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Andy Burnham said he was levelling with the nation, as he set out his vision for the future in a conference speech packed with policy proposals - and emotion. We assess the prime minister's pitch in Liverpool, and his plan to unpick the pensions triple lock.
Also in the programme: The party leading the presidential polls in France is caught up in a row over allegations of historic anti-Semitism. Plus we head to Utah, to speak to the lawyer of a man who has been freed after nearly four decades on death row.
Andy Burnham is giving his first Labour Party Conference speech as PM tomorrow - he's expected to give more details about his signature plan for free social care for the elderly and vulnerable. There are reports that he will propose a review to the pension triple lock. We speak to the business secretary Jonathan Reynolds.
Also on the programme: what do we know about what happened at RAF Fairford, after the five suspects arrested last night are released. Plus a Ukrainian teacher's diary and the 11-year-old Londoner who's just become the youngest women's chess grandmaster.
Diesel prices in the UK are approaching record levels as the fallout from the US war with Iran continues to drive up costs. The prime minister insists fuel costs aren't in the government's control. We speak to a haulier who thinks there is more Andy Burnham could do.
Also on the programme: We hear from a journalist who says he's had sight of conversations between a Canadian school shooter and ChatGPT; and a celebration of more than six decades of Songs of Praise.
China's President has told Donald Trump that their countries have a responsibility to ensure that AI remains under human control. President Xi was speaking during talks at the White House on the first full day of his state visit. We hear from a former US government adviser on artificial intelligence.
Also on the programme: daily migrant crossings from France reach their highest level this year; and the Kenyan elephants making their own medicine.
Blood tests have revealed that people living near a factory in Lancashire have higher levels of a so-called "forever chemical" that was once used at the site. PFOA was previously used in the manufacture of non-stick saucepans at the plant in Thornton-Cleveleys. We hear from a resident who received blood tests results today.
Also on the programme: Chinese leader Xi Jinping touches down in Washington; and the Welsh words and phrases earning their place in the Oxford English Dictionary.
The prime minister meets the US president for the first time in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. We speak live to our political editor, who has been in the room asking questions. Also on the programme: Billionaire businessman Sir Jim Ratcliffe suspends production at three of his chemical plants in Hull, citing high UK gas prices. And why do films written by women rake in a higher profit than those written by men? We hear from one female screen writer.
CNN, Politico and MS NOW are taking legal action against the Trump administration after their journalists' credentials were revoked. We hear from one journalist, once described as Mr Trump's antagonist-in-chief, who has personal experience of being shut out of the White House.
The head of an independent review into young people's mental health in England has said he is concerned about the high numbers of children self-harming. One father, whose son and daughter have both self-harmed, tells us about his family's experience.
And Scotland has long been considered the 'Home of Golf' - but could the real origins of the sport actually be somewhere else entirely?
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that the threat of hybrid attacks by Russia against Europe and France has intensified. In a news conference at the Elysee Palace, Macron said he had ordered a plan to protect critical infrastructure and defence industry sites in the face of this threat. We get the view from Paris.
Also on the programme: why are attacks against LGBT people in Turkey intensifying?
Earl Spencer, the brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, stands by claims that the King told him she would be forgotton "soon enough".
And we explore how science fiction writers anticipated artificial intelligence.
King Charles has warned AI executives of the "existential dangers" posed by the technology falling into the wrong hands at a summit he convened Dumfries House. Amid calls for a slow-down in development, we ask whether Chinese AI companies would agree to cooperate on restrictions, as the chair of Huawei said they wanted to catch up with their American rivals.
Also on the programme: we speak to a national scything champion as a West Country abbey switches from lawnmowers to scythes in order to protect an endangered bee species.
And women in Johannesburg say they're living in fear following the discovery of another murder victim in the city. It brings to nine the number of slain women found in one area to the north of South Africa's largest city.
US President Trump has lashed out at a decision by new chair of the Federal Reserve Kevin Warsh to raise interest rates for the first time in three years. Warsh said he was taking the decision to combat inflation, as fuel prices spike around the world. We get reaction and look at worldwide protests against the price of fuel.
Also on the programme: explosive new claims about the King's reaction to the death of Princess Diana - from her brother.
The playwright and commentator Bonnie Greer is remembered by the composer with whom she co-wrote an opera about her famous Question Time appearance alongside BNP leader Nick Griffin.
And we rewind to a pre-vinyl period as wax cylinder music recordings are made live on stage at the Royal Academy of Music.
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