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Sky News Today With Matt Barbet
Sunday 11 October 2026 · 10:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 28 of 30 min on news stories (93%)
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Sky News reported that at least 12 people were killed and 309 injured in a Houthi missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the third time the airport had been targeted that week and the deadliest attack in any Gulf Arab state since the start of the US-Iran war. The Iranian-backed Houthis claimed responsibility and warned airlines, passengers and workers against using Saudi airports and airspace, except the airports in Mecca and Medina. President Trump said he was still deciding whether the United States should join Saudi strikes against the Houthis and called the attack terrible. The UK government condemned the attack; Defence Secretary Wes Streeting described a dangerous escalation and a completely contemptible action, said the UK was providing air defences and air-to-air refuelling support to Saudi Arabia, and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband advised British nationals to avoid the airport and follow Saudi and travel advice. Sky News's Middle East correspondent said the Houthis control about a third of Yemen but rule over about three quarters of its population, and linked the escalation to the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the risk to oil and gas shipping.
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting told Sky News the UK had a role in bringing the US and Ukraine back together after the United States struck a deal with Russia for diesel fuel. He said President Trump was responding to the political reality of a cost-of-living crisis when he agreed to buy diesel from Moscow, and that the UK would prefer a stronger approach on sanctions. A report said Ukraine was still targeting Russian oil refineries while Washington was buying Russian diesel, and that Trump had blamed Volodymyr Zelensky and said it was time for Ukraine to get a new president. Russia agreed to supply 300,000 tonnes of diesel in October, 500,000 tonnes in November and a further one million tonnes in December, while the US consumes more than 500,000 tonnes of diesel per day; the report said Trump was under pressure to lower fuel prices before the midterm elections, and European leaders saw the deal as another blow to Western unity.
In other news, Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster remained closed after a man entered a tiger enclosure and died after being attacked; police said the tiger was uninjured and there was no wider risk to the public, and the park said it was working with authorities to establish what happened. The Lancet Medical Journal published a report warning that humans could become extinct by 2100 because of the malicious use of AI and potential nuclear conflict, identifying 17 catastrophic threats and saying humanity still had the agency to act; the findings were being presented at the World Health Summit in Berlin. Manchester City were due to return to action at Liverpool for the first time since being found guilty of breaching the Premier League's financial rules, all but one of 115 charges, with the club maintaining its innocence and appealing. Later in the broadcast, President Zelensky posted that Russia alone was the real cause of the war in Europe, that Ukraine would be ready to stop striking Russian oil refineries if Russia stopped striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure, and that any de-escalation steps must be reciprocal and backed by real security guarantees.
- 1:24 Story begins Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
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Charged quote Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
is a dangerous escalation. And I'm afraid an increasing pattern of behaviour from the Houthis that's targeting civilian sites in Saudi Arabia. This is completely contemptible action. And it's one of the reasons why the UK is providing support to Saudi Arabia in the form of air defences, but also air-to-air refuelling.
Sky News, Sky News Today With Matt Barbet, 11 October 2026, 3:01-3:03
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Charged quote Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
It cannot be right that the Houthis are attacking civilian targets in this way. Now, the Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has been on social media writing this. I'm appalled by the latest attack on King Khalid Airport. My thoughts are with those families who've lost loved ones. He goes on. And those injured in this horrific attack,
Sky News, Sky News Today With Matt Barbet, 11 October 2026, 3:27-3:30
- 3:34
Charged quote Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
I'm appalled by the latest attack on King Khalid Airport. My thoughts are with those families who've lost loved ones. He goes on. And those injured in this horrific attack, we stand in solidarity with those affected. He also says, we advise British nationals to avoid the airport, follow the advice of Saudi authorities
Sky News, Sky News Today With Matt Barbet, 11 October 2026, 3:34-3:36
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Charged quote Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport kills 12
and Saudi Arabia bears responsibility for any failed attempts at interception. The armed forces affirm that they will continue to implement the announced equations, airport for airport, siege for siege, escalation for escalation until their objectives are achieved. In other words, their warning is don't go towards
Sky News, Sky News Today With Matt Barbet, 11 October 2026, 7:08-7:14
- 7:54 Story begins Trump announces Putin deal on Russian diesel exports
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Charged quote Trump announces Putin deal on Russian diesel exports
our ranchers with diesel fuel because Russia supplies a large portion of the diesel fuel throughout the world. He 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.
Sky News, Sky News Today With Matt Barbet, 11 October 2026, 8:58-9:00
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Charged quote Trump announces Putin deal on Russian diesel exports
because Russia supplies a large portion of the diesel fuel throughout the world. He 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. That means more money for this war,
Sky News, Sky News Today With Matt Barbet, 11 October 2026, 9:00-9:03
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Charged quote Trump announces Putin deal on Russian diesel exports
but we're also carrying out drone strikes and I don't think Putin, having promised Trump huge quantities of fuel, will be able to deliver on that. Trump has once again shown his true face. He didn't care about the situation, the shelling or the destruction of our homes. All he's interested in is oil or the fuel prices
Sky News, Sky News Today With Matt Barbet, 11 October 2026, 9:56-9:58
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Charged quote Trump announces Putin deal on Russian diesel exports
and I don't think Putin, having promised Trump huge quantities of fuel, will be able to deliver on that. Trump has once again shown his true face. He didn't care about the situation, the shelling or the destruction of our homes. All he's interested in is oil or the fuel prices and how much Americans have to pay.
Sky News, Sky News Today With Matt Barbet, 11 October 2026, 9:58-10:02
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Charged quote Trump announces Putin deal on Russian diesel exports
Trump has once again shown his true face. He didn't care about the situation, the shelling or the destruction of our homes. All he's interested in is oil or the fuel prices and how much Americans have to pay. There will be elections in November. That's all he's focused on now. That's where his attention is, not on us.
Sky News, Sky News Today With Matt Barbet, 11 October 2026, 10:02-10:07
- 11:20
Charged quote Trump announces Putin deal on Russian diesel exports
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. They're trying to isolate Putin.
Sky News, Sky News Today With Matt Barbet, 11 October 2026, 11:20-11:28
- 12:36
Charged quote Trump announces Putin deal on Russian diesel exports
energy prices. Are you directly linking the two? Are you saying that the deal is being done because of the midterm elections? The war can be extended to grab a few votes. I think it's just a political reality, isn't it? The cost of living is high on the public's agenda in this country, elsewhere, and no doubt President Trump wants to respond to that.
Sky News, Sky News Today With Matt Barbet, 11 October 2026, 12:36-12:38
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Claim Manchester City win first match after financial breach verdict
Manchester City were reported to have been found guilty of breaching financial rules.
Sky News, Sky News Today With Matt Barbet, 11 October 2026, 21:45-21:53
- 21:45
Claim Manchester City win first match after financial breach verdict
Manchester City denied wrongdoing and appealed, with sanctions possibly imposed before the appeal concludes.
Sky News, Sky News Today With Matt Barbet, 11 October 2026, 21:45-21:54
- 21:45
Claim Manchester City win first match after financial breach verdict
Manchester City denied wrongdoing and appealed, with sanctions possibly imposed before the appeal concludes.
Sky News, Sky News Today With Matt Barbet, 11 October 2026, 21:45-21:54
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Claim Verstappen on pole for Singapore Grand Prix after sprint win and Russell crash
Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix sprint after George Russell lost the lead by going too wide at the final corner on the opening lap.
Sky News, Sky News Today With Matt Barbet, 11 October 2026, 26:09-26:15
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