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More than 40 North Korean official websites, including the foreign ministry and KCNA, suffered intermittent outages after nearly six hours of disruption in the country's BGP routing infrastructure. Alex and Jordan explore whether the outage was a glitch or something more.

Burkina Faso's parliament voted unanimously to restore the death penalty, abolished in 2018, for terrorism, espionage and treason as the Islamist insurgency linked to al Qaeda and ISIS grinds on. Alex and Jordan ask whether the vote protects any villages or risks deepening repression.

Andrew Boff, chairman of the London Assembly and a Tory since 1973, quit the party after Kemi Badenoch's team blocked him from the London mayoral race over his support for the European Convention on Human Rights. Alex and Jordan examine what his exit says about the Conservatives' direction.

Iran told Pakistan's army chief there will be no talks with Washington until its demands are met, with Foreign Minister Araghchi saying the Strait of Hormuz stays closed until the US accepts Iran's terms and honors the Islamabad MoU. Alex and Jordan break down the preconditions standoff and what it means for energy prices.

Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case in over a decade, becoming the fourth African country hit by the fastest-spreading outbreak in history, with 4,646 dead and no approved vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain. Alex and Jordan look at the contact tracing race in Abuja and what the Africa CDC's urgent appeal means.

The UK Covid inquiry's Module 6 report found care homes were "something of an afterthought", with 43,000 Covid deaths in care homes and 25,000 untested hospital patients discharged into them in spring 2020. Alex and Jordan ask whether the eight recommendations will finally change anything for the sector.

September inflation rose to 3.5%, borrowing hit £24.5bn and public debt passed £3 trillion for the first time, with a record £10.9bn paid in debt interest in a single month. Alex and Jordan explain what the grim numbers mean for the October 28 Budget and for household bills.

Britain approved the long-delayed Jackdaw North Sea gas field, the first new North Sea approval since the Iran war, with first gas expected by the end of the month and peak output of around 40,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Alex and Jordan examine what the approval means for energy bills and whether the new Energy Wealth Fund can answer climate critics.

The Milwaukee Brewers will face the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series starting Friday October 23, with neither franchise ever having won a title and the Brewers ending a 44-year wait since 1982. Alex and Jordan break down the matchup, the schedule, and why Robin Yount says the '82 crew may want it most.

Trump has made France's weekend riots a centerpiece of his midterm campaign, claiming on Truth Social that migrants have taken over France despite French leaders saying the protests began with students demanding education funding. Alex and Jordan compare Trump's version with the facts on the ground and ask what the spin says about the election.