RCN & Israel-linked firms: The Royal College of Nursing has ended a commercial partnership with Teva UK, dropping its sponsorship of an Oct 30 leadership summit after campaigners raised concerns over links to the Israeli military and alleged violations of international law. Birmingham protest rules: West Midlands Police have imposed a 10-hour face-covering exclusion zone in Birmingham city centre until 8pm, amid planned protests around the start of the Tory Party conference and claims of a “Neo-Nazi” plan to disrupt a unity rally. Terror cases in court: UK authorities charged two Iranian men over an alleged plot targeting the Jewish community in Manchester around Yom Kippur, while a separate RAF Fairford investigation saw a UK-Iranian dual national released on bail. Welfare payments: The DWP is making backdated lump-sum payments to PIP claimants after years-long delays, with one claimant awarded £7,692 following a tribunal battle. Health & safety: Police are searching for a heavily pregnant woman missing from Leicester, described as 31 and last seen near Groby Road. Tech in supermarkets: Morrisons is piloting StrongPoint Click & Collect locker technology in Skipton to speed up grocery collections. Sport: England thrashed Croatia 7-0 in the Nations League, with Anthony Gordon starring.