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5 News with Dan Walker
Wednesday 28 October 2026 · 17:00 GMT · 1h · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 51 of 60 min on news stories (85%)
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Politics dominated this bulletin, with John Healey's first Budget taking 20 minutes 23 seconds, over half the listed airtime. The remaining time was spread across international disaster, courtroom evidence and sport. The mix was mostly domestic and political, and the Budget outweighed all other stories combined.
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- 2:09
Claim Healey delivers first Budget with £100 energy payment and bank tax rise
John Healey was due to deliver his first Budget as chancellor.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 October 2026, 2:09-2:12
- 3:36
Claim Healey delivers first Budget with £100 energy payment and bank tax rise
An energy payment scheme worth £2.6bn will provide £100 to households in council tax bands A to D.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 October 2026, 3:36-3:40
- 3:40
Claim Healey delivers first Budget with £100 energy payment and bank tax rise
The Budget announced the removal of gas standing charges and a shift of costs to unit rates, with mixed effects: around 60% of households could save about £45 a year, the average charge was just under £110 a year, and lower-energy users could gain while higher users could pay more.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 October 2026, 3:40-3:47
- 5:36
Charged quote Healey delivers first Budget with £100 energy payment and bank tax rise
and how to cut the welfare bill have been pushed off to next year. The Leader of the Opposition said this budget didn't come close to meeting the moment. We are overspent, overborrowed, overtaxed and drowning in an out-of-control welfare system. And this is his answer? It is simply not enough. Not good enough, not strong enough, not bold enough.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 October 2026, 5:36-5:44
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- 12:54
Claim At least 68 killed in Spain high-speed train crash near Toledo
Two trains collided in Spain.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 October 2026, 12:54-13:00
- 12:54
Claim At least 68 killed in Spain high-speed train crash near Toledo
Local authorities confirmed at least 10 people died.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 October 2026, 12:54-13:00
- 12:54
Claim At least 68 killed in Spain high-speed train crash near Toledo
At least 30 people were killed in a train crash in Toledo province.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 October 2026, 12:54-13:00
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Claim At least 68 killed in Spain high-speed train crash near Toledo
At least 64 people were reported to have died in the crash.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 October 2026, 12:54-13:00
- 12:54
Claim At least 68 killed in Spain high-speed train crash near Toledo
The collision resulted in at least 68 reported deaths.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 October 2026, 12:54-13:00
- 13:20
Claim At least 68 killed in Spain high-speed train crash near Toledo
Two Iryo carriages derailed.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 October 2026, 13:20-13:23
- 14:13
Claim At least 68 killed in Spain high-speed train crash near Toledo
The transport minister indicated that a combination of technical and human errors may be involved.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 October 2026, 14:13-14:18
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- 21:06
Claim Russell Brand denies all charges as he gives evidence at rape trial
Russell Brand told the jury that a 2023 Dispatches documentary accusing him of sexual misconduct had severe personal consequences, including friends turning away from him.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 October 2026, 21:06-21:17
- 22:55
Claim Russell Brand denies all charges as he gives evidence at rape trial
Brand said a hospital told him he could not stay with his baby son because of the allegations.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 October 2026, 22:55-23:00
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- 49:47
Charged quote Fleetwood Town reach EFL Cup quarter-finals after penalty shock against Arsenal
A team 84 places above them. They call it a giant killing don't they? Well Warren Nettleford has spent the day in the Lancashire seaside town on the Lancashire Riviera as Fleetwood fans celebrate their very own David and Goliath moment. The moment in Fleetwood Town's history. The penalty that meant a giant killing dream came true.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 October 2026, 49:47-49:58
- 50:05
Charged quote Fleetwood Town reach EFL Cup quarter-finals after penalty shock against Arsenal
Well Warren Nettleford has spent the day in the Lancashire seaside town on the Lancashire Riviera as Fleetwood fans celebrate their very own David and Goliath moment. The moment in Fleetwood Town's history. The penalty that meant a giant killing dream came true. The Premier League champions humbled. The Cod Army, jubilant. They're on the pitch because it's all over.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 October 2026, 50:05-50:08
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