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Saturday 24 October 2026 · 12:00 BST · 10m · 4 stories · 15 annotated moments · 9 of 10 min on news stories (94%)
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino told the BBC that the view of the vast majority should be respected when asked whether he was fit to lead world football's governing body. He laughed off any suggestion that he had considered resigning after the controversy over his now abandoned plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. The report said he had apologised to the FIFA council over the proposal, that candidates have until mid-November to declare they want to stand, and that as things stood he could be unopposed in March's election.
Millions of people braced for another day of extreme weather as Storm Bulo was set to make landfall, with a yellow rain warning for large parts of England and amber warnings from 9pm for large parts of Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland, where winds could exceed 80mph. Thousands of homes and businesses remained without power in the south west after Storm Austin, and disruption was expected on roads, rail and ferries, with some train lines due to close and ferry services cancelled. The Metropolitan Police said they were looking into reports that officers passed a letter about Thomas Markle to the Duchess of Sussex in 2018; Meghan said the letter contained disturbing allegations about her estranged father, while Mr Markle denied accusations of possessing child sex abuse images, calling them sick lies.
France was on high alert before a new day of nationwide protests over the cost of living and a lack of funding for schools and universities, with 70,000 police officers deployed and restrictions imposed on demonstrations after some of the country's worst unrest in decades. Mark Lowen reported from Paris that the authorities had rerouted protests to contain them, that 3,000 businesses were looted or vandalised last Saturday, and that unions had promised a month of rolling strikes from next month. The Prince of Wales also shared details of his childhood career aspirations on a special edition of The Graham Norton Show for his Earthshot Prize, saying he wanted to be a policeman and later a DJ called DJ Zara with an X.
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Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA
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Prince of Wales, Prince of Wales
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Claim Defiant Infantino rejects resignation calls over World Cup shares plan
Infantino dismissed suggestions that he had considered resigning after the controversy.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 0:32-0:42
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Charged quote Defiant Infantino rejects resignation calls over World Cup shares plan
and over the past few months he has been under incredible scrutiny and mounting pressure over his position and that's because of the FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal which leaked at the end of July and was hugely controversial. You had the heads of UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation all signing letters accusing Infantino of deception.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 1:08-1:13
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Charged quote Defiant Infantino rejects resignation calls over World Cup shares plan
and that's because of the FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal which leaked at the end of July and was hugely controversial. You had the heads of UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation all signing letters accusing Infantino of deception. Now he has managed to shore up support from around the world on his travels in the last couple of months
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 1:17-1:22
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Charged quote Defiant Infantino rejects resignation calls over World Cup shares plan
and then it will be up to the FIFA member associations to decide who they want as a president and how they want FIFA to be run. So he's struck a pretty defiant tone there saying that whilst it's okay to disagree they also have to be able to move on. We know that Infantino is keen on highlighting the role that he has played
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 3:18-3:22
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Charged quote Storm Bulow shuts schools and disrupts Scotland travel
for large parts of Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland which could bring winds of more than 80 miles an hour. Ben Philip reports. Wet and miserable. You could be in the sea right now, look at waves. Oh my god, yeah, I really want to get there as much as possible. Storm Austin, the first named storm of the season
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 4:23-4:25
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Charged quote Storm Bulow shuts schools and disrupts Scotland travel
and it can change at any moment, so please check before you travel as our advice. The strongest winds will initially affect western Scotland on Saturday night before spreading east on Sunday. A double dose of wet, windy, stormy weather to start the winter season. We are all being asked to be vigilant and prepare for the conditions. Ben Philip, BBC News.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 6:25-6:30
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Claim France protests: 135 arrested as 70,000 police deployed
Curfews will be enforced and some cities have banned protests entirely.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 9:10-9:18
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Claim France protests: 135 arrested as 70,000 police deployed
Authorities redirected a protest to the southern ring road to contain it.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 9:31-9:39
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Claim France protests: 135 arrested as 70,000 police deployed
Last weekend saw violence, riots and looting in France, with about 3,000 businesses damaged or looted and nearly 1,000 police injured.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 9:45-9:52
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Claim France protests: 135 arrested as 70,000 police deployed
Unions pledged a month of rolling strikes starting next month.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 10:04-10:09
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Claim Prince William makes surprise Graham Norton Show appearance for Earthshot Prize
Prince William appeared on a special edition of The Graham Norton Show to mark the Earthshot Prize.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 10:43-10:54
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Claim Prince William makes surprise Graham Norton Show appearance for Earthshot Prize
Prince William said he had wanted to be a policeman and later a DJ, thought he could make a good policeman, and that his DJ name DJ Zara with an X did not go well.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 10:57-11:01
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Claim Prince William makes surprise Graham Norton Show appearance for Earthshot Prize
Prince William said he wanted to be a policeman when he was younger.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 10:57-10:59
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Claim Prince William makes surprise Graham Norton Show appearance for Earthshot Prize
Prince William said he had wanted to be a policeman and later a DJ, thought he could make a good policeman, and that his DJ name DJ Zara with an X did not go well.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 11:20-11:24
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Claim Prince William makes surprise Graham Norton Show appearance for Earthshot Prize
Prince William said he was called DJ Zara with an X.
BBC One, BBC News, 24 October 2026, 11:20-11:24
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