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Friday 4 September 2026 · 12:15 BST · 45m · 4 stories · 15 annotated moments · 43 of 45 min on news stories (95%)

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Reform UK launched an investigation after undercover footage showed two senior aides discussing how to secure a foreign donation. Dan Dukes and James Orr stood aside pending the inquiry. Nigel Farage denied wrongdoing, calling it entrapment, but conceded the aides said things that should not have been said. The party faces separate investigations into donations.

In the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the jury returned for a seventh day of deliberations after struggling to reach a unanimous verdict. The judge told them to continue, and the defence's request to remove a juror was not granted. Separately, FIFA accused UEFA of a smear campaign over plans to sell World Cup stakes, and in Nepal two workers were rescued alive from a flooded hydropower tunnel nine days after being cut off.

Argentina's president Javier Milei threatened sanctions over a British-Israeli oil project near the Falkland Islands, restating Argentina's claim. The UK government reaffirmed the islanders' right to self-determination. Later, former Electoral Commission chief Bob Posner discussed the Reform UK footage, saying the clips raised questions about evading electoral law and that attempting to evade rules is a criminal offence.

  1. 0:05
    Story begins Sky News investigation reveals infighting in Durham Reform council
  2. 0:19

    Claim Sky News investigation reveals infighting in Durham Reform council

    Reform UK launched an internal investigation into Dan Jukes and James Orr.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 4 September 2026, 0:19-0:28

  3. 1:35

    Charged quote Sky News investigation reveals infighting in Durham Reform council

    Mr Farage, speaking to LBC from Reform's party conference in Birmingham, denied any wrongdoing. Now he has conceded these advisors said things that should not have been said. The party has broken no laws. The party has not taken any dodgy money or anything like that whatsoever. However, it is a clear case of entrapment and they worked at it for a very, very long time

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 4 September 2026, 1:35-1:42

  4. 7:31
    Story begins Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy murder trial
  5. 7:31

    Claim Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy murder trial

    The jury failed to reach a verdict after five days of deliberations.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 4 September 2026, 7:31-7:38

  6. 7:50

    Claim Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy murder trial

    The defence attorney requested removal of a juror who he said was refusing to follow the law.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 4 September 2026, 7:50-7:57

  7. 9:45

    Claim Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy murder trial

    A mistrial could lead to a retrial or a plea deal.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 4 September 2026, 9:45-9:52

  8. 16:03
    Story begins Aid reaches survivors a week after Nepal floods
  9. 16:43

    Claim Aid reaches survivors a week after Nepal floods

    Two workers were rescued from a hydropower tunnel in Trishuli nine days after the floods.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 4 September 2026, 16:43-16:53

  10. 16:43

    Claim Aid reaches survivors a week after Nepal floods

    Two workers were rescued from a hydropower tunnel in Trishuli nine days after the floods.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 4 September 2026, 16:43-16:53

  11. 16:48

    Claim Aid reaches survivors a week after Nepal floods

    Two workers were rescued from a hydropower tunnel in Trishuli nine days after the floods.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 4 September 2026, 16:48-16:53

  12. 19:44

    Claim Aid reaches survivors a week after Nepal floods

    China reported 21 deaths and 541 missing in Tibet.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 4 September 2026, 19:44-19:50

  13. 19:44

    Claim Aid reaches survivors a week after Nepal floods

    China reported 21 deaths and 541 missing in Tibet.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 4 September 2026, 19:44-19:50

  14. 19:50

    Charged quote Aid reaches survivors a week after Nepal floods

    Well, on the other side of the border, China's account of this disaster looks very different. Beijing says just 21 people died in Tibet and 541 are registered as missing, figures that human rights campaigners say vastly understates the true picture. The Chinese Foreign Ministry says it is now moving to the recovery stage of the operation.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 4 September 2026, 19:50-19:54

  15. 22:31

    Charged quote Argentina renews Falklands claim, UK reaffirms sovereignty

    Stephen McDonald there in Beijing. There is a pattern that is raising eyebrows across Washington and further afield. Increasingly, Donald Trump's foreign policy seems to favour America's rivals over its oldest allies. We are going to be discussing his changing position on Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands undercutting a key NATO ally.

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 4 September 2026, 22:31-22:37

  16. 22:41

    Charged quote Argentina renews Falklands claim, UK reaffirms sovereignty

    Increasingly, Donald Trump's foreign policy seems to favour America's rivals over its oldest allies. We are going to be discussing his changing position on Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands undercutting a key NATO ally. That follows his trade war with Canada, so bruising that Ottawa is now striking deals with Beijing instead,

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 4 September 2026, 22:41-22:45

  17. 22:47

    Charged quote Argentina renews Falklands claim, UK reaffirms sovereignty

    We are going to be discussing his changing position on Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands undercutting a key NATO ally. That follows his trade war with Canada, so bruising that Ottawa is now striking deals with Beijing instead, the very rival that Washington says it's trying to contain, and critics would point to the consistent softness towards Vladimir Putin,

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 4 September 2026, 22:47-22:51

  18. 22:54

    Charged quote Argentina renews Falklands claim, UK reaffirms sovereignty

    so bruising that Ottawa is now striking deals with Beijing instead, the very rival that Washington says it's trying to contain, and critics would point to the consistent softness towards Vladimir Putin, even as Russia's war in Ukraine grinds on, and in spite of the news this week that the Russians are supplying Iran

    BBC Two, Politics Live, 4 September 2026, 22:54-22:57

  19. 27:56
    Story begins Argentina renews Falklands claim, UK reaffirms sovereignty

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