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Three members of a family were named by police after dying in the sea off Shoreham in West Sussex: Hassan el-Hawaas, Zaina Alian and their 14-year-old daughter Sarah; their younger daughter remains critically ill in hospital. The Palestinian-origin family, who lived in London, were on a day trip when they got into difficulty. An early report into last week's train derailment near Lewes found a track defect recorded on CCTV two hours before the incident, which injured 30 people.

In Gaza, the Israeli military has ordered a criminal investigation into the 2024 killing of five-year-old Hind Rajab, saying its troops fired at a family car travelling contrary to an approved evacuation route and shelled an ambulance, with a separate probe into the killing of 15 emergency workers. UK inflation rose to 2.9 percent in July, driven by higher energy bills linked to the US-Iran war, and a convicted people smuggler living illegally in Britain was arrested. Prime Minister Andy Burnham unveiled a plan to offer every rough sleeper in England a place to stay by Christmas, admitting £450 million may not be enough. The Daily Telegraph reported that Prince Harry and Meghan plan to return to the UK and enrol their children in a school.

In Ukraine, protests have broken out supporting former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who is challenging President Zelensky by calling for an election and accusing the system of corruption. A double murder investigation was launched in Glasgow after two men were found stabbed, and a fire in Hounslow killed a woman. A trial of a personalised melanoma vaccine showed it extended time without cancer recurrence, while a study suggested London's ultra low emission zone may have improved children's lung health. A SpaceX rocket that spent over 24 days at sea was recovered off Christmas Island in Australia.

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  2. 5:05
  3. 7:30
  4. 12:45
  5. 13:22

    Charged quote PM announces crackdown on waste crime with increased fines

    The Conservatives who promised to end rough sleeping by 2024 when they were in power Say that Andy Burnham failed to stop it as mayor of Greater Manchester. Here's Michael Buchanan Andy Burnham considers this a stain on society rough sleeping He says is a problem that politicians have simply accepted as inevitable. No more says the Prime Minister

    BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 19 August 2026, 13:22-13:28

  6. 17:41
  7. 18:14

    Claim Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs

    Harry and Meghan's children have been enrolled in a UK school.

    BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 19 August 2026, 18:14-18:19

  8. 18:27

    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 One, BBC News and Weather, 19 August 2026, 18:27-18:38

  9. 18:38

    Claim Prince Harry and six others ordered to pay phone hacking legal costs

    The family will remain non-working members of the royal family.

    BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 19 August 2026, 18:38-18:42

  10. 18:59
  11. 21:20

    Charged quote Ousted Ukrainian defense minister calls for wartime elections

    So, you know, there's this truism in Ukraine that there are two enemies There is an external enemy Russia that is attacking Ukraine daily And there's also internal enemy this corruption and efficiency that is eating out Ukraine's potential and we see Ukrainians on the streets actually demanding accountability

    BBC One, BBC News and Weather, 19 August 2026, 21:20-21:27

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