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The World Today with Maryam...
Thursday 8 October 2026 · 18:30 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 22 of 30 min on news stories (72%)
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Developments in the US-Israel war with Iran included Donald Trump saying the US would not attack Iran before the November midterm elections and claiming productive discussions with Tehran, after US media reports suggested the Pentagon might be preparing to resume strikes before the vote. Reports also cited pressure on oil prices and the largest number of attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz since the war began; Iran's foreign minister said Tehran was reviewing Washington's response to a plan to reopen the strait within seven days. The Houthis in Yemen said they struck Saudi airports including Riyadh Airport, while Saudi officials did not confirm the strikes, separate attacks on two Saudi airports on Wednesday killed at least three people, and the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted two ballistic missiles fired towards Riyadh. The USS Abraham Lincoln returned to California after a record 264 continuous days at sea supporting the war, following reports of low morale, supply shortages, suicide attempts by eight crew members and concerns about the mental health of 5,000 crew; US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed the concerns and praised the crew's historic mission, while the USS Theodore Roosevelt was sent to join two other carriers in the Middle East.
In France, riot police charged thousands of students gathered in central Paris in protests over education. The education minister met student leaders and said he was launching an emergency plan to replace absent teachers, while heavy school timetables were under review. Correspondent Hugh Schofield reported just over 500 arrests that day, with official figures saying 71,500 took part in nationwide protests; he said the prime minister had offered nothing on television, radical unions aligned with LFI were demanding 10 billion euros, and the government was trying to save 54 billion euros to keep the deficit below five percent. The government hoped school holidays and changing weather would wear down the protests, but expected momentum could be taken up by farmers and Gilets Jaunes amid a febrile pre-election context.
Canadian writer Anne Carson was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. The 76-year-old was known for mixing literary forms including poetry, fiction and ancient Greek myths; her book Autobiography of Red turned an ancient myth into a modern coming-of-age story in verse, and the Swedish Academy praised her boldness, invention and fresh possibilities in classical literature. Artist and author Rosanna Bruno, who collaborated with Carson on The Trojan Women, described her as funny, insightful, kind and a listener whose translations reached the emotional centre of stories. The broadcast also reported the death of pioneering computer scientist Margaret Hamilton aged 90 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; she led a team developing software for NASA's Apollo missions, and her software prioritised essential tasks when the lunar module's computer became overloaded before the first moon landing, allowing the descent to continue. Hamilton helped establish software engineering as a profession and inspired generations of women in computing, with historian Amy Foster discussing her background and women's work at NASA.
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- 7:37 Story begins Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
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Claim Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
Houthis claimed they attacked airports across Saudi Arabia, including multiple strikes on Riyadh Airport.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 8 October 2026, 7:45-7:51
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Claim Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
Houthis claimed they attacked airports across Saudi Arabia, including multiple strikes on Riyadh Airport.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 8 October 2026, 7:45-7:51
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Claim Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
Saudi officials did not confirm any strikes.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 8 October 2026, 8:03-8:06
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Claim Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
Houthis claimed they attacked airports across Saudi Arabia, including multiple strikes on Riyadh Airport.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 8 October 2026, 8:06-8:11
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Claim Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
Houthis claimed they attacked airports across Saudi Arabia, including multiple strikes on Riyadh Airport.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 8 October 2026, 8:11-8:22
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Claim Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
Houthis claimed they attacked airports across Saudi Arabia, including multiple strikes on Riyadh Airport.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 8 October 2026, 8:11-8:22
- 10:35 Story begins USS Abraham Lincoln returns after record deployment
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Claim USS Abraham Lincoln returns after record deployment
USS Abraham Lincoln is returning to California after a roughly 10-month deployment in the Middle East, including a record 264 continuous days at sea supporting the war in Iran, amid reports of low morale and supply shortages.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 8 October 2026, 10:35-10:42
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Claim USS Abraham Lincoln returns after record deployment
USS Abraham Lincoln is returning to California after a roughly 10-month deployment in the Middle East, including a record 264 continuous days at sea supporting the war in Iran, amid reports of low morale and supply shortages.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 8 October 2026, 10:46-10:52
- 10:46
Claim USS Abraham Lincoln returns after record deployment
USS Abraham Lincoln is returning to California after a roughly 10-month deployment in the Middle East, including a record 264 continuous days at sea supporting the war in Iran, amid reports of low morale and supply shortages.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 8 October 2026, 10:46-10:58
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Claim USS Abraham Lincoln returns after record deployment
Eight crew members on the USS Abraham Lincoln attempted suicide, with reports of sailors trying to jump overboard and family concerns about mental health.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 8 October 2026, 10:58-11:09
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Claim USS Abraham Lincoln returns after record deployment
Eight crew members on the USS Abraham Lincoln attempted suicide, with reports of sailors trying to jump overboard and family concerns about mental health.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 8 October 2026, 10:58-11:03
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- 18:36 Story begins Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature
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Claim Margaret Hamilton, Apollo software pioneer, dies aged 90
Margaret Hamilton died at age 90 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 8 October 2026, 22:30-22:36
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Claim Margaret Hamilton, Apollo software pioneer, dies aged 90
Margaret Hamilton died at age 90 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 8 October 2026, 22:30-22:36
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Claim Margaret Hamilton, Apollo software pioneer, dies aged 90
Software prioritised essential tasks after the lunar module computer became overloaded shortly before the first Moon landing, allowing the descent to continue.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 8 October 2026, 22:40-22:51
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Claim Margaret Hamilton, Apollo software pioneer, dies aged 90
Software prioritised essential tasks after the lunar module computer became overloaded shortly before the first Moon landing, allowing the descent to continue.
BBC News, The World Today with Maryam..., 8 October 2026, 22:40-22:51
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