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5 News with Dan Walker
Wednesday 7 October 2026 · 17:00 BST · 1h · 10 stories · 15 annotated moments · 45 of 60 min on news stories (74%)
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The bulletin led with Christa Pike, the convicted murderer in the United States who survived a botched lethal injection and has regained consciousness and begun speaking in a Tennessee hospital; her lawyers were in court seeking preservation of evidence, and Tennessee halted executions for the rest of the year amid an investigation. It then reported that Joshua Kerry, already charged with murdering former MP Ann Widdecombe, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with preparing terrorist acts, including an alleged attempt to enter Nigel Farage's home, and was sent to the Old Bailey. Later court items covered Robert Sabot, jailed for life for murdering Takesha Nurse days after release from prison, and Mark Kane, remanded in custody charged with murdering his wife, Dr Hannah Kane, in Norfolk. The broadcast also reported Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine that killed at least 21 people, including four children, with the worst strike on an apartment block in Pryluky; Kemi Badenoch's conference pledge to abolish inheritance tax on family homes and rule out a deal with Reform; and Royal Mail's announcement of up to 2,500 job cuts by the end of next year.
On the third anniversary of the 7 October attacks, the programme reported memorial events in Israel for the roughly 1,200 people killed and 251 taken hostage, noting it was the first anniversary since all remaining hostages were released or their remains returned, and that more than 70,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza. It also covered a London student march demanding an end to the war, counter-protesters, Met conditions and two arrests. Other items included Reform UK clearing two senior advisers after an internal inquiry into an undercover sting, a naked Trump statue unveiled in the European Parliament building, British commandos training on a German submarine off Scotland, and Derby council introducing £70 fines for bins left out too early or too late.
The bulletin then examined concerns over private prescriptions for unlicensed medical cannabis, including a sevenfold rise in items issued in the year to May and calls for tighter regulation after an inquest linked a private prescription to one patient's death. It reported Lionel Messi's retirement from international football after a send-off in Buenos Aires where he scored his 126th goal for Argentina. International items covered protests in France, where more than 250,000 people demonstrated and the mayor of Saint-Denis was tear-gassed, and an Ebola outbreak in Butembo, Democratic Republic of Congo, that medical organisations warned was out of control. Later reports included Kevin Sinfield receiving a knighthood for MND fundraising, the death of actress Eva Marie Saint at 102, and a Tate exhibition on 1990s British culture.
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Claim Christa Pike discharged after surviving lethal injection
Christa Pike was given two lethal injections and remained alive, with her condition unclear and authorities not explaining why she survived the doses.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 7 October 2026, 1:43-1:48
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Claim Joshua Kerry charged with terrorism and Ann Widdecombe murder
Joshua Kerry is scheduled to make his first court appearance on the terrorism charge at Westminster Magistrates Court next Wednesday.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 7 October 2026, 4:45-4:55
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Claim Joshua Kerry charged with terrorism and Ann Widdecombe murder
Joshua Kerry, already accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe, has also been charged over alleged preparation of terrorist acts, with the charge covering late May 2024 to 8 July this year and alleging multiple acts including against Nigel Farage.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 7 October 2026, 4:48-4:55
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Claim Joshua Kerry charged with terrorism and Ann Widdecombe murder
Joshua Kerry was remanded in custody and was due to appear at the Old Bailey on Friday.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 7 October 2026, 5:32-5:40
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Claim Joshua Kerry charged with terrorism and Ann Widdecombe murder
Joshua Kerry, already accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe, has also been charged over alleged preparation of terrorist acts, with the charge covering late May 2024 to 8 July this year and alleging multiple acts including against Nigel Farage.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 7 October 2026, 5:55-6:08
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Claim Kemi Badenoch rules out Reform deal and pledges inheritance tax cut
Kemi Badenoch ruled out any deal or outreach to Reform UK, with Conservative delegates backing the stance though some believed the right would eventually need to unite.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 7 October 2026, 7:38-7:43
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Claim Kemi Badenoch rules out Reform deal and pledges inheritance tax cut
Kemi Badenoch was reported to be planning an inheritance tax cut as her main announcement the next day.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 7 October 2026, 9:05-9:09
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Claim Kemi Badenoch rules out Reform deal and pledges inheritance tax cut
Kemi Badenoch was reported to be planning an inheritance tax cut as her main announcement the next day.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 7 October 2026, 9:13-9:18
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Claim Third October 7 attacks anniversary marked with memorials and protests
Around 1,200 people, mostly Israeli civilians, were killed and about 250 were taken hostage during the October 7, 2023 attacks.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 7 October 2026, 19:52-20:00
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Claim Third October 7 attacks anniversary marked with memorials and protests
Around 1,200 people, mostly Israeli civilians, were killed and about 250 were taken hostage during the October 7, 2023 attacks.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 7 October 2026, 19:52-20:00
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Claim Third October 7 attacks anniversary marked with memorials and protests
Gaza's Health Ministry put the death toll in the Israeli offensive above 74,000, mostly civilians, and the United Nations considers its figures reliable.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 7 October 2026, 20:20-20:27
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Claim Third October 7 attacks anniversary marked with memorials and protests
Gaza's Health Ministry put the death toll in the Israeli offensive above 74,000, mostly civilians, and the United Nations considers its figures reliable.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 7 October 2026, 20:20-20:27
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Claim Derby City Council approves £70 fines for bins left out too early or too long
Derby City Council told residents that putting bins out too early or leaving them out too long could lead to a £70 fine.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 7 October 2026, 23:13-23:21
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- 44:45 Story begins Tate Britain opens 1990s culture exhibition
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Claim Tate Britain opens 1990s culture exhibition
Tate Britain is hosting a new 1990s exhibition curated by former British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, featuring nearly 70 artists and designers including the late Alexander McQueen.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 7 October 2026, 46:32-46:40
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Claim Tate Britain opens 1990s culture exhibition
The exhibition opens to the public on Thursday.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 7 October 2026, 47:19-47:21
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