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Mornings
Monday 21 September 2026 · 06:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 22 of 30 min on news stories (72%)
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham is due to travel to New York for the UN General Assembly and is expected to meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday. The agenda is expected to include Ukraine and a push for more US Patriot air defence missiles, the Middle East after UK trade sanctions on West Bank settlements, North Sea drilling and the Jackdaw gas field, and the Denmark-US security deal on Greenland. Possible tensions include Trump's comments on Irish unification and the Falklands. Bridget Phillipson said past criticism of Trump is no bar to a strong relationship and stressed US cooperation on intelligence and defence.
Earl Spencer said he hung up on the then Prince Charles after a tense phone call following Diana's death and has made a series of claims about the King in a new memoir. He said his nephews William and Harry would not be surprised, raised concerns about Harry's security, and said media treatment of Harry and Meghan echoed what Diana endured. The palace said the King is mindful that fraternal grief can cloud reason, judgement and memory, and Earl Spencer responded that he had been gaslit. Every Crown Court in England and Wales will have at least one courtroom dedicated to rape and sexual offences within two years, the Prime Minister announced. The plans include private entrances and waiting rooms, specialist training, a single point of contact, and fixed trial dates from October. The government cited a backlog of nearly 15,000 trials and average waits of 441 days, and said the changes would cost 23 million pounds from existing Ministry of Justice budget; Rape Crisis England and Wales welcomed them.
Other reports said Normandy veteran Ken Hay died aged 101, organ donation rates had fallen almost 10% year on year, and the Liberal Democrats would set out plans for an online crime agency funded by a levy on big tech. In Germany, exit polls showed the far-right Alternative for Germany took first place in state elections in the north-east, which Chancellor Friedrich Merz called a disaster but refused to resign; other parties refuse to work with it. Early results from Russia's wartime parliamentary election showed the Kremlin-backed party dominating a vote that lacked opposition and was marred by a large Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow. A later segment featured former Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt and Security Minister Dan Jarvis discussing UK defence and resilience, including NATO spending targets and a household resilience campaign.
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Claim Andy Burnham makes first UN address as Prime Minister
Andy Burnham will meet Donald Trump on the Tuesday of next week's UN General Assembly summit.
Sky News, Mornings, 21 September 2026, 1:26-1:32
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Claim Andy Burnham makes first UN address as Prime Minister
Reported potential friction points in Burnham's talks with Trump include Trump's comments on Irish unification, UK sanctions on Israeli settlements, and Trump's Falklands comments.
Sky News, Mornings, 21 September 2026, 2:55-3:03
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Claim Every Crown Court in England and Wales to get dedicated rape courtroom by 2028
At least one dedicated courtroom for rape and sexual offences is to be provided in every Crown Court in England and Wales within two years.
Sky News, Mornings, 21 September 2026, 7:54-8:04
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Claim Every Crown Court in England and Wales to get dedicated rape courtroom by 2028
At least one dedicated courtroom for rape and sexual offences is to be provided in every Crown Court in England and Wales within two years.
Sky News, Mornings, 21 September 2026, 7:54-8:04
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Contested quote Every Crown Court in England and Wales to get dedicated rape courtroom by 2028
Every Crown Court in England and Wales will have at least one courtroom dedicated to handling rape and sexual offences within the next two years. The Prime Minister made the announcement as part of a push to tackle violence against women and girls. Under the plans, victims will be guaranteed a private entrance and a waiting room to shield them from the defendant.
Sky News, Mornings, 21 September 2026, 8:04-8:16
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Claim Every Crown Court in England and Wales to get dedicated rape courtroom by 2028
Victims of rape and sexual offences are to be guaranteed a private entrance and waiting room to shield them from the defendant.
Sky News, Mornings, 21 September 2026, 8:04-8:16
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Charged quote Every Crown Court in England and Wales to get dedicated rape courtroom by 2028
Let's bring in our correspondent Graham Stothard. Graham, explain this policy a bit more to us than what we can expect. Yeah, absolutely. I think to explain the policy, you first almost have to go through what the real problem is. There is a massive backlog in the court system, particularly for rape and sexual assault cases.
Sky News, Mornings, 21 September 2026, 8:24-8:37
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Claim Every Crown Court in England and Wales to get dedicated rape courtroom by 2028
Nearly 15,000 rape and sexual assault trials were reported to be waiting to go to court, a 75% increase over three years.
Sky News, Mornings, 21 September 2026, 8:38-8:50
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Claim Every Crown Court in England and Wales to get dedicated rape courtroom by 2028
Nearly 15,000 rape and sexual assault trials were reported to be waiting to go to court, a 75% increase over three years.
Sky News, Mornings, 21 September 2026, 8:38-8:50
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Charged quote Every Crown Court in England and Wales to get dedicated rape courtroom by 2028
On average, a survivor will have to wait 441 days before their trial is heard and one in three such trials are postponed. So that is what the problem is. Obviously unacceptable, particularly as Labour's 2024 manifesto promised to tackle violence against women and girls. So Andy Burnham has announced these specialist courts. They'll have features such as private entrances and waiting rooms to guarantee survivors are kept away from the defendant.
Sky News, Mornings, 21 September 2026, 9:01-9:10
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Claim Every Crown Court in England and Wales to get dedicated rape courtroom by 2028
The programme will cost £23 million from the Ministry of Justice's existing budget.
Sky News, Mornings, 21 September 2026, 9:44-10:00
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Contested quote AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt and seeks first far-right state government since WWII
The announcement is set to be made during the third day of their conference in Brighton later. Now, exit polls show the far-right Alternative for Germany party has taken first place in state elections in north-eastern Germany. It's the worst result for the Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his mainstream Conservative party since the Second World War.
Sky News, Mornings, 21 September 2026, 11:54-12:03
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Charged quote AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt and seeks first far-right state government since WWII
Now, exit polls show the far-right Alternative for Germany party has taken first place in state elections in north-eastern Germany. It's the worst result for the Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his mainstream Conservative party since the Second World War. He's called it a disaster, but has refused to resign. Although the AfD has the most votes, it's unlikely to be able to govern as the other parties refuse to work with it.
Sky News, Mornings, 21 September 2026, 12:04-12:10
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Contested quote AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt and seeks first far-right state government since WWII
It's the worst result for the Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his mainstream Conservative party since the Second World War. He's called it a disaster, but has refused to resign. Although the AfD has the most votes, it's unlikely to be able to govern as the other parties refuse to work with it. Today we saw two elections with very different results. We can't sugarcoat the result in Mecklenburg, Western Pomerania. It's a disaster.
Sky News, Mornings, 21 September 2026, 12:11-12:22
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Claim AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt and seeks first far-right state government since WWII
Chancellor Merz said the result was a tectonic shift and shook his party to its foundations.
Sky News, Mornings, 21 September 2026, 12:11-12:22
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