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BBC One — BBC News
Tuesday 11 August 2026 · 18:00 BST · 30m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 27 of 30 min on news stories (91%)
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The broadcast reported that summer 2026 is set to be the UK's hottest on record, with temperatures more than two degrees above average in England and Wales. An amber extreme heat warning was issued for Thursday with possible 38°C, and drought conditions affected over two-thirds of England and all of Wales. The Prime Minister said he was increasingly confident that two of PC Andrew Harper's killers would not be released early under prison overcrowding plans, and he promised a plan to free up prison spaces by September.
US media reported that Donald Trump secretly swapped planes after a NATO summit in Turkey amid fears of an Iranian assassination plot, using a catering truck to transfer to a smaller military aircraft. A government review into anti-Semitism in schools found that head teachers at some Jewish schools spent more time on security than education, with pupils facing regular harassment and abuse. The broadcast also covered the upcoming partial solar eclipse, advising viewers to use certified glasses with ISO 12312-2, and noted a scramble for glasses with many shops sold out.
The Prime Minister announced plans to require planning permission for new vape shops in England after BBC investigations into organised crime on high streets. At the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, sparse crowds were attributed to high ticket prices, with some tickets costing £150. In the West, day two of the Glen Rosell parole appeal saw his barrister argue he should be freed after 23 years.
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Charged quote UK set for hottest summer on record with amber heat warning
and say, like, guys, did you have your breaks? Did you have your drinks? Did you have your ice creams? So we bombard our freezer with lots of ice creams. It's been a summer of extraordinary heat, and there's more of it this week for many parts of the country. The Met Office has issued a rare amber weather warning
BBC ONE West, BBC News, 11 August 2026, 3:10-3:13
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Claim UK set for hottest summer on record with amber heat warning
Drought conditions are affecting half of England and all of Wales.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News, 11 August 2026, 4:01-4:07
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Claim PM pledges to keep PC Andrew Harper's killers in prison
The Prime Minister asked the Justice Secretary to find a way to keep the killers in jail.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News, 11 August 2026, 5:42-5:52
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Charged quote PM pledges to keep PC Andrew Harper's killers in prison
to exempt one or two offenders from the early release scheme, but it seems that could change. The Conservatives say the government's constant U-turns on this issue are re-traumatising victims and their families. Here's Alex Forsyth. PC Andrew Harper was 28 when he was killed in the line of duty. Just a month after marrying his childhood sweetheart,
BBC ONE West, BBC News, 11 August 2026, 6:15-6:21
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Claim PM pledges to keep PC Andrew Harper's killers in prison
The Prime Minister asked the Justice Secretary to find a way to keep the killers in jail.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News, 11 August 2026, 7:13-7:17
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Claim PM pledges to keep PC Andrew Harper's killers in prison
The Prime Minister asked the Justice Secretary to find a way to keep the killers in jail.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News, 11 August 2026, 7:13-7:17
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Charged quote PM pledges to keep PC Andrew Harper's killers in prison
there's been weeks of anguish and uncertainty as the position has shifted. It's just been up and down, it's just, you know, the rollercoaster of just hope, not even more than that, you know, is really, really draining. But, yeah, here we are, we've now got a little bit of hope that we didn't have before.
BBC ONE West, BBC News, 11 August 2026, 7:24-7:34
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Contested quote PM pledges to keep PC Andrew Harper's killers in prison
to exempt just one or two offenders from the early release scheme. But today, a different message. What's changed overnight? How have you unblocked this? Nothing's changed. I came into office and started pushing on this issue, and I have pushed every single day in office since then, and I've never accepted that there is nothing more that can be done.
BBC ONE West, BBC News, 11 August 2026, 8:30-8:31
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Claim PM pledges to keep PC Andrew Harper's killers in prison
The Prime Minister asked the Justice Secretary to find a way to keep the killers in jail.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News, 11 August 2026, 9:18-9:25
- 11:13 Story begins Trump switches planes over assassination threat
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Charged quote Trump switches planes over assassination threat
but it's thought he was secretly smuggled off the plane through another door into an airport catering truck. Here's our North America editor, Sarah Smith. It looks like business as usual, President Trump getting on Air Force One, but it is a ruse. He will be flying on the smaller military aircraft you can see on the left,
BBC ONE West, BBC News, 11 August 2026, 11:36-11:45
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Charged quote Trump switches planes over assassination threat
He will be flying on the smaller military aircraft you can see on the left, even though he boarded the larger plane on the right. From there, Donald Trump climbed into a catering van and hidden inside, he was covertly smuggled onto the other plane. At the NATO summit he'd been attending, he referenced the threat to his life posed by Iran.
BBC ONE West, BBC News, 11 August 2026, 11:52-12:00
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Charged quote Trump switches planes over assassination threat
and hidden inside, he was covertly smuggled onto the other plane. At the NATO summit he'd been attending, he referenced the threat to his life posed by Iran. No, I'm number one on the kill list for Iran. They're lovely people. I'm number one. So I don't know, I can't tell you that, but I don't really care because I'm doing my job
BBC ONE West, BBC News, 11 August 2026, 12:04-12:09
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Charged quote Trump switches planes over assassination threat
The catering truck, now with President Trump hidden inside it, pulls away and takes him to the smaller C-32 military plane. He then departs Turkey incognito. As Air Force One takes off, everyone on board is totally unaware that they're being used as a decoy. Both planes travel to the UK and land for refuelling at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk.
BBC ONE West, BBC News, 11 August 2026, 12:48-12:54
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Charged quote Trump switches planes over assassination threat
I'm number one on their list, before you. But if I go, you go, right? Arriving safely back in the US, President Trump believed he had successfully duped any would-be assassins along with the press and American public. But now the whole story has been revealed. The White House said it uses every tool at its disposal
BBC ONE West, BBC News, 11 August 2026, 13:52-14:00
- 14:51 Story begins Government review finds anti-Semitism in schools
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Contested quote PM unveils plan to tackle subscription traps with auto-renewal rules
like, how amazing it is that you should shut those shops down. Are you the Prime Minister to fix our high street, and when will we start seeing and feeling a difference? I am going to give it the biggest go I possibly can, because I know how much this concerns people. I stood on doorstep after doorstep
BBC ONE West, BBC News, 11 August 2026, 25:57-26:01
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