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BBC News
Monday 31 August 2026 · 05:00 BST · 30m · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 22 of 30 min on news stories (72%)
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard launched ballistic missiles at US military targets in Jordan after US airstrikes on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, and oil prices jumped by more than 2%. In Nepal, the confirmed death toll from devastating floods reached 800 across Nepal and Tibet, with more than 3,000 people missing and rescue efforts continuing for hundreds believed trapped in hydropower tunnels.
President Zelensky said Ukraine was preparing for a new round of communications with the US administration after being targeted by almost 1,500 Russian drones in four days. Algeria's president said he wanted to reinstate the death penalty for arsonists after forest fires killed at least 12 people, and Tom Tugendhat was reported to replace Dame Priti Patel as Shadow Foreign Secretary. President Trump threatened to report a journalist to television regulators over her coverage of Republican primaries. Flash flooding at the Grand Canyon left at least 14 people missing, with one death confirmed and more than 60 evacuated.
A passenger ferry capsized off Northern Cyprus, killing at least eight people and leaving 18 missing, with the captain and seven crew members taken into custody. Iceland's prime minister said the country would continue to strengthen economic ties with the European Union despite voting against pursuing full membership. The Notting Hill Carnival marked its 60th anniversary, with around two million people expected to attend the event in West London.
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- 1:24
Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
Iran's Revolutionary Guard attacked US military targets in Jordan with ballistic missiles.
BBC News, 31 August 2026, 1:24-1:33
- 1:24
Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
Iran's Revolutionary Guard attacked US military targets in Jordan with ballistic missiles.
BBC News, 31 August 2026, 1:24-1:33
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Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
Iran's Revolutionary Guard attacked US military targets in Jordan with ballistic missiles.
BBC News, 31 August 2026, 1:24-1:33
- 1:49
Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
Iran's Revolutionary Guard attacked US military targets in Jordan with ballistic missiles.
BBC News, 31 August 2026, 1:49-1:54
- 1:54
Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
US forces carried out airstrikes on Iran for the first time in a month.
BBC News, 31 August 2026, 1:54-2:00
- 1:54
Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
US forces carried out airstrikes on Iran for the first time in a month.
BBC News, 31 August 2026, 1:54-2:00
- 1:54
Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
US forces carried out airstrikes on Iran for the first time in a month.
BBC News, 31 August 2026, 1:54-2:06
- 1:54
Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
US forces carried out airstrikes on Iran for the first time in a month.
BBC News, 31 August 2026, 1:54-2:00
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Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said it controls the Strait of Hormuz.
BBC News, 31 August 2026, 2:31-2:38
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Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
Oil prices rose by more than 2% after the attacks.
BBC News, 31 August 2026, 2:38-2:45
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Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
Oil prices rose by more than 2% after the attacks.
BBC News, 31 August 2026, 2:38-2:45
- 2:38
Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
Oil prices rose by more than 2% after the attacks.
BBC News, 31 August 2026, 2:38-2:45
- 7:07 Story begins Aid reaches survivors a week after Nepal floods
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Claim One dead and 15 missing after Grand Canyon flash flooding
At least 14 people were missing and more than 60 were evacuated.
BBC News, 31 August 2026, 17:34-17:40
- 21:39 Story begins Ferry fire in Philippines kills at least five
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Claim Ferry fire in Philippines kills at least five
The captain and seven crew members were arrested.
BBC News, 31 August 2026, 22:04-22:12
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- 23:39
Claim Record arrests at Notting Hill Carnival include handgun and death
Around two million people were expected to attend the carnival.
BBC News, 31 August 2026, 23:39-23:43
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