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Wednesday 7 October 2026 · 18:00 BST · 30m · 9 stories · 15 annotated moments · 25 of 30 min on news stories (83%)
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At the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, leader Kemi Badenoch said a Conservative government would scrap inheritance tax on family homes, allow couples to leave an additional £1 million tax-free, cut welfare spending to fund defence, cut employers' national insurance for young people, and build 50,000 more prison cells. She described the next election as a battle for the soul of the nation and criticised Labour and Reform UK. Political editor Chris Mason said the party was united behind her but still faced poor opinion polls. Lawyers for death row inmate Christa Pike said she was conscious and speaking in hospital after surviving a failed execution in Tennessee, and were in court seeking preservation of evidence, access to her and removal of handcuffs, and asking for her sentence to be commuted to life. The man accused of murdering former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe in July at her home in Devon appeared in court on a new charge of preparing terrorist acts, including against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage; Joshua Kerry, 28, from Rotherham, was remanded in custody, and prosecutors alleged online reconnaissance of prominent people and an attempt to break into Farage's South London home in April 2025.
At least 24 people were reported killed in Russian air strikes across Ukraine, including 18 in Pryluky where a block of flats was destroyed, with further deaths in Kyiv and Kremenchuk; Russia said it struck military industrial sites, while the UN said more people had died this year than in the previous 12 months, and Ukraine hit an oil tanker said to be part of Russia's shadow fleet. Five former Barclays city traders jailed over the LIBOR scandal had their convictions overturned by the Court of Appeal; the report said no senior banker was prosecuted after the 2008 financial crisis, that 19 traders were convicted across the UK and US between 2015 and 2019 and nine jailed, and that evidence the real rigging went to the top was kept out of trials. Ceremonies marked three years since the Hamas attacks on Israel, which killed around 1,200 people and saw more than 250 taken hostage, while Israel's offensive in Gaza has killed more than 74,000 people according to Hamas officials. Ahead of this month's general election, questions remained about Israel's security failure, with no state inquiry, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied responsibility and refused calls for a state commission. Five people were arrested for inciting racial hatred outside the Board of Deputies of British Jews in north London, and the Metropolitan Police arrested six people as pro-Palestine student demonstrations and counter-protests clashed. France banned police from using stun grenades during student protests after allegations a teenager's hand was blown off, amid more than two weeks of demonstrations over school conditions.
Reform UK said an internal investigation found it did not break electoral law when senior officials were secretly recorded discussing foreign donations, while the Metropolitan Police is separately investigating allegations the party broke foreign funding laws; an undercover investigation broadcast last month found two senior figures, including Nigel Farage's closest aide, suggesting a way to bypass electoral laws to secure foreign money. Boots was sold in a £6.7bn deal to Whittington Investments, the holding company of Canada's billionaire Weston family, buying it from US private equity firm Sycamore Partners after 18 months of ownership. Royal Mail announced plans to cut 2,500 jobs by the end of next year, about 2% of its 130,000 workforce, mainly in head office and support roles, as it battles competition and falling demand for letters; the company said postal workers and drivers were not affected and it had no plans to reduce postie numbers, but it has lost almost £800m over four years, struggled to meet delivery targets, and been fined £37m by Ofcom over three years, with an estimated 219 million letters due to arrive late this year.
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Claim Badenoch pledges inheritance tax scrap and welfare cuts for defence
Kemi Badenoch was reported to be planning an inheritance tax cut as her main announcement the next day.
BBC One, BBC News, 7 October 2026, 4:37-4:47
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Claim Badenoch pledges inheritance tax scrap and welfare cuts for defence
Kemi Badenoch was reported to be planning an inheritance tax cut as her main announcement the next day.
BBC One, BBC News, 7 October 2026, 4:37-4:47
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Claim Badenoch pledges inheritance tax scrap and welfare cuts for defence
Kemi Badenoch was reported to be planning an inheritance tax cut as her main announcement the next day.
BBC One, BBC News, 7 October 2026, 4:37-4:47
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Claim Badenoch pledges inheritance tax scrap and welfare cuts for defence
Kemi Badenoch was reported to be planning an inheritance tax cut as her main announcement the next day.
