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5 News at Lunchtime
Monday 12 October 2026 · 12:45 BST · 5m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 2 of 5 min on news stories (41%)
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Andy Burnham is expected to tell MPs it would be a dereliction of duty not to seek a new deal with the EU. In a Commons address in the afternoon, the Prime Minister will repeat his view that Brexit has done more harm than good and call on all parties to back the government's approach, arguing a closer relationship could help control immigration and boost growth. He will set out options for Britain's long-term relationship with Europe around the time of a UK-EU summit at the end of the year, and those options could include rejoining the bloc.
Ukrainian officials say Russia has continued to strike the country's energy facilities despite Donald Trump saying both sides had agreed on an energy ceasefire. Prosecutors in Kharkiv say an energy site on the edge of the city was attacked on Monday, and President Zelensky says Ukraine will stop hitting Russian refineries if Moscow halts attacks on its energy system. Nigel Farage has pledged to ban anyone from being granted asylum for five years if Reform were elected; the party says all asylum tribunals, legal refugee routes and resettlement schemes would be scrapped, and it would deport 90,000 people who currently have asylum appeal cases. Russell Brand has arrived at court for the start of his trial, accused of rape and sexual assault; the 51-year-old denies all charges made by six women relating to alleged offences between 1999 and 2009, jury selection begins today, and the trial could last up to ten weeks.
The wildlife park near Doncaster where a man died at the weekend is remaining closed for now. Yorkshire Wildlife Park says it will stay shut today as investigations continue into the death of a man attacked by a tiger after entering its enclosure on Saturday, and ticket holders will be contacted about re-booking. From today, NHS patients in England can get a text to say their prescriptions are ready to collect. Alerts will also go to smartwatches through the NHS app, covering nearly 2,500 chemists, including every ASDA and Boots; patients will need to switch on push notifications in the app to receive them.
- 0:55 Story begins PM announces National Centre for Information Defence
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Claim PM announces National Centre for Information Defence
The Prime Minister was due to address MPs and say it would be a dereliction of duty not to try to form a new relationship with the EU.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 October 2026, 0:55-1:02
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Claim Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries after truce
Ukraine said Russia attacked power plants soon after Trump said an energy ceasefire had been agreed by both sides.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 October 2026, 1:27-1:36
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Claim Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries after truce
Ukraine said Russia attacked power plants soon after Trump said an energy ceasefire had been agreed by both sides.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 October 2026, 1:27-1:36
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Claim Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries after truce
Ukraine said Russia attacked power plants soon after Trump said an energy ceasefire had been agreed by both sides.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 October 2026, 1:36-1:41
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Claim Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries after truce
Ukraine said Russia attacked power plants soon after Trump said an energy ceasefire had been agreed by both sides.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 October 2026, 1:36-1:41
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Claim Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries after truce
Zelensky said the ceasefire announcement was unexpected to him, but Ukraine would support a ceasefire if Russia adhered to its terms.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 October 2026, 1:41-1:48
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Claim Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries after truce
Zelensky said the ceasefire announcement was unexpected to him, but Ukraine would support a ceasefire if Russia adhered to its terms.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 October 2026, 1:41-1:48
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Claim Farage sets out plan to shut UK asylum system for five years
Reform UK said it would close the UK asylum system for five years if elected at the next general election.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 October 2026, 1:48-1:55
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Claim Farage sets out plan to shut UK asylum system for five years
Reform UK said it would close the UK asylum system for five years if elected at the next general election.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 October 2026, 1:48-1:55
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Claim Farage sets out plan to shut UK asylum system for five years
Reform UK said around 90,000 people waiting in the asylum system would be deported under its proposal.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 October 2026, 2:00-2:06
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Claim Farage sets out plan to shut UK asylum system for five years
Reform UK said around 90,000 people waiting in the asylum system would be deported under its proposal.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 October 2026, 2:00-2:06
- 2:06 Story begins Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
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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, 12 October 2026, 2:06-2:12
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Claim Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
Brand denies all charges.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 October 2026, 2:12-2:19
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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, 12 October 2026, 2:12-2:19
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Claim Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
Jury selection was under way in Russell Brand's trial on rape and sexual assault charges.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 October 2026, 2:19-2:24
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