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BBC News
Tuesday 29 September 2026 · 18:00 BST · 30m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 27 of 30 min on news stories (90%)
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In his first speech as Prime Minister at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, Andy Burnham said he would end the existing state pension triple lock to fund a new national care service for England. He said the service would cover personal care costs but not the residential costs of living in a care home, and that state pension rises from 2030 would be less generous while still increasing by at least prices or 2.5% and holding value relative to earnings. He also announced plans on water ownership, a publicly owned Great British Grid, leasehold law changes before Christmas, a manifesto commitment to change the electoral system, and a closer relationship with the EU, and spoke personally about his late father.
The Premier League confirmed Manchester City had been found guilty of all charges relating to serious breaches of its financial rules over almost a decade. The independent commission ruling covered breaches between 2009 and 2018, including failure to cooperate, sham commercial deals said to have artificially inflated revenues and reduced costs by around £900 million, and efforts to frustrate the investigation. Manchester City said it was disappointed and surprised, maintained its innocence, and said it would appeal by Friday before a sanctions hearing. Counter-terrorism police investigating a suspected plot targeting RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire said no improvised explosive device was found in three vans after five men were arrested early on Sunday, but petrol was found as an accelerant, and the men were released on bail as an investigative decision.
Relatives of Sir Ranulph Fiennes said he had not been seen in public for nearly two years and they did not know where he was, amid allegations he had been admitted to care homes under assumed names after a family rift involving his second wife, who holds power of attorney and has not commented on claims about her conduct. Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott was jailed for seven years for sexually abusing two primary school-aged children, one a girl in the 1990s and the other a boy. OpenAI scrapped the planned release of its next AI model because of safety concerns, saying it did not meet its high bar, while Anthropic described its own technology as posing a potentially catastrophic or existential risk to humanity. Former rugby league player Kevin Sinfield was surprised by the Prince and Princess of Wales during his final annual endurance challenge, aiming to complete seven ultra marathons in seven days from Hull to Old Trafford to raise awareness of MND in memory of Rob Burrow.
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- 3:09
Andy Burnham, Prime Minister
“Today we draw a line on a decade of division”
- 13:21
Baroness Louise Casey, Baroness
“She has said that the Prime Minister's commitment is a massive boost to what she's doing”
- 15:44
“The club's say they are both disappointed and surprised by the decision and will appeal”
- 20:46
Sir Ranulph Fiennes, British explorer
“Just got to the top of Mount Everest”
- 28:13
Sir Kevin Sinfield, rugby league's Sir Kevin Sinfield
“It's what this is about. Yeah, the running is important as you know, right?”
- 2:01
- 15:24
- 15:24
Claim Manchester City 115 financial breach charges inquiry ongoing
The Athletic reported that Manchester City was found guilty of almost all 115 charges, with sanctions still undecided.
BBC One, BBC News, 29 September 2026, 15:24-15:36
- 15:24
Claim Manchester City 115 financial breach charges inquiry ongoing
The Athletic reported that Manchester City was found guilty of almost all 115 charges, with sanctions still undecided.
BBC One, BBC News, 29 September 2026, 15:24-15:36
- 15:24
Claim Manchester City 115 financial breach charges inquiry ongoing
The Athletic reported that Manchester City was found guilty of almost all 115 charges, with sanctions still undecided.
BBC One, BBC News, 29 September 2026, 15:24-15:36
- 15:44
Claim Manchester City 115 financial breach charges inquiry ongoing
Manchester City indicated it would appeal if it lost the case.
