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On 20 September 1967, at John Brown’s Clydebank yard, Cunard launched the liner named Queen Elizabeth 2, with an Arabic…

59 years since the launch of Queen Elizabeth 2 at Clydebank

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Transport

On 20 September 1967, at John Brown’s yard in Clydebank, Queen Elizabeth II launched the liner Cunard named Qu...

The Royal Palace in Stockholm, contemporary façade, not the ceremony of 19 September 1973

53 years since Carl XVI Gustaf publicly assumed his role as King of Sweden

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International

Carl Gustaf became King of Sweden on 15 September 1973, after the death of his grandfather, Gustaf VI Adolf. H...

Sol Campbell at a Web Summit conference, event photograph, not a match still

Sol Campbell turns 52: the England defender who played for Tottenham and Arsenal

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Sport

Sulzeer Jeremiah Campbell was born in east London, in Newham, on 18 September 1974. At 52, his career remains...

Indonesia Begins Operation to Right Capsized Ship in the Java Sea

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International

Indonesian authorities began, on 18 September, the operation to right the ferry Virgo Transport 8, which capsi...

Emmanuel Macron with Keir Starmer in Paris, February 2025; not Friday’s Élysée news conference

Macron Announces G7 Meeting Focused on the Energy Crisis

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Energy

President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, after a meeting at the Élysée with party leaders, that G7 countries...

Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo; the building, not the 18 September press conference

Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rate to 1.25%, a 31-Year High

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Economy

The Bank of Japan on Friday raised its policy rate from 1% to about 1.25%, the highest level in 31 years. Jiji...

Portrait of Samuel Johnson by Joshua Reynolds, not a contemporary photograph

317 years since the birth of Samuel Johnson, author of the great English dictionary

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Culture

18 September 2026 marks 317 years since the birth of Samuel Johnson in Lichfield, England. Encyclopaedia Brita...

Aerial view of Malé; not the London dialogue room

United Kingdom and Maldives Expand Cooperation on Indian Ocean Security

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International

The United Kingdom and the Maldives held their third strategic dialogue in London on 17 September, at senior-o...

The Riksdag building, Stockholm; the parliament house, not the resignation announcement

Sweden’s Prime Minister Resigns After Narrow Centre-Left Election Victory

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Politics

Ulf Kristersson asked on Thursday, 17 September, to be relieved as prime minister after the Swedish parliament...

Sunset sky over the sea, from orange to violet, not a Rayleigh diagram

Why Is the Sky Blue While Sunsets Turn Red?

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Science

Sunlight looks white, but it is a mix of wavelengths. Passing through the atmosphere, it interacts with nitrog...

An aircraft window seen from the cabin, with sky outside

Why Are Airplane Windows Rounded?

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Transport

Airliner windows are small and rounded, even though a rectangle would give a wider view. The reason is the pre...

Walls of the fortress at Hamina, the town associated with the 1809 treaty

217 years since the Treaty of Fredrikshamn, under which Sweden ceded Finland to the Russian Empire

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History

17 September 2026 marks 217 years since the Treaty of Fredrikshamn, known in Finnish as the Treaty of Hamina....

Gold hyperpyron of the Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos

850 years since the Battle of Myriokephalon, which limited the Byzantine recovery in Anatolia

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History

17 September 2026 marks 850 years since the Battle of Myriokephalon, a major confrontation between the Byzanti...

The Etihad Stadium in Manchester, photographed in 2023, not on the 2026 matchday

Manchester City v Sunderland: a rescheduled Premier League meeting on 20 September

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Sport

Manchester City host Sunderland on Sunday, 20 September 2026 at the Etihad Stadium in a Premier League match t...

Panoramic view inside AFC Bournemouth’s stadium, archive photograph from 2013

Bournemouth v Liverpool: a demanding Premier League trip for the visitors

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Sport

AFC Bournemouth host Liverpool on Sunday, 20 September, at Vitality Stadium in a Premier League match of the 2...

The American Express Stadium from outside, not a 19 September passage of play

Brighton v Arsenal: an away test for the London side in the Premier League

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Sport

Arsenal travel to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday 19 September 2026 at the American Express Stadium. The Pr...

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, not the 19 September starting eleven

Tottenham v Aston Villa: Premier League points at stake in London

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Sport

Tottenham Hotspur host Aston Villa on Saturday 19 September 2026 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Premier Lea...

