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BBC News
Monday 24 August 2026 · 18:00 BST · 30m · 9 stories · 15 annotated moments · 27 of 30 min on news stories (89%)
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Twelve people have been arrested in connection with the head-on crash on Teesside that left seven dead, including two police officers, with alleged offences including possession of a firearm and participating in organised crime. Andy Burnham made his first overseas trip as Prime Minister to Kyiv, where he co-hosted a meeting of supportive nations and confirmed Britain would help Ukraine manufacture Storm Shadow cruise missiles, while a drone strike in Chernihiv injured at least 20 people.
Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott was found guilty of abusing two young children between 1993 and 2010. Tesla is recalling nearly three million cars in China over concerns about interior door handles in emergencies. New figures show hundreds of dental practices in England have stopped NHS work, with the Nuffield Trust reporting a 10% decline over the last decade. The BBC gained rare access to senior Taliban figures in Afghanistan five years after they returned to power, including a governor who was a former Guantanamo Bay inmate. The US Treasury Secretary announced Operation Economic Outcast, described as the biggest economic onslaught in history, targeting Iran's financial networks. Tens of thousands of people were told to flee near Reno, Nevada, as wildfires approached, with a state of emergency declared.
Visitors to the highest mountain in Wales were urged not to skip queues after several arguments broke out. Fast bowler Brydon Carse was dropped from the England squad for the second test against Pakistan following an incident outside a bar in Derby. Montague's Harrier, one of the UK's rarest birds of prey, has successfully nested for a second year at a secret location, with two chicks fitted with satellite tags to track their migration.
- 1:21 Story begins Seven die in head-on crash on A66 in Teesside
- 4:14
Charged quote Seven die in head-on crash on A66 in Teesside
The investigation is ongoing and there's a limit to what I can say at this time. But of course anybody who glorifies dangerous driving is doing something that is truly reprehensible and unacceptable. In time we will come to all of the issues involved here but at this moment in time it's right for the investigation to take its course.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 August 2026, 4:14-4:22
- 6:30
- 8:54
Contested quote Burnham to ask Trump for Patriot missiles after Kyiv visit
and this is technical support going with what we've been doing from the very start and we'll continue to do that, nothing will change that. Who started the fire? That's the question, isn't it? Ukraine did not do that, Russia began this illegal invasion and that is absolutely clear and they could stop it at any given time.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 August 2026, 8:54-8:57
- 11:21 Story begins Graeme Dott found guilty of child sexual abuse
- 11:28
Claim Graeme Dott found guilty of child sexual abuse
Dott was convicted of abusing a girl and a boy between 1993 and 2010.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 August 2026, 11:28-11:35
- 11:28
Claim Graeme Dott found guilty of child sexual abuse
Dott was convicted of abusing a girl and a boy between 1993 and 2010.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 August 2026, 11:28-11:35
- 11:52
Claim Graeme Dott found guilty of child sexual abuse
Dott abused a boy, with the abuse lasting from 2006 to 2010.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 August 2026, 11:52-12:00
- 11:57
Claim Graeme Dott found guilty of child sexual abuse
Dott abused a boy, with the abuse lasting from 2006 to 2010.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 August 2026, 11:57-12:00
- 12:34
Claim Graeme Dott found guilty of child sexual abuse
Dott denied the allegations, calling them lies and nonsense.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 August 2026, 12:34-12:41
- 13:05
Charged quote Graeme Dott found guilty of child sexual abuse
and told her that no one would believe her if she said anything. The court heard, as a teenager, Dott's victim struggled to cope and first spoke to police in 2001. Why did it take 23 years to act? I can't comment on quite why it took so long. It was obviously a decision that was made prior to my involvement in this.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 August 2026, 13:05-13:08
- 13:20
Charged quote Graeme Dott found guilty of child sexual abuse
We will take all reports seriously, we will investigate them thoroughly and I think Graeme Dott's conviction today is testament to that. From emerging prospect to fully fledged star, Graeme Dott concealed a dark truth that's now been exposed. He wept in the dock at a verdict that leaves him disgraced and facing jail.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 August 2026, 13:20-13:27
- 13:27
Charged quote Graeme Dott found guilty of child sexual abuse
and I think Graeme Dott's conviction today is testament to that. From emerging prospect to fully fledged star, Graeme Dott concealed a dark truth that's now been exposed. He wept in the dock at a verdict that leaves him disgraced and facing jail. Stephen Godden, BBC News, at the High Court in Glasgow. Tesla is recalling nearly 3 million of its cars in China
BBC One, BBC News, 24 August 2026, 13:27-13:31
- 13:57
- 17:37 Story begins BBC gains rare access inside Taliban-run Afghanistan
- 21:54 Story begins US announces new sanctions to isolate Iran
- 23:26 Story begins Hawkeye Fire near Reno forces 90,000 to evacuate
- 23:36
Claim Hawkeye Fire near Reno forces 90,000 to evacuate
Six people were injured, including three first responders.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 August 2026, 23:36-23:40
- 23:40
Claim Hawkeye Fire near Reno forces 90,000 to evacuate
A state of emergency was declared.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 August 2026, 23:40-23:46
- 24:55
Claim Hawkeye Fire near Reno forces 90,000 to evacuate
The fire was reported as human caused.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 August 2026, 24:55-25:02
- 25:36
- 26:41
Claim Brydon Carse dropped from England squad after nightclub arrest
Brydon Carse was removed from England's squad for the second Test against Pakistan.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 August 2026, 26:41-26:51
- 27:13
- 27:52
Charged quote Montagu's Harrier nests successfully for second year with six chicks
The grey male swoops in and releases his prey. The female twists beneath him to snatch it from the air. It is a stunning aerobatic display but here in Britain Montague's Harriers are desperately rare. Now this is a top secret location. I've been told I can say I'm in England but I can't tell you which county we're in.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 August 2026, 27:52-27:57
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