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5 News with Dan Walker
Friday 21 August 2026 · 17:00 BST · 1h · 7 stories · 13 annotated moments · 52 of 60 min on news stories (86%)
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The broadcast opened with the news that Prince Harry and six other claimants, including Sir Elton John and Liz Hurley, were ordered to pay an initial £9.5 million in indemnity costs after losing their privacy case against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail. The report noted the judge's criticism and the possibility of the total rising to £35 million, and discussed the Sussexes' planned return to the UK, with reports of a British education for their children and a potential acting role for Meghan.
The programme then covered a reduction in small boat crossings in the English Channel, crediting French police tactics such as intercepting and slashing boats, with crossings down 43% compared to the same period in 2025. It also reported on a forecast for a super El Niño event, described as potentially the strongest in living memory, which could bring wet and stormy autumn weather to the UK, referencing the impact of the 2015 event.
Later stories included the UK's first national day for victims and survivors of terrorism, featuring personal accounts from survivors of attacks. The discovery of the HMS Tiger shipwreck, sunk in 1908, was also reported, with the dive team describing their research and artefacts found. The broadcast also featured a Chester Zoo snake that became cancer-free after pioneering electro-chemotherapy, and an 88-year-old weightlifter named Mick who gained attention from Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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- 5:50 Story begins Home Office issues pamphlet for asylum seekers
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- 12:02
Charged quote Met Office warns strongest El Nino on record could make 2027 hottest year
And to give you an idea of what might be in store, I'm going to take you back to what happened during the last super El Niño at the end of 2015. That was the winter, a never ending stream of storms caused misery across the UK. December was the wettest month ever recorded, with rainfall twice the average and infamous Storm Desmond
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 21 August 2026, 12:02-12:07
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Charged quote Met Office warns strongest El Nino on record could make 2027 hottest year
after a flood. So any alterations that you can make now, adaptations to your home is time and money well spent and it reduces the awful appalling misery of being flooded. This year's super El Niño is now on track to have an even bigger impact than the one 11 years ago. Effectively, this is our two-month warning.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 21 August 2026, 12:55-12:57
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Charged quote Met Office warns strongest El Nino on record could make 2027 hottest year
even bigger impact than the one 11 years ago. Effectively, this is our two-month warning. By mid-October, storms will be rolling across the Atlantic again and our baking summer could be followed by a dismally wet autumn and winter. Catherine Jones, 5 News. OK, don't go anywhere. We're here just before six this evening.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 21 August 2026, 13:12-13:18
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- 21:29
Charged quote First national day for terror victims marked with calls for better support
Is there any aspect of all of you coming together like this that is a bit of an act of defiance against terror? Terrorists are there to try and divide the nation to cause division in the community, to cause hatred and anger, but to me a day like today is proof that love always conquers. A big thank you to Travis, Fegan and Thelma
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 21 August 2026, 21:29-21:46
- 22:51 Story begins HMS Tiger wreck discovered 118 years after sinking
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Claim HMS Tiger wreck discovered 118 years after sinking
The wreck was located 118 years after the ship sank.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 21 August 2026, 23:01-23:05
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Claim HMS Tiger wreck discovered 118 years after sinking
The search team used meteorological data to model wind and tide conditions.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 21 August 2026, 24:19-24:27
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Claim HMS Tiger wreck discovered 118 years after sinking
Two intact torpedo tubes were found on the wreck.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 21 August 2026, 24:42-24:48
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Claim Chester Zoo python cancer-free after pioneering electrochemotherapy
A python with a mouth tumour that returned after removal was treated with electrochemotherapy in collaboration with the University of Liverpool and is now cancer-free.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 21 August 2026, 47:04-47:11
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Claim Chester Zoo python cancer-free after pioneering electrochemotherapy
A python with a mouth tumour that returned after removal was treated with electrochemotherapy in collaboration with the University of Liverpool and is now cancer-free.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 21 August 2026, 47:13-47:19
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Claim Chester Zoo python cancer-free after pioneering electrochemotherapy
A python with a mouth tumour that returned after removal was treated with electrochemotherapy in collaboration with the University of Liverpool and is now cancer-free.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 21 August 2026, 47:22-47:26
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- 50:09
Claim 88-year-old Mick Wadge's TikTok fame draws Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mick Wadge is 88 years old and began lifting weights three years ago.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 21 August 2026, 50:09-50:15
- 50:58
Claim 88-year-old Mick Wadge's TikTok fame draws Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger reached out to invite Mick Wadge to meet his team in the USA.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 21 August 2026, 50:58-51:02
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Claim 88-year-old Mick Wadge's TikTok fame draws Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger follows Mick Wadge on TikTok.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 21 August 2026, 51:17-51:20
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