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Tuesday 3 November 2026 · 12:00 GMT · 30m · 4 stories · 15 annotated moments · 23 of 30 min on news stories (78%)
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A bulletin led and dominated by the US midterms, which took 12 minutes 56 seconds and more than half the running order. The rest was an international mix of Iran, Ukraine, Germany and football, with the Ukraine story getting 5 minutes 3 seconds.
On air
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- 2:18
Bradley Blackburn, CBS News correspondent
- 8:46
Kim Darroch, former UK Ambassador to the US from 2016 to 2019
- 18:46
Alexander Kara, with the Centre for Defence Studies and a former advisor to Ukraine's Ministry of Defence
- 1:10
- 1:14
Claim Americans vote in midterms seen as verdict on Trump's second term
Vermont was the first state to open polling stations, at 5 a.m. Eastern time.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 3 November 2026, 1:14-1:19
- 3:26
Claim Americans vote in midterms seen as verdict on Trump's second term
Around 60 million ballots had already been cast before election day.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 3 November 2026, 3:26-3:36
- 3:41
Claim Americans vote in midterms seen as verdict on Trump's second term
The Texas Senate race between Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton was too close to call, with more than half a billion dollars spent on advertising.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 3 November 2026, 3:41-3:48
- 15:18
- 15:23
Claim US strikes Iranian island in Strait of Hormuz before midterm vote
Sky News reported that the US military struck an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz shortly before US midterm polls opened, with officials describing the strikes as limited and in self-defence.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 3 November 2026, 15:23-15:32
- 15:39
Claim US strikes Iranian island in Strait of Hormuz before midterm vote
The Pentagon had not confirmed or commented on the strikes.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 3 November 2026, 15:39-15:43
- 15:43
Claim US strikes Iranian island in Strait of Hormuz before midterm vote
Sky News reported that the US military struck an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz shortly before US midterm polls opened, with officials describing the strikes as limited and in self-defence.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 3 November 2026, 15:43-15:48
- 17:40
- 17:40
Claim Zelensky meets Merz in Berlin as Kharkiv hospital strike injures more than 70
Peace talks involving the US, Russia and Ukraine are due to take place in Abu Dhabi next week.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 3 November 2026, 17:40-17:48
- 17:56
Claim Zelensky meets Merz in Berlin as Kharkiv hospital strike injures more than 70
A Russian overnight strike injured more than 70 people at a hospital in Kharkiv.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 3 November 2026, 17:56-18:00
- 22:43
- 22:46
Claim Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies as police investigate collision
Tenerife footballer Jesús de Miguel died after an on-field collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Arrondo in a Spanish second division match, having been taken to hospital and suffering a suspected cardiac arrest.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 3 November 2026, 22:46-22:54
- 23:00
Contested quote Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies as police investigate collision
after he suffered a serious injury during a Spanish second division match. The forward suffered head and chest injuries during this match against Andorra on Monday. He had a heavy collision with the goalkeeper Jesus Owono who was then sent off for his challenge. Let's bring you more and bring in John Watson from our BBC Sports Centre. What an awful story, John.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 3 November 2026, 23:00-23:06
- 23:00
Claim Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies as police investigate collision
Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono was sent off.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 3 November 2026, 23:00-23:06
- 24:03
Claim Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies as police investigate collision
Spanish media reported that de Miguel was treated in an ambulance for a cardiac arrest before being taken to hospital.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 3 November 2026, 24:03-24:13
- 24:13
Claim Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies as police investigate collision
De Miguel's condition was initially described as stable but serious before deteriorating that morning.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 3 November 2026, 24:13-24:29
- 24:29
Claim Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies as police investigate collision
Tenerife announced de Miguel's death on social media.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 3 November 2026, 24:29-24:32
- 25:45
Claim Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies as police investigate collision
De Miguel is survived by his daughter Carla de Miguel Fernández, who was born last year.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 3 November 2026, 25:45-25:49
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