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MPs have voted against a fresh move to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The bill would have allowed adults with fewer than six months to live to apply to be given help to end their life.

It followed hours of debate and the result was close with 286 against and 270 in favour. Adam is joined by Ailbhe Rea, Political Editor of the New Statesman and Lara Spirit, Deputy Political editor of the Sunday Times to unpack the politics of the result and to reflect on the other big events in Westminster this week.

Including the moment the new Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced a fundamental shift on the government’s approach to Israel. Also, they discuss the news that Zack Polanski has been confirmed as the Green Party candidate for the Holborn and St Pancras by-election taking place next month, and whether the greens think they can win.

00:00 – Intro

00:59 – MPs vote down the assisted dying bill

06:04 – Could the state deliver assisted dying?

08:30 – Ed Miliband's sanctions on West Bank settlers

13:14 – What the sanctions say about Miliband as foreign secretary

21:45 – The COP climate summit

28:14 – The Holborn and St Pancras by-election

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Reports from Yemen say fighters from the Iranian-backed Houthi movement have taken control of a key island in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait - a globally important maritime chokepoint at the mouth of the Red Sea.

The Houthis have mounted a military push to seize control of the strait. It's on a crucial route for Saudi oil exports - made all the more vital by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

A US media report suggests President Donald Trump declined requests by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to bomb Houthi positions.

Also in the Global News Podcast:

06:08 The 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, and Islamophobia in the US

09:25 We look at the intelligence failings leading up to 11 September, 2001, and what has changed

12:53 AI giant Anthropic says its models are being used for malicious activity that could support the development of biological and conventional weapons

16:08 Donald Trump and JD Vance close out the Republican midterm convention

18:26 South African police hand over Nigerian citizens accused in the US of an online romance scam

20:56 The NFL brings American football to Australia

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A year since the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, social media users are marking what has controversially become known as the 'Kirkiversary'.

Far from the enduring political legacy many predicted, he has rather been immortalised as an icon of the internet, his image utterly ubiquitous in meme culture.

On this episode, Marianna and Matt discuss how Kirk's life and death paved the way for an online resurrection few could have anticipated.

Top Comment is hosted by Marianna Spring and Matt Shea.

00:00 Introduction

00:42 Why this story is hard to cover

02:26 'The Kirkiversary'

04:29 Who was Charlie Kirk?

05:59 The Assassination

11:14 Life after Kirk

15:43 'Resurrection' by meme?

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On 26 August, a devastating flash flood tore through a Himalayan valley on the Nepal-Tibet border, killing more than 1,300 people.

Within hours, videos began circulating on social media. Many were real clips showing the disaster unfolding, but others raised new questions.

In this episode, BBC Verify correspondent Merlyn Thomas takes you behind the scenes as our team works to piece together the story in real time and explains how with any natural disaster, one of the first things we see is a rush of misinformation.

Follow the clues with us in the newsroom as we geolocate online videos, debunk AI-generated content and use satellite imagery to try to understand what happened.

This is BBC Verify's reporting process as you’ve never seen before.

In this video:

00:00 - Is this real?

01:01 - Reconstructing the disaster

1:55 - How we tell real from fake

2:21 - Piecing together geolocated footage

3:10 - What do we mean by “verify”

4:07 - Aftermath and moment of glacial collapse

6:13 - Survivors

7:28 - What satellite imagery can tell us

8:11 - Is this the same survivor house?

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As the AI industry understands the real cost of their agents escaping and hacking multiple companies, is it time for an AI 'kill switch'?

OpenAI's chief scientist Jakub Pachocki has called for "extreme caution" over AI's runaway progress and warned more intervention may be needed to ensure "humans remain in control of the future".

While Claude's developer Anthropic is warning that AI misuse by humans is also an issue.

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30-year-old Abhijeet Dipke is the founder and face of India's Gen Z “cockroach” protests.

The movement was born out of anger over repeated examination paper leaks, and quickly became India's biggest student mobilisation in years.

