David Attenborough
- Oct 8
British grower Ian Paton sets Guinness record with 1,295.8 kg pumpkin Bagheera
The 65-year-old grower from Lymington, Hampshire, had Bagheera weighed on 3 October at a competition in Berkshire. Guinness World Records confirmed the result, which beats the 2025 record set by Ian and his twin brother Stuart by 17 kg.
- Oct 6
George Fenton, five-time Oscar-nominated composer for Gandhi and Blue Planet, dies at 76
British composer George Fenton, who scored Gandhi, Dangerous Liaisons, and BBC nature documentaries, died unexpectedly on 5 October 2026 at age 76.
