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Sunday 13 September 2026 · 14:00 BST · 10m · 4 stories · 14 annotated moments · 9 of 10 min on news stories (92%)
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Reform UK has defended two donations totalling £72 million from cryptocurrency billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne, insisting they are fully in line with the law. The government is introducing a £100,000 cap on donations from overseas British citizens, but Reform believes the donors' recent return to the UK means they will not be affected. Plaid Cymru, the second-largest party in Wales, rejected the donations as unacceptable.
The head of OpenAI says the company will not make its expected stock market flotation this year because of growing safety concerns about artificial intelligence, while the boss of Anthropic has called for slower development and tighter regulation. A researcher who quit warned there is a more than 10% chance AI could kill all humans, citing examples such as AI hacking into laboratories to produce deadly viruses. In Indonesia, rescue teams are searching for more than 100 passengers missing after a ferry capsized in the Java Sea, with over 100 rescued so far.
A US embassy staff member in London has been flown back to the United States after being accused of possessing indecent images of children; the embassy confirmed he was reassigned while inquiries continue. Housing secretary Angela Rayner told the BBC there is only a slim chance the government will reach its target of building 1.5 million homes in England by the next election, blaming headwinds including the Iran war and rising construction costs. Singer Celine Dion has made an emotional return to the stage in Paris after a six-year break caused by stiff person syndrome, performing to a sold-out crowd.
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Claim OpenAI delays IPO citing AI safety concerns
OpenAI will not go public this year because of concerns about AI safety.
BBC One, BBC News, 13 September 2026, 3:27-3:43
- 3:32 Story begins OpenAI delays IPO citing AI safety concerns
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Claim OpenAI delays IPO citing AI safety concerns
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in AI development over safety concerns.
BBC One, BBC News, 13 September 2026, 4:04-4:25
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Claim OpenAI delays IPO citing AI safety concerns
A researcher at Anthropic warned that AI has a more than 10% chance of killing all humans.
BBC One, BBC News, 13 September 2026, 4:31-4:43
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Contested quote US embassy staff member flown out of UK over indecent images allegations
correspondent Vincent McAvaney is here. What more do we know about this story? This unnamed individual is understood to have worked in the embassy in Vauxhall and, though not a diplomat, enjoyed the umbrella diplomatic protection in the role. He was flown back in August when this material came to light on a commercial flight, but before British police might
BBC One, BBC News, 13 September 2026, 6:53-7:07
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Claim US embassy staff member flown out of UK over indecent images allegations
A staff member who was not a diplomat was afforded diplomatic protection.
BBC One, BBC News, 13 September 2026, 6:57-7:07
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Claim US embassy staff member flown out of UK over indecent images allegations
The individual was returned to the US in August before British police could interview him.
BBC One, BBC News, 13 September 2026, 7:03-7:14
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Claim US embassy staff member flown out of UK over indecent images allegations
The US Embassy stated that personnel are expected to adhere to high standards of conduct.
BBC One, BBC News, 13 September 2026, 7:10-7:20
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Claim Celine Dion makes emotional Paris stage return after six-year break
Celine Dion said it was amazing to be back at her Paris concert.
BBC One, BBC News, 13 September 2026, 8:28-8:34
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Charged quote Celine Dion makes emotional Paris stage return after six-year break
Paris it was amazing to be back. Our Paris correspondent Hugh Scofield was there. After an absence of six years, the queen of the power ballad is once again where her millions of fans like her best, on stage. At this, the first of 16 shows over the coming weeks, Celine Dion lavished the audience with
BBC One, BBC News, 13 September 2026, 8:34-8:48
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Claim Celine Dion makes emotional Paris stage return after six-year break
Celine Dion performed her first full concert in six years in Paris.
BBC One, BBC News, 13 September 2026, 8:43-8:52
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Charged quote Celine Dion makes emotional Paris stage return after six-year break
over the coming weeks, Celine Dion lavished the audience with hit after hit. The production sumptuous, the voice supreme, the 40,000 who came from all over Europe and beyond for this moment beyond joy. She's back and she's so powerful. She's really good. What did you think? It was incredible. Yes. She's the
BBC One, BBC News, 13 September 2026, 8:52-9:07
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Claim Celine Dion makes emotional Paris stage return after six-year break
Over 30,000 Celine Dion fans gathered in Paris ahead of a concert.
BBC One, BBC News, 13 September 2026, 8:59-9:02
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Charged quote Celine Dion makes emotional Paris stage return after six-year break
moment beyond joy. She's back and she's so powerful. She's really good. What did you think? It was incredible. Yes. She's the best ever. She's the diva, a god, a woman god. And you would never know that she has, you know, an illness that is obviously affecting her vocal cords. Stunning voice. It was
BBC One, BBC News, 13 September 2026, 9:12-9:16
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Charged quote Celine Dion makes emotional Paris stage return after six-year break
announced her return. Not a tour, but a Las Vegas style residency in Paris. The city responded with gratitude and in the last few days, it's been Dion Mania, a giant open air karaoke. And outside her hotel, scores of fans waiting for a chance to see or even hear their idol. If they adore her, it's for the long list of hits that from the 80s
BBC One, BBC News, 13 September 2026, 9:38-9:48
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