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Sky News Today with Jayne Secker
Tuesday 13 October 2026 · 16:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 25 of 30 min on news stories (82%)
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Breaking news identified William Chapman as the man killed by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster on Saturday after he entered the enclosure around lunchtime and was mauled to death. Eyewitnesses described him dancing and singing outside the enclosure, and videos later circulated online from an Instagram account. The rare subspecies of Siberian tiger will not be euthanised, the park remained closed, and Doncaster Council began a health and safety investigation. MI5 then warned that AI is supercharging the UK security threat, including the potential for bioweapons, with Sir Ken McCallum saying state-threat caseloads had quadrupled over a decade, mainly from Russia, Iran and China, and that more resources were devoted to state threats than during the Cold War. Police in Ireland also launched a murder investigation into an arson attack at a house in Waterford in which a man, a woman and two children were killed, with two other children in critical condition; Gardaí believe the fire was started deliberately by person or persons unknown.
The IMF forecast that the UK economy would grow faster than expected this year, with growth upgraded from 1% to 1.3%, but warned of higher inflation and cost-of-living pressures due to food and energy costs linked to war in the Middle East, extreme weather and attacks on energy infrastructure. Ed Conway reported that global growth was also upgraded, that AI was affecting growth, and that the UK was among countries not benefiting because of dependence on energy and chip imports, while an AI bubble bursting could sharply cut forecasts. A jury was selected for Russell Brand’s rape and sexual assault trial at Southwark Crown Court, which could last up to eight weeks, with eight men and four women plus a reserve; he denies all charges connected to six alleged victims over a 10-year period, and opening statements were expected the following day.
Emergency calls from the night of the botched execution of US prisoner Christa Pike, sentenced to death for the murder of her classmate in 1995, were released and showed help was delayed by confusion among first responders and prison officials. The initial 911 call came just over an hour after the attempted lethal injection began, but about 20 minutes later the operator was told it was a false alarm. Calls from Pike’s lawyer followed, and more than half an hour after the first call prison officials confirmed the emergency was real and began letting responders through the gates.
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Claim Man enters tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
The victim was identified as William Chapman.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 13 October 2026, 1:30-1:41
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Charged quote Man enters tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
They were shouting out to him to try to keep as still as possible, to give him a chance of survival, but he did not respond. We've also seen pictures in the last couple of days of that horrifying moment where the tiger realises that he is not alone in this enclosure. You can see the animal's eyes jolt to the side
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 13 October 2026, 3:29-3:32
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Charged quote Man enters tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
You can see the animal's eyes jolt to the side and eyewitnesses described it as the tiger looking like the zookeeper was bringing food to him, which obviously is incredibly eerie given what we now know. In terms of the tiger himself, he's a rare subspecies of Siberian tiger. There are only about 500 left of him in the wild.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 13 October 2026, 3:42-3:46
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Charged quote Man enters tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
by Doncaster Council and we know that tributes have been left at the scene by the horrified people that were there on the day, what was supposed to be a family day out for the children and it just turned into absolute horror before their eyes as this man was mauled to death in front of families. Phoebe, thank you very much.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 13 October 2026, 4:23-4:26
- 4:35 Story begins MI5 chief warns AI and bioweapons threaten security
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Contested quote MI5 chief warns AI and bioweapons threaten security
as this man was mauled to death in front of families. Phoebe, thank you very much. MI5 is warning that artificial intelligence is supercharging the security threat against the UK with a particular concern over the use of AI by terrorists and its capacity to create bioweapons. The head of the security service, Sir Ken McCallum,
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 13 October 2026, 4:35-4:42
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Claim MI5 chief warns AI and bioweapons threaten security
MI5 reported a fourfold increase over the past decade in cases involving hostile states, primarily Russia, Iran and China.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 13 October 2026, 4:49-4:58
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Claim MI5 chief warns AI and bioweapons threaten security
The MI5 chief announced a new expert body drawn from the UK intelligence community and based at MI5.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 13 October 2026, 6:17-6:24
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Claim MI5 chief warns AI and bioweapons threaten security
The MI5 chief announced a new expert body drawn from the UK intelligence community and based at MI5.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 13 October 2026, 6:17-6:24
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Claim MI5 chief warns AI and bioweapons threaten security
McCallum said resources used to combat threats from other countries were now at higher levels than during the Cold War.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 13 October 2026, 7:17-7:21
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- 19:42 Story begins Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
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Claim Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
Jury selection was under way in Russell Brand's trial on rape and sexual assault charges.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 13 October 2026, 19:42-19:47
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Claim Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
The trial was expected to last between about six weeks and up to 10 weeks.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 13 October 2026, 19:42-19:47
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Claim Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
Brand described feeling blessed when he arrived at court.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 13 October 2026, 19:49-19:53
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Claim Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
Brand described feeling blessed when he arrived at court.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 13 October 2026, 19:54-19:58
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Claim Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
Jury selection was under way in Russell Brand's trial on rape and sexual assault charges.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 13 October 2026, 19:58-20:04
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Claim Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
Jury selection was under way in Russell Brand's trial on rape and sexual assault charges.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 13 October 2026, 19:58-20:04
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