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BBC News at One including...
Friday 14 August 2026 · 13:15 BST · 45m · 11 stories · 15 annotated moments · 29 of 45 min on news stories (65%)
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Firefighters in the West Midlands continued to tackle multiple wildfires amid soaring temperatures and drought, with homes damaged or destroyed in Stourbridge and Stoke-on-Trent, 54 people treated by paramedics, and 19 taken to hospital, including some firefighters. A parliamentary investigation into Nigel Farage's declaration of financial interests was reopened after he won the Clacton by-election, securing 22,239 votes against Count Binface's 9,455, while other major parties boycotted the contest. A mother, Courtney Gartshore, was jailed for six years for killing her three-month-old daughter with heat from a hairdryer, and rail accident investigators examined a partial derailment in East Sussex that left two people seriously injured and 18 others hurt. At least six people died in Japan from unprecedented heavy rain and flooding, and the Israeli Prime Minister described the UK as an 'Islamic Republic' in a podcast. Investigators found broken engine fragments caused a Ryanair cabin window to smash, and coverage marked five years since the Taliban retook Kabul, highlighting Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis and restrictions on women and girls. Hospices in England reported doubled deficits and planned cuts, actress Lucy Davis revealed she has incurable breast cancer, and Eurovision organisers proposed rule changes to tackle mass voting.
In regional news, NHS Blood & Transplant based in Filton apologised for a data breach after sensitive transplant patient data was sent over an unencrypted pager network, and a Somerset man's release from prison was reversed after he murdered his estranged wife. Livestock farmers were urged to remain alert as bluetongue virus cases rose on Exmoor, firefighters made progress damping down a fire near the Westbury White Horse, and engineers worked to fix Pero's Bridge in Bristol after it collapsed. Stroud's outdoor pool was set to reopen after a campaign, a 90-year-old with Parkinson's neared completion of a 90-mile walking challenge, and the town of Warminster was transformed with a dinosaur theme for a summer trail.
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Claim GB News investigation reveals anti-Farage links in standards committee
Farage did not attend the count.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 14 August 2026, 9:06-9:16
- 12:27 Story begins Mother jailed for killing baby with hairdryer heat
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Claim Mother jailed for killing baby with hairdryer heat
The baby sustained burns to her head, body and neck caused by a hairdryer.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 14 August 2026, 13:05-13:12
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Claim Mother jailed for killing baby with hairdryer heat
Courtney Gartshore received a six-year prison sentence for culpable homicide.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 14 August 2026, 13:18-13:22
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Claim Mother jailed for killing baby with hairdryer heat
The defence suggested the hairdryer was used to warm the baby because she was cold.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 14 August 2026, 13:58-14:05
- 14:23 Story begins Passenger train derails near Lewes in Sussex
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Claim Taliban restrictions on women's artistic expression highlighted
The Taliban have remained in control of Afghanistan five years after taking Kabul.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 14 August 2026, 17:24-17:31
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Claim Taliban restrictions on women's artistic expression highlighted
Afghanistan is experiencing a growing humanitarian crisis with record levels of hunger and malnutrition.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 14 August 2026, 18:00-18:08
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Claim Taliban restrictions on women's artistic expression highlighted
The Taliban have remained in control of Afghanistan five years after taking Kabul.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 14 August 2026, 18:21-18:25
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Claim Taliban restrictions on women's artistic expression highlighted
Under Taliban rules, girls are barred from attending school beyond grade six.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 14 August 2026, 19:14-19:17
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Claim Taliban restrictions on women's artistic expression highlighted
Under Taliban rules, girls are barred from attending school beyond grade six.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 14 August 2026, 19:14-19:17
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Claim Dina Asher-Smith targets Olympic gold after European record haul
Amy Hunt won the 200m gold, adding to her 100m title.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 14 August 2026, 23:36-23:43
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Claim Bluetongue virus surge among sheep causes farming emergency
Bluetongue cases are concentrated in the southwest of England, with 46 confirmed in Somerset and one each in Dorset and Wiltshire.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 14 August 2026, 29:59-30:06
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Claim Warminster town hosts dinosaur themed summer treasure trail
Warminster has a dinosaur themed treasure trail this summer, with a letter hunt in shop windows and a raffle for dinosaur Lego.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 14 August 2026, 32:37-32:44
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Claim Warminster town hosts dinosaur themed summer treasure trail
Warminster has a dinosaur themed treasure trail this summer, with a letter hunt in shop windows and a raffle for dinosaur Lego.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 14 August 2026, 33:24-33:28
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Claim Warminster town hosts dinosaur themed summer treasure trail
Warminster has a dinosaur themed treasure trail this summer, with a letter hunt in shop windows and a raffle for dinosaur Lego.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 14 August 2026, 33:32-33:36
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Claim Rescue centres overwhelmed with sick animals during heatwave
Rescue centres were reported to be inundated with sick animals during recent heatwaves.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 14 August 2026, 36:00-36:06
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