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Saturday 8 August 2026 · 17:50 BST · 10m · 5 stories · 7 annotated moments · 9 of 10 min on news stories (92%)
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Gianni Infantino faces further pressure after claims that a woman he allegedly had an affair with received a six-figure severance payment from UEFA, which confirmed a departure payment and MBA fees. FIFA says he strongly denies the allegations. Meanwhile, police are urging victims of convicted sex offender and murderer Simon Levy to come forward; he was found guilty of murdering two women and raping another, and there are calls for a review into how he continued offending.
In Ukraine, three people including a child were killed in Russian attacks near Kyiv, and Ukrainian drones struck two Russian oil refineries. President Zelensky visited Serbia for the first time. In Thailand, the death toll from a mass school shooting rose to eight after a 12-year-old girl died; the father of the 14-year-old attacker apologised. Counter-terrorism police reopened an investigation into an attempted burglary at Nigel Farage's address, linked to the murder of Ann Widdecombe, and made a referral to the IOPC.
Spain introduced temporary border checks on people from Italy, escalating a migration row, after Italy had imposed similar measures on arrivals from Spain, citing a surge of migrants crossing from Morocco into Ceuta. The checks affect about 10% of passengers from Italy at the height of the tourist season.
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
The Tea Time News now on BBC One with Rita Chakrabarti. Good evening. Gianni Infantino is under further pressure after claims that his alleged lover was paid off because of the affair by UEFA, which governs European football while he was its boss. UEFA itself has confirmed that a payment was made to a female employee,
BBC ONE West, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 0:22-0:30
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
The Tea Time News now on BBC One with Rita Chakrabarti. Good evening. Gianni Infantino is under further pressure after claims that his alleged lover was paid off because of the affair by UEFA, which governs European football while he was its boss. UEFA itself has confirmed that a payment was made to a female employee,
BBC ONE West, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 0:22-0:30
- 2:53 Story begins Simon Levy convicted of double murder and rape
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Claim Russia strikes Kyiv and Kharkiv, Ukraine expands drone hospital efforts
Russian strikes killed three people, including a child, in a district northeast of Kiev.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 5:02-5:09
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Claim Russia strikes Kyiv and Kharkiv, Ukraine expands drone hospital efforts
Ukraine's military said its drones struck two Russian oil refineries as part of a strategy to hit Russia's economic ability to continue the war.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 5:16-5:25
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Claim Russia strikes Kyiv and Kharkiv, Ukraine expands drone hospital efforts
President Zelensky visited Serbia for the first time, a traditional Russian ally and one of the few countries not to impose sanctions on Russia.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 6:33-6:37
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Charged quote Spain imposes border controls on Italian travellers amid immigration row
citing security threats, according to the government here, from that incursion from Morocco. It also accused the Spanish socialist government of being too soft on illegal migration. The Spanish were furious, the government there accusing the government here of political point-scoring and asked them to drop those measures.
BBC ONE West, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 10:33-10:36
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Charged quote Spain imposes border controls on Italian travellers amid immigration row
from that incursion from Morocco. It also accused the Spanish socialist government of being too soft on illegal migration. The Spanish were furious, the government there accusing the government here of political point-scoring and asked them to drop those measures. Italy refused, Spain has now retaliated.
BBC ONE West, BBC News, 8 August 2026, 10:36-10:38
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