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BBC News
Tuesday 25 August 2026 · 18:00 BST · 30m · 10 stories · 15 annotated moments · 26 of 30 min on news stories (88%)
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Five more people, including a 16-year-old boy, were arrested in connection with the wrong-way crash on the A66 in Middlesbrough that killed seven people, including two police officers, bringing the total arrests to 17. It emerged that a house rammed by a car before the crash belonged to the father of one of the teenagers who died, and Cleveland Police described the investigation as fast-moving and complex. Separately, the Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating after a man died and a woman was critically injured in a car crash following a police pursuit near Stratford-upon-Avon, with the driver of the Audi, aged 19, pronounced dead at the scene.
A new government-commissioned report found that young people leaving care in England are about four times more likely to die young than those who have not been in the care system, with many left isolated and without support after turning 18. The report detailed cases of care leavers who died, including more than a third who took their own lives, and the government announced £25 million for settled homes and a named adult for care leavers up to age 25. In other news, the US trial of a Libyan man accused of building the bomb that destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie was postponed for a third time, leaving relatives shocked, and the Prime Minister announced plans to build 70,000 social and affordable homes in England over the next decade, with 60% for social rent, though charities said it was not enough to meet demand.
China showcased its robotics at the World Humanoid Games, where a machine beat Usain Bolt's 100m record, and the country now has more robots working in factories than the rest of the world combined, raising questions about the future of employment. A tornado near Toulouse in southern France injured 39 people and damaged hundreds of buildings, leaving nearly 3,000 homes without power. Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on around $20 billion of US imports, ranging from 15% to 50%, after trade talks collapsed, with each side accusing the other of unreasonable demands.
- 1:32 Story begins Seventeen arrested as A66 crash investigation widens
- 1:53
Claim Seventeen arrested as A66 crash investigation widens
Cleveland Police made 12 arrests in connection with the incident.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 August 2026, 1:53-1:58
- 2:05
Claim Seventeen arrested as A66 crash investigation widens
The house rammed during the incident belonged to the father of Cole Worthy.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 August 2026, 2:05-2:11
- 2:45
Claim Seventeen arrested as A66 crash investigation widens
Four of the five people who died in the car had previous convictions.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 August 2026, 2:45-2:53
- 5:12
- 5:35
Claim Man dies in police pursuit crash near Stratford-upon-Avon
A 19-year-old man driving a black Audi died after a crash with a white Ford Puma following a police pursuit near Stratford-upon-Avon; the woman driving the Ford Puma was critically injured.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 August 2026, 5:35-5:47
- 5:47
Claim Man dies in police pursuit crash near Stratford-upon-Avon
A 19-year-old man driving a black Audi died after a crash with a white Ford Puma following a police pursuit near Stratford-upon-Avon; the woman driving the Ford Puma was critically injured.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 August 2026, 5:47-5:52
- 6:07
Claim Man dies in police pursuit crash near Stratford-upon-Avon
The IOPC has begun a mandatory investigation because a death followed a police pursuit.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 August 2026, 6:07-6:22
- 6:38
- 7:18
Claim CIA director John Ratcliffe confirmed in Moscow for unannounced talks
CIA Director John Ratcliffe was in Moscow on his first known official visit.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 August 2026, 7:18-7:35
- 8:29
- 10:35
Claim Care leavers die at four times general population rate, review finds
112 care leavers aged 18 to 24 died in 2025.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 August 2026, 10:35-10:45
- 10:35
Claim Care leavers die at four times general population rate, review finds
112 care leavers aged 18 to 24 died in 2025.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 August 2026, 10:35-10:45
- 10:42
Claim Care leavers die at four times general population rate, review finds
Just over a third of those deaths were suicides.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 August 2026, 10:42-10:45
- 10:42
Claim Care leavers die at four times general population rate, review finds
Just over a third of those deaths were suicides.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 August 2026, 10:42-10:45
- 12:06
Claim Care leavers die at four times general population rate, review finds
The government announced £25 million for housing support over the next 12 months.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 August 2026, 12:06-12:14
- 12:06
Claim Care leavers die at four times general population rate, review finds
The government announced £25 million for housing support over the next 12 months.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 August 2026, 12:06-12:14
- 12:37
- 15:21
- 19:25
- 19:47
Claim Robot breaks 100m world record at Beijing Humanoid Robot Games
China has two million industrial robots, three times more than the United States.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 August 2026, 19:47-19:54
- 21:22
Claim Robot breaks 100m world record at Beijing Humanoid Robot Games
China has two million industrial robots, three times more than the United States.
BBC One, BBC News, 25 August 2026, 21:22-21:27
- 22:51 Story begins Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on US goods
- 24:43
- 26:38 Story begins Sir Billy Boston, rugby league legend, dies aged 92
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