# Hottub Newsmap · September 2026 · Europe Europe, September 2026 · Coverage by where it was published · 372,049 reports from 51 countries · final · computed 2026-10-18T13:59:22Z Map: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09/europe.svg · Card: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09/europe.png · JSON: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09/europe.json · Page: https://hottub.news/maps/2026-09/europe > Map of Europe of news coverage on September 2026, shaded by publisher country; most from the UK, Germany and Greece. Top stories: “Premier Burnham does not rule out a Brexit…”; “Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven…”. ## Top stories 1. [Premier Burnham does not rule out a Brexit reversal](https://www.kreiszeitung.de/politik/brexit-umkehr-britischer-premier-burnham-haelt-eu-rueckkehr-offen-zr-94517471.html) — kreiszeitung.de, 187 outlets, 238 reports (original: Premier Burnham schließt eine Brexit-Umkehr nicht aus) Großbritanniens Premier Andy Burnham schließt eine Brexit-Umkehr nicht aus – und setzt damit ein klares Signal vor dem geplanten UK-EU-Gipfel. 2. [Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse](https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26589887.graeme-dott-jailed-seven-years-child-sex-abuse?ref=rss) — heraldscotland.com, 184 outlets, 233 reports Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been sentenced to seven years in jail after being found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school-age children. 3. [Planned attack on US military base: Five arrests shake RAF Fairford](https://www.kreiszeitung.de/politik/die-drei-weissen-transporter-der-schatten-der-soeldner-so-durchbrachen-die-attentaeter-die-sperren-von-fairford-zr-94513730.html) — kreiszeitung.de, 111 outlets, 168 reports (original: Geplanter Anschlag auf US-Militär-Stützpunkt: Fünf Festnahmen erschüttern RAF Fairford) Fünf Männer wurden nahe RAF Fairford festgenommen, wo das US-Militär strategische Bomber für Auslandseinsätze stationiert. Der britische Stützpunkt gilt als Schlüsselstandort. 4. [NI Secretary appeals for calm amid Drumcree stand-off](https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2026/0928/1593137-ulster-drumcree-march) — rte.ie, 153 outlets, 154 reports The Secretary for Northern Ireland Chris Bryant has appealed for calm as he urged political and community leaders to reach for compromise to resolve a tense parading stand-off in Portadown. 5. [Five men arrested over suspected terror plot against RAF Fairford are from London, say police](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/terror-attack-raf-fairford-men-arrested-london-b1298675.html) — standard.co.uk, 148 outlets, 183 reports A farmer raised the alarm over the alleged attempt to attack RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire which is used by US planes for bombing missions against Iran 6. [Rubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford bomb plot](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/29/raf-fairford-uk-bomb-plot-marco-rubio-claims-foreign-actor) — theguardian.com, 146 outlets, 146 reports The US secretary of state offered no evidence for his claims, and also said many people were ‘disturbed’ that the five suspects had been released on bail US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said unequivocally that a… 7. [Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/27/burham-dodges-questions-heathrow-third-runway-delay) — theguardian.com, 145 outlets, 147 reports Airport chiefs say 2035 operations deadline unachievable as critics say new delay makes case for project ‘even more dubious’ Plans for a third runway at Heathrow are once again up in the air after the prime minister… 8. [Two giant pandas head to Atlanta zoo from China after Trump-Xi agreement](https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/giant-pandas-china-atlanta-zoo-trump-xi-b3057090.html) — independent.co.uk, 145 outlets, 145 reports The pandas set off for Atlanta on Sunday morning 9. [RAF Fairford terror plot ‘looking to do big damage’, Donald Trump says](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/donald-trump-andy-burnham-us-air-force-pete-hegseth-raf-b1298573.html) — standard.co.uk, 143 outlets, 144 reports Mr Trump praised the UK police response and suggested authorities already had the suspects under investigation. 10. ['Strong indications' Iran played role in suspected Fairford terror plot, PM says](https://www.thenational.scot/news/26596256.strong-indications-iran-played-role-suspected-raf-terror-plot?ref=rss) — thenational.scot, 142 outlets, 142 reports ANDY Burnham has said there are “strong indications” Iran played a part in a suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford ... ## Reports by publisher country | Country | Code | Reports | Share | |---|---|---:|---:| | United Kingdom | GB | 59,185 | 15.9% | | Germany | DE | 50,890 | 13.7% | | Greece | GR | 18,853 | 5.1% | | France | FR | 16,340 | 4.4% | | Sweden | SE | 15,648 | 4.2% | | Turkey | TR | 12,525 | 3.4% | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | BA | 9,765 | 2.6% | | Italy | IT | 9,765 | 2.6% | | Spain | ES | 9,592 | 2.6% | | Croatia | HR | 9,550 | 2.6% | | Serbia | RS | 8,880 | 2.4% | | Bulgaria | BG | 8,667 | 2.3% | | Netherlands | NL | 8,337 | 2.2% | | Belgium | BE | 8,296 | 2.2% | | Romania | RO | 8,178 | 2.2% | | Austria | AT | 8,120 | 2.2% | | Switzerland | CH | 6,867 | 1.8% | | Ireland | IE | 6,103 | 1.6% | | Portugal | PT | 6,024 | 1.6% | | Russia | RU | 5,859 | 1.6% | | Lithuania | LT | 5,667 | 1.5% | | Latvia | LV | 5,564 | 1.5% | | Hungary | HU | 5,287 | 1.4% | | Denmark | DK | 5,185 | 1.4% | | Estonia | EE | 5,069 | 1.4% | 26 more countries in the JSON. ## About this map Hottub News counted 372,049 reports from outlets in 51 countries for September 2026. The UK, Germany and Greece published the most (59,185 reports), and the five busiest countries account for 43% of the total. The most widely covered stories were: “Premier Burnham does not rule out a Brexit reversal” (187 outlets, mostly the UK and Germany); “Ex-snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for seven years for child sex abuse” (184 outlets, mostly the UK and Germany); “Planned attack on US military base: Five arrests shake RAF Fairford” (111 outlets, mostly the UK and Greece). Each report is placed in the country of the outlet that published it (from its feed, web domain or Wikidata), not where the events happened. Stories group reports of the same event across outlets and languages; for a week or month, a story's outlet count is its biggest day's. Paid placements are never included. 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