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9/11 attacks remembered Sep 11, 2026

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Twenty-five years ago today, four planes flew into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre in New York, into the Pentagon in Washington DC and into a field in Pennsylvania, after its passengers overpowered the hijackers. Almost 3,000 people died and tens of thousands more were injured. We hear from a survivor.

Also on the programme: fighters from the Houthi movement capture more territory, reportedly taking the whole of Yemen's Red Sea Coast; and why El Nino is thought to be suppressing hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean

Photo: Pictures of victims from Flight 11 on a memorial commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City Credit: Spencer Platt/Pool via REUTERS

America marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11 Sep 11, 2026

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Ceremonies are underway in the United States to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks in which nearly 3,000 people were killed. We’ll look back at what happened that day, the intelligence failures and the reverberations still being felt.

Also on the programme: how Yemen's Houthi fighters are tightening their grip on a crucial global shipping route; and we'll hear from the founder and face of India's Cockroach Party protests.

(Photo: The Tribute in Light installation illuminated over the lower Manhattan skyline ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. Credit: Reuters)

UK hits back on Israeli sanctions criticism Sep 11, 2026

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The UK's foreign minister Ed Miliband has said his country had to "call out" Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank before it was "too late" to save the two-state solution.

In response to UK sanctions, Israel has banned 11 MPs from entering the country, while the UK consulate in Jerusalem is expected to shut in the next 30 days. We look at how the sanctions will work in practice.

Also in the programme, concerns raised about the destructive nature of artificial intelligence - from within the industry; the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament files for bankruptcy protection and we celebrate 60 years of Star Trek.

(Photo: Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband leaves the Millbank Studios in Westminster, after appearing on the morning news rounds, London, 9 September, 2026. He has a short back and sides haircut, grey hair and wears a navy blue suit jacket, a white shirt and royal blue tie. Credit: James Manning/PA Wire)

Trump offers voters $5,000 for GOP win Sep 10, 2026

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US President Donald Trump says he will offer every adult American a $5,000 payout if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in November's midterm elections – a plan that would cost more than a trillion dollars.

Also on the programme: dozens of people are missing after a huge fire on board a ferry in the Philippines; and why so-called wellness treatments may not be just ineffective, but also dangerous.

(Photo: President Trump reacts with a broad grin as he speaks at the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas on 9 September , 2026. Credit: Reuters)

Anthropic researcher warns more than 10% chance AI ‘could kill us all’ Sep 09, 2026

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A top safety researcher at Anthropic has resigned, warning artificial intelligence is advancing so quickly he believes there is a greater than 10% chance it “could kill all humans” by the end of the decade. Posting on X, Evan Hubinger said the risk from the models which currently exist was “low”, but that the technology might develop into “superhuman systems that can hack anything” and “acquire real power and resources”. We hear from the computer scientist often described as ‘Godfather of AI’.

Also in the programme: Israel announces further measures against the UK in response to sanctions imposed on goods from settlements in the occupied West Bank; new research suggests the consumption of very hot drinks might increase the risk of a type of oesophageal cancer; and does a hot, dry summer mean more alcoholic champagne?

(Photo: illustration show Anthropic logo, a keyboard and a robotic hand, June 5, 2026. Credit: Reuters/ Dado Ruvić)

Israel announces counter-measures to UK sanctions Sep 08, 2026

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Britain is leading a group of twelve countries in banning trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

The Israeli foreign minister swiftly hits back - with a series of measures including the closure of the British consulate in Jerusalem

We'll hear the arguments and ask what effect the new sanctions may have.

Also - has Haiti's international gang suppression force actually suppressed any gangs?

And we meet the Ukrainian actor, campaigning against the proposed ban of the Russian language in Ukraine's third largest city.

And it's Star Trek's 60th birthday - Newshour speaks to Nana Visitor, actor on Deep Space Nine, and podcast host Larry Nemecek.

IMAGE: Israeli minister of foreign affairs Gideon Saar speaks during a press statement at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, Israel. CREDIT: Abir Sultan

UK sanctions Israeli settlements in West Bank Sep 08, 2026

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Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told parliament that there will be an import ban on goods from Jewish settlements in the illegally occupied West Bank, as well as further sanctions. He also told MPs that the UK agrees there is ethnic cleansing in areas of the West Bank. We will get reaction from the US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee.

Also on the programme: Jamaican culture minister Olivia Grange on the quest for reparations for slavery; and a test that can identify brain tumour from teardrops.

(Picture: Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband making a statement on Israel-Palestine in the House of Commons. Credit: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire.)

Afd win poses challenge for German democracy Sep 07, 2026

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Afd win poses challenge for German democracy, we ask could they govern Saxony-Anhalt? Also in the programme: Latvia's foreign minister explains why her country banned Russian books; and the offkey choir that can't sing.

(Photo: Anti-AFD protester carrying anti-AfD stickers. Credit: Reuters)

Germany's far-right AfD wins state election Sep 07, 2026

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Despite a decisive AfD victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, the party appears to have fallen short of an outright majority needed to govern alone. Also on the programme: a BBC investigation into whether the FBI buried evidence of the alleged involvement of Saudi agents in 9/11; and an unlikely hero of the Second World War gets his own movie.

(Photo: Candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Ulrich Siegmund, waves during a press conference the day after the Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Berlin, Germany, 7 September, 2026. Credit: Liesa Johannssen/Reuters)

Germany's far-right AfD bids for their first taste of power in eastern vote Sep 06, 2026

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German voters are heading to the polls in an election in Saxony- Anhalt, which could see the far- right AfD win power at a state level for the first time. The party sees the vote as a potential stepping stone to nationwide success.

Also in the programme: The top US envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are in Kyiv for their first talks in Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion; the political philosopher Francis Fukuyama worries about the future direction of American democracy; and we will hear from May el-Toukhy, one of the only two female directors competing at the Venice Film Festival about her film, premiering tonight.

(Phot0: The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt, Ulrich Siegmund (R), and his wife, Julia Siegmund, cast their votes at a polling station in Tangermuende, Germany, 06 September 2026. Credit: EPA)

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