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Mornings with Jones and Melbourne
Sunday 11 October 2026 · 06:00 BST · 30m · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 22 of 30 min on news stories (72%)
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The broadcast led with an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which it said killed at least 12 people and injured 309. Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed responsibility for the strike, following two earlier attacks that week, and said they were targeting Saudi Arabia over its support for government forces in Yemen’s civil war. Airport operations were suspended and UK nationals were told to avoid it. The Saudi-led military coalition vowed to respond and called the attack a war crime. Overnight, US President Donald Trump told reporters he was weighing whether the US should join Saudi strikes against the Houthis. The US military also struck a Panama-flagged commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman as part of its naval blockade against Iran, with US Central Command saying a fighter jet disabled the ship’s stern and no crew were harmed.
In Doncaster, a man was mauled to death by a tiger after entering its enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Emergency services were called shortly after 1.30pm the previous day; the tiger was uninjured and remained on site, the park was evacuated, and police said there was no wider risk to the public while inquiries continued. The broadcast also reported renewed tensions between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky after the US president called for Ukraine to hold an election and replace its leader. Trump criticised Zelensky for attacking Russian oil refineries after signing a deal with Moscow to purchase diesel, saying Ukraine should stop because Russia supplies a large portion of the world’s diesel, and said it was time for Ukraine to get a new president. The report said Russia had agreed to supply 300,000 tons of diesel in October, 500,000 tons in November, and 1 million tons in December, amid US midterm concerns over energy prices. It also reported that UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham would meet Zelensky in person in the coming days, with Downing Street saying the two leaders discussed maintaining pressure on Russia and that the UK would strengthen sanctions.
The broadcast further reported that Germany is ramping up its army with a new military service model requiring all 18-year-old men to complete a mandatory questionnaire about their interest and availability to serve, and featured a military boot camp for young women. It then examined President Trump’s championing of the AI boom ahead of the midterm elections and the growth of data centers in Loudoun County, Virginia, described as the highest concentration in the world. Residents described noise and pollution, and the report cited local tax revenue, rising public opposition in polling, and before-and-after images of data-center expansion in Virginia, Texas, Iowa and Arizona.
- 1:18 Story begins Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
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Claim Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
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.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 11 October 2026, 1:18-1:28
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Claim Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
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.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 11 October 2026, 1:18-1:28
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Contested quote Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
So our top story at least 12 people have been killed and 309 injured in an attack on an airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh Iran backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility for the strike on King Khalid International Airport following two previous attacks earlier in the week Operations at the airport have been suspended and UK nationals have been told to avoid it
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 11 October 2026, 1:28-1:35
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Claim Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
The Houthis warned airlines and passengers not to use Saudi airports or airspace, with exceptions for Mecca and Medina airports.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 11 October 2026, 1:28-1:35
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Claim Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
The attack was the deadliest in any Gulf Arab country since the start of the Iran war.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 11 October 2026, 1:53-1:59
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Claim Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
President Trump said the US would consider joining Saudi strikes and decide quickly.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 11 October 2026, 2:10-2:16
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Claim Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
The US military struck a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman as part of its naval blockade against Iran, with US Central Command saying a fighter jet disabled the stern of a Panama-flagged ship.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 11 October 2026, 2:31-2:42
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Charged quote Man enters tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Well, CENTCOM has said that the vessel had previously departed an Iranian port and the ship's crew ignored repeated warnings And attempted to bypass the ongoing blockade against Iran Now here a man has been mauled to death by a tiger after he entered its enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster Emergency services were called to the park after the man entered the enclosure shortly after 1 30 yesterday afternoon
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 11 October 2026, 3:04-3:14
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Charged quote Man enters tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
After the emergency services were called we now know that the man who entered the tiger enclosure has been Announced as dead and this is obviously something that has been quite alarming and shocking as we've been following these events We know that the man entered the tiger enclosure. We know that there were shots fired
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 11 October 2026, 3:39-3:45
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Charged quote Man enters tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Tragic and rather alarming way you can imagine, you know families out for the afternoon on a Saturday afternoon in the area and then to be kind of Experiencing or being in the midst and in the vicinity of these really shocking events and scenes Yeah, and you'll pay back also on the latest from Doncaster
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 11 October 2026, 5:06-5:12
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Charged quote Trump calls for new Ukraine president as UK backs Zelensky in diesel row
And he wants to make problems for the world he wants to make problems for our farmers our ranchers with Diesel fuel because Russia supplies a large portion of the diesel fuel throughout the world He'd better damn well stop. I think it's time for Ukraine to get a new president The most vocal assault since their infamous White House showdown
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 11 October 2026, 6:20-6:25
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Contested quote Trump calls for new Ukraine president as UK backs Zelensky in diesel row
Diesel fuel because Russia supplies a large portion of the diesel fuel throughout the world He'd better damn well stop. I think it's time for Ukraine to get a new president The most vocal assault since their infamous White House showdown Prompted perhaps by Zelensky not hiding his frustration So that's means more money for this war more money to inflict suffering on us without a doubt
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 11 October 2026, 6:25-6:29
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Contested quote Trump calls for new Ukraine president as UK backs Zelensky in diesel row
The second element is that the amount of diesel that Russia might be able to export is actually quite limited With November's midterm elections looming President Trump is desperate to bring fuel prices down and ease the burden on American voters But will they be persuaded by a deal that plays into Vladimir Putin's hands and leaves Ukraine feeling abandoned
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 11 October 2026, 8:34-8:42
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Charged quote Trump calls for new Ukraine president as UK backs Zelensky in diesel row
With November's midterm elections looming President Trump is desperate to bring fuel prices down and ease the burden on American voters But will they be persuaded by a deal that plays into Vladimir Putin's hands and leaves Ukraine feeling abandoned For European leaders, it's another blow to Western unity
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 11 October 2026, 8:43-8:51
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Charged quote Trump calls for new Ukraine president as UK backs Zelensky in diesel row
But we're told that it is to continue the conversation the two men had on the phone on Saturday afternoon The details of which were released just half an hour or so after Donald Trump made his fairly incendiary comments about the Ukrainian president saying it was time the country had a new leader who could make deals and I think
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 11 October 2026, 9:44-9:51
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