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BBC News — BBC News
Saturday 1 August 2026 · 05:00 BST · 30m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 24 of 30 min on news stories (78%)
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino scrapped plans to sell stakes in the World Cup after widespread backlash from football bodies including UEFA, which had threatened a boycott. The mass storming of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta by tens of thousands of migrants led to political fallout, with Italy suspending its Schengen border-free arrangement with Spain and at least 57 people reported dead. In Ukraine, nine people were killed in a Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv, with five districts targeted and a residential building partially collapsed.
A key step in the Gaza peace plan was announced by President Trump, involving Hamas disarmament and Israeli withdrawal, though a doctor in Gaza reported ongoing airstrikes and a severe humanitarian crisis with malnutrition and destroyed health facilities. Police in Arizona released two ransom notes in the hope of identifying the kidnapper of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, who has been missing since January. The World Meteorological Organization warned that the El Niño pattern would intensify, contributing to heatwaves and wildfires in Europe, including in Greece. Labour's Bev Craig won the Greater Manchester mayoral election triggered by Andy Burnham's resignation, and Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's duet broke the record for the longest-running number one single in UK chart history.
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- 7:44
- 10:52 Story begins Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv kills nine
- 10:55
Claim Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv kills nine
Nine people were killed in the attack.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 1 August 2026, 10:55-11:00
- 10:55
Claim Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv kills nine
Nine people were killed in the attack.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 1 August 2026, 10:55-11:00
- 10:55
Claim Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv kills nine
Nine people were killed in the attack.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 1 August 2026, 10:55-11:05
- 11:00
Claim Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv kills nine
Nine people were killed in the attack.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 1 August 2026, 11:00-11:05
- 11:03
Claim Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv kills nine
Nine people were killed in the attack.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 1 August 2026, 11:03-11:05
- 11:09
Claim Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv kills nine
A residential building was hit and partially collapsed.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 1 August 2026, 11:09-11:16
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Claim Police release ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case
Police released two ransom notes, one demanding millions in Bitcoin and another stating that Nancy Guthrie died shortly after abduction.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 1 August 2026, 17:36-17:45
- 18:38
Claim Police release ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case
A hair sample from the home was tested but produced no results.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 1 August 2026, 18:38-18:48
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- 23:11
Claim Bev Craig wins Greater Manchester mayoral by-election
Bev Craig (Labour) won the Greater Manchester mayoral election, defeating Reform UK's Sian Astley.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 1 August 2026, 23:11-23:19
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Claim Bev Craig wins Greater Manchester mayoral by-election
Bev Craig (Labour) won the Greater Manchester mayoral election, defeating Reform UK's Sian Astley.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 1 August 2026, 23:19-23:26
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Charged quote Bev Craig wins Greater Manchester mayoral by-election
with just over 157,000 votes. My promise and commitment to you is that I will make this city region better, but I will work for everyone. I will be a greater mayor for everyone, and we have to heal. We have to move away from divisive politics that try and pit neighbour against neighbour, and we'll work together.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 1 August 2026, 23:35-23:37
- 23:37
Charged quote Bev Craig wins Greater Manchester mayoral by-election
My promise and commitment to you is that I will make this city region better, but I will work for everyone. I will be a greater mayor for everyone, and we have to heal. We have to move away from divisive politics that try and pit neighbour against neighbour, and we'll work together. Now, Sam Fender and Olivia Dean have made Pop Charts history.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 1 August 2026, 23:37-23:42
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Claim Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's 'Rain Me In' sets UK chart record
The song 'Rain Me In' spent 19 weeks at number one, a record for a single.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 1 August 2026, 24:06-24:12
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Claim Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's 'Rain Me In' sets UK chart record
The song 'Rain Me In' spent 19 weeks at number one, a record for a single.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 1 August 2026, 24:28-24:36
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Claim Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's 'Rain Me In' sets UK chart record
Wet Wet Wet had 15 weeks at number one in 1994, and Bryan Adams had 16 weeks in 1991.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 1 August 2026, 24:52-25:11
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