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BBC One — BBC News at One including...
Wednesday 5 August 2026 · 13:00 BST · 1h · 14 stories · 15 annotated moments · 50 of 60 min on news stories (83%)
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The broadcast's main story focused on pressure on Prime Minister Andy Burnham over the early release of two men convicted of killing police officer Andrew Harper. Thames Valley Police is considering legal action to block the release, and the police federation's petition has gained over 200,000 signatures. The Prime Minister said he could not extend exemptions further without the prison system collapsing, while the force's chief constable said officers feel angry and let down.
Other national and international news included the appearance in an Athens court of a man suspected of killing Scottish aid worker Elizabeth Jane Ross; Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch defending the selection of former neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill-Payne as a council candidate; a massive wave of Russian strikes on Kyiv killing 17 people; FIFA President Gianni Infantino holding crisis talks after scrapped plans to sell off parts of the governing body; a BBC investigation finding animal dewormer and scabies drug being sold as unproven cancer treatments; an NHS call for one million more organ donors; and a piece of a SpaceX rocket believed to have crashed onto the moon.
In the West region, a charity running children's homes in Somerset is terminating its contract after a critical inspection; a Labour peer said Bonehill-Payne should not stand for election; a vigil was planned for three Filipino men attacked in Avonmouth; a Swindon charity is upcycling branded clothing to help people in need; an 18-year-old from Gloucester is preparing to run in the under-20s world championships; and the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta will feature a new giant suitcase-shaped balloon. The broadcast also covered a campaign for a national play strategy and the British Chess Championships, where the youngest and oldest players met.
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Claim Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
PC Andrew Harper's widow Lissy Harper called the prospect of early release deplorable and plans to mount a legal challenge.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News at One including..., 5 August 2026, 2:05-2:13
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Claim Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
PC Andrew Harper's widow Lissy Harper called the prospect of early release deplorable and plans to mount a legal challenge.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News at One including..., 5 August 2026, 2:05-2:13
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Claim Convicted anti-Semite withdraws as Conservative council candidate
He was later convicted of racially aggravated assault for harassing a Jewish former MP.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News at One including..., 5 August 2026, 9:35-9:47
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Contested quote Convicted anti-Semite withdraws as Conservative council candidate
He's the former neo-Nazi criminal turned Tory council candidate. Joshua Bonehill-Payne says his past views were indefensible, and he's changed. But the Labour politician he was convicted of racially abusing in 2016 says today he's not fit for public office. There's a big difference between going back into society and teaching others possibly about
BBC ONE West, BBC News at One including..., 5 August 2026, 9:41-9:47
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Charged quote Convicted anti-Semite withdraws as Conservative council candidate
there's a massive distinction there. Joshua Bonehill-Payne has previously been convicted of falsely calling people paedophiles online. I have absolutely no remorse for them whatsoever. But will you be staying away from them now? Well, of course I have to, because I've been issued with a restraining order.
BBC ONE West, BBC News at One including..., 5 August 2026, 10:10-10:12
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Charged quote Convicted anti-Semite withdraws as Conservative council candidate
this lady had been murdered by a far-right extremist. And it wasn't even the politics, it was the fact that this was a mother, you know, a wife, who had been viciously murdered in cold blood. And I started to question why it was that I was supporting a right-wing ideology. Since leaving prison in 2018, Bonehill-Payne says he's spent years opposing extremism
BBC ONE West, BBC News at One including..., 5 August 2026, 10:44-10:58
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Claim Convicted anti-Semite withdraws as Conservative council candidate
The Board of Deputies and Jewish Leadership Council declined an invitation to meet Joshua Bonehill-Payne.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News at One including..., 5 August 2026, 11:20-11:36
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Claim Russia launches massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv
Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv, hitting residential buildings, a railway station, and warehouses; at least one person was killed and ten injured.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News at One including..., 5 August 2026, 15:48-15:59
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Claim European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
The English FA prepared to withdraw its backing for FIFA President Infantino's re-election, following Wales which was the first to drop support, amid reports that Infantino had 200 letters of support before the controversy but now faces opposition from UEFA and CONCACAF countries.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News at One including..., 5 August 2026, 19:00-19:11
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Claim European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
FIFA's Secretary-General Mattias Grafström said the events were a sad and reproachable series of events.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News at One including..., 5 August 2026, 19:17-19:30
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Claim SpaceX rocket debris crashes into moon; shares drop after earnings
Debris identified as empty upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket launched in January last year.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News at One including..., 5 August 2026, 30:08-30:23
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Claim SpaceX rocket debris crashes into moon; shares drop after earnings
Debris identified as empty upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket launched in January last year.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News at One including..., 5 August 2026, 30:08-30:23
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Claim SpaceX rocket debris crashes into moon; shares drop after earnings
Debris identified as empty upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket launched in January last year.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News at One including..., 5 August 2026, 30:24-30:39
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Claim SpaceX rocket debris crashes into moon; shares drop after earnings
Debris identified as empty upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket launched in January last year.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News at One including..., 5 August 2026, 30:24-30:39
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Claim SpaceX rocket debris crashes into moon; shares drop after earnings
Debris identified as empty upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket launched in January last year.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News at One including..., 5 August 2026, 31:23-31:35
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