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Dame Esther Rantzen the broadcaster, charity founder, and assisted dying campaigner has died at the age of 86.

Her family have paid tribute to her as the "most wonderful mother" and a "cherished grandmother". She was known for presenting the BBC TV programme, That's Life, and later went on to set up Childline, the helpline for children suffering abuse or neglect in the UK.

Recently, she had campaigned for the legalisation of assisted dying.

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A flight bound for Tel Aviv, Israel, with about 170 people on board issued a hijack alert after one pilot reportedly stabbed another, and tried to crash the plane.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the pilot was arrested after the flight made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

Defence Minister Israel Katz has claimed the incident was an "attempted jihadist terror attack".

The airline, Flydubai, has confirmed that an altercation took place on the flight deck, but says the motives aren't yet known. Passengers have now been flown to Ben Gurion Airport on another Flydubai plane (pictured).

Also in the Global News Podcast:

03:45 Russia pounds Ukrainian energy facilities in the capital Kiev and surrounding areas

09:13 Gaza is still under near daily attack - we hear how children in the territory are coping

13:32 In Iraq, after two decades of US military presence, its final troops are withdrawn

16:11 The Chinese AI company, Moonshot, announces investigation after a security firm says it persuaded two of its AI models to discuss making chemical and biological weapons

18:31 A giant bear known as 'Backpack' has been announced as the winner of the 2026 Fat Bear Week in Katmai National Park in Alaska

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Fifteen years ago, the film The Social Network told the story of Facebook’s rise to global prominence. As Meta faces growing scrutiny from regulators and pours billions into AI, a new movie examines what the company allegedly knew about the harms linked to Facebook.

Jeff Horwitz is the journalist whose reporting inspired the new film, The Social Reckoning, which hits cinemas next week. Horwitz helped expose internal debates at Meta over misinformation, teenage well-being, political polarisation and the tension between keeping users safe and growing the business.

After a turbulent year for the company and amid declining public trust, The Global Story’s Tristan Redman talks to Horwitz about whether Meta can reinvent itself while remaining one of the world’s most powerful tech giants.

New episodes of The Global Story are released daily. If you’re in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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00:00 INTRO

00:58 The Facebook Files and The Social Reckoning

04:30 From Facebook to Meta

06:28 How Facebook’s algorithm changed social media

08:19 What went wrong at Meta?

11:16 Why young people turned against Facebook

13:14 Meta’s problems with young people

14:19 What Meta knew about teen safety

16:36 Can parents protect children from social media?

18:06 Can Meta recover from its problems?

19:01 What’s next for Meta?

20:32 Meta’s big bet on AI

22:14 Can AI save Meta?

23:23 Is AI ready to replace social media?

24:59 Can Meta survive another tech shift?

26:06 Meta’s response

A pilot on an Israel-bound flight stabbed another pilot and "apparently tried to crash the plane", said Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

The plane was travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv when it plummeted 17,000ft (5,200m) in less than two minutes, before being diverted to Saudi Arabia.

One passenger reports "terrible screams throughout the plane" before "three to five guys burst into the cockpit" and subdued an attacker.

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In the early hours of Sunday morning, three vans were spotted near a British military base used by the United States for its bombing operations in Iran.

A huge police operation followed, bomb disposal teams were spotted on the scene, and five men were arrested on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offences. Donald Trump said the men were “looking to do big damage to our fort” and that “we had them under investigation”.

The suspects – all British nationals – were released on police bail on Monday afternoon, leaving questions about how dangerous a plot this was alleged to be.

What is going on? We speak to Nick Aldworth, a former Detective Chief Superintendent in UK Counter Terrorism Policing.

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0:00 What's going on with the men arrested over the weekend?

1:31 Introduction to Nick

2:21 What happened at RAF Fairford?

6:59 What did the police find?

7:53 Were the authorities expecting an attack?

11:23 Trying to understand the investigations

12:40 Was it a terrorism plot?

14:43 Trumps response

15:15 Did it come as a surprise to the intelligence services?

16:50 Why have the suspects have been released on bail?

19:31 Who could be behind such an attack?

21:00 The Iranian embassy's statement

22:20 How is the subject of immigration involved?

Developer Moonshot is conducting an internal review after researchers were able to persuade two of its popular Kimi models to tell them how to make biological weapons and carry out assassinations.

Mindgard, which tests the security of AI systems, told the BBC it discovered in July that Kimi K2.6 and K3 Swarm could evade safety limits put in place by developers.

It arose during a process called "jailbreaking", where researchers use a series of complex instructions to see if AI tools ignore guardrails - which Mindgard said should have stopped Kimi from discussing concerning topics.

Moonshot told the BBC it welcomed third-party input "as a key pillar for building better and safer AI".

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The NHS is seeing an increase in young people with bladder damage from ketamine use.

Prolonged use of the drug can lead to incontinence or uncontrolled peeing, and even kidney failure.

The BBC visits a specialist NHS clinic designed to help people with signs of ketamine damage, and speaks to trained medical staff, and young people who have struggled with addiction to the drug.

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US President Donald Trump met with representatives of government agencies and technology companies - including OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta - at the White House on Tuesday.

Trump said among those present, there was "a belief that there should be tremendous self-regulation".

Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Trump said that the technology leaders had signed a "morally binding" document that would serve as a "form of protection" from the potential hazards of AI.

Domestically, Trump has faced increasing public concern over the potential dangers of AI and calls for additional guardrails to be put in place.

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An open letter to the American people from Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) claims the US public don't know what is happening in Iran and asks them to pressure the Trump administration to end the war.

Meanwhile President Donald Trump has said he believes taking action against Tehran will be seen as one of the most important things in the history of the United States.

Iran threatens to attack infrastructure across the Middle East, if the country's security cannot be guaranteed.

And there's a warning from the head of the International Energy Agency that Europe faces a difficult winter for energy supplies.

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Andy Burnham delivers first his speech to the Labour Party conference as Prime Minister. During an emotional address, the prime minister outlined plans for a ‘National Care Service’ which would be free at point of use, funded in part by proposed changes to the triple lock" from 2030.

He also talked about reforms to the electoral system and housing, and the water system.

The Prime Minister received a long standing ovation when he teared up speaking about his late father, who died just a few weeks ago.

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00:00 Andy Burnham speaks at Labour conference

07:20 PM gives more details on the National Care Service

16:00 What did he say about Brexit and the EU?

20:00 More public control over essential services

29:00 Reform to the benefits system

32:30 Are good vibes enough?