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BBC News
Friday 21 August 2026 · 05:00 BST · 30m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 24 of 30 min on news stories (80%)
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Prince Harry and other claimants, including Sir Elton John and Baroness Lawrence, are to be given details of the legal bills they owe to the publisher of the Daily Mail after losing their privacy case at the High Court. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are also planning to return to the UK from California, with their children enrolled in a British school, prompting a reassessment of their security arrangements by the Royal and VIP Executive Committee.
The US warned allies and China to join a campaign to isolate Iran's economy, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announcing tough new sanctions and President Trump vowing to crush the regime. Imran Khan was returned to prison in Pakistan after receiving medical attention, while a court in Hong Kong convicted two pro-democracy activists of subversion under the national security law. Ukraine's president appealed for more Patriot missiles after a Russian attack on Kyiv killed at least 17 people, with reports noting depleted Western stockpiles. The Panama Canal Authority announced measures to manage transit as a severe El Niño threatens the waterway, with experts saying climate change is worsening its impacts.
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Claim Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs
Prince Harry and six other claimants lost their privacy challenge against Associated Newspapers.
BBC News, 21 August 2026, 1:50-1:56
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Claim Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs
The family will move to a home outside London, not a royal residence.
BBC News, 21 August 2026, 2:19-2:29
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Claim Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been paying for their own security since moving abroad.
BBC News, 21 August 2026, 3:04-3:09
- 4:26 Story begins US announces new sanctions to isolate Iran
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Contested quote Freed Chinese pastor Ezra Jin gives first broadcast interview
Reports from Pakistan say that the former prime minister, Imran Khan, has been returned to prison after receiving medical attention in hospital under a Supreme Court order. His lawyers say that his health has deteriorated, although the government said that Mr Khan did not need medical treatment. Reports say he was returned to prison in Rawalpindi after five hours.
BBC News, 21 August 2026, 10:01-10:05
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Claim Hong Kong court convicts two activists of subversion, third pleads guilty
Two pro-democracy activists were convicted of subversion under Hong Kong's national security law.
BBC News, 21 August 2026, 10:20-10:25
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Claim Hong Kong court convicts two activists of subversion, third pleads guilty
Incitement to subversion carries a maximum jail time of 10 years.
BBC News, 21 August 2026, 11:30-11:39
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Claim Met Office warns strongest El Nino on record could make 2027 hottest year
The Panama Canal Authority reduced daily transit slots due to the severe El Niño.
BBC News, 21 August 2026, 17:41-17:51
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Claim Met Office warns strongest El Nino on record could make 2027 hottest year
The Panama Canal Authority reduced daily transit slots due to the severe El Niño.
BBC News, 21 August 2026, 17:41-17:51
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Claim Met Office warns strongest El Nino on record could make 2027 hottest year
WaterAid researchers reported that this year's El Niño is on track to be the biggest yet.
BBC News, 21 August 2026, 18:13-18:19
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Claim Met Office warns strongest El Nino on record could make 2027 hottest year
El Niño is a natural phenomenon, but climate change intensifies its impacts.
BBC News, 21 August 2026, 20:01-20:10
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Claim Met Office warns strongest El Nino on record could make 2027 hottest year
El Niño is a natural phenomenon, but climate change intensifies its impacts.
BBC News, 21 August 2026, 20:06-20:10
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Claim Priyanka Chopra Jonas at US premiere of The Cycle of Love
Priyanka Chopra Jonas is an executive producer of the film.
BBC News, 21 August 2026, 20:52-21:03
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Claim Priyanka Chopra Jonas at US premiere of The Cycle of Love
Priyanka Chopra Jonas is an executive producer of the film.
BBC News, 21 August 2026, 20:59-21:03
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Claim Priyanka Chopra Jonas at US premiere of The Cycle of Love
A film tells the true story of a Dalit street artist who cycled 6,000 miles from India to Europe to reunite with his love.
BBC News, 21 August 2026, 21:03-21:16
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Claim Priyanka Chopra Jonas at US premiere of The Cycle of Love
A film tells the true story of a Dalit street artist who cycled 6,000 miles from India to Europe to reunite with his love.
BBC News, 21 August 2026, 21:03-21:12
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