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5 News with Dan Walker
Wednesday 14 October 2026 · 17:00 BST · 1h · 9 stories · 15 annotated moments · 37 of 60 min on news stories (62%)
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Prosecutors opened Russell Brand's rape and sexual assault trial at Southwark Crown Court by describing him as a ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual predator over allegations from six women across a decade; he denies all charges. The court heard claims relating to a hotel room, workplaces, a bar toilet cubicle and his home, and that one alleged victim texted him he had treated her 'like an animal', to which he replied, 'I'm sorry'; former friend Mark Piñero said Brand told him to urgently vacate a Bournemouth flat in 1999 and later said he might have 'gone a bit too far'. William Chapman, 23, was named as the man killed after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park; his family said he was bright, warm and engaging, had significant mental illness, and asked for privacy over shared footage, including posts by Donald Trump. A man's body was recovered after a fishing boat went missing off Port of Ness in the Outer Hebrides, with two other men still sought, and civil servant Kasim Chowdhary denied fraud over earning almost £350,000 from eight employers between 2020 and 2023 while accused of juggling up to five jobs.
President Volodymyr Zelensky was welcomed to Downing Street with a guard of honour as the UK announced accelerated delivery of British-made air defences and interceptor missiles, while a third night of Russian strikes killed at least six people in Ukraine, including three in Kyiv; the report noted US strain over Donald Trump's deal to allow Russia to export diesel and his comment that Ukraine needed a new president. First Minister John Swinney told the programme he wanted more engagement from Westminster, expressed deep disappointment at Peter Murrell's embezzlement, said he felt sorry for Nicola Sturgeon, and said the Jackdaw gas field could only proceed if compatible with net zero. A month into Nottingham's balaclava ban, police said Operation Reclaim had cut youth-related anti-social behaviour by 40% and drug dealing and knife crime by 10%, with fines of up to £70 and other councils considering similar measures. A report on endometriosis found it affects one in ten women, kept almost half out of work, and that 94% of people said their employer did not understand it, with calls for a national framework and workplace adjustments.
A national fostering recruitment campaign was launched as around 56,400 children in England are in foster care, approved foster carers have fallen 12% since 2019, and one in three carers are 60 or over; Jacqueline Wilson and foster carer Claire Hawkins spoke about the need for more people to come forward. In international stories, student protests in Tirana turned violent over a luxury tourist development linked to Jared Kushner, the world's oldest shipwreck was found off the Turkish island of Kekova at around 4,700 years old, and the original Winnie the Pooh went on display in New York for the character's 100th birthday. The parents of 12-year-old Mia St Hilaire, who died after an anaphylactic reaction to a milkshake made in an unwashed blender, called for a separate allergy management rating for food businesses; the cafe was fined £18,000, its former owner received 100 hours of community service, and the family's lawyer called for a review by the Food Standards Agency.
- 1:25 Story begins Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
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Claim Zelensky meets Burnham as UK speeds up Ukraine air defence deliveries
Downing Street said Andy Burnham would host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the next day.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 14 October 2026, 9:50-9:59
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Claim Zelensky meets Burnham as UK speeds up Ukraine air defence deliveries
Downing Street said Andy Burnham would host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the next day.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 14 October 2026, 9:50-9:59
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Claim Zelensky meets Burnham as UK speeds up Ukraine air defence deliveries
Russian strikes reportedly killed at least two people and injured 21 in a Kyiv apartment block.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 14 October 2026, 9:59-10:10
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Claim Zelensky meets Burnham as UK speeds up Ukraine air defence deliveries
The Prime Minister was expected to offer additional military aid to Ukraine.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 14 October 2026, 10:26-10:38
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Claim Zelensky meets Burnham as UK speeds up Ukraine air defence deliveries
Burnham maintained the £3 billion a year military aid commitment to Ukraine.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 14 October 2026, 11:50-12:00
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Claim Zelensky meets Burnham as UK speeds up Ukraine air defence deliveries
The Prime Minister was expected to offer additional military aid to Ukraine.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 14 October 2026, 12:00-12:05
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Claim SNP conference and Swinney independence referendum path after Burnham rejection
Swinney said Peter Murrell's embezzlement damaged the SNP and was criminal and unacceptable.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 14 October 2026, 14:12-14:28
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Claim SNP conference and Swinney independence referendum path after Burnham rejection
Swinney said he wanted more engagement from Westminster and would welcome the Prime Minister at the SNP conference.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 14 October 2026, 15:08-15:15
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Claim SNP conference and Swinney independence referendum path after Burnham rejection
Swinney said any approval of the Jackdaw gas field must be compatible with net zero on carbon impact.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 14 October 2026, 15:40-15:58
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Claim Nottingham balaclava ban: 40% fall in youth anti-social behaviour reported
Nottingham police can require people linked to crime, anti-social behaviour or intimidation to remove face coverings, with fines of up to £70 for refusing.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 14 October 2026, 23:20-23:35
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Claim Government launches fostering recruitment campaign for people in their 30s and 40s
Approximately 56,000 children are in foster care at any given time.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 14 October 2026, 33:29-33:42
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Claim Government launches fostering recruitment campaign for people in their 30s and 40s
The number of available foster places fell by 12% in the previous year.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 14 October 2026, 33:37-33:49
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Claim Government launches fostering recruitment campaign for people in their 30s and 40s
A government campaign aims to increase foster places in England by 10,000.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 14 October 2026, 33:54-34:10
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Claim Tommy Blaize announces swing tour and backs new Strictly presenting line-up
Tommy Blaize announced a tour called The Golden Age of Swing with a big live band, starting in Manchester on 4 March and ending at Cadogan Hall in London around 17 July.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 14 October 2026, 48:50-49:10
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Claim Tommy Blaize announces swing tour and backs new Strictly presenting line-up
Tommy Blaize announced a tour called The Golden Age of Swing with a big live band, starting in Manchester on 4 March and ending at Cadogan Hall in London around 17 July.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 14 October 2026, 53:14-53:18
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