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Stories for October 7th 2023

• Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 07:03 UTC

  FAO Food Price Index in September 10,7% below a year ago

  

  The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of globally-traded food commodities, averaged 121.5 points in September, compared to 121.4 points in August. At this level, the index is 10.7% below its value a year ago and 24.0% below its all-time high reached in March 2022.

• Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 07:00 UTC

  Nobel Peace Prize for imprisoned Iranian woman activist; UN calls on Teheran to release all human rights defenders

  

  Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her tireless campaign for women's rights and against the death penalty. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed Ms Narges and the Peace Prize as a tribute to all those women who are fighting for their rights at the risk of their freedom, health and lives.

• Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 06:36 UTC

  Sir Lindsay Hoyle: “Why I became a champion and advocate for the British Overseas Territories”

  

  By Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the UK House of Commons
  
  From the Pitcairn Islands in the Southern Pacific Ocean to the British Indian Ocean Territory almost 10,000 miles away, the British Overseas Territories (OTs) all have one thing in common – they are British.