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• Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas remanded in custody - Sky News29 September 2026, 10:19 am
  Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas remanded in custody  Sky NewsDaniel Thomas pleads not guilty after dinghy slashed in Channel  BBCAnti-migrant activist arrested after dinghy slashed in Channel  BBCActivist to appear in court this morning after supporters staged Basingstoke protest  Basingstoke GazetteDaniel Thomas pleads not guilty after alleged dinghy slashing in Channel  theguardian.com
  
• Trial of live facial recognition in London stations ends with a false positive and no arrests - theguardian.com29 September 2026, 10:04 am
  Trial of live facial recognition in London stations ends with a false positive and no arrests  theguardian.com
  
• Taylor to come out of retirement and reunite with Lewis - BBC29 September 2026, 9:31 am
  Taylor to come out of retirement and reunite with Lewis  BBCPhil Taylor to end darts retirement, return in pairs tournament with Adrian Lewis  ESPNPhil Taylor set to come out of retirement and team up with friend Adrian Lewis for pairs event  Sky SportsPhil Taylor to make darts return at the age of 66  RTE.iePhil Taylor comes out of retirement as darts icon to compete again aged 66  Daily Star
  
• Police arrest 17 as part of investigation into suspected organised crime group - Sky News29 September 2026, 9:17 am
  Police arrest 17 as part of investigation into suspected organised crime group  Sky NewsSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Man found dead with cordon in place around Salford gardens - Manchester Evening News29 September 2026, 9:15 am
  Man found dead with cordon in place around Salford gardens  Manchester Evening News
  
• 'Period of deception' - Pochettino on Man City verdict - BBC29 September 2026, 9:13 am
  'Period of deception' - Pochettino on Man City verdict  BBCMan City charges: We lived through a period of deception if club found guilty, says ex-Spurs and Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino  Sky SportsScale of City’s punishment is the only story but Premier League must bear some responsibility | Barney Ronay  theguardian.comA letter from the Chairman  Manchester City FC'I know how it happened' - Former goalkeeper Joe Hart breaks silence on Man City guilty verdict and defends club achievements  Goal.com
  
• Scrapping pensions triple lock 'morally wrong', says union boss - BBC29 September 2026, 8:30 am
  Scrapping pensions triple lock 'morally wrong', says union boss  BBCPolitics latest: Burnham 'right to start the conversation' about scrapping triple lock, says Rayner  Sky NewsBurnham to signal willingness to look at scrapping pension triple lock to fund social care  theguardian.com'Labour split on triple lock' and 'Plot's going on, PM?'  BBCEven the Right is turning against the triple lock  telegraph.co.uk
  
• RAF Fairford: Labour’s deputy leader says ‘I trust our police’ after Trump questions decision to bail suspects – latest updates - theguardian.com29 September 2026, 8:12 am
  RAF Fairford: Labour’s deputy leader says ‘I trust our police’ after Trump questions decision to bail suspects – latest updates  theguardian.comRAF Fairford latest: 'Foreign actor' involved in alleged terror plot and many 'disturbed' by suspects' release, says Rubio  Sky NewsRubio says ‘foreign actor’ involved in alleged terror plot targeting British base used by US  edition.cnn.comFive men arrested in RAF Fairford incident released on police bail  BBCRubio Says Incident at UK Air Base RAF Fairford ‘Clearly Involved’ a Foreign Actor  The New York Times
  
• Germany news: Merz revolts over EU budget, report says - DW.com29 September 2026, 7:55 am
  Germany news: Merz revolts over EU budget, report says  DW.comGermany issues EU budget ultimatum  Financial TimesEU’s net payers insist on ‘several hundred billion euros’ in budget cuts  politico.euFrugal countries pile on pressure to shrink EU budget  Euronews.comNetherlands joins Germany in EU budget overhaul demands  NL Times
  
• Luke Littler suffers shock defeat to Luke Woodhouse in World Grand Prix opener - theguardian.com29 September 2026, 7:54 am
  Luke Littler suffers shock defeat to Luke Woodhouse in World Grand Prix opener  theguardian.comLittler stunned by Woodhouse at World Grand Prix  BBCLuke Littler falls at the first hurdle in World Grand Prix  RTE.iePDC Darts | Darts Live Scores, Darts Results & Darts Tickets  PDCWorld Grand Prix Darts, day one LIVE! Luke Littler, Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton in action at double-in, double-out event  Sky Sports
  
• Fatal house fire which killed mum and children caused by battery | ITV News - ITVX29 September 2026, 7:44 am
  Fatal house fire which killed mum and children caused by battery | ITV News  ITVXLithium-ion battery caused fire that killed mum and 3 children  BBCMerseyside blaze that killed mother and three children caused by lithium-ion battery  theguardian.comFamily 'heartbroken' after mother and three children died in fire  BBCLithium-ion battery caused house fire that killed mother and three children in Merseyside  Sky News
  
• Sony is officially skipping CES for the first time in decades - Video Games Chronicle29 September 2026, 7:33 am
  Sony is officially skipping CES for the first time in decades  Video Games ChronicleSony to Skip CES Show After Honda EV Venture Dropped  Bloomberg.comSony Is Skipping CES In 2027 As It Focuses More On Entertainment  EngadgetSony ends participation in Consumer Electronics Show  thedesk.netSony To Skip CES After 60 Years Of Participation  psxextreme.com
  
• NATO scrambles fighter jets as Russia launches massive attack - WW3 fears explode - aol.co.uk29 September 2026, 7:22 am
  NATO scrambles fighter jets as Russia launches massive attack - WW3 fears explode  aol.co.ukNew Russian drone warning issued to British tourists in Europe  The i Paper'Mystery' sparks NATO response as F-18 fighter jets scrambled to Ukraine border  Wales OnlineRomanian Authorities Examine Possible Drone Debris After Fire in Brăila County  Межа. Новини України.Suspected drone debris found on Romanian farmland near Ukrainian border  Українська правда
  
• Protest leader addresses crowd on possibility of outside mediator as Orangemen maintain presence at Drumcree - Belfast Telegraph29 September 2026, 7:20 am
  Protest leader addresses crowd on possibility of outside mediator as Orangemen maintain presence at Drumcree  Belfast TelegraphDrumcree: Stalemate continues as protesters remain overnight  BBCBryant urges all sides to ‘double down on compromise’ over Drumcree dispute  The IndependentAbsence of violence in Drumcree does not make standoff any less significant  theguardian.comLast-ditch bid to end Drumcree stalemate, with Garvaghy Road parade standoff enters third day  Belfast Telegraph
  
• Lives 'will be lost' unless UK does more to combat wildfires, committee chairwoman says - BBC29 September 2026, 6:45 am
  Lives 'will be lost' unless UK does more to combat wildfires, committee chairwoman says  BBCThe UK wildfire investigators: ‘If someone has used a match, chances are you’ll find it’  theguardian.comUK Wildfire Risk: Climate Change Committee’s Chairwoman Warns Lives ‘Will Be Lost’ Without Urgent Action After Record Number of Wildfires in 2026  The Sunday GuardianNew Online Tool ‘FireInSite’ Offers Local Wildfire Forecasts Tailored to UK Vegetation  Moorland Association‘The ignition is inevitable’ – a US view on how to manage wildfire risk  Emergency Services Times