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Saturday 3 October 2026 · 13:00 BST · 10m · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 9 of 10 min on news stories (90%)
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More details have emerged about the attack on a Flydubai plane earlier in the week. Authorities in the UAE, which is leading the investigation, said the co-pilot used a crash axe kept in the cockpit to attack his captain, and media outlets including Reuters and the New York Times named the alleged attacker as Omani national Hamam al-Hamami, although there has been no official confirmation. Reports said he had shown Islamic extremist leanings and had been barred from flying by Oman over concerns about those views, and a top UAE official said the incident showed the region's struggle with extremism persists. A major question remained whether the co-pilot acted alone or with a group or state. Two Iranian men appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with terror offences over an alleged plot to target the Jewish community in Manchester with a homemade bomb on or before 20 September. Raman Salehi, 34, of Salford, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, of Liverpool, arrived illegally in the UK on small boats separately a few years ago, the court heard. They are accused of getting instructions to make a chlorine bomb, trying to get materials for an improvised explosive device and carrying out research and reconnaissance on potential targets, including Heaton Park synagogue, which was attacked last year killing two worshippers. Shabana Mahmood acknowledged that news of another potential attack would be deeply distressing for the Jewish community. The men were remanded in custody and will appear at the Old Bailey later this month. A British-Iranian dual national arrested in the investigation into a suspected plot to attack an RAF base in Gloucestershire was released on bail, while five men arrested near RAF Fairford last Sunday remained on police bail.
A major bridge in Kyiv was hit as Russia continued to target key infrastructure, the second major bridge hit in a few days, causing traffic to be blocked, and Kyiv's mayor warned such attacks were tearing the city apart. The Conservatives said they would create 50,000 new prison places in England and Wales to stop more criminals being released early if they win the next election; Kemi Badenoch admitted the last Tory government had made nowhere near enough new places but committed £2 billion in prisons, while Labour said the proposals were not credible. Energy UK called on the government to take immediate action to help people with bills this winter, saying millions of customers were carrying record energy debt; the government said a VAT cut on electricity bills would reduce a typical annual payment by £45.
Buckingham Palace said King Charles's upcoming Caribbean tour would not shy away from the darkest days of our past, with the King expected to face renewed calls to apologise for the UK's role in the transatlantic slave trade. The palace said he would not formally apologise. Between 1500 and 1800, British ships forcibly transported around 3.4 million people from Africa across the Atlantic to European colonies and plantations. Last month, a Jamaican delegation delivered a petition to the King asking him to refer questions about Britain's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and reparations to his Privy Council. The chances of Britain agreeing to pay reparations during the tour were slim to none, the palace said it would be a matter for the UK government, and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said he did not think reparations were the answer.
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Claim Dubai-Tel Aviv flight makes Saudi emergency landing after pilot fight
Reports described a fight between the pilots, including a claim that one pilot stabbed the other and an Israeli media report that the plane descended almost 17,000 feet in a minute.
BBC One, BBC News, 3 October 2026, 0:25-0:33
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Claim Dubai-Tel Aviv flight makes Saudi emergency landing after pilot fight
The pilot accused of carrying out the stabbing was arrested and is being questioned by Saudi authorities.
BBC One, BBC News, 3 October 2026, 0:25-0:31
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Claim Dubai-Tel Aviv flight makes Saudi emergency landing after pilot fight
The suspect or co-pilot was identified as Omani national Hamam al-Hamami.
BBC One, BBC News, 3 October 2026, 0:38-0:44
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Claim Dubai-Tel Aviv flight makes Saudi emergency landing after pilot fight
Passengers returned to Tel Aviv and were met with celebrations at Ben Gurion Airport.
