PRESS REVIEW – October 28, 2025: First, the trial of Brigitte Macron's online harassers has started in Paris, with 10 people stand accused of spreading fake news and fuelling conspiracy theories about the French first lady. Next, Hurricane Melissa is made worse by climate change. Also, hundreds of Turkish referees have been caught betting on football matches. Finally, a surfboard is reunited with its owner after years of drifting.

Ten people are on trial after being accused of cyber-harassment against French First Lady Brigitte Macron. Le Figaro takes a look at how the accused are defending themselves. Liberation says the defendants are "sinking into absurdity". FranceInfo explains who the online abusers are. La Croix has an analysis piece that looks at how to stop conspiracy theories online.  

Elsewhere, Hurricane Melissa is heading towards Jamaica and widely expected to cause a lot of damage. PBS discusses how climate change is fuelling Melissa's ferocity. There are also a number of other climate change stories in the press. The French independent paper Reporterre talks about what they call "601 climate bombs". The Guardian, meanwhile, has an article on uncontacted Indigenous peoples who are at risk of dying out within the next 10 years. The New York Times discusses a leaked memo by Bill Gates, who seems to have shifted his perspective a little and warns against a "doomsday outlook".

In Turkey, an extraordinary sports story has been rocking the world of football. Libération reveals that a five-year investigation has found that hundreds of Turkish football referees have betting accounts. The head of the Turkish football federation has said that they will face disciplinary action and many risk years-long bans from refereeing.  

Finally, The New Zealand Herald is covering the story of a long-lost surfboard that has been reunited with its owner after more than a year of floating around the oceans. 

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