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Verified Live
Tuesday 15 September 2026 · 15:00 BST · 30m · 3 stories · 2 annotated moments · 19 of 30 min on news stories (63%)
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The public inquiry into Lucy Letby's murders found complete failures to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, concluding that lives would have been saved if action had been taken sooner. The report highlighted dysfunctional management, failures in safeguarding, and made 17 urgent recommendations. Health Secretary Yvette Cooper apologised on behalf of the government and announced plans for cot cams and a new maternity and neonatal commissioner.
NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus, with debris being examined. Poland's foreign minister warned of Russian aggression, citing incidents including a missile incursion and hybrid attacks. Dutch rail services were disrupted by suspected coordinated sabotage ahead of parliament's state opening. Prince Harry and Meghan changed their children's school due to security concerns over the school run, and their publicly funded security is to be reviewed.
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- 9:49 Story begins NATO jets shoot down drone over Lithuania
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Charged quote NATO jets shoot down drone over Lithuania
We found a drone literally yesterday that was washed up on our shore. We think it was some kind of lost drone in an exercise. We're still working on it. But these are not actions of a responsible power. Oh, I've forgotten, just this morning, I think they've launched some flares against the Danish helicopter.
BBC News, Verified Live, 15 September 2026, 15:33-15:37
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Charged quote NATO jets shoot down drone over Lithuania
They don't want to just pause, put aside the cards that you referenced. They want this to be viewed in a wider viewpoint, don't they, in terms of any talk of a ceasefire that the US president has already been floating. Well, Putin is not a leader you can trust. He said, these are not my men in Crimea. He said, I have absolutely no intention of attacking Ukraine.
BBC News, Verified Live, 15 September 2026, 17:08-17:11
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