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BBC News
Tuesday 29 September 2026 · 01:00 BST · 30m · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 22 of 30 min on news stories (72%)
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In New York, prosecutors reopened a criminal investigation into an alleged gang rape at Cornell University after the accuser known as Jane Doe filed a civil lawsuit. She claims she was drugged and raped by multiple people at a fraternity house over several hours while a student there in 2024, and Cornell faces renewed scrutiny over its handling of the case and lack of disciplinary action. Cornell said it supports the decision to reopen the case but disputes that those involved were not strongly punished. In the UK, five men arrested on suspicion of terror offences near RAF Fairford were released on bail. They are UK nationals in their twenties living in London, and police said the investigation is not over and the men remain under investigation under stringent conditions. The defence secretary said it was too early to say whether a foreign state was involved, President Trump said he was surprised and would not have released them, and the Iranian embassy rejected any involvement.
In the Middle East, Iran's state media reported that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi discussed proposals with Qatari mediators aimed at ending the conflict with the United States, to be presented to Washington with Iran expecting the US response through Doha. Araghchi said Iran had informed the US and the international community of the Supreme Leader's conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, without giving details. Ukraine came under sustained Russian drone strikes on several cities; six people died in Dnipro and others were killed in Sumy and Kyiv, where the National Academy of Sciences was hit and caught fire. Kyiv's mayor said Kyiv is now Russia's main target, and President Zelensky said Ukraine would have to respond and called on allies to ensure terrorism is not normalized.
Other stories included floods and landslides across parts of Nepal and neighboring India, with at least 81 people confirmed dead in Uttar Pradesh and a government building swept away in Nepal's Baglung district. A militia group allied with the Ethiopian government said its forces and federal soldiers seized the strategic town of Alamata in Tigray, a major fuel and transport hub. In Northern Ireland, a stalemate continued over a parade that was due to take place in County Armagh, with Orange Order members waiting to walk down the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown and protesters blocking the road in a demonstration police say is unlawful. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo surpassed 8,000 confirmed cases for the first time, with nearly 4,000 deaths including 50 healthcare workers, amid staff shortages and strikes over unpaid wages. An 11-year-old British girl, Bodhana Sivanandan, became the youngest player in history to earn the Woman Grandmaster title at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan.
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- 1:31
Cornell University, Ivy League University
“Cornell University released a statement on Monday”
- 3:16
Tracey Vitchers, executive director of It's On Us
“Tracey Vitchers is the executive director”
- 4:45
It's On Us, nonprofit founded in 2014 as an initiative of the Obama administration to combat campus sexual assault through peer-to-peer prevention education programs
“As part of It's On Us's efforts,”
- 8:28
“the Iranian embassy in the UK”
- 10:07
Donald Trump, US president
“I'm surprised that they released them.”
- 10:29
Worcestershire police, police
“Worcestershire police say they were first alerted”
- 11:54
Jason Peck, retired FBI supervisory special agent
“Jason Peck is a retired FBI supervisory special agent.”
- 22:14
Jack Latour, nursing activity manager at Doctors Without Borders
“Well, Jack Latour is a nursing activity manager”
- 22:17
“at Doctors Without Borders.”
- 24:44
Bodhana Sivanandan, 11-year-old British girl
“I'm happy to do it, but I want to keep going”
- 0:50
- 1:04
Claim New York prosecutors reopen Cornell gang rape investigation
New York prosecutors reopened an investigation into seven Cornell fraternity members accused of gang rape after criticism of how the case was handled.
BBC News, 29 September 2026, 1:04-1:10
- 1:10
Claim New York prosecutors reopen Cornell gang rape investigation
A former Cornell student sued Cornell, seven Chi Phi fraternity members and others, alleging she was sexually assaulted and raped for hours in October 2024.
BBC News, 29 September 2026, 1:10-1:20
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- 9:00
Claim Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
A potential link to Iran was being investigated.
BBC News, 29 September 2026, 9:00-9:12
- 9:00
Claim Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
Five men arrested over the suspected plot were released on police bail.
BBC News, 29 September 2026, 9:00-9:06
- 9:00
Claim Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
Five men arrested over the suspected plot were released on police bail.
BBC News, 29 September 2026, 9:00-9:12
- 9:00
Claim Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
Five men arrested over the suspected plot were released on police bail.
BBC News, 29 September 2026, 9:00-9:06
- 9:29
Claim Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
A potential link to Iran was being investigated.
BBC News, 29 September 2026, 9:29-9:42
- 9:29
Claim Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
A potential link to Iran was being investigated.
BBC News, 29 September 2026, 9:29-9:42
- 11:27
Contested quote Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
Her actions were praised by the defense secretary who stressed the men's release but does not mark the end of the investigation. Of course, decisions around bail are operational decisions that are taken by the police and where appropriate, the Crown Prosecution Service too. Those investigations remain live.
BBC News, 29 September 2026, 11:27-11:33
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- 18:10
Claim Russian drone strikes kill civilians in Dnipro, Sumy and Kyiv
A strike on an office building in Dnipro killed three people.
BBC News, 29 September 2026, 18:10-18:21
- 19:31
Claim Russian drone strikes kill civilians in Dnipro, Sumy and Kyiv
President Zelensky said Ukraine would respond and urged allies to act.
BBC News, 29 September 2026, 19:31-19:45
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- 21:52
Claim DRC Ebola outbreak passes 8,000 cases as deaths near 4,000
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 3,500 people and infected over 6,000 since May.
BBC News, 29 September 2026, 21:52-22:02
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Claim Bodhana Sivanandan becomes youngest Woman Grand Master at 11
Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest player to earn the Woman Grand Master title.
BBC News, 29 September 2026, 24:14-24:22
- 24:22
Claim Bodhana Sivanandan becomes youngest Woman Grand Master at 11
Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest player to earn the Woman Grand Master title.
BBC News, 29 September 2026, 24:22-24:28
- 24:31
Claim Bodhana Sivanandan becomes youngest Woman Grand Master at 11
Bodhana Sivanandan had already been the UK's youngest women's chess champion and the youngest person to represent England internationally in any sport.
BBC News, 29 September 2026, 24:31-24:40
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