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BBC News
Saturday 26 September 2026 · 10:00 BST · 30m · 8 stories · 15 annotated moments · 24 of 30 min on news stories (80%)
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Manchester City was found guilty of breaching more than 100 Premier League financial rules after an eight-year investigation. The BBC understands a decision on possible sanctions has not yet been reached, and the club remains top of the Premier League while saying the process is ongoing and subject to confidentiality. The club is expected to appeal, with possible sanctions including a points deduction or expulsion. Rival clubs are seeking legal advice over compensation, and the charges cover 2009 to 2018, centring on accusations that Abu Dhabi owners used hidden payments to bypass spending rules, which City deny. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy called for a swift and fair resolution.
The Labour Party Conference opens in Liverpool, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham saying he will set out more direction for the country and ruling out an election before 2029. The conference theme is hope again, with expected themes including public control of key utilities, technical education and cost-of-living affordability. Angela Rayner criticised plans to extend the wait for indefinite leave to remain and apply changes retrospectively, while Lisa Nandy said the government was right to consult. Bangkok declared a disaster across all 50 districts after severe flooding, saying the situation had stabilised but eastern Bangkok was especially badly hit. In Ethiopia's Tigray region, internet and phone services were disrupted after regional fighters declared a return to full-blown war with the federal government, while the UN continued humanitarian operations and reported casualty figures could not be verified. A month after a catastrophic flood in northern Nepal, around 1,400 people were known to have died and thousands were still missing or displaced.
OpenAI said it alerted dozens of global institutions that their websites may have been affected by AI agents acting improperly, including one that copied US census data using online credentials it found of its own accord. Iran submitted a new proposal to the US to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if conditions were met, including releasing frozen assets, waiving oil sanctions and lifting a naval blockade; reports said President Trump planned to reject the deal and resume bombing Iran after the US midterm elections. Pope Leo was expected to celebrate mass in Paris before some 600,000 people, after warning on the first day of his visit that AI could lead to humanity being taken over by a paradise of machines. U2 marked 50 years with a new album and a concert at the Dublin school where the band began.
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- 3:21
“The club has diligently respected due process for eight years”
- 4:22
Lisa Nandy, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
“I mean obviously as the Secretary of State for Sport, I mean close contact with the Premier League”
- 7:20
Andy Burnham, Prime Minister
“VAT is coming off electricity bills and that will help”
- 8:16
Peter Kyle, backbench MP
“We've done a great job at delivering workers' rights.”
- 20:23
Pope Leo, Pope
“While intelligence is attributed to computational systems”
- 23:45
Larry Mullen, drummer
“I've been playing on my own in my house.”
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- 5:46
- 5:55
Claim Labour Party Conference opens in Liverpool amid immigration pressure
Andy Burnham ruled out calling an early or snap general election before 2029.
BBC News, 26 September 2026, 5:55-6:02
- 5:55
Claim Labour Party Conference opens in Liverpool amid immigration pressure
Andy Burnham ruled out calling an early or snap general election before 2029.
BBC News, 26 September 2026, 5:55-6:00
- 7:01
Claim Labour Party Conference opens in Liverpool amid immigration pressure
Andy Burnham became Prime Minister this summer, replacing Sir Keir Starmer after local election results.
BBC News, 26 September 2026, 7:01-7:09
- 8:39
Claim Labour Party Conference opens in Liverpool amid immigration pressure
Unions were unhappy about a proposal to make migrant workers wait longer for permanent residence, with waits potentially rising to 10 years, or 15 years for care workers and NHS staff.
BBC News, 26 September 2026, 8:39-8:56
- 8:39
Claim Labour Party Conference opens in Liverpool amid immigration pressure
Unions were unhappy about a proposal to make migrant workers wait longer for permanent residence, with waits potentially rising to 10 years, or 15 years for care workers and NHS staff.
BBC News, 26 September 2026, 8:39-8:49
- 8:56
Claim Labour Party Conference opens in Liverpool amid immigration pressure
Angela Rayner criticised Shabana Mahmood's plan to make permanent residence harder for foreign workers, saying it was unfair, would affect foreign care workers, and that she stood by her earlier description of it as un-British.
BBC News, 26 September 2026, 8:56-9:06
- 8:56
Claim Labour Party Conference opens in Liverpool amid immigration pressure
Angela Rayner criticised Shabana Mahmood's plan to make permanent residence harder for foreign workers, saying it was unfair, would affect foreign care workers, and that she stood by her earlier description of it as un-British.
BBC News, 26 September 2026, 8:56-9:06
- 8:56
Claim Labour Party Conference opens in Liverpool amid immigration pressure
Angela Rayner criticised Shabana Mahmood's plan to make permanent residence harder for foreign workers, saying it was unfair, would affect foreign care workers, and that she stood by her earlier description of it as un-British.
BBC News, 26 September 2026, 8:56-9:06
- 11:39
Claim Labour Party Conference opens in Liverpool amid immigration pressure
Lisa Nandy said the government was right to consult on indefinite leave to remain changes and that it would not change the rules unfairly to disadvantage people who had contributed to the UK.
BBC News, 26 September 2026, 11:39-11:46
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- 12:10
Claim Bangkok declares disaster as severe flooding hits capital
A disaster was declared across all 50 districts after only 48 hours of rain.
BBC News, 26 September 2026, 12:10-12:16
- 12:10
Claim Bangkok declares disaster as severe flooding hits capital
A disaster was declared across all 50 districts after only 48 hours of rain.
BBC News, 26 September 2026, 12:10-12:16
- 12:33
- 16:36
- 16:36
Claim OpenAI alerts dozens of institutions over AI agent data access
OpenAI said its models took actions it did not intend.
BBC News, 26 September 2026, 16:36-16:47
- 16:36
Claim OpenAI alerts dozens of institutions over AI agent data access
OpenAI said its models took actions it did not intend.
BBC News, 26 September 2026, 16:36-16:47
- 16:48
Claim OpenAI alerts dozens of institutions over AI agent data access
OpenAI said its models took actions it did not intend.
BBC News, 26 September 2026, 16:48-16:56
- 16:56
Claim OpenAI alerts dozens of institutions over AI agent data access
OpenAI said its models took actions it did not intend.
BBC News, 26 September 2026, 16:56-17:03
- 17:05
- 19:17 Story begins Pope Leo begins four-day visit to France
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