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Tuesday 13 October 2026 · 13:00 BST · 1h · 19 stories · 15 annotated moments · 46 of 60 min on news stories (76%)
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The head of MI5, Sir Ken McCallum, said the UK had entered a new era for national security, with state threats from Russia, China and Iran now matching counter-terrorism work and AI posing risks such as tailored propaganda, AI-enabled drones and a possible future bioweapons threat. The IMF upgraded UK growth this year but said higher energy prices and interest rates would hit consumers next year, while warning that the fallout from the US-Iran war remained uncertain and noting the UK's borrowing path. The government said it would regulate the home heating oil market, where prices have almost doubled and there is no price cap, with Ofgem likely to cover it and a strengthened code of conduct planned. One person died and several were injured on the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. More than 150 medical experts urged action on children's school screen time, Poundland confirmed talks with potential buyers and union leaders warned of possible administration and thousands of job losses, and newly released 911 calls about Christa Pike's failed execution revealed confusion and delays before emergency help. Around 650 more offenders were released early in England and Wales, French school protests continued with around 200 schools closed, and new figures showed a rise in energy theft, which can be deadly and adds around £50 a year to typical household bills. Pope Leo was in hospital for surgery to remove a lung nodule; actor RJ Mitte died at 34; Formula One announced a decade-long Rwanda Grand Prix from the early 2030s, a move expected to face opposition from human rights groups; the BBC shelved plans for a bespoke Archers studio in Birmingham; and a report examined car cloning, with a car stolen every 10 minutes in the UK.
In the West, plans for a £303 million bypass around Keynsham were removed from major road funding, along with a proposed M5 junction south of Tewkesbury. A court heard video of a Filton student being stabbed to death by his housemate, who admits killing but denies murder, while a judge denied bail to a man charged with murdering a woman in her 70s in Bradley Stoke. A proposed cycle lane through Bath's Royal Victoria Park faced opposition over safety, a 50,000-year-old woolly rhino skull found on the Mendips went on display in Wells, Cheltenham considered a town-wide smoke control area, and doctors urged more eye donation as 50 people in Gloucestershire waited for cornea transplants.
Later in the broadcast, Audrey Jockin, who has worked for the NHS since the day it was founded, was celebrated by family and colleagues at Liverpool's Royal Hospital. The man killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park was identified as William Chapman, and the park remained closed. Conservationists in North Yorkshire hoped a new breeding pair of red squirrels could boost numbers, and a restored 4K version of Hammer's 1958 Dracula was due to be shown at Bradford Science and Media Museum with previously unseen footage.
- 2:22 Story begins MI5 chief warns AI and bioweapons threaten security
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Claim MI5 chief warns AI and bioweapons threaten security
MI5 Director General Ken McCallum said in his annual threat speech that the UK had entered a new era for national security.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 13 October 2026, 2:25-2:32
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Claim MI5 chief warns AI and bioweapons threaten security
McCallum said resources used to combat threats from other countries were now at higher levels than during the Cold War.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 13 October 2026, 3:05-3:17
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Claim MI5 chief warns AI and bioweapons threaten security
McCallum said MI5's work on state threats from Russia, China and Iran now matched its counter-terrorism workload.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 13 October 2026, 3:07-3:17
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Claim MI5 chief warns AI and bioweapons threaten security
Terrorists have used AI for reconnaissance and attack methods, and AI-enabled drones are adding a new challenge.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 13 October 2026, 3:42-3:49
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Claim MI5 chief warns AI and bioweapons threaten security
Terrorists have used AI for reconnaissance and attack methods, and AI-enabled drones are adding a new challenge.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 13 October 2026, 3:42-3:49
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Claim MI5 chief warns AI and bioweapons threaten security
MI5 chief Sir Ken McCallum warned that the greatest threat is the combination of AI and bioweapons.
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Claim IMF upgrades UK growth but warns inflation will squeeze households
UK households face rising cost of living pressures because inflation is expected to be higher, with energy prices and interest rates also set to hit consumers.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 13 October 2026, 4:34-4:43
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Claim IMF upgrades UK growth but warns inflation will squeeze households
The IMF upgraded its UK growth forecast for 2026 to 1.3%, from 1.0%, making the UK joint second fastest-growing G7 economy with Germany.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 13 October 2026, 5:23-5:26
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Claim IMF upgrades UK growth but warns inflation will squeeze households
The IMF said decisive action was needed because debt levels and bond yields were rising.
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Claim IMF upgrades UK growth but warns inflation will squeeze households
The IMF said the UK stands out among G7 countries for having a plan to narrow its deficit.
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Claim Second wave of early prisoner releases frees 650 in England and Wales
A further 650 prisoners with sentences of up to two years and five months are being released.
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Claim French school protests continue in week four as turnout falls and Greta Thunberg joins
Around 400 schools in France were closed after students set fire to schools and vehicles.
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Charged quote French school protests continue in week four as turnout falls and Greta Thunberg joins
Protests over poor school conditions are underway in France again today with around 200 schools closed. Protests over recent weeks have seen hundreds of schools closed across the country as well as violent clashes and thousands of arrests. We can go to our Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield for the very latest. Hugh how are things looking in the capital today?
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 13 October 2026, 18:56-18:59
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Charged quote French school protests continue in week four as turnout falls and Greta Thunberg joins
and when I look at the crowds here not enormous I mean they're probably 10, 15,000 people here many of them not lysees at all but supporters from other unions and so on. So it's hard to grasp but this is not a monster demonstration. The government is hoping that it's running out of steam but the lysees if you talk to them they
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 13 October 2026, 19:33-19:37
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- 22:18 Story begins Pope Leo to undergo surgery after lung nodule found
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Claim Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte died aged 34, publicist says he took his own life
RJ Mitte died at the age of 34.
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