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BBC News Now
Monday 7 September 2026 · 12:00 BST · 30m · 8 stories · 15 annotated moments · 22 of 30 min on news stories (73%)
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The broadcast opened with the far-right Alternative for Germany winning a landslide in the Saxony-Anhalt state election with nearly 44% of the vote, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU secured 17.2%, prompting Merz to describe a tectonic shift in German politics. In Portsmouth, hundreds of protesters clashed with police after around 140 migrants were brought ashore from a single dinghy, following similar demonstrations in Dover. In Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes killed at least nine people in the south, including a child and a paramedic, amid a ceasefire. Five people died when an Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport, crashing into vehicles and bursting into flames.
The funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic took place in Belgrade, with thousands of mourners lining the streets despite his life sentence for genocide and crimes against humanity. President Zelensky said he expects the war with Russia to continue into the winter after talks with Trump envoys, while the Kremlin said it had not ruled out a call between Putin and Trump. At least seven people died after a building collapsed in Delhi, with rescue efforts ongoing and witnesses suggesting up to 50 people could be trapped.
BBC presenter Maryam Moshiri revealed she has been living with polycythemia vera, a rare blood cancer, for two years, describing her diagnosis and treatment in an interview to raise awareness. In Indonesia, the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau led to the extended suspension of flights at four airports, affecting over 2,000 flights and stranding around 270,000 passengers.
- 0:12 Story begins AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt state election
- 1:14
Charged quote AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt state election
This is what they're used to. Hello, I'm Lucy Hockings. Welcome to BBC News Now. Germany's chancellor has just said that the nation is facing a tectonic shift after its far-right party won a landslide election in the nation's east and is looking to form the country's first far-right state government
BBC News, BBC News Now, 7 September 2026, 1:14-1:17
- 1:41
Claim AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt state election
Exit polls showed the AfD winning about 44% of the vote, falling short of an overall majority.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 7 September 2026, 1:41-1:47
- 2:18
Claim AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt state election
Exit polls showed the AfD winning about 44% of the vote, falling short of an overall majority.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 7 September 2026, 2:18-2:22
- 2:46
Charged quote AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt state election
and was their London bureau chief for many years. What do you make of this result, Anna? I mean, this is clearly a watershed moment for Germany, and it is clearly a catastrophic result for the German Conservative Party of Friedrich Merz. This will have long-term consequences for Merz. I cannot see him survive this in the long term,
BBC News, BBC News Now, 7 September 2026, 2:46-2:53
- 4:45
Charged quote AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt state election
This is not just a right-wing populist party. This is an anti-democratic party that has been declared as far-right extremist by the domestic intelligences. So this is a dangerous party, although Sigmund, the lead candidate, managed to, yeah, sort of be the happy, innocent, evasive face of that. But behind him is a large group of very extremist people.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 7 September 2026, 4:45-4:47
- 5:05
Claim AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt state election
Domestic intelligence in Saxony-Anhalt classifies the AfD as right-wing extremist.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 7 September 2026, 5:05-5:09
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- 6:03
Claim Anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth and Dover over small boat crossings
A boat carrying 140 migrants crossed from western Normandy, about 170 miles from the usual Calais crossing point.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 7 September 2026, 6:03-6:08
- 6:17
Claim Anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth and Dover over small boat crossings
The protest was an anti-immigration demonstration.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 7 September 2026, 6:17-6:24
- 6:24
Claim Anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth and Dover over small boat crossings
The Portsmouth protest followed a similar protest in Dover on Saturday.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 7 September 2026, 6:24-6:32
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- 10:38 Story begins Cargo plane overshoots runway at Miami airport
- 10:38
Claim Cargo plane overshoots runway at Miami airport
Five people were killed in the crash.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 7 September 2026, 10:38-10:45
- 11:22
Claim Cargo plane overshoots runway at Miami airport
A cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport, hitting vehicles and bursting into flames.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 7 September 2026, 11:22-11:28
- 12:43
Claim Cargo plane overshoots runway at Miami airport
An investigation is underway.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 7 September 2026, 12:43-12:49
- 12:43
Claim Cargo plane overshoots runway at Miami airport
An investigation is underway.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 7 September 2026, 12:43-12:49
- 15:18 Story begins US envoys meet Zelensky in Kyiv for peace talks
- 16:45
Claim US envoys meet Zelensky in Kyiv for peace talks
Putin was reported to still demand the entire Donbas region in any peace deal.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 7 September 2026, 16:45-16:53
- 17:14
Claim US envoys meet Zelensky in Kyiv for peace talks
Putin was reported to still demand the entire Donbas region in any peace deal.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 7 September 2026, 17:14-17:24
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