BBC One, BBC News, 3 October 2026, 1:43-1:53
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Charged quote Two Iranian men remanded over alleged Manchester Jewish community bomb plot
and carrying out research and reconnaissance on potential targets. The court heard that on the day that the men were arrested, the 20th of September, they were seen what they described as carrying out hostile reconnaissance on Jewish buildings, including on the Heaton Park synagogue. That same place was attacked last year, killing two worshippers,
BBC One, BBC News, 3 October 2026, 3:21-3:26
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Charged quote Two Iranian men remanded over alleged Manchester Jewish community bomb plot
they were seen what they described as carrying out hostile reconnaissance on Jewish buildings, including on the Heaton Park synagogue. That same place was attacked last year, killing two worshippers, and Shabana Mahmood has acknowledged that news of another potential attack would be deeply distressing for the Jewish community.
BBC One, BBC News, 3 October 2026, 3:29-3:33
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Contested quote Kemi Badenoch pledges 50,000 prison places funded by foreign aid cuts
causing traffic to be blocked. Kyiv's mayor has warned that such attacks were tearing Kiev apart. The Conservatives say that they would create 50,000 new prison places in England and Wales to stop more criminals being released early if they win the next election. Speaking ahead of the party's conference in Birmingham,
BBC One, BBC News, 3 October 2026, 4:29-4:34
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Claim Kemi Badenoch pledges 50,000 prison places funded by foreign aid cuts
Kemi Badenoch pledged 50,000 new prison places, funded by cuts to foreign aid, according to reports.
BBC One, BBC News, 3 October 2026, 4:29-4:38
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Charged quote Kemi Badenoch pledges 50,000 prison places funded by foreign aid cuts
Kemi Badenoch admitted that the last Tory government had made nowhere near enough new places but said that she was committing to investing £2 billion in prisons. Labour said the proposals weren't credible. Our political correspondent, Billy Kenber, reports. By building 50,000 new prison places if they win the next election.
BBC One, BBC News, 3 October 2026, 4:50-4:53
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Contested quote Kemi Badenoch pledges 50,000 prison places funded by foreign aid cuts
Nick Timothy, the Shadow Justice Secretary, said the cost of construction would come from cuts elsewhere. We've chosen to cut the aid budget and we've chosen to cut the DCMS budget to make sure that there is £2 billion a year to go additionally into the prison budget to make sure that we have those 50,000 extra places
BBC One, BBC News, 3 October 2026, 5:33-5:45
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Claim Kemi Badenoch pledges 50,000 prison places funded by foreign aid cuts
Kemi Badenoch pledged 50,000 new prison places, funded by cuts to foreign aid, according to reports.
BBC One, BBC News, 3 October 2026, 5:33-5:45
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Contested quote Kemi Badenoch pledges 50,000 prison places funded by foreign aid cuts
to make sure that there is £2 billion a year to go additionally into the prison budget to make sure that we have those 50,000 extra places and that will mean that we'll be able to reverse Labour's early release scheme. Growing numbers of prisoners and longer sentences have meant prisons have been running at close to capacity for years.
BBC One, BBC News, 3 October 2026, 5:48-5:52
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Charged quote Kemi Badenoch pledges 50,000 prison places funded by foreign aid cuts
Bridget Phillipson, the Labour Party Chair, said the Conservatives oversaw a net increase of just 500 prison places in their 14 years in power. She accused the Tories of leaving the criminal justice system at breaking point. New prison places would need more prison staff at a time when the Prison Governors Association says
BBC One, BBC News, 3 October 2026, 6:23-6:28
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Claim Energy price cap rises 4% with January bills forecast near £2,000
The energy price cap is forecast to rise by 16% in January, adding more than £270 to an annual household bill.
BBC One, BBC News, 3 October 2026, 7:27-7:38
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Claim King Charles will not apologise for slavery on Caribbean tour, Palace says
King Charles will not apologise for the UK's role in the transatlantic slave trade during his forthcoming Caribbean visit, with the decision based on legal advice and government advice.
BBC One, BBC News, 3 October 2026, 10:44-10:48
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