No. 84 · Saturday, 31 October 2026
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said this week it was hit by what is thought to be the largest hack of its kind. How much in digital assets were impacted?
C$6.3bn
Why
Binance confirmed the cyber-attack, which the company describes as complex and believed to be linked to North Korea, affected $6.3bn (£4.7bn) of digital assets.
BBC BusinessFallon Sherrock defeated reigning world champion Luke Littler this week in darts. What was the prize money for the contest?
D£501,000
Why
Sherrock's victory over Littler in one leg of darts earned her a £501,000 prize.
BBC SportA G20 foreign ministers' photocall was cancelled after several Western diplomats, including UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, refused to be pictured with which country's representative?
CRussia's Sergei Lavrov
Why
The US-arranged photocall was axed after Miliband and other European counterparts refused to stand with Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, following accusations over Ukraine.
Sky UK / BBC PoliticsWhich Scottish First Minister told PM Andy Burnham this week that decisions on further local devolution rest solely with their parliament, not Westminster?
CJohn Swinney
Why
Swinney met Burnham in Glasgow and made clear that Scotland alone determines its devolution path, rejecting the PM's push for English-style regional powers across the UK.
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