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BBC News
Thursday 22 October 2026 · 18:00 BST · 30m · 11 stories · 15 annotated moments · 28 of 30 min on news stories (95%)
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Organisations and businesses were responding to a major cyber security alert over flaws in PHP, a programming language used by many websites. One estimate suggested 70% of the internet could be affected, and 32 government services were among those hit. Researchers using AI found the flaws, a patch was being released, and some companies reported hacking attempts. The defence secretary, Wes Streeting, said the public and businesses needed to think about resilience to large-scale emergencies, including cyber attacks, and a government website advised households to keep supplies including water, non-perishable food, a radio and cash.
Russia carried out another overnight bombardment of targets across Ukraine, including three waves of ballistic missiles on Kyiv, while Moscow said hundreds of Ukrainian drones were fired towards Russia. Downing Street said it did not recognise a US envoy's description of Vladimir Putin as a humanitarian. A court in the United States ordered Donald Trump to give evidence under oath by 11 December in his 10 billion dollar defamation case against the BBC, with possible sanctions including dismissal of the lawsuit. In Jersey, a jury failed to reach a verdict on the final defendant, Lee Ward, in the trial following a gas explosion that killed 10 people in 2022; two other men and their employer Island Energy had been found guilty.
The first named storm of the season, Austin, was expected to hit southwest England, with an amber wind warning for Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and parts of Devon and a risk of travel disruption and power cuts; Storm Bulow was forecast to affect the UK on Saturday. Scientists began a clinical trial testing repurposed type 2 diabetes and ADHD drugs for Alzheimer's disease, aiming to recruit 1,200 people across the UK. Barclays said it would cut around 5,000 jobs by the end of the year, more than 5% of its global workforce, and planned to use AI to reduce costs. The Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea was given the go-ahead, while a decision on Rosebank remained pending. Dame Judi Dench said age-related macular degeneration had left her unable to perform on stage or in film and unable to read. Blackpool, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Wrexham were shortlisted for UK City of Culture 2029.
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Charged quote UK takes 32 government services offline in global PHP cyber alert
Attempts since the problem was found. Here's Joe Tidy Around the world the error messages keep coming as more and more websites are taken offline The cyber emergency has led to a public response that is unprecedented But taking sites offline has also led to countless stories of impact and irritation from confused members of the public
BBC One, BBC News, 22 October 2026, 2:12-2:16
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Claim Russia hits Kyiv with 21 ballistic missiles despite peace talk claims
Downing Street rejected a US envoy's description of Vladimir Putin as a humanitarian and said Putin had killed thousands of people.
BBC One, BBC News, 22 October 2026, 7:30-7:37
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Claim Russia hits Kyiv with 21 ballistic missiles despite peace talk claims
Ukrainian President Zelensky said Russia launched 21 ballistic missiles in three waves overnight.
BBC One, BBC News, 22 October 2026, 7:49-7:57
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Claim Judge orders Trump to give BBC deposition by December 11 or face sanctions
A federal judge ordered Trump to face a deposition by 11 December in the BBC defamation case and warned of sanctions if he did not comply.
BBC One, BBC News, 22 October 2026, 11:13-11:32
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Claim Judge orders Trump to give BBC deposition by December 11 or face sanctions
A federal judge ordered Trump to face a deposition by 11 December in the BBC defamation case and warned of sanctions if he did not comply.
BBC One, BBC News, 22 October 2026, 11:27-11:32
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Claim Jersey gas explosion trial: jury discharged after failing to agree on third worker
The guilty verdicts against Armstrong, Wright and Island Energy were unanimous.
BBC One, BBC News, 22 October 2026, 13:38-13:45
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Claim Jersey gas explosion trial: jury discharged after failing to agree on third worker
Jurors were discharged after they could not reach a majority verdict on a third worker.
BBC One, BBC News, 22 October 2026, 13:45-13:50
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Claim Jersey gas explosion trial: jury discharged after failing to agree on third worker
Prosecutors had 14 days to decide whether to retry Lee Ward.
BBC One, BBC News, 22 October 2026, 13:50-13:54
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Claim Storm Austin to bring amber winds before Storm Bulow hits at weekend
Forecast winds in Devon and Cornwall could reach 80mph and be strong enough to cause damage.
BBC One, BBC News, 22 October 2026, 14:06-14:17
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Claim Storm Austin to bring amber winds before Storm Bulow hits at weekend
Forecast winds in Devon and Cornwall could reach 80mph and be strong enough to cause damage.
BBC One, BBC News, 22 October 2026, 14:17-14:25
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Claim Storm Austin to bring amber winds before Storm Bulow hits at weekend
A second area of low pressure could become Storm Bulow.
BBC One, BBC News, 22 October 2026, 15:08-15:23
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Charged quote Government approves Jackdaw gas field with Rosebank decision pending
Rosebank is also a much bigger field than Jackdaw with a longer lifespan and higher carbon emissions and Climate campaigners see approving it would accelerate dangerous and damaging global warming We think Rosebank would be a disastrous decision and a terrible deal for ordinary people across this country
BBC One, BBC News, 22 October 2026, 20:53-20:59
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Contested quote Government approves Jackdaw gas field with Rosebank decision pending
Climate campaigners see approving it would accelerate dangerous and damaging global warming We think Rosebank would be a disastrous decision and a terrible deal for ordinary people across this country That's because it is not going to bring down people's energy bills, which is what they're really worried about going into the winter
BBC One, BBC News, 22 October 2026, 20:59-21:05
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Claim Harry Brook hits England's first ODI double century but Sri Lanka win
Harry Brook scored a record double century for England in a one-day international, the first by an English player and the fastest in the format.
BBC One, BBC News, 22 October 2026, 26:25-26:32
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Claim Harry Brook hits England's first ODI double century but Sri Lanka win
Harry Brook scored a record double century for England in a one-day international, the first by an English player and the fastest in the format.
BBC One, BBC News, 22 October 2026, 26:32-26:35
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