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BBC News and Weather
Friday 11 September 2026 · 22:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 10 annotated moments · 26 of 30 min on news stories (86%)
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In the Commons, MPs voted against making assisted dying legal, rejecting the bill by 16 votes. It was the second time in two years the House had considered the issue, having voted in favour last year only for the bill to run out of time in the Lords. Campaigners outside Parliament expressed both delight and despair, with no campaigners citing risks of coercion and pro campaigners like the mother of a woman who died saying the vote was devastating.
The 25th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks was marked with memorial services at Ground Zero, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, with the US Vice President and all four living former presidents attending. The commemoration included moments of silence and the reading of nearly 3,000 names, plus a new moment for those who later died from 9-11-related illnesses. The broadcast also examined how the attacks led to a global war on terror, including the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, with ongoing consequences.
In the Middle East, Houthi fighters in Yemen took control of Perim Island at the mouth of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, threatening Saudi oil exports and adding to pressure on global oil routes already affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, UK figures showed the economy grew by 0.4% in July, contrary to expectations of no growth. The Princess of Wales visited the Royal Marsden Hospital, where she was treated for cancer, to see plans for a new holistic care centre funded partly by her Three Peaks challenge; she met patients and staff.
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Claim Houthi rebels capture new strategic islands in Red Sea
Houthis captured the town of Hais, then Mokha and Dubab, and Yemeni government troops withdrew from Perim Island.
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 11 September 2026, 21:03-21:13
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Charged quote Houthi rebels capture new strategic islands in Red Sea
And Yemeni government troops, who are backed by Saudi Arabia, have also pulled out of Perim Island, right in the middle of the Bab al-Mandab. Today, this jubilant Houthi militiamen says the rebels don't need missiles anymore, they just need to position themselves in the right places around the waterway.
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 11 September 2026, 21:21-21:22
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Claim Houthi rebels capture new strategic islands in Red Sea
The Houthis said shipping through the strait would be safe except for ships linked to Saudi Arabia.
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 11 September 2026, 21:41-21:47
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Charged quote Houthi rebels capture new strategic islands in Red Sea
apart from the Saudis. Satellite images show the impact of another attack in western Saudi Arabia on the route of an oil pipeline. Big setbacks for the Kingdom this week. A major win for Iran. Iran today has a weapon that's more important than the nuclear bomb. And that's the two most strategic straits
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 11 September 2026, 21:54-21:58
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Charged quote Houthi rebels capture new strategic islands in Red Sea
Satellite images show the impact of another attack in western Saudi Arabia on the route of an oil pipeline. Big setbacks for the Kingdom this week. A major win for Iran. Iran today has a weapon that's more important than the nuclear bomb. And that's the two most strategic straits in the Middle East are under its direct or indirect control.
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 11 September 2026, 21:59-22:03
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Charged quote UK economy grew 0.4% in July, beating forecasts amid global risks
that the economy is turning the corner alongside other confidence data, but it's turned its corner into this world of higher energy prices, higher inflation, higher borrowing costs, which makes things far trickier. And really what we've seen this week, is that the markets assess the situation in the Gulf
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 11 September 2026, 23:33-23:42
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Claim England close in on series whitewash against Pakistan at Edgbaston
Pakistan were all out for 449 in their second innings, leaving England 130 runs to win.
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 11 September 2026, 27:03-27:08
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Claim England close in on series whitewash against Pakistan at Edgbaston
Pakistan were all out for 449 in their second innings, leaving England 130 runs to win.
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 11 September 2026, 27:03-27:08
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Claim England close in on series whitewash against Pakistan at Edgbaston
Raza Ullah and Mohammad Abbas added 121 runs together.
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 11 September 2026, 27:57-27:59
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Claim England close in on series whitewash against Pakistan at Edgbaston
Raza Ullah and Mohammad Abbas added 121 runs together.
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 11 September 2026, 27:57-27:59
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