News of 16 October 2026

23:14 10 photosCulture The world's libraries: domes, shelves and silence From Paris to Dublin, Melbourne to Adelaide, the architecture of reading rooms. Elena Sokolova

06:35 News Timelapse captures a night-long lightning storm A towering storm cloud behind the mountains lit up the sky with dozens of strikes a minute. Marcus Feld

06:35 Business The quiet bill of a dozen subscriptions Small automatic payments rarely feel like spending, yet together they have become one of the least examined lines in the household budget. Clara Whitfield

03:41 8 photosLifestyle Autumn arrives in the city: streets in gold, orange and red From parks to boulevards, the city has taken on the warm colours of the season. Mei Lin Tan

03:33 News Give the pavement back to the people who walk on it Squeezed by parked cars, signposts and clutter, the humble pavement is the most honest measure of how much a city values its people. Daniel Okafor

03:04 Lifestyle Morning high tide pounds the shore as gulls stand their ground Waves rolled up the pebble beach at sunrise while two gulls barely moved. Elena Sokolova

00:31 Technology Our notifications are renting out our attention Each buzz of the phone looks harmless, but our scattered attention has become the raw material of someone else's business model. Priya Nandakumar

News of 16 October 2026

16 October 2026

16 October 2026, Friday