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An internationally weighted bulletin dominated by the US midterm elections, which took 12 minutes 16 seconds of airtime. The King's Caribbean tour followed at 5 minutes 39 seconds, while European flight bomb scares, a Russian strike in Ukraine and a Tenerife footballer's death each got around two and a half minutes.

Running order

0:06 Americans vote in midterms seen as verdict on Trump's second term · 12m 16s
Polls were closing in US midterm elections, with all 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats contested and the results seen as a verdict on Donald Trump's second term.
11:12 King Charles ends Caribbean tour with unity warning · 5m 39s
King Charles told the Commonwealth summit in Antigua that the transatlantic slave trade filled him with horror and profound personal sorrow, but stopped short of an apology.
16:51 Hoax bomb threats disrupt European flights and newsrooms · 2m 17s
20:17 Russian strike kills 24 at southern Ukraine aid centre · 2m 32s
The death toll from a Russian glide-bomb attack on a humanitarian centre in Komyshuvakha in the Zaporizhzhia region rose to 33, with more still missing.
23:35 Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies as police investigate collision · 2m 25s
Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel died from head and chest injuries after colliding with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono, and Spanish police reportedly opened an involuntary manslaughter investigation.

On air

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0:50

King Charles, King
4:30

Donald Trump, President
5:45

Abdul El-Sayed, progressive candidate and a critic of Israel
6:14

Mike Rogers, Republican
9:25

Ted Cruz, Senator
9:45

Stephen Hawkins, researcher
10:44

Danny McCarrie, independent contractor
13:38

Andy Burnham, Prime Minister
14:35

Kemi Badenoch, Conservative leader

0:06
Story begins Americans vote in midterms seen as verdict on Trump's second term
5:36

Charged quote Americans vote in midterms seen as verdict on Trump's second term

Another key state to watch is Michigan, where Democrats could lose a Senate seat. Abdul El-Sayed's high-profile left-wing campaign may have turned off some moderate Democrats, while Republicans baselessly accused him of supporting terrorists. A lot of kids have had to watch their president demonize somebody as a function of their name or the way they pray.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 3 November 2026, 5:36-5:45
11:12
Story begins King Charles ends Caribbean tour with unity warning
16:51
Story begins Hoax bomb threats disrupt European flights and newsrooms
17:07

Claim Hoax bomb threats disrupt European flights and newsrooms

No explosives were found on the affected or inspected flights, and all affected flights landed safely.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 3 November 2026, 17:07-17:13
17:09

Claim Hoax bomb threats disrupt European flights and newsrooms

The UK government said two bomb threats on flights from the UK were malicious hoaxes.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 3 November 2026, 17:09-17:13
20:17
Story begins Russian strike kills 24 at southern Ukraine aid centre
20:17

Claim Russian strike kills 24 at southern Ukraine aid centre

The death toll from a Russian attack on an underground humanitarian centre in Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region, rose to 33, with rescue workers among casualties in a second strike.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 3 November 2026, 20:17-20:23
23:35
Story begins Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies as police investigate collision

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