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• UK borrowing costs rise ahead of Chancellor’s conference speech - The Telegraph28 September 2026, 11:09 am
  UK borrowing costs rise ahead of Chancellor’s conference speech  The TelegraphJohn Healey faces two big problems as he drafts his first budget  thetimes.comUnexpected UK borrowing surge adds to pre-Budget pressure on chancellor  bbc.co.ukHealey faces £60bn Budget shock as cost of servicing debt soars  thisismoney.co.ukTreasury open to smaller fiscal headroom to reduce UK tax rises  Financial Times
  
• Birmingham study tests ear oxygen monitoring over fingertip checks - bbc.co.uk28 September 2026, 10:16 am
  Birmingham study tests ear oxygen monitoring over fingertip checks  bbc.co.uk
  
• Defence Secretary Wes Streeting addressing Labour conference - watch live - bbc.co.uk28 September 2026, 10:09 am
  Defence Secretary Wes Streeting addressing Labour conference - watch live  bbc.co.ukPolitics latest: Miliband says future is a 'stronger, deeper partnership with Europe'  Sky NewsLabour conference live: John Healey to give first party speech as UK chancellor  Financial TimesThree new floating submarine docks for the Royal Navy to be built in Britain  navylookout.comJohn Healey addresses Labour conference in first speech as chancellor – UK politics live  The Guardian
  
• Israel 0-3 Republic of Ireland: Heimir Hallgrimsson's side win controversial Nations League meeting in Hungary - Sky Sports28 September 2026, 9:51 am
  Israel 0-3 Republic of Ireland: Heimir Hallgrimsson's side win controversial Nations League meeting in Hungary  Sky SportsRepublic of Ireland v Israel: FAI unclear over possible sanctions if game was not played  bbc.co.ukIsrael captain: 'They hate us, we don't like them'  RTE.ieIreland players refuse handshakes before Nations League win over Israel  Sky NewsWho is Gavin Bazunu, and why is he boycotting the Ireland vs Israel match?  Al Jazeera
  
• Bangkok’s flood disaster – in pictures | Thailand - The Guardian28 September 2026, 9:50 am
  Bangkok’s flood disaster – in pictures | Thailand  The GuardianThai downpours shift north-westwards after Bangkok declared a disaster zone  The GuardianRain eases in Bangkok but persistent flooding forces thousands to leave home  ITVXThousands huddle in Bangkok shelters as Thai flood damages seen at 0 mln  ReutersBangkok roads submerged as flood disaster declared  bbc.com
  
• Two women and a child die attempting to cross English Channel - Sky News28 September 2026, 9:49 am
  Two women and a child die attempting to cross English Channel  Sky NewsThree dead, including child, in Channel crossing attempt  bbc.co.ukThree migrants dead after dinghy capsizes in Channel  The TelegraphChild among three people dead as migrant boat capsizes in Channel  thetimes.comThree people dead, including a child, in attempt to cross Channel to UK  The Guardian
  
• Lando Norris apologises to Franco Colapinto over F1 race ban comments - Motorsport.com28 September 2026, 9:19 am
  Lando Norris apologises to Franco Colapinto over F1 race ban comments  Motorsport.comLando Norris apologises to Franco Colapinto for critical comments made about Alpine driver following Azerbaijan GP crash  Sky SportsAzerbaijan Grand Prix: Lando Norris says Franco Colapinto should be banned for causing Baku accident  bbc.comAlpine release statement over online abuse after Baku race  Formula 1Colapinto penalty exposes a big F1 blindspot  the-race.com
  
• UK diesel price hits all-time high - bbc.co.uk28 September 2026, 9:14 am
  UK diesel price hits all-time high  bbc.co.ukUK diesel prices hit record high at 199.18p a litre; housebuilder stocks surge on new homes scheme – business live  The GuardianDiesel car values crash as pump prices reach record high  The TelegraphScottish drivers hit as diesel passes £2 a litre across the country  bbc.comWhy record diesel prices have further to go  Sky News
  
• Orangemen remain at Drumcree amid efforts to find solution to parade dispute | ITV News - ITVX28 September 2026, 9:03 am
  Orangemen remain at Drumcree amid efforts to find solution to parade dispute | ITV News  ITVXDrumcree parade: Police block Orange Order from controversial parade route  bbc.co.ukDrumcree: Where are we now and what happens next?  The Irish TimesProtesters disperse after blocking route for loyalist march in Portadown  The GuardianDrumcree: New policing project, Stormont and community relations all on the line  bbc.com
  
• UK security forces were aware of RAF Fairford suspected bomb plot, hints defence secretary - The Guardian28 September 2026, 8:47 am
  UK security forces were aware of RAF Fairford suspected bomb plot, hints defence secretary  The GuardianRAF Fairford latest: Incident 'reminder of threats UK faces', Miliband says  Sky NewsChancellor John Healey and Defence Secretary Wes Streeting to speak at Labour conference  bbc.comTrump says men arrested at UK air base used by US were looking to do 'big damage'  ReutersRAF Fairford bomb plot foiled by farmer who saw men in balaclavas  thetimes.com
  
• Angela Scanlon to take over Sara Cox's drivetime slot on Radio 2 - bbc.co.uk28 September 2026, 8:05 am
  Angela Scanlon to take over Sara Cox's drivetime slot on Radio 2  bbc.co.ukAngela Scanlon replaces Sara Cox on Radio 2 Drivetime  The TelegraphAngela Scanlon gets BBC Radio 2 Drive  RadioToday – UKStrictly star to take over Sara Cox’s BBC Radio 2 slot after Scott Mills reshuffle  The IndependentStrictly Come Dancing's Angela Scanlon returns to the BBC with major new role  Digital Spy
  
• (1) Pope Leo to address Europe’s role in world on final day of France visit – Europe live - The Guardian28 September 2026, 7:48 am
  (1) Pope Leo to address Europe’s role in world on final day of France visit – Europe live  The GuardianThe Pope and the EU’s holy founding father  Financial TimesPope to speak on united Europe from French border town  RTE.iePope-mania grips Paris as Leo delivers open-air sermon to the masses  The TelegraphPope Leo XIV leads thousands in candlelight rosary procession in Lourdes  OSV News
  
• Avanti West Coast to be renationalised in March - The Guardian28 September 2026, 7:24 am
  Avanti West Coast to be renationalised in March  The GuardianAvanti West Coast services to be nationalised from March  bbc.co.ukTransport Secretary to nationalise Avanti West Coast services at first opportunity  GOV.UKAvanti to be nationalised 'to build railway that actually works for people'  Sky NewsBurnham to nationalise Avanti West Coast  The Telegraph
  
• Why the PM could finally drop the triple lock pension pledge - bbc.co.uk28 September 2026, 7:18 am
  Why the PM could finally drop the triple lock pension pledge  bbc.co.ukHow Labour can reform Britain’s pensions triple lock | Letters  The GuardianStreeting attacks Left for wanting to cut defence spending  The TelegraphI saw what Winter Fuel cut did to my party — scrapping triple lock would be worse  The HeraldWhat is the triple lock pension? Everything you need to know as PM told to scrap pledge  The Independent
  
• Shares in UK housebuilders surge on new Help to Buy scheme - Financial Times28 September 2026, 7:11 am
  Shares in UK housebuilders surge on new Help to Buy scheme  Financial TimesSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News