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BBC News Now
Wednesday 16 September 2026 · 12:00 BST · 30m · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 24 of 30 min on news stories (80%)
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In Gaza, at least 20 people, including five children, were killed when an apartment block collapsed, with about 100 people, including 50 children, living there according to the local UN coordinator. The building had been weakened by an Israeli airstrike, and witnesses described it tilting before coming down. Rescue efforts initially relied on bare hands, with UN and Egyptian teams later bringing heavy equipment; a UN official warned that around 400 buildings in Gaza are at risk of imminent collapse. Separately, Yemen's Houthis claimed to have shot down a Saudi fighter jet over Marib, while denying Saudi reports that they had targeted Mecca; Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a drone flying towards the city. An expert noted the Houthis have long-range missiles and drones supplied by Iran, and the conflict is affecting oil shipping routes.
The UK's prime minister, Andy Burnham, said he would look at immigration issues raised by residents of Piddington, an Oxfordshire village that voted to leave the UK in opposition to plans to house about 1,000 asylum seekers nearby at a former military depot. Burnham acknowledged the strength of feeling but stressed numbers of crossings were at a seven-year low and the commitment to end hotel use. In the US, tech bosses including OpenAI's Sam Altman and NVIDIA's Jensen Huang said at the Dreamforce conference that no more regulation of AI is needed, with Altman expressing confidence in slowing AI if needed.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, in her State of the Union address, warned against what she called proxies and puppets of authoritarians undermining European unity, and proposed Canada become the EU's first associate member as a response to the escalating US-Canada trade war. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney attended the address, and analysis noted the proposal is novel and would take years, with some Canadian reservations. Later, PM Andy Burnham was due to meet NATO head Mark Rutte, with former MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove expressing concern about UK defence spending plans and the state of the Royal Navy, urging a clearer government message on threats from Russia.
- 0:09 Story begins Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
- 0:55
Claim Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
An apartment block in Gaza collapsed, killing at least 20 people including five children; about 100 people, including 50 children, were living in the building, which had prior damage from an Israeli airstrike, and rescue efforts were initially carried out by hand.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 16 September 2026, 0:55-1:02
- 0:55
Claim Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
An apartment block in Gaza collapsed, killing at least 20 people including five children; about 100 people, including 50 children, were living in the building, which had prior damage from an Israeli airstrike, and rescue efforts were initially carried out by hand.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 16 September 2026, 0:55-1:02
- 0:55
Claim Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
An apartment block in Gaza collapsed, killing at least 20 people including five children; about 100 people, including 50 children, were living in the building, which had prior damage from an Israeli airstrike, and rescue efforts were initially carried out by hand.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 16 September 2026, 0:55-1:02
- 0:55
Claim Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
An apartment block in Gaza collapsed, killing at least 20 people including five children; about 100 people, including 50 children, were living in the building, which had prior damage from an Israeli airstrike, and rescue efforts were initially carried out by hand.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 16 September 2026, 0:55-1:02
- 1:09
Claim Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
An apartment block in Gaza collapsed, killing at least 20 people including five children; about 100 people, including 50 children, were living in the building, which had prior damage from an Israeli airstrike, and rescue efforts were initially carried out by hand.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 16 September 2026, 1:09-1:18
- 1:09
Claim Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
An apartment block in Gaza collapsed, killing at least 20 people including five children; about 100 people, including 50 children, were living in the building, which had prior damage from an Israeli airstrike, and rescue efforts were initially carried out by hand.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 16 September 2026, 1:09-1:18
- 1:09
Claim Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
An apartment block in Gaza collapsed, killing at least 20 people including five children; about 100 people, including 50 children, were living in the building, which had prior damage from an Israeli airstrike, and rescue efforts were initially carried out by hand.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 16 September 2026, 1:09-1:18
- 1:09
Claim Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
An apartment block in Gaza collapsed, killing at least 20 people including five children; about 100 people, including 50 children, were living in the building, which had prior damage from an Israeli airstrike, and rescue efforts were initially carried out by hand.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 16 September 2026, 1:09-1:18
- 1:18
Claim Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
An apartment block in Gaza collapsed, killing at least 20 people including five children; about 100 people, including 50 children, were living in the building, which had prior damage from an Israeli airstrike, and rescue efforts were initially carried out by hand.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 16 September 2026, 1:18-1:25
- 1:18
Claim Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
An apartment block in Gaza collapsed, killing at least 20 people including five children; about 100 people, including 50 children, were living in the building, which had prior damage from an Israeli airstrike, and rescue efforts were initially carried out by hand.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 16 September 2026, 1:18-1:25
- 1:18
Claim Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
An apartment block in Gaza collapsed, killing at least 20 people including five children; about 100 people, including 50 children, were living in the building, which had prior damage from an Israeli airstrike, and rescue efforts were initially carried out by hand.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 16 September 2026, 1:18-1:25
- 1:43
Claim Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
UN officials said approximately 400 buildings in Gaza are at risk of collapse.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 16 September 2026, 1:43-1:51
- 1:46
Claim Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
UN officials said approximately 400 buildings in Gaza are at risk of collapse.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 16 September 2026, 1:46-1:51
- 1:46
Claim Gaza building collapse kills 20, dozens trapped
UN officials said approximately 400 buildings in Gaza are at risk of collapse.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 16 September 2026, 1:46-1:56
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- 11:56
- 15:19 Story begins EU proposes Canada as first associate member
- 16:04
Charged quote EU proposes Canada as first associate member
or the anti-European, whether it's Russian interference or disinformation, the names may be different, but their goal is the same. They despise our values and they want to shatter our European unity. So let's not only fight back against that, but let's fight together for our European idea. Well, later, the Prime Minister Andy Burnham
BBC News, BBC News Now, 16 September 2026, 16:04-16:10
- 16:19 Story begins PM to meet NATO head over defence spending
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