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Sky News Today with Jayne Secker
Wednesday 16 September 2026 · 16:00 BST · 30m · 5 stories · 10 annotated moments · 22 of 30 min on news stories (72%)
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Police searching for missing three-year-old Noah Woods in Brantham, Suffolk, released CCTV of his last known sighting at a playground. The toddler, who is non-verbal and has partial hearing loss, is believed to have run down an alley into a nearby housing estate. Officers said there is nothing to indicate criminality, though they keep an open mind, and a cordon was set up around Decoy Pond with divers searching. His father appealed for volunteers to widen the search beyond the village, and a large community response has been organized, with hundreds of volunteers helping and briefings at a leisure centre.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham returned to work three days after his father's death and met NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, discussing the UK's ongoing commitment to NATO and defence investment, which Burnham described as bringing a societal dividend in jobs and growth. He also responded to Office for National Statistics figures showing inflation rose to 3.1% in August, driven by fuel costs, saying the government would not take risks with living standards and that the budget next month would be challenging. He highlighted measures such as removing VAT from electricity bills and action on bus fares, while political editor Beth Rigby noted the difficult decisions facing the Chancellor ahead of the October 28 budget.
In Gaza, at least 21 people were killed and dozens are missing or trapped after a building collapsed in Tel El-Hawa, which had been heavily damaged in the Israel-Hamas war and was used as accommodation by about 100 people. The correspondent noted the desperate housing situation, with many Gazans squeezed into a third of the Strip and a shortage of rescue equipment, while a UN official called for heavy machinery and supplies. In Piddington, Oxfordshire, the village voted overwhelmingly in a symbolic referendum to leave the UK, with 285 yes votes and 26 no votes, in protest at plans to house more than 1,200 male asylum seekers at a nearby former military base. The Home Office said the proposals are designed to be self-contained, but villagers expressed significant concerns, and the parish council chair described it as a quiet revolution re-energizing grassroots politics.
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Charged quote Body of missing three-year-old Noah Woods found in Suffolk pond
known as Decoy Pond and divers are now there. Noah's father has posted on social media asking volunteers to widen their search beyond the village saying, I cannot go another night knowing he's out there alone. Please don't give up on him, guys. He's out there somewhere and I appreciate every single one of you.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 16 September 2026, 2:07-2:11
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Claim PM Burnham returns to work and warns of challenging budget
Andy Burnham returned to work three days after his father's death.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 16 September 2026, 3:12-3:21
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Claim PM Burnham returns to work and warns of challenging budget
The Prime Minister described the upcoming budget as challenging, citing global pressures including the Middle East situation.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 16 September 2026, 5:39-5:45
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Claim PM Burnham returns to work and warns of challenging budget
Inflation rose again to 3.1% according to ONS figures.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 16 September 2026, 5:45-5:51
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Contested quote PM warns budget will be tough as UK inflation rises to 3.1%
It's why we're taking action on bus fares and other things, just to give people that little bit of help. And that will need to continue. But there's a lot of resilience in the British economy. And here today, a huge vote of confidence in Britain from McLaren, one of our world-class manufacturers. And it's wonderful to see the investment
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 16 September 2026, 6:48-6:52
- 14:47 Story begins Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
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Claim Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
The Al-Sadah building is located in Tel El-Hawa.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 16 September 2026, 15:01-15:09
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Claim Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
People were desperate for accommodation and made unsafe choices.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 16 September 2026, 15:29-15:32
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Claim Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
Israel controls about two-thirds of the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 16 September 2026, 15:37-15:43
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Charged quote Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
Remember that since the ceasefire was announced, Israel has taken control of round about two-thirds of the Gaza Strip. So the 2.1 million, roughly, Gazans are now squashed into a round of third of the Strip, and so much of that has been damaged or destroyed in that war that has killed over 72,000 people.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 16 September 2026, 15:43-15:49
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Charged quote Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
And frankly, when you have so little choice, then you end up making desperate choices that in normal times, of course, no rational person would go into a building like this, a six-story building that everybody can see is unstable. But at times like this, your choices are much more narrow. And it would seem that in the early hours of today,
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 16 September 2026, 16:14-16:17
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