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    Hundreds of prisoners walk free

    01/10/2026 | 30 mins.
    The first prisoners to be released early under the government's scheme to create more space in prisons in England and Wales have walked free. Victims and probation service staff are among those to criticise the move. Also: Executions in the US state of Tennessee have been halted after the prisoner, Christa Pike, survived two attempts to kill her by lethal injection. And secondary school students in France take part in a fourth day of protests over the education system. (Image: PA)
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    RAF Fairford suspects released on bail

    30/09/2026 | 30 mins.
    The British men suspected of plotting a bomb attack on an RAF airbase in Gloucestershire have all been released on bail. The head of counter terrorism police says the investigation is still ongoing. Also: the Chancellor, John Healey, tells Labour Conference delegates that cutting welfare expenditure is a 'moral duty', and not just an economic necessity. And Space X's latest starship mission goes up, but comes down hours earlier than planned. (Image:
    EPA/Shutterstock)
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    Pilot arrested after 'stabbing co-pilot in cockpit'

    30/09/2026 | 30 mins.
    A senior Israeli minister has described an incident on a plane travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv as an 'attempted jihadist terror attack'. Also: Andy Burnham says it's possible Labour will offer a new in-out referendum on the EU in its next election manifesto. And a brown bear known as '89 Backpack' has won the annual fat bear week competition in the US. (Image: Reuters)
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    Andy Burnham sets out his vision on social care

    29/09/2026 | 30 mins.
    Andy Burnham has told the Labour Party conference that the existing pension triple lock will end in 2030 to help fund a new national care service. Also: The Premier League has announced that Manchester City have been found guilty of all 150 financial breaches they were accused of. And Spain has agreed to ban evictions until 2030.
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    Five men arrested after RAF Fairford incident

    27/09/2026 | 16 mins.
    Five men have been arrested on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offences after three “suspicious vehicles” were reported near a base used by the US military in Gloucestershire. Police woke dozens of people living near RAF Fairford in the early hours of the morning and told them to leave their homes. Also:Andy Burnham says he'll put plans for a national care service for England to voters at the next general election. And a standoff continues in Northern Ireland -- where protesters block a loyalist march from going through a nationalist area.
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