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• Ipswich 2-4 Arsenal: Max Dowman shines with two goals as Gunners ease into Carabao Cup fourth round - Sky Sports16 September 2026, 7:47 am
  Ipswich 2-4 Arsenal: Max Dowman shines with two goals as Gunners ease into Carabao Cup fourth round  Sky SportsMax Dowman doubles up for Arsenal’s back-ups to beat Ipswich in Carabao Cup  The GuardianIpswich 2-4 Arsenal: What Gary O'Neil said  BBCEvery word from Mikel's post-Ipswich presser  Arsenal.comMikel Arteta says Max Dowman ‘a joy’ to work with but Arsenal must be ‘cautious’ with teenage star  The Independent
  
• EU rebuffs Mark Carney’s ‘unique alliance’ with Canada - Financial Times16 September 2026, 7:27 am
  EU rebuffs Mark Carney’s ‘unique alliance’ with Canada  Financial TimesUrsula von der Leyen backs Canada’s ‘associate membership’ bid  Financial TimesCanada could become 'first associate member' of EU, bloc's chief says  CNBCCarney's new love-in with EU has everything to do with Trump  BBCEU opens door for Canada to become first associate member, EU Commission President says  Reuters
  
• JJ Gabriel exit would be more damaging to Man Utd than any failed £100m transfer - The Telegraph16 September 2026, 7:08 am
  JJ Gabriel exit would be more damaging to Man Utd than any failed £100m transfer  The TelegraphMan Utd news: JJ Gabriel in limbo  BBCManchester United shocked as talented youngster JJ Gabriel asks to leave  The GuardianEuropean giants lead race to sign JJ Gabriel as wonderkid demands Manchester United registration is cancelled  talkSPORTReal Madrid among clubs chasing JJ Gabriel deal after request to leave Manchester United - The Athletic  The New York Times
  
• Lucy Letby live: NHS culture must change, says MP, after inquiry - BBC16 September 2026, 6:40 am
  Lucy Letby live: NHS culture must change, says MP, after inquiry  BBC'Complete failure to protect babies' and 'Sterling mess'  BBCThirlwall inquiry has left biggest questions around the Letby case unanswered  The GuardianLetby doctor says inquiry 'grim reading' and he wishes 'we had been brave enough to follow suspicions'  BBCLucy Letby inquiry: staff could have stopped three murders  The Times
  
• I was a drug mule at 14 - kidnap & guns were my life…girls are MORE at risk now - thesun.co.uk16 September 2026, 6:31 am
  I was a drug mule at 14 - kidnap & guns were my life…girls are MORE at risk now  thesun.co.ukBritain’s Forgotten Girls review – police saying they have ‘bigger fish to fry’ than groomers will horrify you  The GuardianI was a middle-class girl who fell victim to a London grooming gang  The TelegraphGirl ‘sent to Isle of Man to run drugs’ after being exploited by gang  Isle of Man TodayGrooming gang victims are still being let down by the state – as this documentary shows  Yahoo
  
• Village votes to leave UK over asylum housing plan - BBC16 September 2026, 6:08 am
  Village votes to leave UK over asylum housing plan  BBCPiddington’s symbolic revolt shows how serious UK’s immigration divide has become  The IndependentEnglish village votes to leave UK in protest over migrant housing plan  The GuardianThe Piddington rebels have voted for independence. Their defiance spells trouble for Labour  The TelegraphWhy is a village holding a referendum on leaving the UK?  BBC
  
• UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar - CNBC16 September 2026, 6:06 am
  UK inflation jumps to 3.1% as energy costs soar  CNBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Hospital takes action over surgery death rate - BBC16 September 2026, 5:27 am
  Hospital takes action over surgery death rate  BBC
  
• Everything we know about Oasis's return to Knebworth - BBC16 September 2026, 5:16 am
  Everything we know about Oasis's return to Knebworth  BBCOasis confirm Knebworth return plus Manchester and Glasgow 2027 gigs  BBCOasis announce 2027 tour, including return to Knebworth 30 years after historic concerts  The GuardianOasis to stage record-breaking 11-show Etihad Stadium residency  Manchester City FCOasis announce huge tour including gigs at Knebworth - here's how to get tickets  Sky News
  
• Three killed after LA news helicopter crashes while covering deadly bus collision - BBC16 September 2026, 2:55 am
  Three killed after LA news helicopter crashes while covering deadly bus collision  BBCMoment NBC anchors confirm their helicopter crashed in Los Angeles  BBCThree people killed after news helicopter crashes in Los Angeles  Sky News3 dead after news helicopter crashes while covering deadly Los Angeles bus collision  NBC NewsHelicopter providing coverage for NBCLA, Telemundo 52 crashes in Los Angeles  NBC Los Angeles
  
• Wandsworth Council announces record council tax increase - Sky News16 September 2026, 2:06 am
  Wandsworth Council announces record council tax increase  Sky NewsCouncil tax bills in Wandsworth could almost double  BBCCouncil tax will need to rise unless Government thinks again  Wandsworth Borough CouncilLondon council tax hammerblow as borough set to nearly double bills in record rise  London Evening StandardEnd of an era as Thatcher’s favourite council backs 94% tax rise  Financial Times
  
• Burnham to meet Trump for first time - The Telegraph16 September 2026, 1:39 am
  Burnham to meet Trump for first time  The TelegraphUK PM Burnham to meet Trump in New York, The Times reports  ReutersBurnham to meet Trump for first time in New York next week  The TimesBurnham and Trump agree need to continue working towards ceasefire in Ukraine  Hillingdon TimesAndy Burnham to face Donald Trump in person for first time amid Falklands and Northern Ireland rows  GB News
  
• England's shoplifting problem and the prolific offenders fuelling it - BBC16 September 2026, 12:11 am
  England's shoplifting problem and the prolific offenders fuelling it  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Third Heathrow runway should only go ahead if airlines pay for cleaner flying, say advisers - BBC16 September 2026, 12:05 am
  Third Heathrow runway should only go ahead if airlines pay for cleaner flying, say advisers  BBCAirlines should pay for CO2 removal if Heathrow expands, say climate advisers  The GuardianHeathrow expansion incompatible with climate goals, UK government advisers warn  Financial TimesCharge families £600 more to put them off flying, says climate quango  The TelegraphCost of foreign holidays to soar by £100s thanks to Net Zero just days after PM approved UK ‘tourist tax’  thesun.co.uk
  
• Complaints to watchdog about water firms soar - BBC15 September 2026, 11:14 pm
  Complaints to watchdog about water firms soar  BBCPortsmouth Water named as 'top' water company by watchdog amid nationwide price hikes  portsmouth.co.ukWater complaints hit 20-year high amid ‘disbelief’ over bill rises  Utility WeekSouth West Water has sharpest rise in complaints  BBCBristol Water rated one of the best performing firms as complaints hit record high nationally  Rayo