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BBC News — Signed: BBC News Now
Tuesday 11 August 2026 · 13:30 BST · 30m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 22 of 30 min on news stories (74%)
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Russian strikes killed at least nine people in Ukraine overnight, with President Zelensky saying the deadliest attack, on Zaporizhia, involved North Korean missiles. Ukraine continued its own strikes deep inside Russia, killing one person in Voronezh where Wildberries warehouses were hit. Analysis noted that Russia may be exploiting Ukraine's lack of interceptors and that renewed military cooperation with North Korea includes reports of up to 30,000 North Korean troops and 120 ballistic missiles being deployed. Separately, Donald Trump said FIFA would make a terrible mistake if it replaced its embattled president Gianni Infantino, amid growing calls for Infantino to step down after his aborted attempt to part-privatise major competitions; commentators discussed the political and personal ties between Trump and Infantino.
Millions prepared for Wednesday's total solar eclipse, visible across parts of Europe and the Arctic, with the UK expected to see over 90% coverage and peak times varying by location. BBC Weather forecast mostly clear skies for many, though cloud could affect parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland, while northern Spain offered near-perfect viewing conditions. A solar astrophysicist in Spain said wildfire smoke was a potential concern but hoped it would dissipate. In China, authorities warned of a rise in marriage fraud as scammers target single men in the 'flash marriage' industry, with a BBC report detailing one man's loss of nearly $74,000 and noting the demographic crisis of around 30 million excess men.
The government's independent reviewer of anti-Semitism said head teachers at Jewish schools are spending increasing time on security rather than education, and that Jewish children face abuse on school trips and peer-to-peer bullying in non-faith schools. BBC research found over a quarter of children leaving primary school in England cannot swim 25 metres, with significant inequality linked to deprivation and ethnicity, while Wales is introducing minimum swimming lessons. The death toll from Monday's 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Colombia rose to 224, with aid agencies arriving or on their way to help search the rubble. A heatwave was intensifying across the UK, with temperatures peaking at 35-36 degrees on Thursday and an exceptional fire risk across England and Wales.
- 2:30 Story begins Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv kills nine
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
and Russian forces, they've been creeping forward slowly but relentlessly. Vitaliy Shevchenko. Donald Trump says FIFA would be making a terrible mistake if it replaces its embattled president. There have been growing calls for Gianni Infantino to step down after his now aborted attempt to part privatise major football competitions such as the World Cup.
BBC NEWS, Signed: BBC News Now, 11 August 2026, 6:27-6:34
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
Donald Trump says FIFA would be making a terrible mistake if it replaces its embattled president. There have been growing calls for Gianni Infantino to step down after his now aborted attempt to part privatise major football competitions such as the World Cup. Mr Trump said the tournament would never be as successful as under Mr Infantino.
BBC NEWS, Signed: BBC News Now, 11 August 2026, 6:37-6:43
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
I mean, he is associated with a deal, certainly his family. The brother of Trump's son-in-law is the venture capitalist who made quite substantial sums to gain from the Infantino deal. So you could understand why he was supportive or has been supportive of him. And he also, he did give him the FIFA Peace Prize.
BBC NEWS, Signed: BBC News Now, 11 August 2026, 7:19-7:24
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
Or is it likely to really cause those people who want him to go to make them even more irate? I think it will highlight, again, or remind people of the Oval Office. The White House is effectively their interference in a disciplinary process during the World Cup, and how much interference do we want in the disciplinary process, in the actual sport itself,
BBC NEWS, Signed: BBC News Now, 11 August 2026, 8:08-8:12
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
Obviously with the Folarin Balogun, the United States striker who was suspended, that suspension effectively got revoked under review after a polite call from the White House to Infantino. So I don't think people will take too kindly to being reminded of that. But yeah, from Infantino, I mean, he's looking for every friend,
BBC NEWS, Signed: BBC News Now, 11 August 2026, 8:30-8:35
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
every ally he can get at the moment. I mean, he's got a lot of support in Africa, in parts of Asia. But what happened yesterday and in the previous 48 hours was very, very damning for him and really put him on the brink in terms of pressure on him to resign. Because UEFA, the most powerful confederation,
BBC NEWS, Signed: BBC News Now, 11 August 2026, 8:51-8:54
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Claim European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
All 55 UEFA member nations agreed to back a World Cup boycott if FIFA sells a stake to private investors.
