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Sunday 11 October 2026 · 17:00 BST · 30m · 3 stories · 15 annotated moments · 17 of 30 min on news stories (57%)
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The broadcast led with reports of a fresh strike on Riyadh airport after 12 people were killed and hundreds injured in the deadliest attack on Saudi Arabia for more than a decade. The Houthis, described as an Iran-backed group, told aviation firms and passengers to avoid Saudi airspace, and there were reports of a retaliatory strike on Yemen’s Sana’a Airport. The Saudi-led coalition later said there had been a new attack on Riyadh International Airport hours after the Houthis’ warning; earlier Saudi Arabia was reported to have hit the main airport in Sanaa in response to yesterday’s attack, which killed 12 people including four Saudis and an American and injured more than 300. Donald Trump said he was considering joining the Saudi war against the Houthis, while the UK confirmed it would not take part in any strikes at this stage, and the UK was said to be providing ground-based air defence and air-to-air refuelling support to Saudi Arabia. The Houthis later claimed responsibility for the deadly airport strike, and former national security adviser Lord Ricketts said the attack was a difficult moment for the Saudis, suggested it was timed around major conferences in Riyadh, and said the UK might deploy aircraft to the Gulf to help shoot down drones but that the Saudis would likely have to confront the threat largely on their own.
President Trump announced on Truth Social that Russia and Ukraine had agreed an energy ceasefire to stop attacking each other’s energy infrastructure, and asked both parties not to break it. President Zelensky said in the last few minutes that he supported the move as long as Russia did the same, while there was no response yet from the Kremlin. The report described days of Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv, Trump accusing Zelensky of refusing to end the war and saying it was time for Ukraine to get a new president, and Trump being angry about Ukrainian strikes on Moscow’s oil refineries; he reportedly threatened to cut off US military intelligence if Kyiv continued. Zelensky offered a truce on energy attacks, later said he was awaiting details of the deal and that Ukraine supports the ceasefire, and in response to Trump’s call for him to go proposed 60 days of total ceasefire to organise elections in Kyiv. The broadcast also reported Trump’s deal to obtain diesel from Russia and lift sanctions to address high fuel prices before US midterms, which Zelensky described as a birthday present for Putin, and said the UK defence secretary was determined the UK could play peacemaker while the Prime Minister was due to meet Zelensky again. Lord Ricketts said the best approach for the UK was to stay calm and resolute in public, avoid a public row with Trump, hold ground in private, and continue standing with Ukraine.
Police had not yet named a man who was attacked by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park after he was pronounced dead at the scene yesterday; emergency services were called to the park near Doncaster after the man entered the tiger enclosure and suffered serious injuries, and park officials confirmed the tiger, Altai, would not be euthanized. The programme also reported on the stage adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World at the Barbican in London, part of a short run and world tour. The novel follows two men whose thoughts, hearts and sense of self are at the centre of a battle between tech overlords, and the director said the book’s 1980s vision of artificial intelligence driving people toward something they no longer control felt relevant today; lead actor Tatsuya Fujiwara discussed returning to the Barbican, where he made his stage debut, and the production was said to have a dark ending without a happy ending before travelling to Paris.
