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BBC News
Wednesday 19 August 2026 · 00:00 BST · 30m · 4 stories · 15 annotated moments · 23 of 30 min on news stories (76%)
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Prince Harry and Meghan are planning to relocate from the US to a private non-royal residence outside London within weeks, with their children enrolled in a British school and no current plans to resume working royal roles. Senior royal sources confirmed the story, noting the King was told on Sunday and welcomed the opportunity to see more of the Sussex family privately; a July meeting between the Sussexes and the King at Highgrove was described as going well. The Invictus Games Foundation called Harry's return excellent news ahead of the Games in Birmingham next July, while commentators noted possible personal reasons such as King Charles's cancer treatment and potential concerns about his children's titles.
Israel's military confirmed for the first time that its soldiers opened fire on a vehicle killing five-year-old Hind Rajab and six family members in Gaza in 2024, and said it would open internal criminal investigations into that attack and another on 15 emergency workers in March 2025. It declined to investigate three other prominent cases, including the killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, prompting criticism from the charity and the Australian foreign minister. In the occupied West Bank, Israel opened bids for construction of over 1,200 homes in the E1 Corridor, which critics say would cut the West Bank and make a future Palestinian state geographically impossible; the British government condemned the move and summoned Israel's charge d'affaires. Kyiv came under Russian ballistic missile attack, with two deaths and six wounded confirmed, hours after five were killed in other regions. The former defence minister is calling for wartime elections, which the BBC described as the biggest challenge to President Zelensky's leadership, amid protests and corruption allegations. US President Trump announced secondary sanctions on countries doing business with Iran, calling it an unprecedented economic operation. Separately, US and Canadian trade representatives met to finalise a trade agreement after Trump paused threatened 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, with details unclear but concessions discussed on dairy, autos, alcohol and digital trade.
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Claim Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs
Harry and Meghan's children have been enrolled in a UK school.
BBC News, 19 August 2026, 1:10-1:18
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Claim Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs
The family will remain non-working members of the royal family.
BBC News, 19 August 2026, 1:15-1:22
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Claim Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs
The family will remain non-working members of the royal family.
BBC News, 19 August 2026, 1:15-1:22
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Claim Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs
The family will remain non-working members of the royal family.
BBC News, 19 August 2026, 1:15-1:22
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Claim Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs
The BBC confirmed the story with two senior royal sources.
BBC News, 19 August 2026, 1:26-1:31
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Claim Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs
The BBC confirmed the story with two senior royal sources.
BBC News, 19 August 2026, 1:31-1:39
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Claim Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs
The King was informed of the plans on Sunday and welcomed the opportunity to see the family privately.
BBC News, 19 August 2026, 1:54-2:02
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Claim Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs
The King was informed of the plans on Sunday and welcomed the opportunity to see the family privately.
BBC News, 19 August 2026, 1:54-1:57
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Claim Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs
The King was informed of the plans on Sunday and welcomed the opportunity to see the family privately.
BBC News, 19 August 2026, 1:57-2:06
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Claim Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs
The family will remain non-working members of the royal family.
BBC News, 19 August 2026, 2:06-2:12
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Contested quote Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs
David Wiseman from the Invictus Games Foundation has told the BBC, having Prince Harry back in the UK and settled in time to welcome everyone to the Games in Birmingham next July is excellent news and means that he will be able to work even closer with the team to help us continue our great work here
BBC News, 19 August 2026, 6:20-6:28
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Claim Drone attacks on Russian oil facilities cause Moscow fuel shortages
A Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv killed two people and wounded six.
BBC News, 19 August 2026, 16:06-16:10
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Claim Drone attacks on Russian oil facilities cause Moscow fuel shortages
A Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv killed two people and wounded six.
BBC News, 19 August 2026, 16:13-16:16
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Claim Drone attacks on Russian oil facilities cause Moscow fuel shortages
Fedorov was the first senior Ukrainian political figure to call for elections during the war.
BBC News, 19 August 2026, 16:35-16:39
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Claim Drone attacks on Russian oil facilities cause Moscow fuel shortages
Fedorov was the first senior Ukrainian political figure to call for elections during the war.
BBC News, 19 August 2026, 16:35-16:39
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