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BBC News at One including...
Wednesday 19 August 2026 · 13:00 BST · 1h · 8 stories · 15 annotated moments · 30 of 60 min on news stories (50%)
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The broadcast's lead story was the death of three family members who got into difficulty in the sea off Shoreham, West Sussex, leaving a young girl in a critical condition; the prime minister sent his condolences and warned about open-water swimming. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch's initial report into the Lewes train derailment found an irregularity in the track geometry before the accident. The prime minister also pledged to provide a bed for every rough sleeper in England this winter with over £100 million in additional funding, while new inflation figures showed prices rose by 2.9% in the year to July, partly due to energy costs. Other stories included the start of Erin Patterson's appeal against her murder conviction in Australia, the Liberal Democrats' proposal for the UK to join the EU migration pact, and data showing competition for degree apprenticeships in England has risen sharply.
The programme also reported on a US lawsuit accusing META of designing platforms to be addictive to young people, Ukrainian anti-corruption raids on officials, and the suspension of tennis player Nick Kyrgios after a positive cocaine test. The Queen spoke about the pressure of keeping the King's cancer diagnosis secret. In the West, a hospital worker in Somerset accessed and shared confidential patient information without permission, a man from Bristol was found guilty of preparing acts of terrorism, a driver in Swindon was jailed for dangerous driving, and a jury was discharged in the trial of eight Palestine Action supporters. The ongoing drought has made sports pitches in the region dangerously hard, affecting football, rugby and cricket. Later items covered complaints from Vinted users about account suspensions, a warning about an increase in fake products, and women in France describing how delays in a drugging case have caused further distress.
- 1:41 Story begins Seven die in head-on crash on A66 in Teesside
- 2:47
Claim Seven die in head-on crash on A66 in Teesside
Three members of the same family, a man, a woman and a teenage girl, died, and a child was taken to hospital.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 19 August 2026, 2:47-3:04
- 4:02
Claim Seven die in head-on crash on A66 in Teesside
The prime minister described the incident as a terrible tragedy.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 19 August 2026, 4:02-4:11
- 6:24 Story begins Passenger train derails near Lewes in Sussex
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- 9:21
Claim PM announces crackdown on waste crime with increased fines
There are 5,000 people sleeping rough on the streets.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 19 August 2026, 9:21-9:30
- 10:00
Claim PM announces crackdown on waste crime with increased fines
The government announced a plan to offer every homeless person in England a bed by Christmas, backed by £442 million, with councils and mayors tasked to find accommodation.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 19 August 2026, 10:00-10:05
- 10:39
Claim PM announces crackdown on waste crime with increased fines
The long term goal is to provide 1,000 more homes for permanent housing.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 19 August 2026, 10:39-10:45
- 11:45
Claim PM announces crackdown on waste crime with increased fines
Homelessness charities broadly welcomed the announcement, while the Conservative Party criticised it for lack of a plan and funding details.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 19 August 2026, 11:45-11:52
- 12:14
Contested quote PM announces crackdown on waste crime with increased fines
What was learned then? Well Nina, the number of rough sleepers in Greater Manchester have increased every year since 2021. And critics of Andy Burnham say he over-committed and under-delivered there. The Tories are telling us this lunchtime he failed because he didn't do the hard work necessary. The explanation of Angela Rayner to the BBC today is that actually the policy was successful
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 19 August 2026, 12:14-12:18
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- 18:03
Contested quote Erin Patterson appeals murder conviction in mushroom poisoning case
Erin Patterson though was not there in person, attending via video link from prison as her lawyers presented seven grounds for appeal. They began by arguing that her conviction was undermined by a catastrophic mix-up when the jury at last year's trial was deliberating staying at the same hotel as prosecutors and a key witness.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 19 August 2026, 18:03-18:08
- 18:15
Claim Erin Patterson appeals murder conviction in mushroom poisoning case
Patterson's legal team argued that the jury's verdict was compromised because the jury stayed in the same hotel as prosecution members and media.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 19 August 2026, 18:15-18:22
- 18:36
Charged quote Erin Patterson appeals murder conviction in mushroom poisoning case
Her lawyers also argued that mobile phone evidence linking her to an area where death caps had been cited and posted online was speculative. Other evidence presented during the trial included damning Facebook messages about her family but those too were irrelevant they said. But there were other points her defence team also felt strongly about.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 19 August 2026, 18:36-18:41
- 18:56
Charged quote Erin Patterson appeals murder conviction in mushroom poisoning case
Erin Paterson's lawyers have questioned a decision by the trial judge not to allow evidence that could have supported her argument that what happened at that meal was a terrible accident. These include photos of mushrooms taken years before that lunch proof perhaps of an innocent history of foraging.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 19 August 2026, 18:56-18:59
- 19:04
Charged quote Erin Patterson appeals murder conviction in mushroom poisoning case
not to allow evidence that could have supported her argument that what happened at that meal was a terrible accident. These include photos of mushrooms taken years before that lunch proof perhaps of an innocent history of foraging. And they objected to how the trial prosecutor, Dr Nanette Rogers, cross-examined Erin Patterson.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 19 August 2026, 19:04-19:07
- 19:25
Charged quote Erin Patterson appeals murder conviction in mushroom poisoning case
There were five days of often tense exchanges between the pair with Patterson's barrister today saying there's a real risk of there being improper inferences left in the minds of the jury. The prosecutions made it clear these points don't undermine guilty verdicts that they say were so inevitable on the evidence presented during the trial.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 19 August 2026, 19:25-19:30
- 19:34
Contested quote Erin Patterson appeals murder conviction in mushroom poisoning case
there's a real risk of there being improper inferences left in the minds of the jury. The prosecutions made it clear these points don't undermine guilty verdicts that they say were so inevitable on the evidence presented during the trial. Tomorrow they'll set out why they're challenging Patterson's sentence
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 19 August 2026, 19:34-19:39
- 19:42
Charged quote Erin Patterson appeals murder conviction in mushroom poisoning case
that they say were so inevitable on the evidence presented during the trial. Tomorrow they'll set out why they're challenging Patterson's sentence and want the triple killer locked up for life with no chance of parole. We won't know immediately whether either side's appeals are successful, a decision that could take months.
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