Newscast

The Belfast High Court has banned members of the Drumcree Orange Order from parading in Portadown for the first time since the late 1990s. President Trump rejected an Iranian proposal that would have reopened the Strait of Hormuz within a week, saying Iran put it forward because they were losing the war. Manchester City's chairman expressed confidence the club can prove its innocence over financial rule breaches. The Republic of Ireland confirmed Sunday's UEFA Nations League match against Israel in Debrecen will go ahead despite calls for a boycott. After leading a large open-air mass in Paris, Pope Leo arrived in Lourdes, one of the Catholic Church's most revered pilgrimage sites.

The Newscast discussed the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, focusing on Andy Burnham's new premiership and internal party tensions. A tug of war was described between the left, including union leaders who want more investment and changes to fiscal rules, and the right, such as former minister Peter Kyle, who argued the government must prioritise helping businesses grow and be serious about spending. Kyle said the government could do more on economic growth and suggested pausing some workers' rights expansions. Concerns were also raised about energy prices, government debt, and a possible budget choice between 10 billion pounds in cuts or tax rises. Angela Rayner and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood were reported to be at odds over proposals to increase the waiting time for permanent residency, with Rayner disagreeing with extending it to 10 or 15 years for health and social care visa holders.

The programme also covered immigration, with a reporter visiting the Kent coast after recent undetected small boat landings. Dover MP Mike Tapp described seeing up to 1,000 mostly men in Calais queuing for buses to embarkation points and called for a COBRA response. While small boat numbers have fallen from their peak, the political temperature has risen, with protests and anger on various sides. The discussion noted that ten years ago, migrant hotels were not set on fire and balaclava-clad groups did not appear on streets, indicating a change in the country's social and political climate.