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BBC News
Sunday 11 October 2026 · 06:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 13 annotated moments · 24 of 30 min on news stories (81%)
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A missile attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed at least 12 people and injured more than 300, according to Saudi authorities, who blamed the Iran-backed Houthis. Among the dead were four Saudi nationals, two people from Bangladesh, citizens from several other countries and an American. The airport suspended operations and hundreds of flights were cancelled or diverted, while the UK Foreign Office and other countries warned nationals to stay away until it was secure. The UN Secretary-General and President Trump condemned the attack, and Trump indicated the US might join Saudi Arabia's campaign against the Houthis. Energy ministers were due to meet in Riyadh, and organisers of two Saudi energy and investment conferences said their events would go ahead.
In Ukraine, a drone attack on a Yandex data centre in Vladimir halted operations, after President Trump accused Volodymyr Zelensky of prolonging the war and said Ukraine should elect a new leader. Trump blamed Zelensky for the diesel crisis and said he should stop attacking Russian oil refineries. Downing Street said Andy Burnham had spoken to Zelensky to reiterate UK support. A report also covered a Russian strike in Zaporizhia that killed at least 12 people, including three children, and a US-Russia diesel deal announced by Trump. The broadcast then reported that the leader of India's Cockroach Janta Party, Abhijit Dipke, had been released from detention with other leaders, as Delhi police restricted access to the city centre and the party threatened further protests over electoral-roll revisions. It also reported an investigation into the death of a man mauled by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park after he entered the enclosure; the park remained closed and said it was working with authorities.
Later, the broadcast returned to Riyadh, reporting that schools would switch to remote learning and hearing analysis from Professor Stephen Zunes on the Houthi escalation, possible US involvement ahead of the midterm elections, and Saudi Arabia's air defences. It reported that Hurricane Simon was bearing down on Mexico's Pacific coast as a category four storm with winds up to 240 kilometres an hour and potential catastrophic flooding near Manzanillo. It also noted Manchester City were due to play Liverpool for the first time since being found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules, and that BBC weather watchers had captured images of the Northern Lights seen across large parts of the UK, as far south as Devon, Hampshire and Kent.
- 1:08 Story begins Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
- 8:24
- 11:43
- 11:43
Claim Cockroach Janta Party leader released as Delhi braces for fresh protests
The leader of the Cockroach Janta Party was released from detention, and released leaders were barred from threatening to breach the peace for at least a year.
BBC News, 11 October 2026, 11:43-11:53
- 11:48
Claim Cockroach Janta Party leader released as Delhi braces for fresh protests
Authorities blocked roads, closed metro stations and suspended mobile signal to prevent protesters from uniting.
BBC News, 11 October 2026, 11:48-12:04
- 12:57
Claim Cockroach Janta Party leader released as Delhi braces for fresh protests
The leader of the Cockroach Janta Party was released from detention, and released leaders were barred from threatening to breach the peace for at least a year.
BBC News, 11 October 2026, 12:57-13:14
- 14:57
- 20:03
- 22:41
- 23:27
Claim Manchester City win first match after financial breach verdict
Manchester City were reported to have been found guilty of breaching financial rules.
BBC News, 11 October 2026, 23:27-23:45
- 23:27
Claim Manchester City win first match after financial breach verdict
Manchester City were reported to have been found guilty of breaching financial rules.
BBC News, 11 October 2026, 23:27-23:45
- 23:32
Claim Manchester City win first match after financial breach verdict
The Premier League case against Manchester City covered a nine-year period and involved more than £800m.
BBC News, 11 October 2026, 23:32-23:45
- 23:38
Claim Manchester City win first match after financial breach verdict
Liverpool finished as runners-up to Manchester City in 2014, 2019 and 2022, twice by a single point.
BBC News, 11 October 2026, 23:38-24:04
- 23:45
Claim Manchester City win first match after financial breach verdict
Liverpool finished as runners-up to Manchester City in 2014, 2019 and 2022, twice by a single point.
BBC News, 11 October 2026, 23:45-23:59
- 23:45
Claim Manchester City win first match after financial breach verdict
Liverpool finished as runners-up to Manchester City in 2014, 2019 and 2022, twice by a single point.
BBC News, 11 October 2026, 23:45-23:59
- 24:19
Charged quote Manchester City win first match after financial breach verdict
everybody's looking back at the period in question and wondering just what might have been had City not been winning all these titles, the accusation being that they were financial doping by over-inflating their revenues. City, we know they are appealing against this and they say they're innocent of all these charges, but it's going to be really interesting
BBC News, 11 October 2026, 24:19-24:31
- 24:19
Claim Manchester City win first match after financial breach verdict
The accusation is that Manchester City engaged in financial doping by over-inflating revenues.
BBC News, 11 October 2026, 24:19-24:31
- 24:25
Claim Manchester City win first match after financial breach verdict
Manchester City were reported to have been found guilty of breaching financial rules.
BBC News, 11 October 2026, 24:25-24:38
- 24:25
Claim Manchester City win first match after financial breach verdict
Manchester City denied wrongdoing and appealed, with sanctions possibly imposed before the appeal concludes.
BBC News, 11 October 2026, 24:25-24:38
- 25:32 ~4 min without annotations
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