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A mixed domestic and international bulletin led by Thomas Markle's Florida court appearance, which got the longest slot at 3 minutes 54 seconds. The Russell Brand investigation was the second-longest item at 3 minutes 26 seconds, while the tech market story ran 3 minutes 8 seconds. Airtime was fairly evenly split between UK stories and international news, with no single subject taking half the programme.

Running order

2:13 Thomas Markle appears in Florida court on abuse image charges · 3m 54s
Thomas Markle, 82, appeared in a Tampa court charged with possessing child abuse images and was released under electronic monitoring to his Florida care home.
6:09 Childminder Amanda Mathewson jailed for two years over Fife neglect · 2m 43s
Childminder Amanda Mathewson was jailed for two years after more than 20 children were found alone and unsupervised at her Fife home.
8:52 Trump announces post-midterm staffing changes · 1m 27s
10:22 No explosives found as hoax bomb threats hit European flights and newsrooms · 2m 21s
For a third day, bomb threats affected European flights and newsrooms in Ireland and London, with no explosives found.
12:44 Met Commissioner expects more Russell Brand accusers · 3m 26s
Police said Russell Brand was being further investigated over rape allegations from two women before his sentencing on Monday for rape and sexual assault against four women.
16:11 Anthony Williams trial: train worker says he was terrorised by knife attacker · 2m 19s
Train worker Samir Zitouni told a court he was terrorised during a knife attack on a moving LNER train, and Anthony Williams denies 14 attempted murder counts.
18:31 US tech shares steady after global sell-off over AI and data centres · 3m 8s
US tech shares steadied after a global sell-off linked to concerns about AI and data centres, with Nvidia recovering some losses.
21:40 Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years for murdering 191 people in Kenyan cult · 2m 26s
Paul Mackenzie was sentenced to 200 years for murdering 191 people, all but one children, after encouraging followers to starve them.
24:29 Brian Devine banned for two years over Clickgate cheating scandal · 1m 41s
Amateur cricketer Brian Devine was banned for two years after he was filmed clicking his fingers to trick an umpire into giving a batsman out.
26:13 Tuchel names Jude and Jobe Bellingham in England squad but omits Cole Palmer · 2m 7s
England manager Thomas Tuchel named brothers Jude and Jobe Bellingham together for the first time but left out Cole Palmer for Nations League matches.
28:22 Monty Don signs off from Gardeners' World after 23 years · 2m 6s
Monty Don presented his final Gardeners' World as head gardener after 23 years, signing off from Longmeadow Garden with his dog Ned.

On air

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9:41

Donald Trump, President
15:17

Andy Burnham, Shadow Health Secretary in 2014
15:42

Russell Brand, convicted rapist
17:36

Samir Zitouni, train worker
17:58

Scott Blecher, who was stabbed multiple times
26:59

Thomas Tuchel, England manager
28:41

Monty Don, head gardener on the series

2:13
Story begins Thomas Markle appears in Florida court on abuse image charges
5:14

Claim Thomas Markle appears in Florida court on abuse image charges

A separate hearing granted Markle bond.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 6 November 2026, 5:14-5:21
6:09
Story begins Childminder Amanda Mathewson jailed for two years over Fife neglect
8:52
Story begins Trump announces post-midterm staffing changes
8:52

Claim Trump announces post-midterm staffing changes

Donald Trump announced that Stephen Miller would replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff from Monday, saying Wiles had done an outstanding job and would move to the Trump political operation.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 6 November 2026, 8:52-9:00
9:03

Claim Trump announces post-midterm staffing changes

Miller was Trump's deputy chief of staff and was regarded as a driving force behind the immigration crackdown.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 6 November 2026, 9:03-9:08
10:06

Claim Trump announces post-midterm staffing changes

Some Democrats used extreme language about Miller, including accusations that he was responsible for deaths.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 6 November 2026, 10:06-10:10
10:10

Claim Trump announces post-midterm staffing changes

Miller's appointment was reported to have undermined hopes for a conciliatory approach to the new Congress.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 6 November 2026, 10:10-10:18
10:22
Story begins No explosives found as hoax bomb threats hit European flights and newsrooms
12:44
Story begins Met Commissioner expects more Russell Brand accusers
14:14

Claim Met Commissioner expects more Russell Brand accusers

The defence barrister in the Brand case self-referred to a watchdog after criticism that he had engaged in victim blaming and used rape myths.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 6 November 2026, 14:14-14:21
16:11
Story begins Anthony Williams trial: train worker says he was terrorised by knife attacker
18:31
Story begins US tech shares steady after global sell-off over AI and data centres
21:40
Story begins Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years for murdering 191 people in Kenyan cult
21:40

Claim Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years for murdering 191 people in Kenyan cult

Mackenzie was sentenced to 200 years for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 6 November 2026, 21:40-21:52
21:46

Claim Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years for murdering 191 people in Kenyan cult

Mackenzie and 27 or 28 associates were convicted last month of murdering 191 people, 190 of them children, in the doomsday cult case.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 6 November 2026, 21:46-21:52
22:01

Charged quote Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years for murdering 191 people in Kenyan cult

Paul Mackenzie encouraged his followers to starve their children to death. Our Africa correspondent, Thomas McQuana, reports. A cult leader led into court, a mass murderer ready to be sentenced. For years, Paul Mackenzie preached a doctrine of death through starvation, convicted of killing 191, all but one of them children.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 6 November 2026, 22:01-22:07
22:09

Charged quote Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years for murdering 191 people in Kenyan cult

Our Africa correspondent, Thomas McQuana, reports. A cult leader led into court, a mass murderer ready to be sentenced. For years, Paul Mackenzie preached a doctrine of death through starvation, convicted of killing 191, all but one of them children. In court today, he faced a death sentence, the judge explaining instead

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 6 November 2026, 22:09-22:19
22:41

Claim Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years for murdering 191 people in Kenyan cult

The judge said a death sentence could be seen as martyrdom rather than punishment.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 6 November 2026, 22:41-22:48
23:24

Claim Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years for murdering 191 people in Kenyan cult

Bodies were still being kept in a makeshift morgue three years after mass graves were found.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 6 November 2026, 23:24-23:29
23:44

Charged quote Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years for murdering 191 people in Kenyan cult

and they've been taken from there into the morgue here so the families can come in and identify their kin and take them for burial. What happened here has left a scar on this nation, shaken by the horrors of the cult. Mackenzie now faces a lifetime in prison. Families of his victims surely hoping that's an end to his harm.

BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 6 November 2026, 23:44-23:50
24:29
Story begins Brian Devine banned for two years over Clickgate cheating scandal
26:13
Story begins Tuchel names Jude and Jobe Bellingham in England squad but omits Cole Palmer
28:22
Story begins Monty Don signs off from Gardeners' World after 23 years

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