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BBC News at One including...
Monday 24 August 2026 · 13:00 BST · 1h · 8 stories · 15 annotated moments · 52 of 60 min on news stories (87%)
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The government called on social media companies to remove content celebrating dangerous driving after a crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough killed two police officers and five men. The collision followed a police chase involving a VW Passat with cloned plates; the victims were named, and a TikTok video from one of the men was highlighted. Later, Cleveland police announced 12 arrests in connection with the incident. Prime Minister Andy Burnham made his first official overseas visit to Ukraine, where he pledged continued support, including handing over blueprints for long-range missiles, and Russia responded by accusing the UK of adding fuel to the fire.
Other national stories included a wildfire in Nevada forcing evacuations, Reform UK's proposed social housing priorities, a Tesla recall in China, and research showing one in ten dental practices in England stopped offering NHS treatment over the past decade. The BBC gained rare access to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, where women's rights remain restricted. Polling suggested accent bias affects many in the workplace, and a car finance compensation scheme was suspended after lenders appealed. Conservationists celebrated the breeding success of Montague's Harriers, with six chicks fledging, and a teenager with cerebral palsy achieved GCSEs using eye-gaze technology. Later, a trial of CAR-T therapy for multiple sclerosis was reported, and a handbell-ringing tradition was being passed on.
Local West stories included pressure on NHS services from hot weather and tourists, a recovering alcoholic in Swindon who found purpose cooking for his community, a Bristol hot air balloon pilot setting a world record, an autistic man who was befriended at a music festival, and a baby from Gloucestershire returning home after over 300 days in hospital.
- 0:10 Story begins Seven die in head-on crash on A66 in Teesside
- 4:57
Charged quote Seven die in head-on crash on A66 in Teesside
… is remembered as a former soldier who proudly fought for his country to make the world a better place And was willing to help anyone Described as a devoted father of two the family of 37 year old PC Matthew blades Say the pain of losing their superhero is beyond words Laura Moss BBC News Well on all the England correspondent Fiona trot joins us now from the scene Fiona just what is the latest
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 24 August 2026, 4:57-5:01
- 8:26 Story begins UK and Ukraine sign AI defence agreement
- 8:46
Claim UK and Ukraine sign AI defence agreement
The Kremlin said Britain is taking part in the war on Ukraine's side.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 24 August 2026, 8:46-8:52
- 8:46
Claim UK and Ukraine sign AI defence agreement
The Kremlin said Britain is taking part in the war on Ukraine's side.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 24 August 2026, 8:46-8:52
- 10:34
Claim UK and Ukraine sign AI defence agreement
Burnham said UK support for Ukraine is unwavering.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 24 August 2026, 10:34-10:42
- 12:40
- 14:59
Claim NHS dentistry in England 'almost impossible' to access, report finds
Nearly 600 dental practices have withdrawn from NHS dentistry over the last decade.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 24 August 2026, 14:59-15:05
- 14:59
Claim NHS dentistry in England 'almost impossible' to access, report finds
Nearly 600 dental practices have withdrawn from NHS dentistry over the last decade.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 24 August 2026, 14:59-15:05
- 14:59
Claim NHS dentistry in England 'almost impossible' to access, report finds
Nearly 600 dental practices have withdrawn from NHS dentistry over the last decade.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 24 August 2026, 14:59-15:05
- 15:05
Claim NHS dentistry in England 'almost impossible' to access, report finds
Nearly 600 dental practices have withdrawn from NHS dentistry over the last decade.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 24 August 2026, 15:05-15:12
- 15:15
Claim NHS dentistry in England 'almost impossible' to access, report finds
Nearly 600 dental practices have withdrawn from NHS dentistry over the last decade.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 24 August 2026, 15:15-15:20
- 16:56
- 17:31
Claim Taliban erasing women from public life and creating health crisis
The Taliban governor in northern Afghanistan is a former Guantanamo Bay detainee.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 24 August 2026, 17:31-17:38
- 17:31
Claim Taliban erasing women from public life and creating health crisis
The Taliban governor in northern Afghanistan is a former Guantanamo Bay detainee.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 24 August 2026, 17:31-17:38
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- 24:02
- 26:49
- 27:59
Claim Montagu's Harrier nests successfully for second year with six chicks
Montagu's Harrier nested successfully for the second consecutive year.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 24 August 2026, 27:59-28:13
- 28:43
Charged quote Montagu's Harrier nests successfully for second year with six chicks
Montagues Harriers nest on the ground hidden amongst the crops and climate change is bringing Harvests forward. This is a species right on the brink and climate change is not helping that and the reason it's not helping It is the harvest here. For example, this year was like a month earlier than in previous years
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 24 August 2026, 28:43-28:50
- 29:00
Charged quote Montagu's Harrier nests successfully for second year with six chicks
It is the harvest here. For example, this year was like a month earlier than in previous years so it almost puts any Montagues Harrier nest at the perils of Inadvertently being destroyed by farm machinery If the nests aren't found the chicks would be killed by the combines here The RSPB and the farmers have fenced them off and left crops standing until the young can fly
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 24 August 2026, 29:00-29:02
- 48:20
- 51:55
Claim Seven die in head-on crash on A66 in Teesside
Police arrested 12 people in connection with the crash, nine men and three women aged 19 to 61.
BBC One, BBC News at One including..., 24 August 2026, 51:55-52:00
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