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5 News at Lunchtime
Thursday 27 August 2026 · 12:45 BST · 5m · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 2 of 5 min on news stories (34%)
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A geological survey reported that a flood was caused by a glacier collapse, affecting parts of Nepal, Tibet and China. Police named two people who died in a house fire in Middlesbrough: 34-year-old Natalie McDonald and her seven-year-old niece Valentina Foster, with another woman in a critical condition in hospital. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder, and the fire occurred about two miles from the scene of an A66 crash that killed seven people last weekend.
Latest immigration data shows that the number of people arriving on small boats is down by 23% on last year, with 33,000 arrivals in the year to June; the most common nationalities were Eritrean, Sudanese, Afghan, Somali and Iranian. Separate data shows one in eight young people aged 16 to 24 are not in work or education, and the government says it is investing £2.5 billion to help create almost a million opportunities to earn or learn.
The memoir of Jason Arday, a former Cambridge University professor at the centre of a plagiarism row who was found unresponsive at his home two weeks ago, is published in the UK today. Top Gear is returning to the BBC after being paused since presenter Freddie Flintoff was almost killed during filming in 2022, but no host has yet been announced.
- 0:09 Story begins Two dead in Middlesbrough house fire, murder arrests
- 0:09
Claim Two dead in Middlesbrough house fire, murder arrests
The victims of the house fire were identified as Natalie McDonald and Valentina Foster.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 27 August 2026, 0:09-0:21
- 0:09
Claim Two dead in Middlesbrough house fire, murder arrests
The victims of the house fire were identified as Natalie McDonald and Valentina Foster.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 27 August 2026, 0:09-0:21
- 0:21
Claim Two dead in Middlesbrough house fire, murder arrests
Two men were arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the house fire.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 27 August 2026, 0:21-0:27
- 0:27
Claim Two dead in Middlesbrough house fire, murder arrests
The house fire was reported to be one to two miles from the A66 crash.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 27 August 2026, 0:27-0:36
- 0:36
- 0:36
Claim Home Office figures show falls in asylum claims, small boat arrivals and visas
Small boat arrivals were 23% lower than in the same period last year.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 27 August 2026, 0:36-0:48
- 0:36
Claim Home Office figures show falls in asylum claims, small boat arrivals and visas
Small boat arrivals were 23% lower than in the same period last year.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 27 August 2026, 0:36-0:48
- 0:36
Claim Home Office figures show falls in asylum claims, small boat arrivals and visas
Small boat arrivals were 23% lower than in the same period last year.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 27 August 2026, 0:36-0:48
- 0:36
Claim Home Office figures show falls in asylum claims, small boat arrivals and visas
Small boat arrivals were 23% lower than in the same period last year.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 27 August 2026, 0:36-0:48
- 0:40
Claim Home Office figures show falls in asylum claims, small boat arrivals and visas
Small boat arrivals were 23% lower than in the same period last year.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 27 August 2026, 0:40-0:48
- 0:40
Claim Home Office figures show falls in asylum claims, small boat arrivals and visas
The most common nationalities among small boat arrivals were Eritrean, Sudanese, Afghan, Somali, and Iranian.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 27 August 2026, 0:40-0:55
- 0:40
Claim Home Office figures show falls in asylum claims, small boat arrivals and visas
The most common nationalities among small boat arrivals were Eritrean, Sudanese, Afghan, Somali, and Iranian.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 27 August 2026, 0:40-0:55
- 0:40
Claim Home Office figures show falls in asylum claims, small boat arrivals and visas
The most common nationalities among small boat arrivals were Eritrean, Sudanese, Afghan, Somali, and Iranian.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 27 August 2026, 0:40-0:55
- 0:55
- 0:55
Claim Nearly one million young people in UK not in work or education despite government plan
One in eight young people aged 16-24 are not in work or education.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 27 August 2026, 0:55-1:07
- 1:14
- 1:20
Claim Jason Arday memoir published as inquest opens into his death
Jason Arday was found dead last Friday after denying most of the allegations against him.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 27 August 2026, 1:20-1:32
- 1:47 Story begins Top Gear to return to BBC after Flintoff accident
- 1:51
Claim Top Gear to return to BBC after Flintoff accident
The show was paused after Freddie Flintoff was almost killed in a 2022 filming accident.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 27 August 2026, 1:51-2:03
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