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Sun 27 Sept 2026
Prime Minsiter Andy Burnham Visits A Local Transport Project With Chancellor John HealeyBritain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham during a boat trip during while visiting a transport project ahead of the Labour party conference on September 26, 2026 in Liverpool, England. Andy Burnham attends Labour Conference 2026 for the first time as leader of the party, taking over from former leader Keir Starmer in July.
Exclusive
‘I can deliver’: Burnham pledges radical change on eve of Labour conference
Group of little more than a dozen people, some carrying papers and folders walking in street with buildings behind
Northern Ireland
Loyalist parade in Northern Ireland given go-ahead as almost 30-year ban overturned
Protesters call for release of spycops files outside inquiry in London.
Spycops scandal
Undercover police officer lied to spycops inquiry about sexual relationship
Ranulph Fiennes in 2015, wearing a blue shirt.
UK
Ranulph Fiennes’ stepson appeals for funds to ‘locate and safeguard’ the explorer
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
OpenAI
OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue
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Special report

Wedding Cake with chains
The Sunday read
‘I turbocharged my career then pressed eject’: why couples are getting divorced later
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In focus

Polish army tank crew members stand in formation before a battle tank
Poland
Poland is racing ahead with military spending – but will it help or damage its economic growth story?
London transfer
Is it time to kill off the Heathrow Express?
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Features

Writers Apology Final
‘I’d like to explain why I was such a monster back then’
Six writers on the apologies they wish they’d made
Grace Dent on restaurants
Sebb’s, Glasgow G1: ‘A delicious bombardment of continents, cuisines and cultural trickledowns’ – restaurant review
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Opinion

A child peers over a mother's shoulder while carried against her back in Sierra Leone
quote  I have seen with pride how British overseas aid saves children’s lives. That is why I say cuts should be reversed
David Harewood
quote  I’ve made a new friend. But dare I show her the real me?
Polly Hudson
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Sport

The Spain goalkeeper, Unai Simón, celebrates Harry Kane missing a penalty as the England captain looks accusingly at his boot.
quote  Meet the new minute 55 England collapse, not the same as the old minute 55 England collapse
Barney Ronay at Wembley
Football
Republic of Ireland’s Bazunu boycotts Israel match ‘as a person of principle’
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Podcast

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Protests erupt as Netanyahu gives inflammatory UN speech - The Latest
Podcast | 12:21
 
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Climate crisis

A dog walks on cracked ground at the dried-up Guarne Lagoon in Arví Park amid drought conditions linked to the El Niño phenomenon in Medellin, Colombia
Explainer
What is El Niño, what causes it and can we reduce the risks?
Country diary
I’m virtually living in the woods now. Wildlife is everywhere
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Business & technology

David Beckham salutes fans at a Fifa Club World Cup group stage.
Football
David Beckham takes £39m dividend as World Cup deals drive record profits
Media
BBC ‘risks entering inescapable doom spiral’ as further cuts hit TV and radio