The World Tonight

There are reports that Britain is considering sending military support to Saudi Arabia after advances by the Iran-aligned Houthi group further disrupted Saudi oil supplies. We get the view from Riyadh and ask a member of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee what the UK can actually do to help.
Also on the programme: an Oxfordshire village holds a symbolic vote for independence, in protest at government plans to house asylum seekers nearby; and we hear from the Welsh actor Matthew Rhys who made history by winning Emmy awards in two leading acting categories.

An inquest has heard that staff falsified records, slept and were on their phones on the night that Hugo Flint-Cahan was killed by another patient. Hugo’s brother, who is an NHS doctor, said there had been a “litany of failures” and blamed “incompetence and dishonesty” on the part of staff.
Also on the programme: As tech stocks fall around the world, we ask what the consequences could be for the global economy. And the renowned oncologist Professor Ian Smith tells us about witnessing half a century of improvements in the treatment of breast cancer.

MPs voted 286 to 270 against proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. We speak to supporters and opponents of attempts to change the law and ask if there's a different way to address the end of life debate.

Also in the programme: As the United States marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we hear from the very last survivor to escape from the South Tower of the World Trade Center before it collapsed. And bidding farewell to the Scillonian III, the much-loved (and hated) ferry that’s been sailing between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly for 49 years.

The race is on to woo voters ahead of elections that will decide who controls Congress. President Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon tells us that he’s "not a supporter" of the proposal to give $5,000 payments to Americans.
Also in the programme: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says he’ll sue the Haaretz newspaper over an article claiming the President of the UAE warned him that Hamas was planning a major attack before the seventh of October, 2023. And is tennis scoring in need of an update – as suggested by the new head of Tennis Australia?

‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton tells us the warning is plausible and urgent action to regulate artificial intelligence is needed.
Also in the programme: Calls for answers in Westminster after a failure of the UK's air traffic control system causes more than 2,000 flights to be cancelled over two days. And Apple announces the introduction of the first foldable iPhone – but is the technology a gimmick, or the future of phones?