The BBC’s Yogita Limaye sat down with him to speak about what his unofficial party is planning next.

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An urgent search for survivors is underway in Philippines after an explosion and fire on a ferry. Dozens of people are missing, and authorities believe there may be people trapped onboard, but the Philippine coastguard says it's still too dangerous for rescue crews to board the vessel.

Also in the Global News Podcast:

05:33 Iran-backed Houthi rebels capture a Yemeni port city vital to international shipping

09:05 President Donald Trump says he’ll pay voters $5,000 each if Republicans win the midterm elections

11:42 Two of Nasa's Artemis II astronauts retire from space flight

15:28 Pakistan’s U-19 cricket team says anti-migrant protestors gathered outside their hotel in Britain

18:05 The EU says Europe experienced record-high temperatures in August

22:03 The medieval Bayeux Tapestry – depicting the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 – goes on display at the British Museum

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US President Donald Trump says he would offer every adult American a $5,000 payout if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in November's midterm elections.

The plan would cost more than a trillion dollars, and he gave no details on how it would work or be funded.

Democrats labelled it an "empty promise" and others questioned whether such a pledge was legal or feasible.

So - is it? In this video...

00:39 - Trump's $5,000 election pledge. What is it?

01:29 - Is it legal?

04:22 - Reaction?

05:05 - Has this happened before?

06:10 - How would it work?

07:20 - Why now?

08:49 - What are the ethics?

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For the first time since World War Two, a far-right party has made a significant win in Germany, taking almost 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which has been labelled as “right-wing extremist” by domestic intelligence, is leading the national polls.

Among its pledges at a state level are to defund “anti-German" art and teach children less about Hitler, as part of a “patriotism” agenda.

This idea challenges the deeply held and decades-long German memory culture that insists people must never forget the Nazis’ crimes.

The AfD describes German memory culture in its manifesto as a "guilt complex". BBC Berlin correspondent Jessica Parker talks us through the complexities of remembering Germany’s past, and the controversial ways in which the AfD wants to shape its future.

0:00 - 0:45 Introduction

0:45 - 2:05 Jess Parker tells us about the recent state election in Saxony-Anhalt

2:05 - 4:13 How has a far-right party won?

4:13 - 5:21 Are the AfD far-right and what does that mean?

5:21 - 7:45 Who is the leader of the AfD?

7:45 - 10:10 Who are the core supporters of the AfD and where do they come from?

10:10 - 12:24 Why did the AfD succeed in Saxony-Anhalt?

12:24 - 15:43 The significance of the Der Spiegel article on Ulrich Siegmund

15:43 - 20:09 How does the AfD want to revisit German memory culture?

20:09 - 22:33 What are the major concerns from voters?

22:33 - 24:58 How do the AfD plan to change memory culture?

24:58 - 26:46 What happens next for Germany?

26:46 - 30:32 What does this mean for Friedrich Merz?

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US President, Donald Trump, has said he will offer every adult American $5,000 (£3,700) if the Republican party wins the midterms.

President Trump gave no detail on how it would work or how he would fund it. Speaking at the party's first-ever convention in the middle of a US presidential term. He also said that the country’s war with Iran would not end until after the midterms. James is joined by Caitriona Perry and Faisal Islam to unpack these latest statements.

Plus, is there a more than 10% chance AI could kill all humans within a decade? The ‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton says this estimate by some experts isn’t an unreasonable one. The BBC’s Cyber Correspondent Joe Tidy is in the studio to tell us what people working inside AI have to say about the risks associated with it.

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00:00 Introduction

00:50 Why is Trump pledging to give all Americans $5000?

07:01 Is this linked to what's happening in the markets?

13:10 Trump says prices won't come down before the midterms

21:01 AI experts warn of risk of AI for humanity

28:00 Why don't AI companies stop what they're doing?

34:00 Can we teach AI to have human morals?

37:00 Where does AI regulation stand currently?