semi-final fixtures for Singapore’s Lions with Aug 12 online sales; Singapore’s Lions vs Thailand semi-final is also set for Aug 15 with online-only tickets. Other forthcoming tickets include The Game Awards 2026 on Oct 29 for the Dec 10 ceremony, and NBA China Games 2026 in Macau featuring the Mavericks and Rockets with sales starting Aug 12 and a fan day set for Oct 10.
Burlesque the Musical has postponed its London opening to 2027 and pushed back the UK tour schedule, with Sunderland set to start the tour and Woking’s engagement moved to November, while producers emphasize this is a postponement, not a cancellation. The tour launch is buoyed by strong demand, with nearly 90,000 tickets sold and about £4 million in advance, and a plan to find a new West End home as London’s engagement is rescheduled for 2027.
The ECB has announced England’s 2027 home season, pairing the men’s Ashes with subsets of Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand fixtures, including a May one-off Test against Bangladesh and a September white-ball tour from New Zealand to help World Cup preparations. The schedule also features England Women hosting Bangladesh in a white-ball series, highlighting a busy international calendar ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup in October–November.
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Iranians charged over alleged plot targeting Manchester Jews
Two Iranian nationals have been charged with allegedly preparing a terrorist attack targeting Manchester’s Jewish community ahead of Yom Kippur. Police say the men may have been in contact with an overseas third party, possibly in Iran, and that the suspected plot was disrupted; the defendants are due in court and the allegations have not been proven.
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