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Author: bbc.co.ukPublished on: September 29, 2026Country: United Kingdom

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Sharon Graham, leader of the Unite union, told the BBC it would be morally wrong to scrap the pension triple lock pledge to fund social care reforms. The news includes updates on an incident at RAF Fairford involving a foreign actor, OpenAI halting a new model rollout over safety concerns, and Sir Ranulph Fiennes' relatives expressing pain over being unable to visit him. Additionally, there are reports of arrests related to anti-migrant activism and Argentina threatening legal action against the UK over Falkland Islands oil exploration.

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