Six O'Clock News Podcast
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Five men arrested after RAF Fairford incident
Sunday
Five men are arrested for explosive and terrorism offences near an RAF airbase.
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Andy Burnham promises new direction for the UK at Labour Party conference
Saturday
Andy Burnham said there had been a decade of drift since Brexit.
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Man City found guilty of most of 115 financial rule breaches
Friday
Sources have told BBC Sport that an independent panel has reached its decision
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President Trump welcomes Xi Jinping to the White House
Thursday
President Trump discusses trade, Taiwan and AI with China's leader, Xi Jinping
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UK military expands into space
Last Wednesday
The RAF has been jamming signals from satellites used by hostile states, the BBC learns
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Andy Burnham holds meeting with Donald Trump
Last Tuesday
The two leaders are attending the UN General Assembly in New York
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Technical issue disrupts flights across the UK
Last Monday
Some airlines say they've lost confidence in the air traffic control provider
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German Chancellor: 'Disastrous' state elections
Sun 20 Sep 2026
German Chancellor Merz vows to stay on despite state election results
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President Trump's Greenland security deal welcomed
Sat 19 Sep 2026
Danish and Greenlandic leaders welcome a new US agreement on the territory
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Earl Spencer defends claims about King Charles
Fri 18 Sep 2026
Princess Diana's brother has told the BBC that he is "telling the truth" in his book
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Charles 'giddily elated' after Diana died, her brother claims
Thu 17 Sep 2026
Daily Mail publishes extracts from Earl Spencer's book about his sister, Princess Diana
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Schools in England get extra funding for teachers' pay
Wed 16 Sep 2026
The government appears to have averted a strike in England's schools.
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Lucy Letby hospital inquiry
Tue 15 Sep 2026
An inquiry finds some of babies murdered by Lucy Letby could have been saved
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Donald Trump says there is a 'conspiracy against AI'
Mon 14 Sep 2026
British co-founder of Anthropic says the world must set limits on AI.
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Assisted dying to remain illegal in England and Wales
Fri 11 Sep 2026
MPs vote against another attempt to change the law
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'Be ready for far right protesters', Home Secretary tells police
Thu 10 Sep 2026
Shabana Mahmood tells officers to use all powers necessary with anti-migrant protesters
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A warning that AI could kill all humans in the next decade
Wed 9 Sep 2026
A senior safety researcher at Anthropic warns of the danger that AI poses
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UK sanctions Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank
Tue 8 Sep 2026
Israel says it will shut down the UK consulate in East Jerusalem in response
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The policing minister condemns elements of anti-migrant protests as 'intimating and thuggish'
Mon 7 Sep 2026
Sarah Jones said there was "no excuse" for threatening behaviour at protests
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Germany's far right AfD party projected to win regional election
Sun 6 Sep 2026
Exit polls suggest the Alternative for Germany party will win 44.5% of the vote share.
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Nigel Farage dismisses allegations in an undercover report
Fri 4 Sep 2026
The footage was released by Channel 4 News
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The French President visits Downing Street
Thu 3 Sep 2026
Emmanuel Macron is the first world leader to visit during Andy Burnham's premiership
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Andy Burnham completes his first Prime Minister's Questions
Wed 2 Sep 2026
He is pressed about his management of the public finances
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Andy Burnham makes his Commons debut as PM
Tue 1 Sep 2026
He says he will give people back 'control over their destinies'
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The government defends its prisoner early release scheme
Mon 31 Aug 2026
The Conservatives say dangerous inmates could still be freed under the plans
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