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Sky News Today
Saturday 19 September 2026 · 16:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 6 annotated moments · 21 of 30 min on news stories (71%)
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The United States has reached an Arctic security pact with Denmark and Greenland that President Trump says gives the US permanent control over Greenland's security, resolving a dispute in which he had repeatedly threatened to seize the territory by force. NATO welcomed the agreement as advancing security and cooperation. An analyst said the treaty largely codifies existing rights from a 1951 agreement and adds a ban on foreign military bases, while the full text is expected when it is signed in the coming days.
Police searching for missing 13-year-old Lilia released new CCTV footage showing her at Manchester Piccadilly bus station, following earlier sightings in Bolton, the Trafford Centre, and a McDonald's in Manchester, with appeals for information as they sift through hours of footage. Earl Spencer insisted his account of a phone call with King Charles after Diana's death is true, alleging the then Prince of Wales said "rest assured we'll forget her soon enough," and also made claims about the late Queen and Prince Philip's roles around the funeral, while the royal family has not issued further statement.
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said the party has a moral responsibility to block Reform as the party's conference began in Brighton, with preparations for a possible early election and a focus on cost of living, the NHS, and political reform. The US imposed new sanctions on Russia targeting officials and the economy as Russians voted in State Duma elections, and an exiled Russian opposition leader expressed optimism for change. An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has infected over 6,000 and killed nearly 3,000, with gravediggers working round the clock at one cemetery as medics struggle to contain the spread.
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Claim Mother appeals for missing 13-year-old Lilia at Trafford Centre
Lilia was identified by police at Manchester Piccadilly bus station at 10:36 on Monday morning.
Sky News, Sky News Today, 19 September 2026, 5:48-6:02
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Claim Mother appeals for missing 13-year-old Lilia at Trafford Centre
Lilia was captured on CCTV visiting McDonald's in Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester.
Sky News, Sky News Today, 19 September 2026, 6:45-6:52
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Claim Mother appeals for missing 13-year-old Lilia at Trafford Centre
Lilia was identified by police at Manchester Piccadilly bus station at 10:36 on Monday morning.
Sky News, Sky News Today, 19 September 2026, 7:17-7:27
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- 12:31 Story begins Ed Davey sets out Lib Dem conference ambitions
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Charged quote Ed Davey sets out Lib Dem conference ambitions
We have to show we can grow our economy so we can help families and businesses that who are struggling and of course the health service left in a disaster state by the Conservatives and I'm afraid the improvement has been way too slow under Labour People want to know that the health service will be there for them
Sky News, Sky News Today, 19 September 2026, 13:01-13:11
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Claim Ebola outbreak in DRC kills thousands and spreads amid conflict
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 3,500 people and infected over 6,000 since May.
Sky News, Sky News Today, 19 September 2026, 29:05-29:16
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Claim Ebola outbreak in DRC kills thousands and spreads amid conflict
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 3,500 people and infected over 6,000 since May.
Sky News, Sky News Today, 19 September 2026, 29:52-30:01
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