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Sky News
Wednesday 30 September 2026 · 02:00 BST · 1h · 8 stories · 15 annotated moments · 54 of 60 min on news stories (90%)
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US President Donald Trump again criticised British authorities for bailing five men arrested on terrorism charges near RAF Fairford, saying they were serious people who should not have been released. Police had said petrol but no explosive devices were found in vans that triggered a major security alert near the base over the weekend. A US correspondent reported Trump insisted the matter was part of a long-standing investigation involving US and UK authorities. Trump also met tech executives at the White House to discuss AI regulation, after which he said the group had produced something like a constitution and a form of protection.
The Premier League confirmed Manchester City had been found guilty of all charges relating to serious breaches of financial rules, describing the breaches as systematic over almost a decade. The club insisted it was innocent and said it had evidence to appeal. Coverage said more than 100 charges were proven, including sham commercial arrangements, artificially inflated income of £900m and suppressed costs, and that the club's CEO declined to answer questions. Separately, Prime Minister Andy Burnham set out plans to end the pensions triple lock in 2030 to fund social care, along with pledges on water ownership, electoral reform and relations with the EU. Analysis said the change would make pensions less generous than under the old triple lock and could save billions.
Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott was jailed for seven years for historical child sex abuse. In other news, three teenagers died after a car entered the river in Sunderland and a 17-year-old boy who reached safety was arrested. Lindsay Clancy, a US woman accused of murdering her three children, appeared in court after her trial fell apart. Authorities also launched a three-day operation at airports targeting people smuggling through the Common Travel Area between Ireland and the UK, leading to almost 50 arrests.
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“They say the club is innocent of the accusations made by the Premier League and a comprehensive”
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Andy Burnham, Prime Minister
“But someone has to go through the pain barrier and rip the plaster off”
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“Overall, I think we had a we had a good and professional performance”
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“We follow them really well, and we thought we expect a bit more and we know they can bring more”
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Contested quote Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
Well, they didn't let him go. They put him out on bail. I assume they have they haven't watched closely, but these were serious people Seriously bad people and they should not have done that Yeah, not for the first time I think the US president getting ahead of things somewhat and I think it is certainly the case that in
Sky News, 30 September 2026, 3:02-3:05
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Contested quote Trump backs voluntary AI self-regulation after White House tech summit
here's one of them right here Jensen and Nvidia and they They love our country They love the world and they came together and they did something that few people really it's almost like a constitution in a way and the biggest and the biggest people in the world signed that and I signed it as president and it really is a form of protection
Sky News, 30 September 2026, 5:12-5:20
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Contested quote Trump backs voluntary AI self-regulation after White House tech summit
They love the world and they came together and they did something that few people really it's almost like a constitution in a way and the biggest and the biggest people in the world signed that and I signed it as president and it really is a form of protection The Premier League has confirmed Manchester City has been found guilty of all charges relating to serious breaches of financial
Sky News, 30 September 2026, 5:20-5:29
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Contested quote Premier League confirms Manchester City guilty on all financial charges
and the biggest and the biggest people in the world signed that and I signed it as president and it really is a form of protection The Premier League has confirmed Manchester City has been found guilty of all charges relating to serious breaches of financial Rules saying it was systematic over the course of almost a decade
Sky News, 30 September 2026, 5:30-5:37
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Charged quote Premier League confirms Manchester City guilty on all financial charges
But then all this influx of cash came in and success followed But they had to follow the rules because they say that you can't just spend what you want there were constraints But city flagrantly flouted them the fact they were artificially inflating income by 900 million pounds suppressing those costs and this verdict we've been waiting for since
Sky News, 30 September 2026, 6:56-7:00
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Charged quote Premier League confirms Manchester City guilty on all financial charges
Correspondence showing all this was two years ago the hearings finally took place and now this long Awaited verdict against the team currently leading the way in the Premier League guilty of this mass deception and the verdict landed just as the CEO of the club Ferran Soriano was here in Copenhagen a meeting of all the main European clubs and
Sky News, 30 September 2026, 7:26-7:31
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Contested quote Premier League confirms Manchester City guilty on all financial charges
CEO of the club Ferran Soriano was here in Copenhagen a meeting of all the main European clubs and Very soon after it landed from the league. I asked Ferran Soriano the Manchester City CEO about the deceptions The Premier League confirms you cheated for nearly a decade. Do you apologize to football fans? I have nothing to say, thank you
Sky News, 30 September 2026, 7:46-7:50
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Charged quote Premier League confirms Manchester City guilty on all financial charges
I have nothing to say, thank you Have you are you sure you can win on appeal? Is all this success as the Premier League says sham contracts, is this a sham club? Are you destroying football? Thank you. Do you not have a message for football? Thank you. You know when you cheated for so long Do you not have an obligation?
Sky News, 30 September 2026, 7:56-8:06
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Contested quote Premier League confirms Manchester City guilty on all financial charges
What about rival clubs who we here could potentially launch eagle action suit to to sue them for the lost earnings the prize money That they could have it taints a whole period of football It certainly is the biggest scandal really in modern English football against a team that has transformed things Particularly under Pep Guardiola the football was so stylish so impressive
Sky News, 30 September 2026, 9:50-9:56
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Charged quote Premier League confirms Manchester City guilty on all financial charges
Particularly under Pep Guardiola the football was so stylish so impressive But behind it a squad built with these financial arrangements, which now the Premier League says multiple times to be part of the sham Arrangements wait to see just what happens next this is a quite damning verdict against the club
Sky News, 30 September 2026, 10:01-10:08
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Charged quote Premier League confirms Manchester City guilty on all financial charges
Arrangements wait to see just what happens next this is a quite damning verdict against the club A quite sensational day for the Premier League who took this case on a great risk for them Cost tens of millions of pounds on legal fees, but they feel vindicated, but a very very sorry day for the state of English football
Sky News, 30 September 2026, 10:15-10:21
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Charged quote Premier League confirms Manchester City guilty on all financial charges
A quite sensational day for the Premier League who took this case on a great risk for them Cost tens of millions of pounds on legal fees, but they feel vindicated, but a very very sorry day for the state of English football The Prime Minister has set out his vision for the country where the promise to end the pensions triple lock
Sky News, 30 September 2026, 10:21-10:28
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Charged quote Burnham pledges care service and opens door to EU referendum in conference speech
Significant savings which we will use to build up our national care service I accept I May pay a political price But someone has to go through the pain barrier and rip the plaster off Big changes on policy in a big change in style This a speech steeped in emotion Because this wasn't just a p.m. Making the case for social care reform
Sky News, 30 September 2026, 13:31-13:39
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Charged quote Burnham pledges care service and opens door to EU referendum in conference speech
It's gonna be a massive Political battle the triple law massive announcement there that he's going to adjust it I mean many people would say that is electoral suicide It's over the long term. We committed to the triple lock this Parliament absolutely and pensioners can be reassured that their incomes will continue to rise Chancellor
Sky News, 30 September 2026, 16:03-16:07
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Contested quote Burnham pledges care service and opens door to EU referendum in conference speech
Parliament absolutely and pensioners can be reassured that their incomes will continue to rise Chancellor Aren't you worried that pensioners are just gonna hate this you're gonna take money away from them No, this is a this is a big new deal for pensioners It's a deal that says instead of every family knowing someone who has been hit by the catastrophic care costs
Sky News, 30 September 2026, 16:23-16:27
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