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Death row inmate in 'critical condition' Oct 01, 2026

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Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is 'receiving life-saving care' in hospital, after surviving two lethal injection attempts, leading the state's governor to halt all executions for the year. So how common is it for the procedure to go wrong?

Also in the programme: Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says the co-pilot responsible for the attack on board a plane bound for Israel had undergone "Islamist radical indoctrination", though he has said it is too early to say if Iran was involved; and what elephants' low-frequency rumbles reveal about their lives.

(Photo shows WPLN reporter Catherine Sweeney recounting the planned execution of Christa Pike at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on September 30, 2026. Credit: Denny Simmons/The Tennessean/USA TODAY NETWORK)

Investigation underway into Dubai-Tel Aviv flight attack Oct 01, 2026

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An investigation is underway by Israel into the apparent attempt by the co-pilot of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv to bring it down. The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it's too early to say if Iran is involved in the attack

We'll speak to one of the passengers, Adam Polovincik, about what happened, when the plane suddenly lost height.

Also in the programme: Tennessee has called a temporary halt to executions after a female convict survives two doses of lethal injection; thousnads of French high school students are taking part in protests which are becoming increasingly unrul; and why do many Russians seem to want to pretend that the war in Ukraine isn't happening?

(Photo shows a FlyDubai plane in the air near Tel Aviv on 30 September 2026. Credit: Ammar Awad/Reuters)

Jubilant scenes as Israeli FlyDubai passengers return home Sep 30, 2026

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The Israeli prime minister says the co-pilot attacked his the pilot of an on board an Israel-bound flight from Dubai and attempted to deliberately crash the plane. Passengers are believed to have helped overpower and restrain the attacker. There were jubilant scenes at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport as passengers landed safely.

Also in the programme: Britain's Prime Minister says there are "strong indications" that Iran played a part in the security incident at Fairford airbase. Plus a last-minute stay of execution for Christa Pike in Tennessee - but what next?

And would Greta Garbo really want to be re-animated by AI?

(Picture: FlyDubai passengers are greeted by their friends and family at the Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv, September 30, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Ammar Awad)

Passengers helped stop knife attack in cockpit of Israel-bound plane Sep 30, 2026

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A passenger plane flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv had to land in Saudi Arabia after a fight reportedly broke out between the pilots. Two Israeli officials have said the co-pilot is believed to have stabbed the captain of the plane. Both pilots are being treated in hospital. Israeli and Saudi jets were scrambled after the FlyDubai flight transmitted a code used to report a hijacking.

Also, a BBC investigation tracks how children in Gaza are still falling victim to the conflict there.

And researchers convinced a Chinese AI tool to tell them how to make biological weapons and carry out assassinations. What went wrong?

(Photo: A Flydubai plane waiting at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on 30 September. Credit: EPA)

Spain announces ban on evictions after protests Sep 29, 2026

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Spain's coalition government has approved new housing measures following protests over the country's housing crisis, sparked by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her home in Madrid last week. Also on the programme, a man held on death row for 41 years in Utah finally gets a retrial; and the 'fat dogs of Delhi' have gone viral - but can they become the 'fit dogs of Delhi'?

(Photo: Madrid housing protesters camp at Puerta del Sol, Spain - 29 Sep 2026. Rodrigo Jimenez EPA/Shutterstock)

Malaysia starts sending thousands of refugees back to Myanmar Sep 29, 2026

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Malaysia starts sending thousands of refugees back to war-torn Myanmar. Human rights groups say it risks returning Rohingya muslims to danger. We hear from a fearful refugee.

Also in the programme: Israel's military says more than a hundred settlers have attacked a village in the occupied West Bank; we hear from Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich who was held in a Russian prison for more than 400 days; and how the youngest ever female chess grandmaster learnt to play.

(IMAGE: Myanmar nationals due to be repatriated from Malaysia sit inside a bus at Lumut, Malaysia September 29, 2026 / REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain)

The five men arrested near an airbase in England are being released on bail Sep 28, 2026

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The men were arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act. The base has been used by the US Air Force to attack Iran.

Also on the programme: our reporter is on the front line in Yemen as government forces take on the Houthis. And 100 years of stories as we celebrate the centenary of Route 66.

(Picture: Police at RAF Fairford Air Base, England. Credit: Getty Images)

A special report from the frontline in Yemen Sep 28, 2026

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In Yemen, fighting is intensifying around the Yemeni city of Taiz, where government forces are trying to halt a new advance by Houthi fighters closing in on the city. We have a frontline report from the BBC's international investigations correspondent.

Also on the programme: investigations continue into a suspected terror plot at an air force base in southern England; and a potential breakthrough in the storage of mRNA vaccines, which could revolutionise rural healthcare.

(Photo: A displaced Yemeni woman, Fatma Mohammed Saleh, speaks to the BBC. Credit: Liam Weir/BBC)

UK police arrest five over incident at airbase Sep 27, 2026

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Counter terrorism police in Britain are investigating a major incident near a Royal Air Force base that's used by the United States as a forward operating location - including to launch strikes on Iran. Five men have been arrested on explosives and terror charges. We ask why the base might be a target.

Also on the programme: who's really in charge in Uganda after the head of the armed forces tells a minister he can't leave the country? and is panda diplomacy effective at selling China's image abroad?

(Photo: B‑1B Lancer bomber parked at the RAF Fairford airbase which hosts United States Air Force personnel. Credit: Reuters/Toby Shepheard)

Standoff at historical N Ireland flashpoint Sep 27, 2026

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In Northern Ireland, Roman Catholic protesters have blocked a road in the town of Portadown along which members of the pro-British Orange Order were planning to march. It's the first time they've been granted permission to go ahead with the march along the Garvaghy Road for nearly 30 years. But Roman Catholic residents oppose it and have refused police orders to disperse. The road was a major flashpoint of the conflict between largely Catholic, pro-Irish republicans and Protestant, pro-UK unionists in the late 1990s. Also in the programme: British police declare a major incident near an air base used by the US air force; and how trees shaped Russian history and people. (Photo: A member of the Portadown District Loyal Orange Lodge No 1 outside Drumcree Church ahead of the planned march. Picture date: Sunday September 27, 2026. Credit: Peter Morrison/PA Wire)

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