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BBC News at One including...
Monday 29 June 2026 · 13:00 BST · 1h · 15 stories · 15 annotated moments · 49 of 60 min on news stories (81%)
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Andy Burnham, expected to become Prime Minister within weeks, outlined his vision to devolve power from Whitehall and establish a 'Number 10 North' in Manchester, pledging the biggest rebalancing of power the country has seen. His plans were criticized by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch for lacking detail. In Venezuela, the death toll from twin earthquakes reached at least 1,450, with tens of thousands still missing and international rescue teams searching for survivors; a mother and her 18-day-old baby were pulled from the rubble, offering a moment of hope. A shooting in the northern German town of Stade left five people dead, with two people arrested and no ongoing threat to the public. Dame Penelope Keith, known for her roles in The Good Life and To the Manor Born, died aged 86 after living with cancer.
A year-long inquiry found that white working class pupils in England are being failed by the education system, with a significant disadvantage gap in early development and GCSE attainment. The Royal Navy will replace plans for new destroyers with hybrid warships capable of launching drones, based on lessons from the Ukraine war. Doctors in Northern Ireland staged a 24-hour strike over pay, saying wages have decreased by 20% since 2008. TG Jones, the high street store formerly WH Smith, sought court approval to close up to 150 stores as part of a restructuring plan, warning it faces administration without approval. The Princess of Wales completed the Three Peaks Challenge to support the hospital where she was treated for cancer, describing it as a chance to explore life beyond diagnosis. The first dinosaur bone ever found in Antarctica, a titanosaur vertebra collected in 1985, was finally identified. A trial of a needle-free blood test device using a mild vacuum has been successful and could be rolled out across the NHS.
In the West, the BBC spoke to dozens more women who reported poor care at Yeovil's maternity unit, which temporarily closed last year over safety concerns; the hospital had been warned several times that consultants needed greater involvement on labour wards. Gloucestershire Airport's sale fell through, with its annual operating loss rising to nearly £3 million. The A40 overbridge linking Gloucester and Ross-on-Wye will close nightly for repairs, causing a 40-mile detour. Volunteers from Malmsbury drove an ambulance and medical equipment to Ukraine. An original Mr Blobby costume from a Somerset theme park was expected to fetch thousands at auction. A farmer from South Gloucestershire performs as an Elton John tribute act to supplement his income.
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Claim Andy Burnham delivers first major speech as Labour leader
Burnham did not take questions from journalists after his speech.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 29 June 2026, 0:34-0:39
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Claim Andy Burnham delivers first major speech as Labour leader
Burnham proposed moving some Downing Street operations to Manchester.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 29 June 2026, 3:22-3:31
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Claim Venezuela twin earthquakes death toll rises above 1,700, thousands missing
The death toll was reported as 1,450 to over 1,700.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 29 June 2026, 8:28-8:33
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Contested quote Venezuela twin earthquakes death toll rises above 1,700, thousands missing
The first 72 hours after a disaster like this are critical It's now been more than 100 Volunteers use their bare hands, drills and phone torches by night Locals have accused the Venezuelan government of not doing enough In the coastal city of Laguera, this man explains He's half pulled his daughter out of the rubble
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 29 June 2026, 9:39-9:43
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Contested quote Venezuela twin earthquakes death toll rises above 1,700, thousands missing
To save her three-year-old son who died beside her husband Discharged from hospital, they have no home to go back to Venezuela's interim president says electricity and water supplies Have been partially restored And insists search and rescue operations are not being suspended We are setting up a task force to establish temporary camps
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 29 June 2026, 10:14-10:23
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Claim Venezuela twin earthquakes death toll rises above 1,700, thousands missing
Missing persons were estimated between 40,000 and 50,000.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 29 June 2026, 10:44-10:48
- 12:57 Story begins Dame Penelope Keith dies at 86
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Claim Dame Penelope Keith dies at 86
Dame Penelope Keith died at age 86 after living with cancer, peacefully at her home in Surrey.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 29 June 2026, 12:57-13:04
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Claim Dame Penelope Keith dies at 86
Peak audience for To The Manor Born was reported as between 20 and 24 million.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 29 June 2026, 15:22-15:24
- 16:39 Story begins Ben Stokes retires from international cricket
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- 23:03 Story begins Royal Navy to get hybrid warships for drone launches
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Claim Royal Navy to get hybrid warships for drone launches
Royal Navy to build hybrid warships capable of launching drones, replacing plans for new destroyers, based on lessons from the Ukraine war.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 29 June 2026, 23:03-23:12
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Claim Royal Navy to get hybrid warships for drone launches
Royal Navy to build hybrid warships capable of launching drones, replacing plans for new destroyers, based on lessons from the Ukraine war.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 29 June 2026, 23:30-23:41
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Claim Royal Navy to get hybrid warships for drone launches
Royal Navy to build hybrid warships capable of launching drones, replacing plans for new destroyers, based on lessons from the Ukraine war.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 29 June 2026, 24:08-24:21
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- 26:52 Story begins TG Jones seeks court approval to close 150 stores
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Claim Shooting in Stade, Germany leaves multiple dead; two arrested
Five or six people died in the shooting.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 29 June 2026, 29:02-29:04
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Claim Shooting in Stade, Germany leaves multiple dead; two arrested
Two people were arrested, including the suspected shooter.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 29 June 2026, 29:33-29:39
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Claim Wimbledon 2026 begins with Raducanu and Draper withdrawals
Emma Raducanu withdrew from Wimbledon due to a stress fracture in her leg.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 29 June 2026, 30:56-31:01
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Claim Wimbledon 2026 begins with Raducanu and Draper withdrawals
Serena Williams returned to Wimbledon at age 44 after four years away.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 29 June 2026, 31:54-32:00
- 37:09 Story begins Yeovil maternity unit poor care investigation
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