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• John Healey’s defence plans face a £6bn debt interest blow – latest updates - The Telegraph1 September 2026, 10:51 am
  John Healey’s defence plans face a £6bn debt interest blow – latest updates  The TelegraphUK long-term borrowing costs hit 28-year high  The GuardianRise in UK borrowing costs adds to pressure on Andy Burnham and John Healey  Financial TimesDebt costs near 30-year high as Andy Burnham’s first budget looms  The TimesBorrowing Costs at Highest Level Since 2008 as Parliament Returns  Guido Fawkes
  
• Nepal-Tibet floods: warning signs visible before glacier collapse, report says, as death toll passes 1,000 – latest updates - The Guardian1 September 2026, 10:51 am
  Nepal-Tibet floods: warning signs visible before glacier collapse, report says, as death toll passes 1,000 – latest updates  The GuardianNepal death toll crosses 1,000 as rescuers race to find workers trapped in mud-filled tunnels  BBCLive updates: Nepal-China flood disaster death toll tops 1,000  CNNFamily fear for missing hydropower worker after Nepal flood  BBCFlood-Hit Nepal Unsure How to Rebuild with Landscape Wiped Out  Bloomberg.com
  
• Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal: Bukayo Saka earns win for the Gunners as they begin title defence with back-to-back victories - Sky Sports1 September 2026, 10:40 am
  Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal: Bukayo Saka earns win for the Gunners as they begin title defence with back-to-back victories  Sky SportsBukayo Saka sends two-word message to Arsenal’s rivals after winner against Aston Villa  The IndependentCalafiori hails defensive effort after win at Villa  Arsenal.comAston Villa Football Club - The Official Club Website  Aston VillaSaka settles gruelling battle with Aston Villa to extend Arsenal’s winning start  The Guardian
  
• Andy Burnham latest: Labour refuses to rule out early election - The Telegraph1 September 2026, 10:28 am
  Andy Burnham latest: Labour refuses to rule out early election  The Telegraph
  
• Football transfer deadline day: latest on Fernández, Álvarez, Ndiaye and more – live - The Guardian1 September 2026, 10:08 am
  Football transfer deadline day: latest on Fernández, Álvarez, Ndiaye and more – live  The GuardianTransfer Deadline Day 2026 - Grealish set for Everton, Hull sign Ansah, Sunderland agree Fofana fee  BBCTransfer Deadline Day 2026 - Grealish set for Everton, Hull sign Ansah, Juventus agree Woltemade loan  BBCSeven transfers that could happen before deadline day - including key Arsenal and Liverpool targets  TNT SportsTransfer deadline day LIVE: Alvarez to Arsenal and Enzo to Man City latest  The Independent
  
• Private equity firms snap up more London-listed companies - Financial Times1 September 2026, 9:47 am
  Private equity firms snap up more London-listed companies  Financial TimesLondon Stock Exchange to lose three more firms after takeover offers  The GuardianFTSE aerospace supplier sold to US bidder for £1.9bn  The TelegraphTrio of firms poised to quit London Stock Exchange as exodus gathers pace  City AMPrivate Equity to Buy Bodycote, Gamma in Latest London Takeovers  Bloomberg.com
  
• Burnham holds cabinet meeting ahead of first address to Commons as PM - BBC1 September 2026, 9:46 am
  Burnham holds cabinet meeting ahead of first address to Commons as PM  BBCAs Burnham’s bounce falls flat, Labour must focus instead on fixing Britain  The IndependentAndy Burnham to promise 'sense of optimism' in first Commons statement as PM  BBCTax promises, defence targets and Iran: Andy Burnham’s budget headaches  The GuardianBurnham to say he wants to unlock ‘positivity’ in first statement to MPs since becoming PM – UK politics live  The Guardian
  
• Shein shares slide on fast-fashion retailer’s stock market debut - The Guardian1 September 2026, 9:41 am
  Shein shares slide on fast-fashion retailer’s stock market debut  The GuardianShein shares fall in long-awaited stock market debut  BBCShein shares plunge on stock market debut  The TelegraphShein’s Lackluster Debut Shows a Fast-Fashion Model Left Behind  The New York TimesShein shares slide as much as 10% in Hong Kong debut  Financial Times
  
