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BBC News
Thursday 20 August 2026 · 05:00 BST · 30m · 8 stories · 15 annotated moments · 21 of 30 min on news stories (71%)
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to move back to the UK, living in a private non-royal residence outside London with their children enrolled in a British school. The King was told of the decision on Sunday, and security arrangements for the family remain unclear. Overnight attacks on Kyiv by Russia killed at least five people and wounded dozens, with homes, warehouses, and a children's hospital reportedly hit. President Trump announced new economic measures against Iran and any country doing business with it, while Israel's military confirmed its troops opened fire on a car carrying Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian child killed in Gaza in 2024, and has opened a criminal investigation.
Erin Patterson's appeal against her conviction for killing three relatives with poisonous mushrooms entered its second day, with both her team and prosecutors presenting arguments. On GCSE and BTEC results day, students at some schools in England can view their results through a newly developed app for the first time. Colombia's new president asked Donald Trump to suspend tariffs on Colombian products to help recover from a deadly earthquake, and Ecuador's intelligence chief and his wife were killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya along with five Americans. Heavy rain in Peru has caused floods, disrupting access to Machu Picchu.
A whistleblower testified in a California trial that Meta had a "don't ask, don't tell" policy towards children under 13 on Instagram, and that safety for children was never a consideration when products were rolled out. Thousands of whales are taking advantage of melting ice caps off Greenland, as rising temperatures turn once-frozen waters into new feeding grounds for fin, humpback, and minke whales, while ice-dependent species are struggling.
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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, 20 August 2026, 1:30-1:38
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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, 20 August 2026, 1:42-1:46
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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, 20 August 2026, 1:42-1:46
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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, 20 August 2026, 3:06-3:13
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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, 20 August 2026, 3:06-3:09
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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, 20 August 2026, 8:52-9:01
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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, 20 August 2026, 8:52-9:01
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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, 20 August 2026, 8:52-9:01
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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, 20 August 2026, 9:01-9:06
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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, 20 August 2026, 9:06-9:13
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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, 20 August 2026, 9:59-10:09
- 12:25 Story begins US announces new sanctions to isolate Iran
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Claim US announces new sanctions to isolate Iran
The US Treasury Secretary aims to make Iran more economically isolated than any country in history.
BBC News, 20 August 2026, 12:25-12:32
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Claim US announces new sanctions to isolate Iran
The US Treasury Secretary aims to make Iran more economically isolated than any country in history.
BBC News, 20 August 2026, 12:25-12:32
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Charged quote Climate change brings thousands of whales to new Greenland feeding grounds
because they are restricted to a much more narrow habitat. When we made a documentary in the Canadian subarctic recently, we saw evidence of an ice-dependent species, the polar bear, being squeezed out of its habitat and pushed closer to human communities by climate change. And now, in East Greenland, there's concern that walruses, narwhals, and belugas
BBC News, 20 August 2026, 25:29-25:32
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Charged quote Climate change brings thousands of whales to new Greenland feeding grounds
the polar bear, being squeezed out of its habitat and pushed closer to human communities by climate change. And now, in East Greenland, there's concern that walruses, narwhals, and belugas will all struggle to survive in a warming Arctic. These whales, though, are making the most of it. Victoria Gill, BBC News. Next in Business Today,
BBC News, 20 August 2026, 25:42-25:45
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