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5 News with Dan Walker
Tuesday 1 September 2026 · 17:30 BST · 55m · 11 stories · 15 annotated moments · 37 of 55 min on news stories (67%)
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Andy Burnham made his first Commons address as Prime Minister, promising a different approach and vowing not to repeat past mistakes, while the man he replaced, Keir Starmer, announced he was resigning as an MP, triggering a by-election. The government also revised its early release scheme after a backlash, confirming that no convicted killers would be released early, and reducing the number of prisoners due for early release. Elsewhere, Germany blamed Russia for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport and said it would close the Russian consulate, a taxi driver was jailed for causing death by dangerous driving after falling asleep at the wheel, and flu vaccinations began for children and pregnant women. Norway's new king, Håkon VIII, took an oath of allegiance following his father's death. A man appeared in court charged with murdering a woman and her seven-year-old niece in a Middlesbrough house fire, and Scotland's first minister announced plans to cut NHS health boards from 11 to two and to consult on a cap on food prices.
Home Office figures showed a significant drop in small boat crossings and migrant numbers over the summer, with experts attributing the fall to increased French police activity and a broader decline in irregular migration to the EU. In Nepal, the death toll from devastating floods passed 1,000, with many still missing and rescue efforts ongoing. Military veterans affected by pension overpayments spoke out, with the Ministry of Defence saying mistakes had been made. A former gang leader, Duane Davis, was found guilty of orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996. Updates also covered a ferry tragedy off Cyprus, a low-altitude fly-by over a Cape Town stadium, and a saltwater crocodile named Prince William in Australia.
A 79-year-old woman, Carol Toranski, who was diagnosed with breast cancer after self-referring for a mammogram, is campaigning for the NHS to automatically invite women over 70 for screening, with her petition nearing 100,000 signatures. The Met Office confirmed this summer was the hottest on record, with multiple temperature and dryness records broken, and storm names for the coming season were released. In a heartwarming story, six-year-old Harry Jackson received a rare combined liver and bowel transplant from his father Gary, who had prepared for 18 months. Finally, breaking news reported that a British national had been rescued in Nepal alongside 118 Nepalese people, nearly a week after the floods.
- 0:00 Story begins Keir Starmer announces he will stand down as MP
- 4:00
Claim Keir Starmer announces he will stand down as MP
Keir Starmer announced via the Camden New Journal that he is standing down as MP for Holborn and St. Pancras with immediate effect, triggering a by-election, and cited a focus on international affairs and saying it was time to pass the baton.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 1 September 2026, 4:00-4:14
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Claim Keir Starmer announces he will stand down as MP
Keir Starmer announced via the Camden New Journal that he is standing down as MP for Holborn and St. Pancras with immediate effect, triggering a by-election, and cited a focus on international affairs and saying it was time to pass the baton.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 1 September 2026, 4:00-4:14
- 4:00
Claim Keir Starmer announces he will stand down as MP
Keir Starmer announced via the Camden New Journal that he is standing down as MP for Holborn and St. Pancras with immediate effect, triggering a by-election, and cited a focus on international affairs and saying it was time to pass the baton.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 1 September 2026, 4:00-4:07
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- 6:28
Charged quote Government confirms killers excluded from early release as prison space plan unveiled
Harrison was stabbed to death. We always talk about Harrison. He was the most wonderful son. Finding out one of his killers convicted of manslaughter might have been released early was a hammer blow. Now the government has said that won't happen. But Natasha and Chris Tomkins have still had to endure a
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 1 September 2026, 6:28-6:40
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Charged quote Government confirms killers excluded from early release as prison space plan unveiled
hammer blow. Now the government has said that won't happen. But Natasha and Chris Tomkins have still had to endure a summer of anguish. We have lost trust now. We have lost faith. We lost a lot of faith in the justice system. It is not fit for purpose in my eyes. We are not thought about. We are not considered as a family.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 1 September 2026, 6:44-6:51
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Charged quote Government confirms killers excluded from early release as prison space plan unveiled
But Natasha and Chris Tomkins have still had to endure a summer of anguish. We have lost trust now. We have lost faith. We lost a lot of faith in the justice system. It is not fit for purpose in my eyes. We are not thought about. We are not considered as a family. So the revised scheme will now exclude those convicted of
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 1 September 2026, 6:51-6:57
- 6:51
Charged quote Government confirms killers excluded from early release as prison space plan unveiled
summer of anguish. We have lost trust now. We have lost faith. We lost a lot of faith in the justice system. It is not fit for purpose in my eyes. We are not thought about. We are not considered as a family. So the revised scheme will now exclude those convicted of manslaughter, as well as other serious offences, and means
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 1 September 2026, 6:51-7:00
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Claim Government confirms killers excluded from early release as prison space plan unveiled
Andy Burnham blocked early release for people convicted of unlawful killing, including manslaughter.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 1 September 2026, 7:00-7:07
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Charged quote Government confirms killers excluded from early release as prison space plan unveiled
So for extra space, the government is planning to turn unused office space, laundry rooms and storage areas into cells. It is all very well just saying we are going to find space within our crumbling prison system. We have got a billion pounds of repairs outstanding across the whole estate in England
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 1 September 2026, 7:23-7:31
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Charged quote Government confirms killers excluded from early release as prison space plan unveiled
about what the victim's families will go through, do the due diligence and work out a plan before it got to this. They have been let down by a broken system, one the government must try to fix. Tessa Chapman, 5 News. Our timings are a little different tonight, you might have spotted. Because of the snooker, we started at 5.30
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 1 September 2026, 8:56-9:05
- 10:33 Story begins Four charged over Sheffield baby stabbing death
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- 22:36 Story begins Aid reaches survivors a week after Nepal floods
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- 33:47 Story begins Duane Davis found guilty of Tupac Shakur murder
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Claim Duane Davis found guilty of Tupac Shakur murder
Duane Davis was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Tupac Shakur.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 1 September 2026, 34:30-34:37
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Claim Duane Davis found guilty of Tupac Shakur murder
Duane Davis was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Tupac Shakur.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 1 September 2026, 34:34-34:37
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Claim Duane Davis found guilty of Tupac Shakur murder
Duane Davis was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Tupac Shakur.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 1 September 2026, 34:34-34:37
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Claim Summer 2026 confirmed as UK's hottest on record with widespread impacts
Summer 2026 is expected to be declared the UK's hottest on record.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 1 September 2026, 46:46-46:49
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Claim Summer 2026 confirmed as UK's hottest on record with widespread impacts
Summer 2026 is expected to be declared the UK's hottest on record.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 1 September 2026, 46:52-46:59
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