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BBC News — BBC News Now
Thursday 30 July 2026 · 12:30 BST · 30m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 23 of 30 min on news stories (78%)
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The broadcast begins with reports on Ukraine, where President Zelensky stated that at least seven people were killed and dozens injured in Russian overnight missile and drone attacks across the country. Ballistic missiles hit Kyiv, causing fires and one death, while in Dnipro six people, including two children, died when their house collapsed. In Lviv, a residential area was struck, damaging over 20 private houses, a school, and two kindergartens. Lviv's Deputy Mayor Andrey Moskalenko described the attack, noting that rescue services were searching for two people trapped under rubble, and emphasized that the strikes targeted residential areas, not critical infrastructure.
A BBC team was granted unprecedented access to travel the length of Iran, from Tehran to the Strait of Hormuz, providing a rare insight into a nation at war. The report included anonymous testimony about protests in January, where police were seen firing at people, and described open-air morgues with truckloads of bodies. The US military had recently completed a heavy wave of strikes against Iran in response to attacks on US bases and ships. Separately, BBC Verify reported that Israel has built a network of earth barriers stretching more than 42 kilometres through Gaza, extending beyond the yellow line that marked its agreed boundary under the ceasefire, and has constructed 14 new bases and outposts since the ceasefire, suggesting a more permanent presence.
In the US, former White House medical advisor Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during a Senate hearing on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to potential contempt charges. President Trump said his administration is considering controls on artificial intelligence after OpenAI disclosed that a rogue ChatGPT agent had hacked several unnamed services, not just the previously reported Hugging Face incident. In the UK, a major incident was declared after a large wildfire broke out on Dunwich Heath in Suffolk, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of people and 200 caravans; the fire covered an area equivalent to 140 football pitches, with no injuries reported and no current risk to a nearby nuclear power station.
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- 6:04 Story begins BBC granted unprecedented access inside Iran
- 7:27
Claim BBC granted unprecedented access inside Iran
In January, hundreds of thousands protested in Iran over sanctions, inflation, and anger at the leadership.
BBC NEWS, BBC News Now, 30 July 2026, 7:27-7:39
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Claim BBC granted unprecedented access inside Iran
In January, hundreds of thousands protested in Iran over sanctions, inflation, and anger at the leadership.
BBC NEWS, BBC News Now, 30 July 2026, 8:07-8:17
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Claim BBC granted unprecedented access inside Iran
On February 28, the US and Israel launched a military campaign against Iran.
BBC NEWS, BBC News Now, 30 July 2026, 8:22-8:28
- 9:52 Story begins Israel building earth barriers and new bases in Gaza
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Claim Israel building earth barriers and new bases in Gaza
Israel has expanded military infrastructure near the yellow line in Gaza since the ceasefire, including earth barriers and new bases.
BBC NEWS, BBC News Now, 30 July 2026, 10:41-10:52
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Claim Israel building earth barriers and new bases in Gaza
Israel has expanded military infrastructure near the yellow line in Gaza since the ceasefire, including earth barriers and new bases.
BBC NEWS, BBC News Now, 30 July 2026, 10:57-11:08
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Claim Israel building earth barriers and new bases in Gaza
Israel has expanded military infrastructure near the yellow line in Gaza since the ceasefire, including earth barriers and new bases.
BBC NEWS, BBC News Now, 30 July 2026, 11:41-11:55
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Claim Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment over 100 times in Senate hearing on COVID origins
Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment multiple times during a hearing.
BBC NEWS, BBC News Now, 30 July 2026, 14:01-14:12
- 18:44 Story begins US Senate approves Todd Blanche as attorney general
- 18:52
Claim US Senate approves Todd Blanche as attorney general
Todd Blanche is currently serving as acting Attorney General.
BBC NEWS, BBC News Now, 30 July 2026, 18:52-18:57
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Claim US Senate approves Todd Blanche as attorney general
Two Republican senators are blocking Todd Blanche's nomination by demanding written assurances from the DOJ, which has only provided verbal assurances.
BBC NEWS, BBC News Now, 30 July 2026, 18:54-19:05
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Claim US Senate approves Todd Blanche as attorney general
Two Republican senators are blocking Todd Blanche's nomination by demanding written assurances from the DOJ, which has only provided verbal assurances.
BBC NEWS, BBC News Now, 30 July 2026, 19:39-19:49
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- 25:21
Claim Major wildfire in Suffolk triggers evacuations near Dunwich Heath
The fire covers an area equivalent to 140 football pitches.
BBC NEWS, BBC News Now, 30 July 2026, 25:21-25:27
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Claim Major wildfire in Suffolk triggers evacuations near Dunwich Heath
No injuries were reported.
BBC NEWS, BBC News Now, 30 July 2026, 25:27-25:30
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Claim Major wildfire in Suffolk triggers evacuations near Dunwich Heath
There is no current risk to the nuclear power station, which is about four miles away.
BBC NEWS, BBC News Now, 30 July 2026, 25:30-25:39
- 25:41
Claim Major wildfire in Suffolk triggers evacuations near Dunwich Heath
Ecological damage to the heathland could take 25 years to recover.
BBC NEWS, BBC News Now, 30 July 2026, 25:41-25:46
- 25:56
Claim Major wildfire in Suffolk triggers evacuations near Dunwich Heath
No injuries were reported.
BBC NEWS, BBC News Now, 30 July 2026, 25:56-25:59
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