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BBC News
Friday 25 September 2026 · 18:00 BST · 30m · 8 stories · 6 annotated moments · 27 of 30 min on news stories (89%)
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Manchester City has been found guilty, according to sources, of breaking the majority of 115 financial rule breaches after an eight-year investigation. No punishment has yet been decided, and possible sanctions include relegation or expulsion from the Premier League; the club says the process remains ongoing. Pope Leo, visiting Paris, warned about the dangers of AI and its impact on humanity. President Trump said he and China's President Xi Jinping made tremendous strides during Xi's state visit to Washington, with a two-month extension to a trade war truce announced and no other significant agreements yet reported.
An inquest into the death of three-year-old Noah Woods heard he left a play area through a gap in a fence and then went through an open gate before being found dead in a pond in Brantham, Suffolk. The BBC's director-general, Matt Britton, said some TV channels and radio stations may have to close as part of major cost savings, citing changed audience behaviour. The broadcast also reported that more children are using sophisticated makeup and skincare products, prompting a dermatologists' warning about possible irreversible skin damage and calls for age restrictions and clearer packaging.
The prime minister urged the court system to look at a decision that allowed convicted pedophile Zafar Dogan to be released on bail to a flat overlooking a children's playground while awaiting sentencing; he was jailed yesterday for taking thousands of pictures of women and girls. A new rapid test for brain tumours was described by the NHS as a huge leap forward, reducing diagnosis time from eight weeks to about two hours and allowing surgeons to tailor operations while patients are still in theatre.
On air
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- 11:48
Pope Leo, head of the Catholic Church
- 13:44
Donald Trump, President
- 14:01
Xi Jinping, China's leader
- 19:38
- 20:50
Dr. Emma Wedgeworth, consultant dermatologist
- 21:38
Save Face UK, government approved register of trusted health care professionals
- 22:03
Kate dearden, minister for consumer products
- 23:54
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- 26:49
Stuart Smith, neurosurgeon
- 1:27
- 1:51
Claim Manchester City to appeal Premier League financial breach findings
The Athletic reported that Manchester City was found guilty of almost all 115 charges, with sanctions still undecided.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 September 2026, 1:51-2:00
- 1:51
Claim Manchester City to appeal Premier League financial breach findings
The Athletic reported that Manchester City was found guilty of almost all 115 charges, with sanctions still undecided.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 September 2026, 1:51-1:56
- 1:56
Claim Manchester City to appeal Premier League financial breach findings
Manchester City said its disciplinary inquiry remains ongoing and that some elements are still to be completed confidentially.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 September 2026, 1:56-2:00
- 2:00
Claim Manchester City to appeal Premier League financial breach findings
Manchester City, currently top of the Premier League, could face sanctions including relegation, expulsion, retrospective point deductions, or removal of titles.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 September 2026, 2:00-2:08
- 2:00
Claim Manchester City to appeal Premier League financial breach findings
Manchester City, currently top of the Premier League, could face sanctions including relegation, expulsion, retrospective point deductions, or removal of titles.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 September 2026, 2:00-2:08
- 2:25
Claim Manchester City to appeal Premier League financial breach findings
The Manchester City case covered 14 seasons from 2009 to 2023, including charges over failing to provide accurate financial information from 2009 to 2018.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 September 2026, 2:25-2:40
- 10:45 Story begins Pope Leo begins four-day visit to France
- 12:58 Story begins Xi Jinping to meet Trump at White House
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