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5 News at Lunchtime
Thursday 12 November 2026 · 12:30 GMT · 5m · 6 stories · 11 annotated moments · 2 of 5 min on news stories (33%)
Broadcast overview
An AI-generated overview based on this broadcast's transcript.
A domestic-led lunchtime bulletin opened with a nine-second Milburn review item, while the King's surprise appearance with Elton John dominated at 31 seconds, nearly a third of the 99-second running order. The remaining airtime mixed a 20-second Australian rescue with a 17-second COP31 speech and shorter reports on a New York building collapse and UK growth.
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Claim Alan Milburn proposes youth allowance for under-25s in welfare overhaul
Alan Milburn's report will recommend that under-25s lose access to the health element of universal credit and personal independence payment, receiving instead a youth allowance set at the standard universal credit rate.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 November 2026, 0:00-0:09
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Claim Brooklyn building collapse kills at least eight as rescue continues
Broadcasters reported varying casualty figures from the building collapse, including one or two deaths and multiple injuries, some critical.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 November 2026, 0:09-0:13
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Claim Brooklyn building collapse kills at least eight as rescue continues
A building collapsed into a construction site in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighbourhood.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 November 2026, 0:09-0:13
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Claim Brooklyn building collapse kills at least eight as rescue continues
The cause of the collapse had not yet been established.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 November 2026, 0:13-0:23
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Claim UK GDP grows 0.7% in third quarter as AI-linked services drive expansion
UK GDP grew 0.7% in the third quarter, faster than in the first two quarters.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 November 2026, 0:18-0:28
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Claim Burnham pledges UK climate leadership at COP31 as only G7 leader present
Andy Burnham said the UK was returning to a leading role and would pursue a new era of British climate leadership.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 November 2026, 0:28-0:39
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Claim Burnham pledges UK climate leadership at COP31 as only G7 leader present
Andy Burnham said the climate crisis was already affecting everyone rather than being a distant threat.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 November 2026, 0:39-0:48
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Claim Burnham pledges UK climate leadership at COP31 as only G7 leader present
Andy Burnham said Britain's recent summer of heatwaves, wildfires and drought was not normal, and he spent his first weeks as Prime Minister responding to the worst wildfires.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 November 2026, 0:44-0:54
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Claim William, 17, found alive after six days lost in Australian woodlands
A 17-year-old boy named William was found alive after six days lost in Australian woodlands, lying on a rock beside a remote creek.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 November 2026, 0:48-0:59
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Claim William, 17, found alive after six days lost in Australian woodlands
The boy had been camping with a friend when they became separated.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 November 2026, 0:59-1:09
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Claim King Charles records interview with Sir Elton John for King's Trust podcast
King Charles made a surprise appearance on Elton John's Rocket Hour radio show in an exclusive recording made last month, with the full episode due to air on his 78th birthday on Saturday.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 12 November 2026, 1:04-1:14
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