Wednesday briefing: Can Andy Burnham live up to Labour's faith in him?

Labour's party conference is under way in Liverpool, the first gathering of party members since Andy Burnham became party leader in July, following Keir Starmer's departure from the role. Conference attendees have been described as buoyed by what has been characterised as a "Burnham bounce", with the gathering built around the theme "Hope again." Beneath the enthusiasm, however, there is a growing sense among some in the party that delivery will need to follow the hopeful messaging in the months ahead.

UK security

Separately, one of five men arrested near RAF Fairford as part of a terror investigation that had prompted fears of an Iran-backed plot is reported to have called police himself to report the incident. The call, made by a man in his 20s from London, is understood to have been one of the reasons armed police were scrambled to arrest the group.

Football finances

In football news, the Premier League has confirmed that Manchester City have been found guilty of all charges relating to breaches of its financial rules over a nine-year period, with the club found to have boosted its income by more than £900m over that time.

Protests in France

In France, more than 400 people, most of them children, were detained on Tuesday after teenagers across the country blockaded their schools in protest at class sizes, teacher shortages and long timetables.

US immigration policy

In the United States, the Trump administration has been cleared to resume quickly deporting immigrants to "third countries" — nations other than the immigrants' own homeland — without giving them the opportunity to contest their removals, after a supreme court ruling on Tuesday.

Facial recognition trial

And in London, a six-month trial of live facial recognition technology in railway stations has been reported to have cost more than £320,000, resulting in one false match against a watchlist of suspects and no arrests.

Together, the stories reflect a busy news day spanning domestic politics, security, sport, protest and technology, with the unfolding Labour conference in Liverpool likely to remain the dominant story as delegates weigh whether the party's new leadership can translate early enthusiasm into sustained political momentum.