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Mornings
Tuesday 29 September 2026 · 06:00 BST · 30m · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 26 of 30 min on news stories (87%)
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a foreign actor was involved in the incident at RAF Fairford over the weekend, giving few specifics while saying the US takes threats against its assets abroad seriously and thanking UK authorities for their cooperation. Five men arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences linked to the incident were released on police bail, a move criticised by Donald Trump, who said he would not have released them. Mark Stone reported that British authorities had officially been investigating possible Iranian involvement, that Rubio appeared to infer Iran without explicitly blaming it, and that Iran has denied involvement. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said police and security services had done what they could and should have been doing, that the five were under stringent bail conditions, and that the investigation remained live.
At the Labour conference in Liverpool, Andy Burnham was due to make his first conference speech as Prime Minister and Labour leader. Sky News understands he would suggest a review of the state pension triple lock in the party's next manifesto, while the current manifesto pledges to uphold it and any change would likely come after the next general election. The speech comes amid his ambition to create an NHS-style social care system and questions about how to fund it. Lucy McDade reported that the triple lock is politically difficult, with Labour unions warning that changing it could be electoral suicide, and that Burnham would argue for honesty and difficult decisions, a national care service free at the point of use, defence, youth unemployment and intergenerational fairness. Coverage also examined pressure to lower the welfare bill, disability and health benefit claims, and whether Burnham would use his political strength to make difficult decisions on welfare.
Immigration enforcement officers staged a three-day operation at Belfast International Airport and other UK ports targeting abuse of the Common Travel Area between Ireland and the UK, leading to 49 arrests. Steven Murphy reported that three young Romanian women flying to Newcastle were arrested, one later found to be wanted by the Met on suspicion of shoplifting and taken to Larne for return to Romania; a 31-year-old man believed to be from China who had applied for asylum in the Republic and intended to travel to Great Britain was later released to asylum accommodation to claim asylum in the UK. Around 1,000 people have been arrested this year in policing the Common Travel Area. OpenAI said it would not release its latest AI model, GPT 6.1 Astra, over safety concerns, after its head of safety systems said it did not quite meet the bar; the company faces growing questions over safety after recent breaches. In Whitehaven, West Cumbria, residents and Hope Haven staff were working to tackle stigma and support people before crisis point in an area with among the highest suicide and drug-related death rates in England. The report noted the 2022-2024 suicide rate was the third highest in England, drug-related deaths were also third highest in 2022-2024, and between January and May this year there was a 30% drop in A&E attendances due to self-harm and 15% fewer mental health attendances.
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- 1:52
Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State
“What happened what almost happened what could have happened in the UK over the weekend is a very serious situation”
- 4:25
Donald Trump, President
“I'm surprised that they released him. I wouldn't have done that.”
- 4:54
Wes Streeting, defense secretary
“I can reassure the public who will be interested and want further information of two things”
- 9:46
Andy Burnham, Prime Minister, leader of the Labour Party
“I think we're all clear that with the welfare bill is too high”
- 26:56
Paul Sloan, works at Hope Haven
“When I realized I had a problem it was it was too late”
- 1:01
- 3:28
Contested quote Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
Yesterday a government source here indicated to me that they believed Iran was involved It's worth saying that the Iranian government has denied any involvement now when President Trump spoke on the tarmac on Sunday morning He talked about a joint investigation. We had them under view for a long time
Sky News, Mornings, 29 September 2026, 3:28-3:35
- 4:25
Contested quote Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
Well the comments follow similar rhetoric from President Trump who said that he wouldn't have made the decision to release the five men linked to the incident I'm surprised that they released him. I wouldn't have done that. Look they've been very good. They worked with us very closely We know everything about him
Sky News, Mornings, 29 September 2026, 4:25-4:30
- 5:24
- 5:31
Claim Andy Burnham gives first Labour conference speech as PM
Burnham is considering reforming the triple lock to fund social care after the next election, causing a Labour row.
Sky News, Mornings, 29 September 2026, 5:31-5:45
- 5:31
Claim Andy Burnham gives first Labour conference speech as PM
Andy Burnham was expected to set out his vision for Britain in a speech the following day, including social care and the economy, after saying he was willing to take difficult action to fix the social care crisis.
Sky News, Mornings, 29 September 2026, 5:31-5:45
- 5:31
Claim Andy Burnham gives first Labour conference speech as PM
Andy Burnham was expected to set out his vision for Britain in a speech the following day, including social care and the economy, after saying he was willing to take difficult action to fix the social care crisis.
Sky News, Mornings, 29 September 2026, 5:31-5:45
- 5:37
Claim Andy Burnham gives first Labour conference speech as PM
Burnham is considering reforming the triple lock to fund social care after the next election, causing a Labour row.
Sky News, Mornings, 29 September 2026, 5:37-5:46
- 5:37
Claim Andy Burnham gives first Labour conference speech as PM
Burnham is considering reforming the triple lock to fund social care after the next election, causing a Labour row.
Sky News, Mornings, 29 September 2026, 5:37-5:46
- 5:37
Claim Andy Burnham gives first Labour conference speech as PM
Labour had previously committed in its manifesto to keeping the triple lock.
Sky News, Mornings, 29 September 2026, 5:37-5:45
- 6:52
Claim Andy Burnham gives first Labour conference speech as PM
Unite's Sharon Graham criticised proposals to scrap the triple lock to fund social care, saying it would be morally wrong and politically damaging.
Sky News, Mornings, 29 September 2026, 6:52-7:01
- 6:57
Contested quote Andy Burnham gives first Labour conference speech as PM
And actually we were reporting, you know Just yesterday that Andy Burnham already faces a backlash from Labour unions Who are warning him that it could be electoral suicide to do anything with it But the very theme of this conference is about hope and Andy Burnham in his speech later today Will make the point that he needs to be honest with the public that the difficult decisions do need to be made
Sky News, Mornings, 29 September 2026, 6:57-7:01
- 12:31 Story begins Belfast Airport operation leads to 49 arrests
- 15:08
Claim Belfast Airport operation leads to 49 arrests
49 people were arrested during a crackdown at several UK ports.
Sky News, Mornings, 29 September 2026, 15:08-15:13
- 15:40
Claim Belfast Airport operation leads to 49 arrests
Around 1,000 people have been arrested so far this year in policing the Common Travel Area.
Sky News, Mornings, 29 September 2026, 15:40-15:46
- 15:50
- 15:50
Claim OpenAI scraps Astra model release over safety concerns
OpenAI will not release its latest AI model after its head of safety systems said it did not meet the required safety standard.
Sky News, Mornings, 29 September 2026, 15:50-15:57
- 15:58
Claim OpenAI scraps Astra model release over safety concerns
The model is GPT 6.1 Astra and was designed for browsing the internet and using apps.
Sky News, Mornings, 29 September 2026, 15:58-16:03
- 16:03
Claim OpenAI scraps Astra model release over safety concerns
OpenAI will not release its latest AI model after its head of safety systems said it did not meet the required safety standard.
Sky News, Mornings, 29 September 2026, 16:03-16:08
- 18:57
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