BBC One, BBC News, 7 October 2026, 4:55-5:09
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Claim Badenoch pledges inheritance tax scrap and welfare cuts for defence
Kemi Badenoch was reported to be planning an inheritance tax cut as her main announcement the next day.
BBC One, BBC News, 7 October 2026, 4:55-5:09
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Claim Badenoch pledges inheritance tax scrap and welfare cuts for defence
Kemi Badenoch was reported to be planning an inheritance tax cut as her main announcement the next day.
BBC One, BBC News, 7 October 2026, 4:55-5:09
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Claim Joshua Kerry charged with terrorism and Ann Widdecombe murder
Joshua Kerry, already accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe, has also been charged over alleged preparation of terrorist acts, with the charge covering late May 2024 to 8 July this year and alleging multiple acts including against Nigel Farage.
BBC One, BBC News, 7 October 2026, 11:51-12:00
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Charged quote Russian strikes kill at least 25 in Ukraine as Pryluky death toll rises
Russian commanders are ringing the changes. Some days they strike bridges or power plants. Last night it was this apartment block in Pryluky, east of Kyiv. One missile laying waste to all these flats. We were at home asleep. The windows blew out. Thank God we managed to cover the child with our bodies. Why do we have to suffer like this?
BBC One, BBC News, 7 October 2026, 13:08-13:16
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Charged quote Russian strikes kill at least 25 in Ukraine as Pryluky death toll rises
Last night it was this apartment block in Pryluky, east of Kyiv. One missile laying waste to all these flats. We were at home asleep. The windows blew out. Thank God we managed to cover the child with our bodies. Why do we have to suffer like this? The authorities in Ukraine said this was a war crime. At least 18 people killed, they said, including four children. Dozens were injured.
BBC One, BBC News, 7 October 2026, 13:18-13:27
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Contested quote Russian strikes kill at least 25 in Ukraine as Pryluky death toll rises
We were at home asleep. The windows blew out. Thank God we managed to cover the child with our bodies. Why do we have to suffer like this? The authorities in Ukraine said this was a war crime. At least 18 people killed, they said, including four children. Dozens were injured. President Zelensky said this was what Russia's armed forces had given as a birthday gift for Vladimir Putin.
BBC One, BBC News, 7 October 2026, 13:28-13:36
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Charged quote Russian strikes kill at least 25 in Ukraine as Pryluky death toll rises
The authorities in Ukraine said this was a war crime. At least 18 people killed, they said, including four children. Dozens were injured. President Zelensky said this was what Russia's armed forces had given as a birthday gift for Vladimir Putin. 15 people and others were rescued, but a number of residents were still unaccounted for.
BBC One, BBC News, 7 October 2026, 13:37-13:44
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Contested quote Russian strikes kill at least 25 in Ukraine as Pryluky death toll rises
… capital, Kyiv, part of a missile failed to explode and had to be made safe, but others did their lethal work, killing at least two people. To the south east in Kremenchuk, another attack, again on a residential area, several killed, many more injured. Russia's defence ministry said it struck military industrial sites, but civilians seem to be paying the price. The UN says more have died already this year than the previous 12 months.
BBC One, BBC News, 7 October 2026, 14:12-14:18
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Claim Third October 7 attacks anniversary marked with memorials and protests
Israel marked a national day of remembrance for the October 7 Hamas attacks.
BBC One, BBC News, 7 October 2026, 17:49-18:01
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Claim Southampton's Tonda Eckert given suspended six-week ban and £28,000 fine over Spygate
Tonda Eckert was sanctioned for three FA rule breaches over directing or authorising observation of training sessions at Oxford United, Ipswich Town and Middlesbrough, admitted the charges, and received a six-week suspension suspended until the end of the season.
BBC One, BBC News, 7 October 2026, 23:18-23:29
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Claim Southampton's Tonda Eckert given suspended six-week ban and £28,000 fine over Spygate
Tonda Eckert was sanctioned for three FA rule breaches over directing or authorising observation of training sessions at Oxford United, Ipswich Town and Middlesbrough, admitted the charges, and received a six-week suspension suspended until the end of the season.
BBC One, BBC News, 7 October 2026, 24:44-24:51
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