Your morning briefing: What you should know for Wednesday, October 3

PM to deliver crucial conference speech

Theresa May will declare that Britain’s future outside the EU is “full of promise” as she delivers her crucial party conference speech later.

The Prime Minister will attempt to overshadow rival Boris Johnson’s crowd-pleasing address yesterday which was fiercely critical of her Brexit plans.

She will say the Conservatives can represent the “decent, moderate and patriotic” as she seeks to reassert her authority with the keynote speech.

Mrs May is also expected to take aim at Jeremy Corbyn by saying millions of Labour voters are “appalled” by what he has done to the party.

Trump: 'scary' time for young men

Donald Trump has said it is a “scary” and “difficult” time for young men following sexual assault allegations made against Brett Kavanaugh.

The US President said he supported the Supreme Court nominee and wants to “see what happens” with the investigation.

It is troubling that people are found “automatically guilty” and have to prove their innocence, Mr Trump added as he responded to questions about the case.

Tributes to man killed by falling window pane

The 53-year-old victim died instantly when the glass fell to the pavement from the 27th floor of the apartment block on the Thames riverside yesterday.

Colleagues of the man last night described him as a “lovely guy” and said his sudden death was a “tragedy”.

British rescuers help Indonesia relief effort

The UK is sending rescue teams to help with the major relief effort following the earthquake and tsunami that shook Indonesia last week.

An RAF transport aircraft and a team of British military experts will help with the aid mission, the Ministry of Defence announced.

It is thought there are more than 1,500 people dead, missing, or injured after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake and tsunami struck the island of Sulawesi on Friday.

Thousands have been left homeless.

Brits do £1tn worth of unpaid housework per year

British people do more than £1 trillion worth of unpaid housework each year, according to official figures released today.

The figure equates to more than the total value of the UK’s retail and manufacturing output combined.

The Office for National Statistics’ data included unpaid work for household jobs such as looking after children, doing laundry and cooking.

Costa ad banned for criticising avocados

A Costa Coffee advert that pokes fun at avocados has been banned for suggesting that customers are better off eating bacon rolls.

The Advertising Standards Authority ruled that the radio commercial, broadcast in June, suggested avocados were a “poor breakfast choice”.

It ordered the coffee chain not to air the advert again and be sure it does not disparage “good dietary practice” in future.

Happened today...

1906: SOS was established as an international distress signal, replacing the call sign CDQ.

1941: The aerosol was patented by LD Goodhue and WN Sullivan.

1952: Britain's first atomic weapon was exploded in the Monte Bello Islands off Australia.

1956: The Bolshoi Ballet appeared at Covent Garden for the first time.

1959: The postcode, required in the addressing of mail for mechanical sorting, was first used in the UK.

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