Dancers at a salsa festival, an illustrative image for an outdoor Latin American celebration

FIESTA! opens a day celebrating Latin American culture in Winston-Salem

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Culture

Downtown Winston-Salem hosts the 34th FIESTA! on Saturday, 19 September 2026, a one-day festival organised by...

Max Scherzer, archive photograph (Washington, 2019), not from the 16 September 2026 game against Detroit

Toronto Blue Jays beat Detroit 5–1 and remain in the wild-card race

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Sport

The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 5–1 on Wednesday, 16 September, at Rogers Centre, avoided a swee...

The International Space Station photographed after STS-132 undocking, where the educational Astro Pi computers fly

Code written by European students will run aboard the International Space Station in the new Astro Pi challenge

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Education

Students and young programmers in Europe and Canada can again send code to run on the Astro Pi computers aboar...

Moroccan tagine and couscous dish, archive photograph associated with Moroccan food

Food Temple 2026 brings Morocco to central Paris through food, music and culture

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Lifestyle

Paris’s Carreau du Temple hosts a new edition of Food Temple, devoted in 2026 to Morocco and the connections b...

Exterior of San Siro (Giuseppe Meazza) in Milan, host of Milan v Benfica

Europa League 2026/27 begins today: Milan-Benfica, Sunderland-AZ and seven more opening-night fixtures

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Sport

UEFA Europa League 2026/27 begins today, 16 September, with the first nine matches of the league phase. Anothe...

Interior of Bucharest’s National Arena, the stadium awarded the 2028 UEFA Europa League final

Bucharest’s National Arena to host the 2028 UEFA Europa League final

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Sport

Bucharest’s National Arena will host the 2028 UEFA Europa League final, UEFA has confirmed. Romania’s capital...

B.B. King, one of the defining figures of American blues

101 years since B.B. King’s birth: the story of the man who made the guitar speak

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Culture

On 16 September 1925, Riley B. King was born on a plantation in Mississippi. The world would come to know him...

Mobile workers in the European Union and new initiatives on social-security documents and qualifications

EU proposes major changes for mobile workers: faster qualification recognition and digital social-security documents

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Economy

The European Commission has adopted a new package for fair labour mobility, with measures aimed at faster reco...

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the figure associated with the Cry of Dolores of 16 September 1810

216 years since the Cry of Dolores: the moment that launched Mexico’s struggle for independence

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History

Early on 16 September 1810, the priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla called his parishioners in Dolores to rise ag...

Benjamin West’s 1770 painting The Death of General Wolfe, an artistic depiction of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham

267 years since the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, the clash that changed Quebec's future

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History

On the morning of 13 September 1759 two European armies met near Quebec City in a battle that would decisively...

Buckingham Palace photographed from the front in April 2009, the residence hit by bombs during the Blitz

86 years since German bombs struck Buckingham Palace while the King and Queen were inside

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History

On 13 September 1940 the war reached the British monarch’s residence itself. Buckingham Palace was bombed duri...

The Holmesdale Stand at Selhurst Park, home of Crystal Palace

Late Premier League drama as Ipswich beat Crystal Palace 3-2 with 90th-minute winner

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Sport

Ipswich Town secured a dramatic Premier League victory by beating Crystal Palace 3-2 at Selhurst Park in a mat...

Marc Márquez on the Ducati Lenovo bike, archive photo from the 2025 Czech Grand Prix at Brno on 18 July 2025; this is no…

Marc Márquez wins Misano MotoGP Sprint after Bezzecchi sets historic circuit record

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Sport

Marc Márquez answered Marco Bezzecchi's spectacular record-breaking pole by winning Saturday's MotoGP Sprint a...

Enric Mas in the red jersey of the 2026 Vuelta a España on Puerto de Tudons during stage 9 (30 August 2026); not a stage…

Enric Mas on verge of Vuelta a España victory as Mikel Landa wins queen stage

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Sport

Enric Mas has only the final stage of the 2026 Vuelta a España left before a possible first Grand Tour victory...

Sheep in pasture near New Hall Farm, Forty Green, Gloucestershire, photographed in 2011. Illustrative image, not animals…

Opinion: I distrust Britain’s new Bluetongue measures for farmers

Opinion

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Analysis & Opinion

I look with considerable distrust at this new stage of the measures presented by the British authorities in co...

Calendar

October 2026