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An internationally weighted bulletin led with Israel's election, which took 13 minutes 10 seconds, more than half of the 22 minutes 54 seconds of running order. The Oleshky ceasefire got five minutes and the RAF Fairford charges three minutes 42 seconds, while Harry Kane's Ballon d'Or win closed with one minute two seconds.

Running order

0:11 Israel votes in tight election as record turnout challenges Netanyahu · 13m 10s
Israelis voted in record numbers in an election seen as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu, with his rival Gadi Eisenkot also casting a ballot.
15:26 Two men charged over RAF Fairford incident as police link case to Iran · 3m 42s
Newman S Gear was charged with entering a prohibited place and Mohamed Abdel-Kareem with assisting a foreign intelligence service linked to Iran in connection with the RAF Fairford case.
19:08 Melania Trump announces localised Oleshky ceasefire from 29 October · 5m
The White House said Melania Trump secured a local ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky for aid and evacuation, where both sides said it was holding and about 2,000 people remained.
24:09 Harry Kane wins Ballon d'Or as first Englishman in 25 years · 1m 2s
Harry Kane won the Ballon d'Or, the first Englishman since Michael Owen in 2001, after scoring 73 goals for Bayern Munich in the 2025-26 season.

On air

People and organisations this broadcast put on air during its news coverage. The channel's own presenters and reporters are not listed. Names as transcribed.

3:57

Noga Tarnopolsky, veteran journalist
5:37

Yonah Jeremy Bob, senior military correspondent, author of In the War Room
17:05

Lawrence Taylor, head of counter-terrorism policing

0:11
Story begins Israel votes in tight election as record turnout challenges Netanyahu
15:26
Story begins Two men charged over RAF Fairford incident as police link case to Iran
19:08
Story begins Melania Trump announces localised Oleshky ceasefire from 29 October
19:16

Claim Melania Trump announces localised Oleshky ceasefire from 29 October

Melania Trump said she secured a localised ceasefire in Oleshky between Russia and Ukraine, and the White House said both sides agreed to pause military action on 29 October to allow humanitarian aid.

BBC News, BBC News Now, 27 October 2026, 19:16-19:20
20:46

Claim Melania Trump announces localised Oleshky ceasefire from 29 October

Oleshky's population has fallen from about 24,000 before the war to around 2,000, with about 40 children among those remaining.

BBC News, BBC News Now, 27 October 2026, 20:46-20:52
24:09
Story begins Harry Kane wins Ballon d'Or as first Englishman in 25 years
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