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Verified Live
Thursday 15 October 2026 · 15:00 BST · 30m · 5 stories · 11 annotated moments · 25 of 30 min on news stories (85%)
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The broadcast led with Ukraine after Moscow hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure for a third night in a row. Ukraine resumed attacks on Russian oil refineries after President Zelensky ended a pause, with Kyiv saying it struck an oil installation in southern Russia and destroyed six Su-34 bombers at an airfield using Neptune cruise missiles. A Russian jet-powered drone hit a supermarket in Ukraine's Odessa region, injuring four people, while overnight Russian strikes killed six. In an FT interview, Zelensky said he felt betrayed by Donald Trump and confirmed the pause was over, and the programme also covered Starlink and intelligence-sharing concerns and EU talks in Brussels on frozen Russian assets.
Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson was sentenced to 15 years in jail for sexually abusing two women when they were children. The judge said Donaldson had shown no remorse, and the court heard the women's statements; his wife Eleanor faced a trial of the facts over aiding and abetting and is appealing, while Donaldson is appealing his conviction. Separately, Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan would not be live-streamed, overruling Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's earlier statement; Trump said Hasan would die by firing squad as scheduled, with victims' immediate families able to attend in person.
In northwest Pakistan, at least 33 pupils and a teacher were killed when a school roof collapsed in Peshawar, with more than a dozen injured and children feared trapped; the casualties included 12 girls and a female teacher, and the head teacher was arrested. In the UK, the government pledged to get brain cancer patients new treatments more quickly after the prime minister met swimmer Archie Goodburn, who has incurable brain cancer; a panel of experts has three months to produce a plan, a new clinical lead in England will push research and trials, and rules on drugs for rare cancers will be reviewed faster. Campaigners called it a generational shift in how brain tumours are handled.
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Claim Jeffrey Donaldson jailed for 15 years for child sex abuse
Jeffrey Donaldson was sentenced to 15 years in prison and placed on the sex offenders register.
BBC News, Verified Live, 15 October 2026, 14:35-14:40
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Claim Jeffrey Donaldson jailed for 15 years for child sex abuse
The judge said Donaldson showed no remorse or apology and had repeated his denials.
BBC News, Verified Live, 15 October 2026, 15:33-15:41
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Claim Jeffrey Donaldson jailed for 15 years for child sex abuse
Donaldson is appealing against his conviction.
BBC News, Verified Live, 15 October 2026, 18:31-18:35
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Claim Trump cancels live stream of Fort Hood shooter execution, firing squad still set
President Trump said the live stream of the execution was yet to be determined.
BBC News, Verified Live, 15 October 2026, 19:57-20:03
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Claim Trump cancels live stream of Fort Hood shooter execution, firing squad still set
Trump decided against a live stream of Nidal Hasan's execution, which will still go ahead by firing squad.
BBC News, Verified Live, 15 October 2026, 19:57-20:03
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Claim Peshawar school roof collapse kills at least 32 children and a teacher
At least 27 pupils and a teacher died after a school roof collapsed in Pakistan.
BBC News, Verified Live, 15 October 2026, 22:03-22:10
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Claim Peshawar school roof collapse kills at least 32 children and a teacher
The owner of the school had been arrested.
BBC News, Verified Live, 15 October 2026, 22:32-22:35
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Claim Peshawar school roof collapse kills at least 32 children and a teacher
Police said they would investigate who granted the school a no-objection certificate after registering a case.
BBC News, Verified Live, 15 October 2026, 24:16-24:23
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Claim Government pledges faster access to new brain cancer treatments
The government pledged a new clinical lead for England and an accelerated review of rules on drugs for rare cancers to bring treatments to patients sooner.
BBC News, Verified Live, 15 October 2026, 24:54-25:00
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Claim Government pledges faster access to new brain cancer treatments
A panel of brain cancer experts was given three months to produce a plan to speed new treatments from laboratories to patients.
BBC News, Verified Live, 15 October 2026, 26:21-26:30
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Claim Government pledges faster access to new brain cancer treatments
A new clinical lead in England will advance research programmes, expand clinical trials and improve coordination of services.
BBC News, Verified Live, 15 October 2026, 26:30-26:37
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