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5 News at Lunchtime
Tuesday 6 October 2026 · 12:45 BST · 5m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 2 of 5 min on news stories (43%)
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At the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Kemi Badenoch pledged £10 billion for a Britannia Shield to help defend Britain from future attacks, saying it would detect threats such as incoming missiles and launch drones or interceptors to destroy them, and arguing that Labour was failing to keep the country safe. Party members also paid tribute to Lord Jeffrey Archer, the best-selling author and former Conservative politician, who died at 86; his publisher said the death was sudden but peaceful at his home between writing sessions, and what he had called his final novel was published that day.
Thousands of students across France continued protests over conditions in secondary schools and universities, calling for more resources such as teachers and improvements to ageing buildings; adults also marched in solidarity, and authorities expected the day's demonstrations to be the biggest so far. President Trump said there were some threats that led the United States to pull bombers from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, after six people were arrested over the past week in connection with a suspected terror plot targeting the base; Downing Street insisted the base was safe. Thousands of ASOS customers received a message in the retailer's app saying the company had been hacked, appearing to come from the hacker and threatening to leak details, and the company does not engage with them.
Comedian and podcaster Russell Brand appeared at a London court ahead of his rape and sexual assault trial; the 51-year-old has been accused by six women over incidents said to have happened between 1999 and 2009, and the trial starting Monday could last up to 10 weeks, with Brand denying all charges. A scientist who spent decades hunting invisible ghost particles in Antarctic ice, Francis Hudson, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work at the South Pole's IceCube observatory, with his scientific vision said to have paved the way for a new kind of astronomy.
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Claim Conservatives defend £10bn Britannia Shield after Iron Dome comparison
The Conservatives announced a £10 billion Britannia Shield defence system to protect the UK and its overseas bases.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 6 October 2026, 0:48-0:57
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- 1:13 Story begins Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
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Claim Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
Lord Archer died aged 86, with reports saying he died suddenly and peacefully at home.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 6 October 2026, 1:13-1:29
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Claim Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
Lord Archer died aged 86, with reports saying he died suddenly and peacefully at home.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 6 October 2026, 1:17-1:29
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Claim Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
His latest novel, Adam and Eve, was planned as his final novel and was due for publication the following day.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 6 October 2026, 1:23-1:35
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Claim Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
His latest novel, Adam and Eve, was planned as his final novel and was due for publication the following day.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 6 October 2026, 1:23-1:35
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Claim Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
The Pentagon confirmed that all US bombers at RAF Fairford had been withdrawn or returned to bases in the United States.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 6 October 2026, 1:44-2:00
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Claim ASOS customers receive alerts claiming company hacked
Thousands of ASOS customers received a message or alert claiming ASOS had been hacked.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 6 October 2026, 2:06-2:16
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Claim ASOS customers receive alerts claiming company hacked
Thousands of ASOS customers received a message or alert claiming ASOS had been hacked.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 6 October 2026, 2:16-2:26
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Claim Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
Russell Brand attended a London court before his trial on rape and sexual assault charges.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 6 October 2026, 2:21-2:32
- 2:26 Story begins Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
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Claim Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
Six women have accused Russell Brand of offences alleged to have occurred between 1999 and 2009.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 6 October 2026, 2:26-2:38
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Claim Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube
Francis Hudson was awarded science's top honour for his work at the South Pole's Ice Cube Observatory, involving decades hunting ghost particles in Antarctic ice and being credited with paving the way for a new kind of astronomy.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 6 October 2026, 2:38-2:52
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Claim Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube
Francis Hudson was awarded science's top honour for his work at the South Pole's Ice Cube Observatory, involving decades hunting ghost particles in Antarctic ice and being credited with paving the way for a new kind of astronomy.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 6 October 2026, 2:38-2:52
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Claim Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube
Francis Hudson was awarded science's top honour for his work at the South Pole's Ice Cube Observatory, involving decades hunting ghost particles in Antarctic ice and being credited with paving the way for a new kind of astronomy.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 6 October 2026, 2:52-3:03
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Claim Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube
Francis Hudson was awarded science's top honour for his work at the South Pole's Ice Cube Observatory, involving decades hunting ghost particles in Antarctic ice and being credited with paving the way for a new kind of astronomy.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 6 October 2026, 2:52-3:03
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Claim Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube
Francis Hudson was awarded science's top honour for his work at the South Pole's Ice Cube Observatory, involving decades hunting ghost particles in Antarctic ice and being credited with paving the way for a new kind of astronomy.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 6 October 2026, 2:57-3:03
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