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Newsnight, followed by Weather

Thursday 5 November 2026 · 22:30 GMT · 30m · 2 stories · 11 annotated moments · 28 of 30 min on news stories (94%)

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The bulletin led with Russell Brand's rape conviction, which took 15 minutes 47 seconds, before a second item on European flight disruption from bomb hoaxes at 12 minutes 30 seconds. It was a two story programme, mixing a domestic celebrity accountability discussion with international security and resilience.

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  • 1:14

    Helena Kennedy, internationally renowned barrister, chair of the Creative Industries Standards Authority

  • 1:22

    Lucy Fisher, Whitehall editor at the FT, associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute

  • 2:00

    Caroline Frost, an entertainment journalist who interviewed Russell Brand several times

  • 7:37

    Russell Brand, comedian turned actor turned activist

  • 17:00

    Emily Noble, a passenger on a diverted Aer Lingus flight to Rome

  • 18:44

    Sir Ken McCallum, Director General of MI5

  • 19:28

    Matt Western, the Labour MP who chairs the Joint Committee on National Security Strategy

  1. 0:58
    Story begins Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
  2. 1:37

    Claim Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault

    An accuser said she delayed reporting because the media industry protects its own.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 5 November 2026, 1:37-1:44

  3. 1:51

    Claim Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault

    Jess Phillips said Brand's celebrity status appeared to have enabled inappropriate behaviour over years.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 5 November 2026, 1:51-2:00

  4. 2:13

    Charged quote Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault

    Caroline, thank you very much. What's just happened in the arc of this famous export from the UK? My goodness. Well, it's the great come down. It's the day of reckoning because, of course, he's had several chapters of identity. We will probably touch on his sort of breakthrough disruptor outsider element, late nineties.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 5 November 2026, 2:13-2:20

  5. 2:48

    Charged quote Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault

    And when you were in the room with him, do you agree that he had magnetism? Oh, my goodness. I mean, it would be one of those glib things to say, which was that he almost didn't need to be a predator of women. He had his pick of them. I've stood in rooms where women have been throwing themselves at him and he behaved like a rock star.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 5 November 2026, 2:48-3:00

  6. 3:38

    Charged quote Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault

    Well, he was hiding in plain sight. I mean, he wasn't even hiding. We look back now at his memoir, my bookie work, which takes on a rather repulsive light in light of the verdict today and the testimony we've heard in recent weeks and how disturbing that has been. And therefore, I think there are big questions of why more questions weren't asked at the time.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 5 November 2026, 3:38-3:51

  7. 4:59

    Claim Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault

    Helena Kennedy said the media was complicit in allowing Brand to continue.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 5 November 2026, 4:59-5:06

  8. 16:46
    Story begins Hoax bomb threats disrupt European flights and newsrooms
  9. 16:51

    Claim Hoax bomb threats disrupt European flights and newsrooms

    Reports named various European countries and airlines as involved in the threats, including the Czech Republic, Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Belgium, the UK and Spain, with carriers such as Wizz Air, Finnair, Ryanair and Aer Lingus.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 5 November 2026, 16:51-16:56

  10. 17:00

    Claim Hoax bomb threats disrupt European flights and newsrooms

    An A320 flying from Dublin to Rome was diverted to Evreux Airbase after a bomb threat, according to the French prime minister's office.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 5 November 2026, 17:00-17:08

  11. 17:36

    Claim Hoax bomb threats disrupt European flights and newsrooms

    Rome airport authorities received an email from a group called Fighters of the Male State that claimed to target a feminist regime.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 5 November 2026, 17:36-17:45

  12. 17:45

    Claim Hoax bomb threats disrupt European flights and newsrooms

    A BBC security correspondent reported a possible link to a Russian group called Mushkoi Lejon while noting that the evidence was unclear.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 5 November 2026, 17:45-17:52

  13. 22:35

    Claim Hoax bomb threats disrupt European flights and newsrooms

    BBC Two's presenter said Whitehall did not believe a serious state actor was responsible for the malicious hoaxes.

    BBC Two, Newsnight, followed by Weather, 5 November 2026, 22:35-22:44

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