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BBC News and Weather
Sunday 4 October 2026 · 22:00 BST · 25m · 6 stories · 8 annotated moments · 21 of 25 min on news stories (85%)
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The Green Party of England and Wales voted at its Brighton conference to declare Zionism racist. The Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council condemned the vote as an attack on the Jewish community, and Israel's foreign ministry barred Green leader Zack Polanski from entering the country. Polanski, who is Jewish, did not take part in the vote and had wanted an amendment backing protections for Jewish people. The Green leadership and its five MPs later said they would not tolerate harassment or discrimination.
The government said it was scrapping plans to restrict some jury trials in England and Wales, originally intended to cut a Crown Court backlog of around 80,000 cases. The justice secretary said judge-only trials would be removed from the package, while other measures would go before MPs, including keeping more cases in magistrates courts and allowing magistrates to jail for up to two years. At the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Kemi Badenoch said the party would win the next election, set out what she called classic conservative values, and proposed allowing higher-earning parents in England to keep free childcare and keeping the pensions triple lock.
The Pentagon confirmed all US bombers deployed at RAF Fairford had been withdrawn back to the United States, after reports that security concerns over a suspected terror plot led to the move. Russia attacked main bridges in Kyiv, injuring two people, as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited the city and pledged more aid; President Zelensky said the US was pushing for a new round of peace talks. Brazil's presidential election polls closed, with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro the leading candidates; a second round would follow if no candidate won more than 50%. Elfyn Evans became the first British world rally champion in a quarter of a century after Oliver Solberg crashed out in Italy.
- 1:36 Story begins Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion
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Charged quote Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion
from Israel. Here, the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council say the vote is an attack on the Jewish community. The Green Party leader, Zack Polanski, who was himself Jewish, didn't take part in the vote, saying he wanted an amendment that would back protections for Jewish people.
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 4 October 2026, 1:58-2:02
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Charged quote Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion
involved the displacement of Palestinians racist, but he wanted changes to the policy. He didn't take part in today's debate, and didn't vote. I'm devastated, absolutely devastated. I mean, I've been in this party 38 years. I never thought we would be at a point where, as a Jew, I feel excluded and I feel delegitimised.
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 4 October 2026, 3:44-3:46
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Charged quote Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion
I'm devastated, absolutely devastated. I mean, I've been in this party 38 years. I never thought we would be at a point where, as a Jew, I feel excluded and I feel delegitimised. Tonight, the Green leadership and its five MPs issued a written statement saying they would not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination.
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 4 October 2026, 3:48-3:58
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Charged quote Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion
I never thought we would be at a point where, as a Jew, I feel excluded and I feel delegitimised. Tonight, the Green leadership and its five MPs issued a written statement saying they would not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination. I'm deeply saddened that this motion has passed. It doesn't reflect my view, and I don't think it reflects long-standing Green principles either.
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 4 October 2026, 4:07-4:10
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- 7:48 Story begins Conservative Party conference begins in Birmingham
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Claim Conservative Party conference begins in Birmingham
Kemi Badenoch said she would scrap the cap on free childcare so families with someone earning over £100,000 a year can get it.
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 4 October 2026, 7:59-8:09
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Claim Conservative Party conference begins in Birmingham
The triple lock was in the Conservative draft manifesto, but the leadership did not appear to want to push it amid some internal discontent.
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 4 October 2026, 9:25-9:35
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Claim Conservative Party conference begins in Birmingham
Kemi Badenoch published a 30,000-word document called The Right Way setting out the core principles of her Conservative vision.
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 4 October 2026, 12:31-12:41
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- 12:59
Claim Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
The Pentagon confirmed that all US bombers at RAF Fairford had been withdrawn or returned to bases in the United States.
BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 4 October 2026, 12:59-13:07
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- 18:40 Story begins Elfyn Evans wins World Rally Championship title
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