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A bulletin weighted towards the US led on the final weekend of midterm campaigning, which dominated with 14 minutes 30 seconds of 23 minutes 11 seconds of listed airtime. The remaining 8 minutes 41 seconds covered Commonwealth slavery reparations, European cost-of-living unrest, a Hampshire stabbing and Formula One, making the mix mostly international with UK domestic and royal items.

Running order

0:22 Final weekend campaigning ahead of US midterms · 14m 30s
The final weekend of US midterm campaigning was dominated by the cost of living, with Sarah Smith reporting that polls consistently showed a surge in Democratic support.
15:14 King Charles ends Caribbean tour with unity warning · 2m 37s
17:51 Hampshire Halloween party stabbing injures five teenagers · 1m 31s
Hampshire police said three 16-year-olds and two 17-year-olds were taken to hospital with serious injuries after an unknown group entered a Halloween party in Chandler's Ford.
20:10 German youth protests turn violent as cost-of-living unrest spreads across Europe · 2m 48s
Gen Z Takes Charge protests in Germany over school funding, living costs and military service turned violent in Frankfurt and other cities, with similar unrest in France, Albania and Portugal.
22:58 Kimi Antonelli could seal youngest F1 title in Mexico · 1m 45s
Nesta McGregor reported that Kimi Antonelli finished third at the Mexican Grand Prix to become Formula One's youngest world champion at 20, ending Italy's 70-year wait.

On air

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5:02

Cameron McGill, local politician and pastor
6:50

Daisy Brooks, pastor
9:53

George Barber, runs a vineyard in this corner of America
15:34

Buckingham Palace
17:07

Kemi Badenoch, Conservative leader
17:56

Hampshire police, police
18:44

Elizabeth Pirie, Detective Chief Inspector, who's leading the investigation

0:22
Story begins Final weekend campaigning ahead of US midterms
2:12

Claim Final weekend campaigning ahead of US midterms

All 435 House seats and one third of the 100 Senate seats are up for election, with Republicans controlling both chambers.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 1 November 2026, 2:12-2:23
2:33

Contested quote Final weekend campaigning ahead of US midterms

Now both those chambers in Congress pass laws applicable across the country and they can act as a check on presidential power. So the Democrats taking one or both chambers would spell trouble for Donald Trump in his final two years in office. Well, Sarah Smith is in the key state of Maine in the northeast of the country where

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 1 November 2026, 2:33-2:41
5:25

Charged quote Final weekend campaigning ahead of US midterms

God's law is the foundation of our laws, our morality, jurisdiction of right. He's worried they'll stay at home during the crucial midterm elections. We need to understand God's jurisdiction when it comes to the matters that have divided us as a nation. Evangelical Christians have solidly backed Donald Trump and the Republicans.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 1 November 2026, 5:25-5:33
15:14
Story begins King Charles ends Caribbean tour with unity warning
16:08

Claim King Charles ends Caribbean tour with unity warning

The UK government has ruled out paying slavery reparations.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 1 November 2026, 16:08-16:23
17:07

Claim King Charles ends Caribbean tour with unity warning

The Conservative Party leader said Commonwealth nations should look forward and the UK should not consider slavery reparations.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 1 November 2026, 17:07-17:13
17:42

Claim King Charles ends Caribbean tour with unity warning

No speeches were planned during the Guyana visit, and the King was expected to address slavery at the Commonwealth heads of government summit in Antigua and Barbuda the following week.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 1 November 2026, 17:42-17:48
17:51
Story begins Hampshire Halloween party stabbing injures five teenagers
20:10
Story begins German youth protests turn violent as cost-of-living unrest spreads across Europe
20:10

Claim German youth protests turn violent as cost-of-living unrest spreads across Europe

Reported clashes between police and rioters occurred in German cities after Gen Z Takes Charge protests turned violent.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 1 November 2026, 20:10-20:20
20:33

Claim German youth protests turn violent as cost-of-living unrest spreads across Europe

Around 320,000 people took to the streets in towns and cities across France.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 1 November 2026, 20:33-20:39
20:39

Claim German youth protests turn violent as cost-of-living unrest spreads across Europe

French authorities opened an attempted murder investigation after a Molotov cocktail attack on a police officer.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 1 November 2026, 20:39-20:46
22:58
Story begins Kimi Antonelli could seal youngest F1 title in Mexico
23:46

Charged quote Kimi Antonelli could seal youngest F1 title in Mexico

Kimi Antonelli at the age of just 20 could become F1 champion. Sebastian Vettel who did so at the age of 23. Antonelli's rise has been nothing short of meteoric. Just his second year in F1, but those who know him best say they knew he was special the first time he climbed into a go-kart at the age of six.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 1 November 2026, 23:46-23:49

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