- 0:11 Story begins Second Houthi missile strike hits Riyadh airport
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Claim Second Houthi missile strike hits Riyadh airport
Saudi Arabia reported that a Houthi attack on Riyadh International Airport killed 12 people and injured more than 300, called it a war crime, and said the dead included four Saudi citizens and nationals of several other countries.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 11 October 2026, 0:11-0:21
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Claim Second Houthi missile strike hits Riyadh airport
A fresh strike was reported to have hit Riyadh airport after a deadly attack killed 12 people and injured hundreds.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 11 October 2026, 0:11-0:21
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Claim Second Houthi missile strike hits Riyadh airport
President Trump said the US would consider joining Saudi strikes and decide quickly.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 11 October 2026, 0:53-1:07
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Charged quote Second Houthi missile strike hits Riyadh airport
But what happens now is still unclear the American president said he's considering joining the Saudis war against the Houthis Prompting the UK to confirm they will not be taking part in any strikes at this stage But there is no question. It is a perilous moment in an already precarious region also tonight President Trump announces Russia and Ukraine have agreed an energy ceasefire to stop attacking each other's oil
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 11 October 2026, 1:07-1:14
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Claim Second Houthi missile strike hits Riyadh airport
Sana'a International Airport, controlled by the Houthis, was hit in Saudi airstrikes.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 11 October 2026, 2:12-2:19
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Charged quote Second Houthi missile strike hits Riyadh airport
Following an attack on their airport in Riyadh yesterday, which killed 12 people and injured more than 300 Jonathan Rugman reports It was a brazen attack on the main airport of the Arab world's most powerful country It left 12 dead including four Saudis and an American not surprisingly the Saudis have vowed to respond
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 11 October 2026, 2:29-2:34
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Claim Second Houthi missile strike hits Riyadh airport
Saudi Arabia reported that a Houthi attack on Riyadh International Airport killed 12 people and injured more than 300, called it a war crime, and said the dead included four Saudi citizens and nationals of several other countries.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 11 October 2026, 2:35-2:42
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Charged quote Second Houthi missile strike hits Riyadh airport
Back then the Saudis dropped British weapons from British built jets Including this cluster bomb dating back to the 1980s What's more hundreds of thousands of Yemenis died mostly from hunger and disease? So perhaps it's no surprise the UK is wary of getting involved again It's completely unacceptable what the Houthis are doing
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 11 October 2026, 4:27-4:32
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What's more hundreds of thousands of Yemenis died mostly from hunger and disease? So perhaps it's no surprise the UK is wary of getting involved again It's completely unacceptable what the Houthis are doing That's one of the reasons why the UK is providing ground-based air defense support to Saudi Arabia air to air
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 11 October 2026, 4:37-4:40
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Refueling support to Saudi Arabia so they can defend themselves against who the aggression last month The Houthis said they had shot down this Saudi F-15 Every Houthi attack is they say retaliation for Saudi strikes, which they say have killed dozens of women and children But their recent capture of Yemen's Red Sea coastline has added to fears of another dangerous choke point developing
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 11 October 2026, 4:57-5:04
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Charged quote Second Houthi missile strike hits Riyadh airport
affecting the supply and price of oil This afternoon the Saudi health minister visited some of the hundreds injured in yesterday's airport attack The Crown Prince stayed away perhaps embarrassed at his nation's Vulnerability in what is now also a test of Donald Trump's loyalty to one of his closest allies
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 11 October 2026, 5:22-5:27
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Claim Trump announces Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire as Zelensky sets election terms
Trump announced an immediate energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine and warned against violations.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 11 October 2026, 5:36-5:51
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Claim Trump announces Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire as Zelensky sets election terms
Zelensky told Axios he was not informed about the claimed energy ceasefire.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 11 October 2026, 5:51-5:56
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Charged quote Trump announces Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire as Zelensky sets election terms
We are united now, but also tired still we're standing our ground because the problem is not our president Really? The problem is the president who started this war against us. That's all that's my view Let them replace him instead to put it politely. This is not simply bad. It is a betrayal Another betrayal in the eyes of Ukraine is President Trump's deal to obtain diesel from Russia
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 11 October 2026, 8:07-8:15
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Charged quote Trump announces Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire as Zelensky sets election terms
Another betrayal in the eyes of Ukraine is President Trump's deal to obtain diesel from Russia Lifting sanctions on Moscow in an attempt to address high fuel prices at home ahead of the u.s. Midterm elections Described by President Zelensky as a birthday present for Putin They are growing rift puts pressure on Ukraine's European allies a defense secretary is
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 11 October 2026, 8:31-8:35
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