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BBC One — BBC News and Weather
Tuesday 11 August 2026 · 22:00 BST · 30m · 9 stories · 8 annotated moments · 27 of 30 min on news stories (89%)
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The lead story featured a woman named Laura, who waived her anonymity to speak about police failings after she was seriously sexually assaulted eight years ago, allowing her attacker, Simon Levy, to remain free and later murder two women and rape another in London. Levy was convicted last week and is due to be sentenced tomorrow; the Met accepts serious failings and is under investigation by the police watchdog, and more women have since come forward to report Levy to the police.
The Met Office said the UK is on course for its hottest summer on record, with an amber extreme heat warning issued for Thursday when temperatures could reach 38 degrees Celsius, and drought conditions affecting over two-thirds of England and all of Wales. The Prime Minister said he is increasingly confident that two of PC Andrew Harper's killers will not be released early from prison, after 50 police chiefs wrote to him urging prevention of their early release. Local authorities in England are to get more powers to block new vape and betting shops on high streets, following BBC investigations into organized crime.
In Colombia, emergency crews continued searching for survivors after an earthquake killed at least 240 people, with a state of emergency declared by the new president. It was reported that Donald Trump had to secretly swap planes as he left a NATO summit in Turkey due to fears of an Iranian assassination plot, hiding in a catering truck while journalists and White House staff remained on Air Force One as a decoy. China warned of a rise in marriage fraud as scammers target single men, with the BBC investigating the 'flash marriage' industry. Tomorrow evening, the UK will witness the most significant solar eclipse for a generation, a partial eclipse in the UK and total in Spain, with eye safety emphasized.
- 2:00 Story begins Simon Levy convicted of double murder and rape
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Claim Simon Levy convicted of double murder and rape
A survivor, Laura, reported her assault in 2018, but it took three years for Levy to go to court.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News and Weather, 11 August 2026, 3:56-3:59
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- 20:32 Story begins Trump switches planes over assassination threat
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Charged quote Trump switches planes over assassination threat
because of fears Iran would target the aircraft. He was filmed boarding Air Force One but was then smuggled off, hiding in a catering truck. Journalists and White House staff were not told and remained on board, potentially in harm's way. Sarah Smith has the story from Washington. It looks like business as usual.
BBC ONE West, BBC News and Weather, 11 August 2026, 20:47-20:53
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Claim China warns of rise in marriage fraud targeting single men
China has about 30 million more men than women.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News and Weather, 11 August 2026, 26:27-26:34
- 26:34
Claim China warns of rise in marriage fraud targeting single men
China has about 30 million more men than women.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News and Weather, 11 August 2026, 26:34-26:41
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Claim China warns of rise in marriage fraud targeting single men
China's population is shrinking because fewer marriages are leading to fewer children.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News and Weather, 11 August 2026, 27:00-27:05
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Claim European Athletics introduces guidelines to prevent sexualisation of female athletes
Team GB won gold and silver in the men's 100m final.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News and Weather, 11 August 2026, 30:15-30:19
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Claim European Athletics introduces guidelines to prevent sexualisation of female athletes
The crowd at the Alexander Stadium was sparse, with empty seats in the upper tiers.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News and Weather, 11 August 2026, 30:25-30:29
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Claim European Athletics introduces guidelines to prevent sexualisation of female athletes
Half of all tickets cost £30 or less.
BBC ONE WestHD, BBC News and Weather, 11 August 2026, 31:02-31:05
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