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• UK weather: Temperatures to hit 25C in burst of late September warmth - BBC28 September 2026, 11:13 pm
  UK weather: Temperatures to hit 25C in burst of late September warmth  BBC'Remarkable' temperatures expected in parts of UK as temperatures set to hit 27C  Sky NewsAtlantic storm to bring remarkably warm 24 hours to UK  ITVXBritain to be warmer than Malibu as 500-mile-wide Storm Austen brings 27C heat blast  Daily StarParts of UK to roast in 27C weather on Tuesday before rain and wind move in  The Independent
  
• World Grand Prix Darts: Luke Littler in shock first-round exit as defending champion loses to Luke Woodhouse - Sky Sports28 September 2026, 11:00 pm
  World Grand Prix Darts: Luke Littler in shock first-round exit as defending champion loses to Luke Woodhouse  Sky SportsWorld 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 SportsPDC Darts | Darts Live Scores, Darts Results & Darts Tickets  PDCLuke Littler suffers shock defeat to Luke Woodhouse in World Grand Prix opener  The GuardianBOYLE Sports World Grand Prix 2026 | Draw, Results & Schedule of Play  live-darts.com
  
• Pochettino: Manchester City verdicts show fans ‘lived through an era of deception’ - The Guardian28 September 2026, 10:43 pm
  Pochettino: Manchester City verdicts show fans ‘lived through an era of deception’  The GuardianHart trusts Man City chair Al Mubarak over ruling  BBCMancini refers to ‘double’ Manchester City contract and says it ‘isn’t my problem’  The GuardianMan City chief warns: It will be a long time before this is settled  The TimesA letter from the Chairman  Manchester City FC
  
• Reality pays a visit to the Labour party conference, but it’s the ‘Hope Again’ that kills you - The Guardian28 September 2026, 10:32 pm
  Reality pays a visit to the Labour party conference, but it’s the ‘Hope Again’ that kills you  The GuardianHow long can Labour's feel-good factor last?  BBCBurnham’s first Labour conference as Prime Minister  Channel 4A faintly hopeful mood at Labour conference  Financial TimesLabour conference 2026: What POLITICO reporters will be watching for  politico.eu
  
• Price of diesel on UK forecourts reaches all-time high - The Guardian28 September 2026, 8:12 pm
  Price of diesel on UK forecourts reaches all-time high  The GuardianUK diesel price hits all-time high, the RAC says  BBCUK diesel prices hit record high at 199.18p a litre; housebuilder stocks surge on new homes scheme – as it happened  The GuardianAnalysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK  Carbon BriefScottish drivers hit as diesel passes £2 a litre across the country  BBC
  
• Scabies outbreak at hospital closes wards - BBC28 September 2026, 7:46 pm
  Scabies outbreak at hospital closes wards  BBCSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• Strictly fans give verdict on Ellie Taylor after It Takes Two hosting debut - The Mirror28 September 2026, 7:40 pm
  Strictly fans give verdict on Ellie Taylor after It Takes Two hosting debut  The MirrorStrictly It Takes Two's Ellie Taylor on her new role, the new series and that Casualty tango - "It’s a dream come true"  BBCStrictly Come Dancing fans all say same thing as Ellie Taylor makes hosting debut  Wales OnlineStrictly star details 'dream come true' as they prepare for debut on BBC spin-off  AOL.comStrictly fans will see 'new side' to celebs in spin-off show after changes  Teesside Live
  
• Local representatives question official accounts after suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford - The Guardian28 September 2026, 7:13 pm
  Local representatives question official accounts after suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford  The GuardianRAF Fairford suspects released on bail, head of counter-terror police says  BBCUK Villages That Host US Bombers Are Abuzz Over Possible Terrorist Plot  The New York TimesFive men arrested in RAF Fairford incident released on police bail  BBCDid Trump reveal secret US-UK operation over RAF Fairford incident?  Sky News
  
• Burnham promises to roll back privatisation with government-backed grid plan - The Guardian28 September 2026, 7:00 pm
  Burnham promises to roll back privatisation with government-backed grid plan  The GuardianSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News
  
• High screen time can hurt children’s learning and language skills, study suggests - The Guardian28 September 2026, 6:54 pm
  High screen time can hurt children’s learning and language skills, study suggests  The GuardianToo much screen time harms children’s development, study finds  The TimesEffect of Screen Time on Social, Emotional, and Behavioural Problems in Children at a Tertiary Care Centre  CureusScreen time linked to lower grades in children, major study finds  RayoScreen time linked to lower grades, mental health problems in 2.8 million children  Geo News
  
• Andy Burnham to signal end of triple lock - The Telegraph28 September 2026, 6:45 pm
  Andy Burnham to signal end of triple lock  The TelegraphWhy the PM could finally drop the triple lock pension pledge  BBCLabour splits emerge over scrapping pensions triple lock  The TimesScrapping the triple-lock will be good for everyone – even state pensioners  The i PaperPension triple lock: How could Labour scrap it, and what would it cost state pensioners?  The Independent
  
• Netanyahu under pressure over reports he was warned about October 7 - Financial Times28 September 2026, 6:28 pm
  Netanyahu under pressure over reports he was warned about October 7  Financial Times
  
• Putin signs decree increasing size of Russian armed forces - Українська правда28 September 2026, 6:23 pm
  Putin signs decree increasing size of Russian armed forces  Українська правдаPutin sends chilling message to world as he demands Russian army 'grows to 2.5million'  Daily StarPutin Adds 15,500 Active Troops to Russia’s Military, Raising Force to 1.55 Million  UNITED24 MediaRussia to planning to expand military despite Vladimir Putin's Europe attack 'promise'  AOL.comPutin Orders Russian Army Boosted to 2.4 Million, Adding 1.5 Million Troops as NATO Braces for Escalation  Kyiv Post
  
• Mahmood signals rethink on migrants' right to remain - BBC28 September 2026, 6:04 pm
  Mahmood signals rethink on migrants' right to remain  BBCShabana Mahmood hints she could water down plans on leave to remain  The GuardianShabana Mahmood could water down migration reforms — as it happened  The TimesAngela Rayner criticises worker visa plans on eve of Labour conference  BBCMahmood to water down migration reforms for social care  The Telegraph
  
• Twelve women have been killed in one part of South Africa since July. Here's what we know so far - BBC28 September 2026, 4:56 pm
  Twelve women have been killed in one part of South Africa since July. Here's what we know so far  BBCSouth Africa: 11th woman found dead as killings raise alarm  africanews.comTenth woman's body found as South Africa police probe killings  BBCSouth African police discover body of 10th woman near Johannesburg  Al JazeeraTenth womans body discovered in Ekurhuleni, and South Africa has a sim card problem  businesstech.co.za