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Sunday 23 August 2026 · 13:00 BST · 10m · 4 stories · 13 annotated moments · 10 of 10 min on news stories (96%)
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Tributes were paid to two police officers, PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, who died in a head-on collision on the A66 in Teesside when their armed response vehicle was hit by a car travelling the wrong way. Five passengers in the other car also died and have yet to be named. The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating, with one focus being a separate pursuit of the car before the crash, and the A66 remains closed. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he was devastated, while floral tributes and messages have been left at the scene, with Blades also remembered as a football coach.
In Ukraine, former defence minister Mihaylo Fedorov told the BBC President Zelensky has questions to answer over corruption allegations, and he repeated his call for elections even during wartime, saying it was in the interest of all Ukrainians, while denying he had given the Kremlin a gift. He said he would go to America to seek Elon Musk's support for Starlink. Separately, Russia's ambassador to Britain, Andrei Kelin, has had his posting ended and returned to Moscow, with no replacement announced, though a British diplomatic source downplayed the significance, saying such gaps are not unusual.
Elected mayors in England could receive greater powers to overrule local councils on significant planning applications, including for homes, commercial space, and tall buildings, to boost housebuilding. Existing powers in London were cited as a model, with a property expert noting ongoing challenges. The proposals were criticised by the Tories, Lib Dems, Reform, and Greens. Finally, a football used by Diego Maradona to score the Hand of God goal against England in the 1986 World Cup sold for $3.3 million at auction.
- 0:21 Story begins Seven die in head-on crash on A66 in Teesside
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- 4:27
Contested quote Zelensky rejects wartime elections as sacked minister pushes for vote
that was seen as an attack on the President Volodymyr Zelensky, although he never named him personally directly. His call for elections seemed to fall flat, there was very little support for it, even though protesters had been out in support of him ever since he was sacked, calling for him to be reinstated.
BBC One, BBC News, 23 August 2026, 4:27-4:31
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Charged quote Zelensky rejects wartime elections as sacked minister pushes for vote
calling for him to be reinstated. Well, when we sat down he said he stood by his urges that there should be elections in this country even during wartime and he denied that by raising this he'd given a gift to the Kremlin. We are the only ones who will decide what we do going forward. That's what democracy is all about.
BBC One, BBC News, 23 August 2026, 4:44-4:48
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- 6:00
Claim Russia recalls ambassador to Britain without replacement
Russia recalled its ambassador to Britain, Andrei Kelin, in a scheduled move after his posting ended in July, with no replacement announced.
BBC One, BBC News, 23 August 2026, 6:00-6:06
- 6:18
Claim Russia recalls ambassador to Britain without replacement
Russia recalled its ambassador to Britain, Andrei Kelin, in a scheduled move after his posting ended in July, with no replacement announced.
BBC One, BBC News, 23 August 2026, 6:18-6:25
- 7:03
Claim Russia recalls ambassador to Britain without replacement
A senior British diplomatic source said the ambassador recall was not an unusual move between ambassadors.
BBC One, BBC News, 23 August 2026, 7:03-7:08
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- 8:03
Claim Government to give mayors powers to overrule councils on major planning
Mayors would be able to intervene in developments exceeding 150 homes, 15,000 square metres of commercial space, or 10 storeys in height.
BBC One, BBC News, 23 August 2026, 8:03-8:15
- 8:03
Claim Government to give mayors powers to overrule councils on major planning
Mayors would be able to intervene in developments exceeding 150 homes, 15,000 square metres of commercial space, or 10 storeys in height.
BBC One, BBC News, 23 August 2026, 8:03-8:15
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Charged quote Government to give mayors powers to overrule councils on major planning
if they involve more than 150 homes, more than 15,000 square metres of commercial space, or are over 10 storeys tall. We're talking about a big bang in affordable housing. There is one mayor in England who already has similar powers, Sadiq Khan, in London. Yet despite this, he hasn't met his housing targets.
BBC One, BBC News, 23 August 2026, 8:15-8:19
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Claim Government to give mayors powers to overrule councils on major planning
Sadiq Khan already has similar powers but has not met his housing targets.
BBC One, BBC News, 23 August 2026, 8:19-8:29
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Claim Government to give mayors powers to overrule councils on major planning
Sadiq Khan already has similar powers but has not met his housing targets.
BBC One, BBC News, 23 August 2026, 8:25-8:29
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Claim Government to give mayors powers to overrule councils on major planning
Mayors would be allowed to charge a levy on developments to fund infrastructure, similar to the Elizabeth line.
BBC One, BBC News, 23 August 2026, 9:08-9:17
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Contested quote Government to give mayors powers to overrule councils on major planning
but one Conservative mayor says there's still plenty of scope for change. If you're looking at this across a region of a million people, say, rather than a local council of 100,000, it's a lot easier to find the right places for development. And as I say, if a scheme is being blocked for some particular reason
BBC One, BBC News, 23 August 2026, 9:26-9:35
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Claim Government to give mayors powers to overrule councils on major planning
The policy has been criticised by the Tories, Liberal Democrats, Reform and the Greens.
BBC One, BBC News, 23 August 2026, 9:52-9:59
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