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Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow
Wednesday 2 September 2026 · 10:00 BST · 30m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 24 of 30 min on news stories (79%)
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Andy Burnham is preparing for his first Prime Minister's Questions, with government borrowing costs at their highest since the 2008 financial crisis. Opposition parties have criticised his economic vision, while the government says it is focused on decentralising power. Separately, four people have been charged with murder after a newborn baby girl was stabbed to death in Sheffield, with a 15-year-old also charged with perverting the course of justice.
The United States has been accused of killing five people at an Iranian wedding in the latest exchange of strikes between Tehran and Washington. An analyst said both sides are engaged in retaliatory attacks and are far from restoring normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Other news includes a bus crash in Egypt that killed 21 people, a court ruling that a man accused of shooting activist Charlie Kirk will stand trial, and the Bayeux Tapestry going on display in London with President Macron and the Prime Minister attending. In Afghanistan, residents of Nuristan are struggling to rebuild after flash floods, with international aid largely absent due to Taliban restrictions.
In Nepal, hopes of finding survivors are fading a week after a glacial collapse caused catastrophic flooding, with nearly 4,000 people missing and more than 1,000 confirmed dead. Former pop star Gary Glitter has pleaded not guilty to eight allegations of sexual abuse against a girl in the 1970s and 1980s. Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge under Beijing's national security law, which could lead to a life sentence.
- 1:05 Story begins PM hosts Macron for Downing Street talks
- 6:16
- 7:07
Claim Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
Government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level since 2008, with the 10-year effective interest rate at an 18-year high, amid concerns over oil prices and inflation.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 2 September 2026, 7:07-7:11
- 7:07
Claim Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
Government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level since 2008, with the 10-year effective interest rate at an 18-year high, amid concerns over oil prices and inflation.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 2 September 2026, 7:07-7:11
- 7:07
Claim Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
Government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level since 2008, with the 10-year effective interest rate at an 18-year high, amid concerns over oil prices and inflation.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 2 September 2026, 7:07-7:11
- 7:11
Claim Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
Government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level since 2008, with the 10-year effective interest rate at an 18-year high, amid concerns over oil prices and inflation.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 2 September 2026, 7:11-7:15
- 7:11
Claim Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
Government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level since 2008, with the 10-year effective interest rate at an 18-year high, amid concerns over oil prices and inflation.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 2 September 2026, 7:11-7:15
- 7:11
Claim Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
Government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level since 2008, with the 10-year effective interest rate at an 18-year high, amid concerns over oil prices and inflation.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 2 September 2026, 7:11-7:15
- 9:04 Story begins Four charged over Sheffield baby stabbing death
- 9:04
Claim Four charged over Sheffield baby stabbing death
Four people were charged with murder.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 2 September 2026, 9:04-9:11
- 9:04
Claim Four charged over Sheffield baby stabbing death
Four people were charged with murder.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 2 September 2026, 9:04-9:11
- 9:04
Claim Four charged over Sheffield baby stabbing death
Four people were charged with murder.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 2 September 2026, 9:04-9:11
- 9:46
Claim Four charged over Sheffield baby stabbing death
Seven people were arrested on suspicion of murder after a newborn baby girl was pronounced dead at a home in the Winker Bank area.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 2 September 2026, 9:46-9:51
- 9:46
Claim Four charged over Sheffield baby stabbing death
Seven people were arrested on suspicion of murder after a newborn baby girl was pronounced dead at a home in the Winker Bank area.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 2 September 2026, 9:46-9:51
- 10:36
- 10:36
Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
Local officials in Sirik reported four people killed and dozens injured in explosions.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 2 September 2026, 10:36-10:45
- 11:36
Contested quote US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
We'll see where it goes. The Americans are saying that they are thinking, they're looking at it. Undoubtedly, if they've struck a wedding party, that's clearly a mistake, but they're striking, the US is striking a whole series of targets. And this began on Sunday in a relatively low-level arrangement,
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 2 September 2026, 11:36-11:40
- 13:13
Charged quote US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
for reasons we can talk about. But both sides want to get back to the MOU. And the Iranians particularly ought to get back to it because it's so much in their favor. They're really stupid. I mean, they overplay their hand all the time. They're really foolish. They should stick with the MOU because that gives them pretty well all they want.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 2 September 2026, 13:13-13:14
- 17:54
- 20:36 Story begins Aid reaches survivors a week after Nepal floods
- 28:40
- 28:55
Contested quote Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion charge
The 29-year-old admitted to colluding with foreign entities a crime under Beijing's sweeping national security law. Our Asia correspondent, Helen Ann Smith, has the details from Beijing. Today was essentially a plea hearing for Joshua Wong. He is arguably one of Hong Kong's most famous pro-democracy advocates. In many ways, he's a poster child
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 2 September 2026, 28:55-28:58
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