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BBC News at One including...
Monday 21 September 2026 · 13:00 BST · 1h · 14 stories · 15 annotated moments · 50 of 60 min on news stories (84%)
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Flights across the UK were disrupted after a technical issue at the Nats air traffic control centre at Prestwick, the second such problem in under a fortnight; Nats said the connectivity issue was fixed but delays and cancellations continued, particularly in Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England. An independent review into young people's mental health, ADHD and autism was previewed by Professor Peter Fonagy, who said rising anxiety, depression and self-harm should not be dismissed as a snowflake generation, and pointed to uncertainty over jobs, housing and money, social comparison, fewer places for real-life interaction, and poor sleep or exercise. The Ministry of Justice said specialist courtrooms for rape and serious sexual offence cases would be rolled out to every Crown Court in England and Wales within two years, at a cost of around £23 million, with remote viewing, video links, trained staff and fixed trial dates. Axel Rudakubana appeared by video link from Broadmoor accused of attacking prison officers at Belmarsh; an 82-year-old man died in Greece after a fight over a beach sun lounger; Reform UK named Helen Jenner as its new leader in Wales; and the Liberal Democrats conference in Brighton heard calls for every mother to have a dedicated midwife, with Sir Ed Davey also discussing growth, tax cuts and the EU single market.
A teaching union, the NAHT, warned that graded Ofsted inspections still pose a risk to life and should end, after Ofsted moved from single grades to a report card system following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry. A dementia study was fitting homes with sensors and smart devices to try to reduce care home and hospital admissions, as the number of people with dementia in the UK was expected to rise by 40% by 2040. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced pressure after further regional election losses for his CDU party, with the far-right Alternative for Germany making gains. Patrick Clancy, ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy, told CBS he had forgiven her for the deaths of their three children and criticised online abuse, while Japan issued evacuation orders for more than 1.6 million people as a powerful typhoon approached Tokyo. Presley Gerber, son of Cindy Crawford, died at 27 at a rehab facility in Los Angeles. The NHS launched an urgent appeal for organ donors as the waiting list reached almost 9,000 and donor numbers and family consent fell.
In the West, Swindon MP and Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said councils should be allowed to trial running local bus services, with the government promising more money and the Prime Minister Andy Burnham keen on the Manchester model, while the boss of Salisbury Reds argued franchising would put more burden on taxpayers; regional Liberal Democrats in Brighton debated concerns about the party's relevance. A 14-year-old boy was sentenced at Gloucester Crown Court after stabbing a girl who would not go out with him, Bristol City Council considered fines or prison for flags placed on public infrastructure after spending £50,000 removing them, and Bristol Airport faced delays and cancellations from the Prestwick air traffic control problem. The motor trade had 16,000 vacancies, nearly half of recent adverts for car mechanics, and a large bluefin tuna was landed off the North Yorkshire coast for the first time in decades, with conservation credited for the return of the fish.
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Claim Air traffic control failure triggers travel chaos and review
NATS said a fresh Prestwick incident was due to a software issue and unrelated to earlier technical problems or the August 2023 outage.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 21 September 2026, 2:01-2:08
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Claim Air traffic control failure triggers travel chaos and review
NATS said a fresh Prestwick incident was due to a software issue and unrelated to earlier technical problems or the August 2023 outage.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 21 September 2026, 2:13-2:19
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Charged quote Air traffic control failure triggers travel chaos and review
the costs associated with last time cancelling, hotels, et cetera, haven't had any of that money back. Nats has apologised and says the problem is now fixed, but airlines say enough is enough. I don't often quote Britney Spears in my professional capacity, but it is definitely a case of, oops, we did it again.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 21 September 2026, 4:34-4:37
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Charged quote Air traffic control failure triggers travel chaos and review
Nats has apologised and says the problem is now fixed, but airlines say enough is enough. I don't often quote Britney Spears in my professional capacity, but it is definitely a case of, oops, we did it again. And when can we be assured and when can we be confident that the system will run without these type of IT and technical issues.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 21 September 2026, 4:41-4:45
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Claim Air traffic control failure triggers travel chaos and review
NATS said a fresh Prestwick incident was due to a software issue and unrelated to earlier technical problems or the August 2023 outage.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 21 September 2026, 5:08-5:16
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Charged quote Air traffic control failure triggers travel chaos and review
It's affecting tens of thousands of passengers rather than hundreds of thousands. But the timing is pretty acute. And I have to say that airlines are now starting to get quite angry about this behind the scenes. What they would like to see is more investment in Nats to ensure that the air traffic control infrastructure,
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 21 September 2026, 6:14-6:18
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Claim Every Crown Court in England and Wales to get dedicated rape courtroom by 2028
At least one dedicated courtroom for rape and sexual offences is to be provided in every Crown Court in England and Wales within two years.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 21 September 2026, 10:40-10:49
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Claim Axel Rudakubana appears in court over prison officer attack charges
Axel Rudakubana appeared in court by video link from Broadmoor Secure Psychiatric Hospital, his first appearance since receiving a life sentence.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 21 September 2026, 13:43-13:50
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Claim Axel Rudakubana appears in court over prison officer attack charges
He faced four charges: attempted grievous bodily harm of a prison officer, two counts of assaulting an emergency worker, and possession of an offensive weapon in prison.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 21 September 2026, 13:50-13:57
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Claim Axel Rudakubana appears in court over prison officer attack charges
He gave no indication of a plea and was due to appear next at the Old Bailey on 19 October.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 21 September 2026, 14:33-14:37
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Claim Davey pushes maternity care at Lib Dem conference as party relevance questioned
Ed Davey warned about a national safety scandal in maternity care.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 21 September 2026, 15:31-15:40
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Claim Davey pushes maternity care at Lib Dem conference as party relevance questioned
Ed Davey warned about a national safety scandal in maternity care.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 21 September 2026, 15:40-15:49
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- 32:13 Story begins Organ donor consent rates fall as NHS urges action
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Claim Organ donor consent rates fall as NHS urges action
Almost 9,000 people were on the organ transplant waiting list, an all-time high.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 21 September 2026, 32:24-32:32
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Claim Organ donor consent rates fall as NHS urges action
Family consent rates were about 57%, down 10% over five years.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 21 September 2026, 37:29-37:36
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Claim Organ donor consent rates fall as NHS urges action
The NHS said urgent action was needed after a fall in UK donors.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 21 September 2026, 37:43-37:48
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