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Saturday 8 August 2026 · 20:00 BST · 30m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 23 of 30 min on news stories (78%)
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The broadcast opened with FIFA confirming that a payment was made to a departing staff member in 2016 after the Daily Telegraph reported the woman was Gianni Infantino's lover; Infantino strongly denies the claims. Oman and Iran said their negotiations over new arrangements for the Strait of Hormuz were positive and constructive, though Iran has continued to fire at vessels. In Ukraine, at least three people including a child were killed in overnight Russian attacks near Kyiv, and President Zelensky renewed his call for more Patriot interceptor missiles; Ukraine's military said its drones struck two Russian oil refineries.
UK police urged anyone who may have been a victim of convicted sex offender and murderer Simon Levy to come forward, after he was found guilty of murdering two women and raping another. Spain imposed border checks on travellers from Italy, escalating a migration row between the two EU countries. In Kosovo, an opposition MP threw eggs at acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti during a parliamentary session. The United States pledged a billion dollars in security assistance to Colombia after the inauguration of its new president, Abelardo de la Espriella, who vowed to crush armed insurgents.
The US Senate narrowly approved Todd Blanche as attorney general by 50 votes to 49, with several Republican senators expressing concerns. Typhoon Dolphin, expected to make landfall on China's eastern coast, swept across Japan's Okinawa Island, injuring at least five people and cutting power to more than 40,000 buildings.
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Claim European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
Infantino told FIFA's in-house media that the plan was not mandatory.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 1:59-2:07
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Claim European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
The Daily Telegraph reported that UEFA made a six-figure payment to a woman alleged to have had an affair with Infantino during his time as UEFA's general secretary.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 2:07-2:15
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Claim European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
The Daily Telegraph reported that UEFA made a six-figure payment to a woman alleged to have had an affair with Infantino during his time as UEFA's general secretary.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 2:15-2:26
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
have their own views on him as an individual and also the plan as you highlight, the World Cup sell-off plan, and they will have issues with that. So the pressure will ratchet up and it will come externally from the media, it will come from UEFA and it will come from within. And it's just a question of how much pressure and scrutiny he himself is prepared to take
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 4:14-4:19
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
will come from UEFA and it will come from within. And it's just a question of how much pressure and scrutiny he himself is prepared to take or whether he just says, no, enough is enough and walk away. I mean, so far he's shown little inclination of that, but these headlines, which obviously he strongly denies, can't be easy to live with.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 4:28-4:32
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
or whether he just says, no, enough is enough and walk away. I mean, so far he's shown little inclination of that, but these headlines, which obviously he strongly denies, can't be easy to live with. To what extent do you think he has managed to shore up support, because we have had various countries like Mexico, like Argentina, saying they support him.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 4:37-4:40
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
various countries like Mexico, like Argentina, saying they support him. How important is that? Well, it was no surprise when he went for his crisis meeting, it was in Rabat, Morocco, in Africa, which is the heartland of his support, 54 member associations of CAF, that's a quarter of the 211 member associations of FIFA.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 4:49-4:54
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
plan of his, because $40 million is a lot of money to quite a few national associations throughout the world. Less so in Europe, which obviously got the wealthy leagues, wealthier countries. But yeah, I mean, there absolutely is support for him, but the clock is ticking because we're now within four weeks of the first FIFA tournament, which is the women's under 20s in Poland.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 5:24-5:29
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
But yeah, I mean, there absolutely is support for him, but the clock is ticking because we're now within four weeks of the first FIFA tournament, which is the women's under 20s in Poland. And obviously there is this UEFA, this European threat of withdrawing, if effectively he doesn't go. So what is going to happen, do you think, in all likelihood with that threat?
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 5:37-5:43
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
So what is going to happen, do you think, in all likelihood with that threat? Will UEFA follow through? How do you predict a saga? I mean, it's, you know, it's a giant slalom, it zigzags each way every day, statements, counter statements, headlines, stories, more scrutiny, more pressure. I mean, UEFA are very much standing firm on this.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 5:53-5:58
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
counter statements, headlines, stories, more scrutiny, more pressure. I mean, UEFA are very much standing firm on this. I think it's going to be the crunch over the under 20s. And then, of course, we move into the Women's World Cup qualifiers in October. The senior lionesses will be playing in that.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 6:05-6:09
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
And then, of course, we move into the Women's World Cup qualifiers in October. The senior lionesses will be playing in that. So I think when it actually starts hitting the sport, I think people within FIFA may just have a quiet word and say, Jani, time to go. Henry Winter there. To the Middle East now, and Oman has joined Iran in saying that their negotiations over
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 6:21-6:25
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- 13:56 Story begins Simon Levy convicted of double murder and rape
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Claim Simon Levy convicted of double murder and rape
A detective sergeant is under investigation for misconduct and a constable for gross misconduct.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 14:56-15:04
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Claim Simon Levy convicted of double murder and rape
Police are appealing for other potential victims to come forward.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 15:52-16:02
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Charged quote Spain imposes border controls on Italian travellers amid immigration row
quite sure what negotiations are going on behind the scenes, but certainly this step taken by Spain came because it gave Italy an ultimatum, it said, look, lift the measures that you've implemented, they are politically motivated, it is scaremongering, there is no security threat to Italy from the fact that tens of thousands of Moroccan primarily
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 18:05-18:09
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- 22:21 Story begins US Senate approves Todd Blanche as attorney general
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