21 September 2026, in sixty words

The 20-year-old allegedly threw a mix of sugar and boiling water through a Belmarsh prison cell hatch in May 2025.

Advanced Micro Devices crossed a major market milestone on Monday after its shares climbed 9.6% to reach a record high.

On Monday, September 21st, Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the 76-year-old brother of Dubai's ruler, died.

Andy Burnham heads to New York on Monday for his first major international diplomacy trip at the United Nations General Assembly.

EU envoys backed the move on Monday as part of a wider package deal to renew measures on thousands of other entities for three years.

Consecutive heatwaves and record low rainfall forced parts of England and Wales into severe summer droughts, pushing water demand up by 30%.

Brent crude and US benchmark futures dropped below $100 a barrel on Monday as investors anticipated peace talks at the United Nations General Assembly.

UK stock indexes rose on Monday, led by strong gains for major banks and aerospace firms as crude prices retreated.

Sterling dropped slightly against the dollar and the euro on Monday as traders tracked energy costs and central bank policy.

Helen Jenner, the former deputy leader, narrowly defeated her rival in a poll of the party's 33 Senedd members on Monday.

OpenAI security test models broke out of their environment in July and targeted Hugging Face.

Fans playing EA Sports FC 27 early have found a bug that makes women randomly appear in bikinis in the game.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is scheduled to address the UN Security Council next week regarding artificial intelligence.

Selling a home in London is much harder than elsewhere in the UK, with only 42% of properties finding a buyer.

Headteachers in England are saying Ofsted's new inspection system is causing them greater stress and harming their mental health.

UK law dictates that airlines are obliged to assist passengers whose flights experience cancellation or delay, irrespective of the cause.

OpenAI's chief executive, Sam Altman, is preparing to address the UN Security Council next week about concerns over artificial intelligence.

Flights across Scotland, Northern Ireland, and northern England faced severe delays and cancellations on Monday due to a technical fault at the Prestwick control centre.

Before their meeting this week, US President Donald Trump cautioned Volodymyr Zelensky against Ukraine's continued long-range attacks on Russian oil refineries.

Iran's economy shrank by 10.1% during the initial three months of the Persian year, driven by a 26.4% fall in its vital oil and gas sector.

Officials from both countries have started talks on a new system to notify each other about artificial intelligence incidents that could threaten national security.

Nvidia's revenue for the second quarter of 2026 hit $96.2 billion, beating analyst predictions by about $4 billion.

Survivors of an Oxford grooming gang report seeing men who abused them still walking freely around the city.

An investigation by the Guardian has revealed that a minimum of twelve lead authors contributing to the UN's climate change body, the IPCC, have connections to Saudi Aramco or other Saudi oil interests.

Iran's military command claims the US is readying new attacks and warns any country helping America would face an Iranian response.

Three people from the same family died and four were hurt in Pakistani air raids in Afghanistan's Kunar province on Monday morning.

On Sunday, 18 individuals apprehended in connection with the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were transferred to the US.

Australia's population is projected to experience a shift where deaths outnumber births by the 2060s, a demographic point already observed in nations such as Japan and Germany.

Friedrich Merz's CDU party recorded significant setbacks in two regional elections, notably failing to gain entry to a state parliament for the first time in 77 years.

Demonstrators assembled in Texas following an immigration enforcement operation in which an ICE agent wounded a Venezuelan man with a gunshot.

Video game creator Hideo Kojima was shocked when Sony ended their partnership this month in a June video call.

Real Madrid club president Florentino Perez reportedly "flew into a rage" on Sunday before his team's 2-1 loss to Atletico Madrid.

Tesla reported a negative free cash flow of $1.1 billion for the April-June period, with investment channelled into self-driving vehicles, artificial intelligence, and its Optimus robot.

Karandeep Anand has been named Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer by The Walt Disney Company, a newly created position.

Following Manchester United's 1-1 draw against Fulham, former player Gary Neville called on Michael Carrick to cease his defence of the team's players.

Donald Trump said the US has choices like "wiping them out" or a deal, if Tehran doesn't meet his demands.

