BBC News Briefing

10 September, 2025

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Alex Binley

Hello. Poland's prime minister has accused Russia of carrying out a "large scale provocation" after drones entered his country's airspace overnight. We'll bring you the latest. A BBC investigation has found that members of an anti-Islam US biker gang are running security at Gaza aid distribution centres. And finally, have you heard the one about the sheep that walked into a pub?

TOP OF THE AGENDA

Poland says up to four of 19 Russian drones shot down after entering airspace

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Poland's PM said this was the first time Russian drones had been shot down over his country. Credit: EPA/Shutterstock

Some 19 Russian drones entered Polish airspace overnight, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said. Polish and Nato aircraft were scrambled and airports shut. Tusk said at least four drones were shot down, marking the first time Russian drones have been downed over Poland. Russia's top diplomat in Warsaw said claims his country's drones entered Polish airspace were "groundless". The drones were part of the latest aerial attack by Moscow on Ukraine. The country's President Volodymyr Zelensky called the escalation an "extremely dangerous precedent for Europe". The key question for the continent, writes security correspondent Frank Gardner, is whether or not this was a deliberate act by the Kremlin to test Nato's response.

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BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites

A composite image showing a man wearing the Infidels MC biker gang leather jacket, with the Crusader cross symbol on the back with the gang's motto 'frater in arma', superimposed on a backdrop showing one of the Gaza aid sites, with armed men watching over from a high vantage point as Palestinians line up for aid.

Infidels MC use the Crusader cross as its symbol - a reference to the medieval Christians who fought Muslims for control of Jerusalem.

The firm providing security at Gaza aid distribution sites employs members of a US biker gang with a history of hostility to Islam, the BBC can reveal. Infidels MC members see themselves as modern Crusaders, and use anti-Muslim hate speech on Facebook. The aid distribution organisation said it has "a zero-tolerance policy for any hateful, discriminatory biases or conduct".