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BBC One — BBC News and Weather
Tuesday 21 July 2026 · 22:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 9 annotated moments · 29 of 30 min on news stories (97%)
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The top story concerns disturbing new allegations in the murder of former government minister Ann Widdecombe. Joshua Kerry, 28, appeared in court charged with her murder, accused of striking her 21 times with a hammer in her Devon home, an attack captured on her security cameras. The prosecution stated the attack lasted two minutes, and a pathologist provisionally concluded blunt force trauma to the head as the cause of death. Kerry was remanded in custody, with a trial not expected until June next year; police are still investigating around 800 lines of inquiry, including a possible terrorism motive.
Andy Burnham chaired his first cabinet meeting as Prime Minister, promising a cost-of-living government and announcing the removal of VAT from household electricity bills, which ministers estimate will save the average household £45 a year, funded by scrapping Keir Starmer's digital ID scheme. The policy was criticized by a former minister ousted in the reshuffle as unfunded. Meanwhile, Anas Sarwar is set to join the administration as a peer, and plans for a so-called 'Number 10 of the North' in Manchester emerged. In Ukraine, President Zelensky sacked the commander-in-chief of the armed forces after mass protests following the earlier dismissal of the defense minister, appointing a younger general. The US and Iran continued a tenth straight night of strikes, with the truce effectively over; the US is planning to escalate attacks, and the cost of the war has exceeded $37.5 billion. A Russian warship conducted live-fire drills off the coast of Plymouth, which the new UK defense secretary described as performative and irresponsible.
A huge wildfire in central Spain has devastated over 100 square miles, forcing 1,200 people from their homes. In the UK, the longest spell without rain since the 1990s has led to hosepipe bans affecting more than 20 million customers, with Thames Water the latest to announce restrictions. Farmers are struggling, with some forced to keep cattle indoors and eat into winter feed. Wildfires have also broken out in parts of the UK, including a large blaze in Torvine and fires in Scotland.
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Claim Zelensky sacks commander-in-chief after protests over defense minister dismissal
Zelensky dismissed the commander-in-chief following mass protests over the defence minister's dismissal.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News and Weather, 21 July 2026, 16:57-17:13
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Claim Zelensky sacks commander-in-chief after protests over defense minister dismissal
Zelensky dismissed the commander-in-chief following mass protests over the defence minister's dismissal.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News and Weather, 21 July 2026, 16:57-17:13
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Claim Zelensky sacks commander-in-chief after protests over defense minister dismissal
Zelensky dismissed the commander-in-chief following mass protests over the defence minister's dismissal.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News and Weather, 21 July 2026, 17:53-18:08
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Claim Zelensky sacks commander-in-chief after protests over defense minister dismissal
The new commander-in-chief Mykhailo Drapatyi is a friend of the ousted defence minister Fedorov.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News and Weather, 21 July 2026, 17:53-18:08
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Claim Zelensky sacks commander-in-chief after protests over defense minister dismissal
Zelensky offered Fedorov a position back in government, but his response is unknown.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News and Weather, 21 July 2026, 18:18-18:35
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Claim Zelensky sacks commander-in-chief after protests over defense minister dismissal
Zelensky offered Fedorov a position back in government, but his response is unknown.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News and Weather, 21 July 2026, 18:18-18:35
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Claim US strikes Iranian targets for 10th consecutive night, Iran retaliates
The US attacked a nuclear power plant under construction that UN inspectors said contained no nuclear material.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News and Weather, 21 July 2026, 21:16-21:31
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Claim US strikes Iranian targets for 10th consecutive night, Iran retaliates
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Congress for more than $80 billion in additional funding, and the cost of the war so far is over $37.5 billion.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News and Weather, 21 July 2026, 23:21-23:40
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Claim US strikes Iranian targets for 10th consecutive night, Iran retaliates
Three US soldiers were killed in Iranian attacks: two in Jordan and one in Iraq.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News and Weather, 21 July 2026, 23:33-23:51
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