BBC NEWS, Signed: BBC News Now, 11 August 2026, 8:58-9:08
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
in terms of pressure on him to resign. Because UEFA, the most powerful confederation, have basically said they're going to go ahead with a boycott, and the clock is ticking ever louder to September the 5th and the start of the FIFA Under 20s Women World Cup. Henry Winter. Luke Broadwater is the White House correspondent for The New York Times.
BBC NEWS, Signed: BBC News Now, 11 August 2026, 9:04-9:08
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
He thinks the US President has been distracted from the FIFA saga up till now. Well, he obviously supports Infantino a great deal. Infantino has lavished Donald Trump with so much praise over the years and, of course, this FIFA Peace Prize, which he coveted so badly. I suspect the President's been distracted with other matters
BBC NEWS, Signed: BBC News Now, 11 August 2026, 9:26-9:32
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- 18:51 Story begins Government review finds anti-Semitism in schools
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Charged quote Over quarter of children leave primary school unable to swim 25 metres
You're watching BBC News. Now millions of us might be heading to the beach on days like today but there are signs that a worrying number of children can't swim with confidence. Research by the BBC found that more than a quarter of youngsters in England can't swim 25 metres by the time they leave primary school
BBC NEWS, Signed: BBC News Now, 11 August 2026, 21:17-21:22
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Charged quote Over quarter of children leave primary school unable to swim 25 metres
They learn to do the star float which is incredibly important because it means if they can float then they can shout for help and that few minutes that they're floating can be the difference between life and death. And we see drownings on the news down here fairly regularly in the summer and it scares me so yeah, the swimming lessons I think are an essential lesson
BBC NEWS, Signed: BBC News Now, 11 August 2026, 22:16-22:20
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Charged quote Over quarter of children leave primary school unable to swim 25 metres
and that few minutes that they're floating can be the difference between life and death. And we see drownings on the news down here fairly regularly in the summer and it scares me so yeah, the swimming lessons I think are an essential lesson that they need to be able to do. New figures obtained by the BBC show that over 25% of children leaving primary school
BBC NEWS, Signed: BBC News Now, 11 August 2026, 22:25-22:32
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Charged quote Over quarter of children leave primary school unable to swim 25 metres
are unable to swim 25 metres. That's the length of this swimming pool. For schools where pupils get free school meals that figure drops to 55%. We know that there's an inequality in drowning. So if you're from a family of lower affluence you're twice as likely to drown as those from the most affluent families.
BBC NEWS, Signed: BBC News Now, 11 August 2026, 22:54-22:57
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Charged quote Over quarter of children leave primary school unable to swim 25 metres
What's really important is that school swimming lessons are seen as additional to regular swimming lessons and I think it's really important that parents prioritise swimming lessons as it is such a vital life skill and then school swimming lessons are seen as in a top up on top of that. But for some families paying for extra lessons simply isn't an option.
BBC NEWS, Signed: BBC News Now, 11 August 2026, 24:45-24:47
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Charged quote Over quarter of children leave primary school unable to swim 25 metres
and I think it's really important that parents prioritise swimming lessons as it is such a vital life skill and then school swimming lessons are seen as in a top up on top of that. But for some families paying for extra lessons simply isn't an option. Fiona Lambdine, BBC News. Now the authorities in Colombia have issued an update on the death toll
BBC NEWS, Signed: BBC News Now, 11 August 2026, 24:52-24:57
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