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• Tories challenge chancellor to rule out tax rises in budget – UK politics live - The Guardian17 September 2026, 7:58 am
  Tories challenge chancellor to rule out tax rises in budget – UK politics live  The GuardianAndy Burnham rejects 'tax and spend socialist' comments  BBCHealey prepares UK for ‘really challenging’ Budget  ft.comAndy Burnham warned he must raise taxes or cut spending in budget  The TimesBurnham warns of 'challenging' Budget ahead as UK inflation increased to 3.1%  ITVX
  
• Chelsea: Todd Boehly and fellow co-owner Mark Walter to sell stakes in Premier League club - Sky Sports17 September 2026, 7:41 am
  Chelsea: Todd Boehly and fellow co-owner Mark Walter to sell stakes in Premier League club  Sky SportsA message from Chelsea’s ownership | News | Official Site  Chelsea Football ClubChelsea chairman Todd Boehly to leave role after selling ownership stake  news.sky.comBoehly and Walter sell Chelsea shares as Clearlake Capital takes full control of club  The GuardianMark Walter and Todd Boehly sell Chelsea FC stakes to Clearlake for £950mn  ft.com
  
• Jemima Khan does romantic bridal style at 52 – with a daring twist - The Telegraph17 September 2026, 7:36 am
  Jemima Khan does romantic bridal style at 52 – with a daring twist  The TelegraphJemima Goldsmith marries Australian financier  The TimesJemima Goldsmith is married! Filmmaker weds Cameron O'Reilly in a major society wedding  TatlerJemima Goldsmith thanks guests for ‘special and happy’ wedding day  Sudbury MercuryJemima Goldsmith shares cherished moments from wedding with O'Reilly  geo.tv
  
• Buckingham Palace denies Charles said Diana would be forgotten 'soon enough' - news.sky.com17 September 2026, 7:25 am
  Buckingham Palace denies Charles said Diana would be forgotten 'soon enough'  news.sky.comPalace in war of words with Earl Spencer over claims in Diana book  BBCEarl Spencer’s memoir claims Prince Charles said of Diana: ‘We’ll forget her soon enough’  The GuardianPalace hits back at Earl Spencer book  The TelegraphKing Charles: Grief has coloured Earl Spencer’s claims over Diana  The Times
  
• Trump calls EU offer to Canada of associate membership ‘laughable’, while threatening tariffs - The Guardian17 September 2026, 7:00 am
  Trump calls EU offer to Canada of associate membership ‘laughable’, while threatening tariffs  The GuardianTrump threatens 'serious tariffs' on EU over proposal to make Canada 'associate member'  BBCWhy Mark Carney’s romance with Europe can only go so far  ft.comIs EU’s offer to Canada a blueprint for Britain – or a reminder it is out in the cold?  The GuardianCanada’s new EU association holds lessons for the UK  UK in a changing Europe
  
• Do whales grieve? Rare footage of humpback alongside stillborn calf suggests they might - The Guardian17 September 2026, 6:46 am
  Do whales grieve? Rare footage of humpback alongside stillborn calf suggests they might  The GuardianHumpback whale seen mourning dead calf for first time  The TimesHumpback whale mother with stillborn calf shows ‘grief-like’ behaviour  New ScientistWeeping whales: Stillborn humpback whale grieving documented  Phys.orgHumpback Mother's Vigil: First Stillborn Calf Record  Fstoppers
  
• Women in England with incurable breast cancer to get life-extending drug on NHS - The Guardian17 September 2026, 6:26 am
  Women in England with incurable breast cancer to get life-extending drug on NHS  The GuardianNew hope for breast cancer patients as life-extending drug now on NHS in England  BBCEnhertu: Hope for thousands of breast cancer patients as life-extending drug finally approved  The IndependentLife-extending drug for breast cancer patients now on NHS in England  news.sky.comLife-extending breast cancer drug to be available in England  The Times
  
• Man United player ratings v Brighton: Mazraoui 3, Santos 4, Lacey 7 - thenationalnews.com17 September 2026, 6:24 am
  Man United player ratings v Brighton: Mazraoui 3, Santos 4, Lacey 7  thenationalnews.comMan Utd 2-3 Brighton: Michael Carrick 'not bothered' by pressure after loss  BBCFull 90: United v Brighton  Official Manchester United WebsiteMan Utd vs Brighton LIVE! Carabao Cup third round score updates, fourth-round draw, line-ups and how to watch or stream  Sky SportsMan United's collapse puts Carrick under pressure for first time  ESPN
  
• Kids with rape alarms & 'intimidating' mobs… Residents left terrified in town next door to migrant 'holiday camp' - thesun.co.uk17 September 2026, 6:22 am
  Kids with rape alarms & 'intimidating' mobs… Residents left terrified in town next door to migrant 'holiday camp'  thesun.co.uk'Our town is safe - prove it needs private patrols'  BBCThese OAPs want to save their town from a flood of migrants – the Left calls them ‘far-Right’  The TelegraphOperation Vanguard launched  Essex County CouncilWhy council is funding patrols near asylum base  BBC
  
• Bank of England expected to slow bond-selling programme and hold interest rates today – business live - The Guardian17 September 2026, 6:10 am
  Bank of England expected to slow bond-selling programme and hold interest rates today – business live  The GuardianInterest rates hold expected but Bank of England facing tough choices  BBCPound falls as Bank of England expected to keep UK interest rates on hold – latest updates  The TelegraphPetrol and diesel price rises push UK inflation higher  BBCBank of England set to defy Fed’s rate-hike lead, despite rising inflation  CNBC
  
• Alex Batty's new life and job since he was abducted by his mother - BBC17 September 2026, 5:14 am
  Alex Batty's new life and job since he was abducted by his mother  BBC
  
• Austin Tice: Assad regime planned US journalist's kidnap for weeks, BBC finds - BBC17 September 2026, 5:00 am
  Austin Tice: Assad regime planned US journalist's kidnap for weeks, BBC finds  BBCThe mission? Solve this missing-person case with a modulem reward  The TimesSecret files reveal Assad ordered kidnapping of US journalist missing for 14yrs  The Irish Sun
  
• Hertfordshire boy, 13, is new voice of Thomas the Tank Engine - BBC17 September 2026, 4:56 am
  Hertfordshire boy, 13, is new voice of Thomas the Tank Engine  BBCNew Thomas The Tank Engine series to be narrated by Henry Golding  The Irish NewsThomas The Tank Engine to be voice by Hertfordshire boy in new series  The Comet80 years on, the iconic children's TV show you grew up with is getting a new voice  Yahoo News UKMattel announces all-new Thomas & Friends series  toysnplaythings.media
  
• Essex: Shoplifting 'a whole society problem', says police - BBC17 September 2026, 4:55 am
  Essex: Shoplifting 'a whole society problem', says police  BBC'Shoplifting is costing everyone money'  BBCJust 270 shoplifters behind almost 30,000 offences  The Telegraph'Some shoplift for the thrill,' says Cambridgeshire Police officer  BBC'No one should feel afraid to go to work': How shoplifting is hitting high streets across England  BBC
  
• McLaren: SUV will be an Urus and DBX rival, not Purosangue - Top Gear17 September 2026, 4:00 am
  McLaren: SUV will be an Urus and DBX rival, not Purosangue  Top GearMcLaren £500m investment 'can help address Woking Neets issue'  BBCMcLaren to compete against Lamborghini and Ferrari with its first SUV  ft.comMcLaren to build SUVs geared towards Formula One fans with children  The GuardianBoost for UK auto sector as McLaren unleashes £500m investment to help reindustrialise Britain  GOV.UK