• Transfer deadline day live: Everton agree Grealish loan, Fernandez and Balogun latest - The Telegraph1 September 2026, 9:34 am
  Transfer deadline day live: Everton agree Grealish loan, Fernandez and Balogun latest  The TelegraphJack Grealish transfer: Everton agree loan deal with Man City for England midfielder  BBCEverton star undergoes medical as Toffees green light big wage deal  FourFourTwoGary Neville backtracks on Jack Grealish as Everton transfer nears  Football365Everton agree deal for Jack Grealish return on season-long loan - The Athletic  The New York Times
  
• "Most" of the developers behind critically acclaimed Star Wars Zero Company were furloughed ahead of launch - Eurogamer.net1 September 2026, 9:03 am
  "Most" of the developers behind critically acclaimed Star Wars Zero Company were furloughed ahead of launch  Eurogamer.net‘Most’ of Star Wars Zero Company studio Bit Reactor was furloughed ahead of launch  gamefile.newsBit Reactor furloughed "many of its workers" in the weeks before Star Wars Zero Company's launch  GamesIndustry.bizDevs Behind Best-Reviewed Star Wars Game In Years Get Furloughed  KotakuAround 80% of Star Wars Zero Company studio Bit Reactor was reportedly furloughed weeks before its release  Video Games Chronicle
  
• Modi tells Putin to stop ‘endless war’ - The Telegraph1 September 2026, 8:31 am
  Modi tells Putin to stop ‘endless war’  The TelegraphSummit With Russia, India and Iran Shows Leverage Wars Have Given Xi of China  The New York TimesModi tells visibly tense Putin to end Ukraine war ‘for humanity’s sake’  The IndependentPutin, Xi reaffirm Russia-China ties amid ‘unpredictable’ world  Al JazeeraIndian Prime Minister Modi asks Putin to end Ukraine war amid U.S. tariff threat on Russian oil  cnbc.com
  
• Tories reopen Liz Truss wound with new shadow chancellor - Financial Times1 September 2026, 8:30 am
  Tories reopen Liz Truss wound with new shadow chancellor  Financial Times'Kemi gets Tories battle ready' and 'Posh makes some dosh'  BBCMel Stride and Priti Patel replaced in major Tory reshuffle  BBCKemi’s finally showing the ruthlessness that the Tories need  The TelegraphMel Stride and Priti Patel sacked in shadow cabinet reshuffle  The Times
  
• Man has earlobe bitten off in station car park attack - BBC1 September 2026, 8:27 am
  Man has earlobe bitten off in station car park attack  BBCMan's earlobe bitten off in 'unprovoked' attack by two men at station car park  The ArgusCCTV images released after serious assault in station car park – West Sussex  British Transport PoliceEarlobe bitten off in 'unprovoked' Chichester station attack as police release CCTV  aol.co.ukMan’s earlobe bitten off at Chichester railway station, say transport police  SussexWorld
  
• Oxfordshire science facilities protected from funding cuts - BBC1 September 2026, 8:05 am
  Oxfordshire science facilities protected from funding cuts  BBCWith e-MERLIN facing the axe, what next for Jodrell Bank and UK astronomy?  Physics WorldGrowing support for Jodrell Bank from across science, culture and public life  The University of ManchesterConcern at impact of £162m science research 'cuts'  BBCThe exact science that could be lost at Jodrell Bank, by a professor of cosmology in the know  Manchester Evening News
  
• Man, 23, charged with murder after Teesside house fire - The Guardian1 September 2026, 6:40 am
  Man, 23, charged with murder after Teesside house fire  The GuardianMan in court after Grangetown fire in which woman and niece died  BBCMan charged with murder over fatal house fire near Middlesbrough  news.sky.comMan charged with murder over house fire that killed girl, 7, and aunt  The TelegraphChild dies in Middlesbrough house fire as two arrested for murder  BBC