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Monday 24 August 2026 · 05:00 BST · 30m · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 23 of 30 min on news stories (76%)

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The UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is visiting Kyiv to mark 35 years of Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union, where he will announce an agreement for Ukraine to produce its own models of the British Storm Shadow cruise missile. The report noted a recent Russian drone strike on a passenger train with nearly 600 aboard, and contrasted the UK commitment with US President Trump's reversal on allowing Ukraine to build Patriot missiles. An analyst said the Storm Shadow announcement is significant because it moves Ukraine from relying on finite Western stocks toward domestic production, though it does not address Ukraine's immediate need for ballistic missile defense.

Two police officers, PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, died in a head-on crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough after their vehicle was hit by a car travelling the wrong way; their families described them as heroes. Five young men in the other car also died, and an investigation is examining footage and prior police reports about the vehicle, which had been pursued for nearly seven minutes before the chase was ended. Separately, a fast-moving wildfire in Nevada has forced more than 90,000 people to evacuate, burned over 50 square kilometres, injured at least six, and is confirmed to be human-caused, prompting a state of emergency.

On trade, the EU and China remain at odds, with new figures showing China extended its trade surplus with all but three EU countries in July, including sharp increases in electric vehicle exports to several member states. China has ordered its companies not to hand commercially sensitive information to EU investigators probing a proposed takeover by JD.com. The BBC also gained rare access inside Taliban-run Afghanistan, where a governor handled a woman's divorce case by refusing her request and warning her husband against further abuse, while a woman in secret said the Taliban restrict educated women out of fear. In a separate item, a French minister reported 301 drownings since June 19, linked to prolonged heat waves, and the government is working to improve swimming safety.

  1. 0:13
    Story begins UK and Ukraine sign AI defence agreement
  2. 1:16

    Claim UK and Ukraine sign AI defence agreement

    Andy Burnham's first international trip as Prime Minister was to Ukraine, where he carried classified British missile technology, including secret designs for Scalp missiles for production in Ukraine.

    BBC News, 24 August 2026, 1:16-1:24

  3. 1:16

    Claim UK and Ukraine sign AI defence agreement

    Andy Burnham's first international trip as Prime Minister was to Ukraine, where he carried classified British missile technology, including secret designs for Scalp missiles for production in Ukraine.

    BBC News, 24 August 2026, 1:16-1:24

  4. 1:24

    Claim UK and Ukraine sign AI defence agreement

    Andy Burnham's first international trip as Prime Minister was to Ukraine, where he carried classified British missile technology, including secret designs for Scalp missiles for production in Ukraine.

    BBC News, 24 August 2026, 1:24-1:36

  5. 1:24

    Claim UK and Ukraine sign AI defence agreement

    Andy Burnham's first international trip as Prime Minister was to Ukraine, where he carried classified British missile technology, including secret designs for Scalp missiles for production in Ukraine.

    BBC News, 24 August 2026, 1:24-1:36

  6. 1:28

    Claim UK and Ukraine sign AI defence agreement

    Andy Burnham's first international trip as Prime Minister was to Ukraine, where he carried classified British missile technology, including secret designs for Scalp missiles for production in Ukraine.

    BBC News, 24 August 2026, 1:28-1:36

  7. 3:32

    Claim UK and Ukraine sign AI defence agreement

    Andy Burnham's first international trip as Prime Minister was to Ukraine, where he carried classified British missile technology, including secret designs for Scalp missiles for production in Ukraine.

    BBC News, 24 August 2026, 3:32-3:35

  8. 3:32

    Claim UK and Ukraine sign AI defence agreement

    Andy Burnham's first international trip as Prime Minister was to Ukraine, where he carried classified British missile technology, including secret designs for Scalp missiles for production in Ukraine.

    BBC News, 24 August 2026, 3:32-3:35

  9. 4:59

    Contested quote UK and Ukraine sign AI defence agreement

    As you saw in the report there, the Storm Shadow is an Anglo-French product. So both the UK and France need to agree for a third party like Ukraine to be able to produce these missiles. But today's announcement is not significant because Ukraine is acquiring these missiles for the first time. In fact, Ukraine has been using Storm Shadow missiles

    BBC News, 24 August 2026, 4:59-5:02

  10. 5:19

    Claim UK and Ukraine sign AI defence agreement

    Andy Burnham's first international trip as Prime Minister was to Ukraine, where he carried classified British missile technology, including secret designs for Scalp missiles for production in Ukraine.

    BBC News, 24 August 2026, 5:19-5:34

  11. 7:59
    Story begins Hospital fire in Islamabad kills newborn infants
  12. 10:01

    Claim Hospital fire in Islamabad kills newborn infants

    Police called off the pursuit ten seconds before the crash.

    BBC News, 24 August 2026, 10:01-10:08

  13. 10:08

    Claim Hospital fire in Islamabad kills newborn infants

    Police called off the pursuit ten seconds before the crash.

    BBC News, 24 August 2026, 10:08-10:11

  14. 10:08

    Claim Hospital fire in Islamabad kills newborn infants

    Police called off the pursuit ten seconds before the crash.

    BBC News, 24 August 2026, 10:08-10:16

  15. 10:08

    Claim Hospital fire in Islamabad kills newborn infants

    Police called off the pursuit ten seconds before the crash.

    BBC News, 24 August 2026, 10:08-10:16

  16. 11:04
    Story begins Hawkeye Fire near Reno forces 90,000 to evacuate
  17. 12:01

    Claim Hawkeye Fire near Reno forces 90,000 to evacuate

    The fire was reported as human caused.

    BBC News, 24 August 2026, 12:01-12:04

  18. 12:01

    Claim Hawkeye Fire near Reno forces 90,000 to evacuate

    The fire was reported as human caused.

    BBC News, 24 August 2026, 12:01-12:04

  19. 15:05
    Story begins US and Canada trade war escalates after talks collapse
  20. 20:34
    Story begins Taliban erasing women from public life and creating health crisis
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