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Monday 9 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 by Russell Brand's sentencing, which got 7 minutes 44 seconds, and dominated by lengthy treatments of Brand and the Nvidia allegations at 7 minutes 15 seconds. COP31 received 4 minutes 28 seconds and the Krakow shooting 3 minutes 49 seconds. The mix was a major UK court story alongside international security, climate and a Polish terror investigation.
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- 4:20
Dorothy Byrne, former head of News and Current Affairs at Channel 4
- 10:12
Jim Dale, senior meteorologist at the British Weather Services and co-author of Surviving Extreme Weather
- 16:09
Sam Goodman, Senior Policy Director for the Global Policy Think Tank, China's Strategic Risks Institute
- 16:19
Gillian Tett, journalist and author and provost of King's College, Cambridge, and Financial Times columnist
- 1:12
- 2:17
Claim Russell Brand jailed for 10 and a half years for rape and sexual assault
A victim said she was traumatised after the attack.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 9 November 2026, 2:17-2:23
- 3:46
Claim Russell Brand jailed for 10 and a half years for rape and sexual assault
Russell Brand was convicted at Southwark Crown Court of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, with the rape relating to a young fan after a 2009 show.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 9 November 2026, 3:46-3:52
- 3:52
Claim Russell Brand jailed for 10 and a half years for rape and sexual assault
Sentencing guidelines for the convictions ranged from four to 19 years, with a maximum life sentence, and a life sentence was considered unlikely.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 9 November 2026, 3:52-4:01
- 5:06
Charged quote Russell Brand jailed for 10 and a half years for rape and sexual assault
He's been convicted. And now he is going to receive a significant sentence. We know there are already two more women who are alleging that he raped them. And bear in mind, this man is a prolific predator. There could be hundreds of women he has harassed or assaulted. And I hope that the brave women who
BBC News, BBC News Now, 9 November 2026, 5:06-5:10
- 5:42
Claim Russell Brand jailed for 10 and a half years for rape and sexual assault
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy raised concerns that the media and entertainment industry may still have a problem with abuse.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 9 November 2026, 5:42-5:52
- 9:33
- 12:05
Charged quote COP31 opens in Antalya as world heads for hottest year on record
Why do I say that? 31 years and fossil fuel emissions are at their peak as we stand here today. I've been in a forest fire myself with my family. I know the sheer terror of that experience. More and more people are getting caught up in those extreme events. What is your advice to people watching as we see floods, fires, and other hazards?
BBC News, BBC News Now, 9 November 2026, 12:05-12:10
- 12:33
Charged quote COP31 opens in Antalya as world heads for hottest year on record
I think we have to be educated in terms of not just why it's happening. I think most people realise that, yes, there are still anthropic climate deniers out there and they exist in one of our main political parties. We've got to get over that hurdle first of all, and we've got to start taking proactive action.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 9 November 2026, 12:33-12:41
- 12:56
Contested quote COP31 opens in Antalya as world heads for hottest year on record
The UK itself has reduced its fossil fuel emissions by around about 50% since 1990. So definitely we're going in the right direction, albeit not fast enough, but still we're going in the right direction. It's other countries that have to get there. But when I use the word education, I'm actually talking about safety and survival,
BBC News, BBC News Now, 9 November 2026, 12:56-13:04
- 15:18
- 15:18
Claim Nvidia investigates Jensen Huang affair and suspected China spy links
Nvidia opened an investigation into claims that CEO Jensen Huang had a relationship with a woman suspected of links to Chinese intelligence.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 9 November 2026, 15:18-15:27
- 15:18
Claim Nvidia investigates Jensen Huang affair and suspected China spy links
An October New York Times report alleged a close relationship between Jensen Huang and a Chinese businesswoman who passed information to Beijing.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 9 November 2026, 15:18-15:27
- 15:24
Claim Nvidia investigates Jensen Huang affair and suspected China spy links
US intelligence suspected Alice Huang of spying for Beijing and working with China's Ministry of State Security.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 9 November 2026, 15:24-15:27
- 15:34
Claim Nvidia investigates Jensen Huang affair and suspected China spy links
Jensen Huang acknowledged an extramarital affair and apologised to his wife and family.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 9 November 2026, 15:34-15:39
- 15:44
Claim Nvidia investigates Jensen Huang affair and suspected China spy links
Nvidia's board stated it saw no reason to believe that US national security or company secrets had been compromised.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 9 November 2026, 15:44-15:51
- 15:59
Claim Nvidia investigates Jensen Huang affair and suspected China spy links
Donald Trump downplayed the allegations and spoke positively about Huang.
BBC News, BBC News Now, 9 November 2026, 15:59-16:09
- 22:34
- 23:07
Contested quote Krakow gunman dies in hospital after market square attack killed six
Lying on a Krakow street, a police officer, and in full military gear, the gunman who shot him and many others. This was the end of what authorities have said was a far-right terrorist attack. Working to save both their lives, off-duty medics who had been eating nearby. A friend of mine who was with me
BBC News, BBC News Now, 9 November 2026, 23:07-23:12
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