BBC One, BBC News, 29 September 2026, 15:44-15:52
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- 21:28
Charged quote Family of Ranulph Fiennes challenge wife's power of attorney as police say care is suitable
Recently walking with his wife Louise Millington quotes. That's it stand up straight back up There we go some friends and family members blame her for the Explorer's relative disappearance She holds power of attorney for him having the legal right to make decisions on his behalf including where he stays
BBC One, BBC News, 29 September 2026, 21:28-21:34
- 22:21
Charged quote Family of Ranulph Fiennes challenge wife's power of attorney as police say care is suitable
You have to prove misconduct on the part of the attorney in order to go to court and be successful in having them removed Sir Ranulph's wife has not commented on the claims about her conduct Some friends and family remain determined that a man who dominated his world should not they say see out his days in secret Michael Buchanan BBC News
BBC One, BBC News, 29 September 2026, 22:21-22:28
- 22:32 Story begins Graeme Dott jailed for child sexual abuse
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- 24:50
Charged quote OpenAI scraps Astra model release over safety concerns
Saying that it didn't meet the company's high bar for standards Meanwhile Anthropic another leading AI firm has described its own technology as posing a potentially catastrophic or existential risk to humanity Zoe Kleinman reports Your yellow circle is not a window on a rocket. Okay, this is awesome
BBC One, BBC News, 29 September 2026, 24:50-25:02
- 25:25
Charged quote OpenAI scraps Astra model release over safety concerns
Today the firm has pulled it citing safety reasons It's a big change for a company that's had its foot firmly on the accelerator of AI development Despite some of its products causing havoc This year OpenAI agents have hacked into another tech company a German website and the Australian healthcare system Medicare
BBC One, BBC News, 29 September 2026, 25:25-25:28
- 25:28
Charged quote OpenAI scraps Astra model release over safety concerns
It's a big change for a company that's had its foot firmly on the accelerator of AI development Despite some of its products causing havoc This year OpenAI agents have hacked into another tech company a German website and the Australian healthcare system Medicare It's fueled concerns that AI is dangerous and out of control
BBC One, BBC News, 29 September 2026, 25:28-25:36
- 25:36
Charged quote OpenAI scraps Astra model release over safety concerns
Despite some of its products causing havoc This year OpenAI agents have hacked into another tech company a German website and the Australian healthcare system Medicare It's fueled concerns that AI is dangerous and out of control AI risks developing darker capacities. There is a strong chance that we could all die
BBC One, BBC News, 29 September 2026, 25:36-25:39
- 25:40
Charged quote OpenAI scraps Astra model release over safety concerns
This year OpenAI agents have hacked into another tech company a German website and the Australian healthcare system Medicare It's fueled concerns that AI is dangerous and out of control AI risks developing darker capacities. There is a strong chance that we could all die We need to slow down this moment calls for extreme care
BBC One, BBC News, 29 September 2026, 25:40-25:46
- 26:18
Charged quote OpenAI scraps Astra model release over safety concerns
Anthropic reportedly wrote that the technology could pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity a Scary warning given the Anthropic and OpenAI both want to list themselves on the stock market to raise more money The firm's has spent eye watering amounts of money developing the tech but they haven't yet made any profit despite the tools being popular
BBC One, BBC News, 29 September 2026, 26:18-26:24
- 26:25
Charged quote OpenAI scraps Astra model release over safety concerns
Anthropic reportedly wrote that the technology could pose catastrophic or existential risks to humanity a Scary warning given the Anthropic and OpenAI both want to list themselves on the stock market to raise more money The firm's has spent eye watering amounts of money developing the tech but they haven't yet made any profit despite the tools being popular In fact, they're losing billions
BBC One, BBC News, 29 September 2026, 26:25-26:32
- 26:35
Contested quote OpenAI scraps Astra model release over safety concerns
The firm's has spent eye watering amounts of money developing the tech but they haven't yet made any profit despite the tools being popular In fact, they're losing billions Experts say AI hasn't gone rogue or become bad They blame the companies developing it saying they haven't been strict enough about what the tech is not permitted to do
BBC One, BBC News, 29 September 2026, 26:35-26:39
- 26:51
Contested quote OpenAI scraps Astra model release over safety concerns
They blame the companies developing it saying they haven't been strict enough about what the tech is not permitted to do there's a big race on to develop the most powerful products in the world and come first and Critics say that means the companies haven't been acting with caution Meanwhile OpenAI is showing off more new advances at its big developer gathering happening in the US today
BBC One, BBC News, 29 September 2026, 26:51-26:55
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