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BBC News
Tuesday 13 October 2026 · 05:00 BST · 30m · 4 stories · 15 annotated moments · 23 of 30 min on news stories (75%)
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Kyiv came under renewed Russian attack with multiple explosions, and Mayor Vitali Klitschko said a drone hit a residential tower block, killing at least two people and injuring several others; attacks in other Ukrainian regions killed at least six. Ukraine's infrastructure was targeted despite President Trump's announcement of a so-called energy ceasefire. President Zelensky said Vladimir Putin did not read Truth Social and had clearly not accepted a ceasefire, while Trump insisted both sides need to get together to end the war and said they agreed because he said they agreed. A BBC correspondent in Kyiv reported continuing power cuts and preparations for winter, and an analyst said there had been ballistic missile strikes without warning, that Russia had continued strikes on energy infrastructure since Trump's announcement, and that US intelligence and weapons support remained important to Ukraine.
A second tranche of prisoners was due to be released early under plans to reduce overcrowding, with 650 more offenders who had been jailed for up to two years and five months, after the first 700 left jails a fortnight earlier. The government said it was trying to fix a broken justice system and keep the most serious criminals locked up, while critics said the plan put pressure on probation services; probation officers were worried about enforcing release conditions, and their union was due to vote on industrial action over pay and workload. Around 2,500 prisoners were expected to leave by the end of December and around 4,500 extra offenders would be in the community by next summer, with some having been jailed for more than 12 years for serious crimes. A released serial shoplifter from London stole again within hours and was back inside serving another eight months. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the lack of cells and a wider criminal justice crisis was the most difficult and worrying time in his career, noting that 36 people charged with firearms offences were on bail rather than remanded. Justice Secretary Alex Norris returned to Parliament with a revised plan to reform criminal courts, dropping proposals to cut many jury trials and seeking volunteer magistrates to handle more cases, with 14,000 new cells promised by 2030. In other news, Pope Leo was to enter hospital for surgery to remove a lung nodule, actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte died aged 34, and actor Selma Blair was arrested after allegedly attacking two cabin crew members on a Delta Airlines flight and was taken into custody and to hospital after landing.
The closure of Riyadh's international airport was extended to Saturday amid continuing attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels, with Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways cancelling flights to Riyadh and other Saudi airports after two deadly strikes in as many days; the worst attack on King Khalid International Airport killed 13 people on Saturday. The Houthis say they are targeting Saudi Arabia over its support for government forces in Yemen's civil war, and a BBC correspondent reported from Yemen's west coast on fighting, displaced civilians and wounded fighters treated in Aden. In the UK, the Minister for Artificial Intelligence warned it was likely, if not inevitable, that the country's cyber defences would at some point be breached. The National Cyber Security Centre warned AI would almost certainly make elements of cyber intrusion more effective and efficient, and the report noted pilot schemes using the technology to find weaknesses in government systems, a lack of global safety rules, Trump's call for self-regulation, and concerns about the UK AI Safety Institute's access to new models. An expert discussed the Australian Medicare hack and said there was a need for governance and independent oversight of increasingly capable AI in cyber security.
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Claim Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries after truce
A drone hit a residential tower block in Kyiv, killing at least two people.
BBC News, 13 October 2026, 1:15-1:23
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Charged quote Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries after truce
attacks in other Ukrainian regions killed at least six people Ukraine's infrastructure was also targeted throughout Monday despite President Trump's announcement of a so-called energy ceasefire Speaking to a conference in Warsaw Ukraine's President Zelensky said Vladimir Putin didn't read Truth Social
BBC News, 13 October 2026, 1:37-1:45
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Charged quote Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries after truce
This is the soundtrack to Ukraine's energy crisis And the power cuts continue despite Donald Trump's ceasefire announcement We just adapt, Natalia says. Putin is a scoundrel. He doesn't want peace At least businesses have a way of keeping the lights on. Many of the residents here aren't so fortunate
BBC News, 13 October 2026, 2:31-2:38
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Charged quote Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries after truce
And many are having to store water ready for the next outage when the pumps stop Algos lived through 81 winters but wasn't relishing another Trump should hurry up and put Putin in his place instead of pretending to be friends with him All those phone calls between them. He should come here to Ukraine and see our homes. See how badly they've been destroyed
BBC News, 13 October 2026, 3:10-3:15
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Charged quote Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries after truce
All those phone calls between them. He should come here to Ukraine and see our homes. See how badly they've been destroyed This started with Donald Trump's deal to lift restrictions on Russian diesel, a betrayal in Ukrainian eyes The ceasefire came as a surprise to Ukraine's president who said he'd sign up
BBC News, 13 October 2026, 3:25-3:31
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Charged quote Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries after truce
but claims Russia's hit six more energy facilities It was clear that Putin does not read Truth Social Russia is trying to use another winter, another period of cold weather against our country taking our power plants Russia's first response was this, a strike on a Kharkiv suburb people there think was destined for its power station
BBC News, 13 October 2026, 3:46-3:55
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Charged quote Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries after truce
We'd already seen the statement that they wouldn't target energy facilities and we really believed it Ten minutes had passed and there had already been five strikes My child and I saw a missile hit thermal power plant number five and watched it burn there. It's horrific The Kremlin's only comment has been about Zelensky
BBC News, 13 October 2026, 4:16-4:22
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Charged quote Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries after truce
My child and I saw a missile hit thermal power plant number five and watched it burn there. It's horrific The Kremlin's only comment has been about Zelensky I do not think he deserves a respite. I don't think we'll be buying into assurances and promises again Kharkiv's again in Russia's sights. There's more death and injury. The Kremlin must calculate
BBC News, 13 October 2026, 4:29-4:35
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Charged quote Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries after truce
Russia, we've heard from President Zelensky and President Trump, what is your take on the latest? Well it seems like Trump is trying to wish this ceasefire into place, or perhaps even more alarmingly for Ukraine, he's trying to position Ukraine as the fall guy, as the scapegoat for his own electoral woes, his self-inflicted problems due to the rising fuel
BBC News, 13 October 2026, 5:57-6:02
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Claim Second wave of early prisoner releases frees 650 in England and Wales
A further 650 prisoners with sentences of up to two years and five months are being released.
BBC News, 13 October 2026, 9:19-9:31
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Claim Second wave of early prisoner releases frees 650 in England and Wales
A further 650 prisoners with sentences of up to two years and five months are being released.
BBC News, 13 October 2026, 9:19-9:31
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Claim Second wave of early prisoner releases frees 650 in England and Wales
A further 650 prisoners with sentences of up to two years and five months are being released.
BBC News, 13 October 2026, 9:19-9:31
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Claim Second wave of early prisoner releases frees 650 in England and Wales
A further 650 prisoners with sentences of up to two years and five months are being released.
BBC News, 13 October 2026, 9:19-9:31
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Claim Second wave of early prisoner releases frees 650 in England and Wales
The probation union is due to vote next week on industrial action over pay and workload.
BBC News, 13 October 2026, 9:37-9:50
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Claim Second wave of early prisoner releases frees 650 in England and Wales
A serial shoplifter from London stole again within hours of early release and was returned to prison to serve another eight months.
BBC News, 13 October 2026, 10:46-10:51
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