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BBC News at One including...
Friday 18 September 2026 · 13:00 BST · 1h · 15 stories · 15 annotated moments · 48 of 60 min on news stories (79%)
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The broadcast opened with the revelation that County Durham and Darlington NHS Trust admitted 20 women being treated for breast cancer underwent unnecessary mastectomies, with hundreds more harmed; the trust said thousands of further cases may need review, and Durham Police are investigating potential criminal offences. It then reported that the sisters of Nicholas Brandram, the man suspected of being the so-called Putney Pusher, told the BBC the Metropolitan Police had been negligent and reckless in its investigation, after he took his own life; the force said it recognised the strain of investigations and a mandatory referral had been made to the police watchdog. The programme also covered MI5's first admission that it gave evidence based on lies to three courts and that senior officers were repeatedly dishonest, with the High Court considering whether to bring contempt proceedings.
Other stories included police in Spain moving migrants from beaches in Ceuta, a British woman kidnapped in Malawi being rescued, the Conservative leader threatening court action over a council tax rise in Wandsworth, the Irish Prime Minister holding talks in Manchester with Andy Burnham, a Sikh activist from Dumbarton being granted bail in India, a deadly vehicle bomb attack on a mosque in Pakistan, MPs launching an inquiry into the UK's poor Eurovision results, and the discovery of a new wildcat species in Bolivia. Later in the programme, a man who piloted a dinghy carrying over 160 migrants across the Channel was sentenced to more than two years in prison, and an initial report into a UK air traffic control failure blamed a software defect occurring in a millisecond that disrupted over 300,000 passengers. The broadcast also noted the 100th anniversary of Marks & Spencer's clothing range.
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Claim County Durham NHS trust to review 4,500 breast cancer cases
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust admitted that 20 women had unnecessary mastectomies under its breast unit.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 18 September 2026, 3:22-3:27
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Claim County Durham NHS trust to review 4,500 breast cancer cases
Police are investigating potential criminal offences.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 18 September 2026, 5:25-5:36
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Claim County Durham NHS trust to review 4,500 breast cancer cases
A review of 500 cases at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust found that 315 patients had suffered harm.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 18 September 2026, 6:51-7:01
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Claim Putney pusher suspect's family accuse Met of negligence over his death
The Metropolitan Police referred itself to the IOPC over its contact with the man.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 18 September 2026, 10:34-10:38
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Charged quote MI5 accepts it gave dishonest evidence to three courts
Until now it only accepted giving incorrect evidence and apologised for failings. It has now accepted the findings of a damning report from the summer which said MI5 gave evidence based on lies and that senior officers were repeatedly dishonest. The High Court is going to have to decide what to do about that
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 18 September 2026, 11:43-11:52
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Claim MI5 accepts it gave dishonest evidence to three courts
MI5 admitted last year to providing false evidence in a case it brought against the BBC.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 18 September 2026, 11:43-11:52
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- 21:30 Story begins MPs launch inquiry into UK's poor Eurovision record
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Contested quote MPs launch inquiry into UK's poor Eurovision record
no UK act has come higher than 15th in more than a decade. Let's go to our entertainment correspondent, Lizo Mzimba, who joins me now. Lizo, this does feel a slightly strange issue, it has to be said, for Members of Parliament to be investigating. Well, it is, but there is a lot of concern out there in the public because it's not just
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 18 September 2026, 22:00-22:07
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Charged quote MPs launch inquiry into UK's poor Eurovision record
Well, it is, but there is a lot of concern out there in the public because it's not just look, Mum, no computer. In 2021, James Newman also came last, that time scoring the dreaded nous poivre, while in 2023, Mae Muller didn't do that much better, only coming second from last. Now, the act that represents the UK is chosen by the BBC,
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 18 September 2026, 22:17-22:20
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Claim MPs launch inquiry into UK's poor Eurovision record
MPs are to scrutinise the UK's Eurovision selection process, which involves the BBC, with BBC figures expected to give evidence.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 18 September 2026, 23:20-23:23
- 23:44 Story begins New wild cat species Tilkayo discovered in Bolivia
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Claim New wild cat species Tilkayo discovered in Bolivia
DNA testing revealed a previously unknown cat species in Bolivia, which had been mistaken for a tiger cat.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 18 September 2026, 23:44-23:51
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Claim New wild cat species Tilkayo discovered in Bolivia
DNA testing revealed a previously unknown cat species in Bolivia, which had been mistaken for a tiger cat.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 18 September 2026, 24:36-24:45
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Charged quote Air traffic control failure triggers travel chaos and review
Even after NATS, the UK's air traffic control provider, said that flight operations were stable, there was continued knock-on disruption. This is not the first time NATS has failed. In August 2023, its flight planning system crashed on the summer bank holiday. More than 700,000 passengers were affected.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 18 September 2026, 49:26-49:29
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Charged quote Air traffic control failure triggers travel chaos and review
impacted major airports across the UK, disrupting more than 300,000 people. And whilst the boss of NATS apologised for the glitch which started on Tuesday afternoon last week, some airline bosses described the system as not fit for purpose. We'd like to see change as an industry. Certainly in the private industry you would see change.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 18 September 2026, 50:05-50:10
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Claim M&S makes London Fashion Week debut for 100th anniversary
M&S's clothing range marked its centenary alongside the brand's debut at London Fashion Week.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 18 September 2026, 51:01-51:04
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Claim M&S makes London Fashion Week debut for 100th anniversary
After years of declining clothing sales following a loss of brand appeal in the late 1990s, M&S has experienced a major comeback.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 18 September 2026, 53:26-53:33
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