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Channel 5 — 5 News with Dan Walker
Wednesday 15 July 2026 · 17:00 BST · 1h · 7 stories · 11 annotated moments · 47 of 60 min on news stories (78%)
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The programme leads with England's World Cup semi-final against Argentina, with live reports from Atlanta ahead of the match. Fans and pundits discuss the historic rivalry, and manager Thomas Tuchel says the team must focus on the game itself. Declan Rice is fit to start, and Harry Kane is set to become England's outfield player with the most appearances.
Keir Starmer held his final Prime Minister's Questions before Andy Burnham is expected to become Prime Minister on Monday. Starmer received a standing ovation and gave an emotional farewell. Other news includes the US and Iran trading strikes for a fourth day, a British man in Iran having his sentence extended, and seven Brits among 13 killed in Spanish wildfires. Three asylum seekers were jailed for raping a woman on Brighton Beach. An inquest ruled that repeated heading of footballs contributed to the death of 1966 World Cup winner Nobby Stiles. The government announced plans for a midnight social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds, and new regulations for buy now, pay later schemes came into force. A fly infestation in Llanelli, South Wales, was also reported.
- 1:32 Story begins England lose World Cup semi-final to Argentina
- 10:13 Story begins Keir Starmer holds final PMQs before leaving office
- 14:55 Story begins Three men sentenced for rape on Brighton Beach
- 15:17
Claim Three men sentenced for rape on Brighton Beach
The men were asylum seekers staying in an asylum hotel in Horsham.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 15 July 2026, 15:17-15:21
- 15:41
Claim Three men sentenced for rape on Brighton Beach
Two men were each sentenced to 21–27 years in prison.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 15 July 2026, 15:41-15:43
- 15:43
Claim Three men sentenced for rape on Brighton Beach
Two men were each sentenced to 21–27 years in prison.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 15 July 2026, 15:43-15:48
- 22:25
- 23:30
Claim Coroner rules heading footballs caused Nobby Stiles' brain disease CTE
An inquest found that repeated heading of footballs caused CTE, contributing to Nobby Stiles' death.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 15 July 2026, 23:30-23:37
- 24:12
Claim Coroner rules heading footballs caused Nobby Stiles' brain disease CTE
Former players are three and a half times more likely to die from neurodegenerative diseases.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 15 July 2026, 24:12-24:19
- 26:12
- 27:49
Charged quote Government proposes voluntary overnight social media curfew for teenagers
Jules Sweeney was 14 when he died after what his mum Ellen believes was a social media challenge that went wrong. She's now pushing for a new inquest into his death. I don't think it really goes far enough. I think, first of all, we don't know how all the children are on these platforms, so they're not age-regulating the children,
5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 15 July 2026, 27:49-27:51
- 28:12
Charged quote Government proposes voluntary overnight social media curfew for teenagers
With lots of schools and colleges finishing for summer already, these boys are playing basketball instead of doom-scrolling. The fact that they have an option to opt in or opt out, it just shows that, oh, I don't have to do it, so I'm just going to just leave it. For me personally, because I self-regulate
5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 15 July 2026, 28:12-28:19
- 28:56
Charged quote Government proposes voluntary overnight social media curfew for teenagers
but in the long term I think people just revert back to... I mean, they might opt out and they might revert back to the old habits. And let's be honest, breaking rules is what some teenagers do best. Even Cinderella missed her midnight curfew and then her coach turned into a pumpkin. Maybe mobile phones should turn into pumpkins too,
5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 15 July 2026, 28:56-28:59
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- 36:17
Claim Fly infestation plagues Llanelli residents amid heatwave
Residents reported a severe fly infestation, with one moving her dining table to the living room, another forced to leave her home, and sticky fly traps sold out with a limit on spray purchases.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 15 July 2026, 36:17-36:23
- 36:39
Claim Fly infestation plagues Llanelli residents amid heatwave
Residents reported a severe fly infestation, with one moving her dining table to the living room, another forced to leave her home, and sticky fly traps sold out with a limit on spray purchases.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 15 July 2026, 36:39-36:46
- 37:44
Claim Fly infestation plagues Llanelli residents amid heatwave
Residents reported a severe fly infestation, with one moving her dining table to the living room, another forced to leave her home, and sticky fly traps sold out with a limit on spray purchases.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 15 July 2026, 37:44-37:54
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