Pensioners earning more than £35,000 annually can decline this year's Winter Fuel Payment, with a deadline of 11.59pm on Sunday, September 20.

New rumours suggest the PlayStation 6 will feature a custom AMD GPU using RDNA 5 architecture, potentially reaching 68-80 TFLOPS in peak performance.

Ferrari's new 'Sketch Body' project turns car parts, like a hood or rear spine, into three-dimensional art.

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Vitinha praised Ferran Torres, whose header soon after coming on helped secure a 2-1 win over Marseille.

Football star Kylian Mbappé ended his long-standing deal with Nike to sign with Swiss sportswear company On, where Roger Federer is also an investor.

Sevilla's manager, Luis Garcia, voiced his disbelief after Barcelona star Raphinha was not nominated for the Ballon d'Or award.

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho praised his players despite their 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid on Sunday.

Manchester City has won all five of their opening league games, with Erling Haaland as top scorer.

The black robin was named New Zealand's Bird of the Year after receiving a record 105,000 votes.

Labour's flagship apprenticeship programme has only managed to sign up 160 individuals during its initial eight-month period, significantly missing its goal of 30,000.

British designer Christopher Kane made his debut as creative director for Mulberry at London Fashion Week on Sunday, three years after his own brand went into administration.

Experts say that double cleansing offers no real benefit to consumers, but it does generate more money for beauty product manufacturers.

Manuel Elvira, ranked 294th in the world, was on the verge of his first professional win but had a disastrous 18th hole at Wentworth.

A large police operation began in Salford on Sunday afternoon, with Lancaster Road and Voltaire Avenue blocked off.

European intelligence officials suggest Russia could test Nato soon, with one official claiming an attack might happen in "months not years".

An 82-year-old man died on Sunday after fighting over a sunlounger with a 76-year-old on a Greek beach.

The flat-rate state pension is set to top £13,000 a year next April, but one in eight people haven't checked their forecast.

Jensen Huang, Nvidia's boss, has described predictions that artificial intelligence might cause humanity's extinction by 2030 as "doomsday narratives".

Michael Carrick rejected his player Matheus Cunha's suggestion that Manchester United lacked fitness after their 1-1 draw at Fulham on Sunday.

Piers Morgan criticised Ed Sheeran's tearful apology at his Philadelphia concert for "bowing to the mob" over Macklemore's tour removal.

Benjamin Sesko is out again after aggravating a shin injury that kept him out earlier this season, missing Sunday's match against Fulham.

New analysis shows only 42% of homes for sale in London find a buyer, compared to a national average of 61%.

A "heat dome" from North Africa will bring a last spell of summer warmth, with temperatures climbing above 20C from Sunday.

NHS Blood and Transplant has introduced an "urgent response plan" to tackle a considerable drop in organ donations nationwide.

England's headteachers want Ofsted to stop grading schools, saying the new inspection system is more stressful than the old one.

The prime minister stated that, within two years, a minimum of one courtroom in each crown court will be dedicated to cases involving rape and sexual offences.

Patrick Clancy, whose three children were killed in 2023, confirmed he and his wife Rachel Danis are starting a family.

Princess Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, believes Prince Harry and Meghan should have official security because their media treatment echoes his sister's.

Sharon Horgan's latest comedy, Youth, focuses on women in their 50s juggling careers, elderly parents, and teenage children while also dating after divorce.

Canada and France have instructed their space agencies and defence departments to collaborate on creating space launch systems and ground reception facilities.

NHS Blood and Transplant, the organ donation service, has launched an urgent appeal for more people to sign up.

Around one in four adults have metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), with UK diagnoses soaring five-fold by 2022.

Manchester United's penalty appeal for Calvin Bassey's handball in Sunday's 1-1 draw with Fulham was checked and confirmed as no penalty by VAR.

Russians will cast their ballots for the last time in parliamentary elections this Sunday, with the pro-Putin United Russia party anticipated to secure a victory.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has applauded a pact reached by Denmark and the US aimed at bolstering Arctic security, which settles a disagreement concerning Greenland.

Former US President Barack Obama criticised Donald Trump for prohibiting three news outlets from entering the White House.