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A US-weighted bulletin led on the midterm elections, which took 30 minutes 52 seconds, nearly two thirds of the 48 minutes 17 seconds in the running order. The remaining airtime was largely UK legal and celebrity items, alongside sport, the King's Caribbean tour and a cyber hack.

Running order

0:12 Americans vote in midterms seen as verdict on Trump's second term · 30m 52s
The programme framed the midterms as a verdict on Donald Trump, reporting polls favouring Democrats and his claim that aid to Israel would be cut off.
31:12 High Court hears celebrity injunction over abuse allegations · 2m 21s
A well-known man lost his High Court bid to stop the Guardian and ITN publishing abuse allegations, but a judge ruled he cannot be named yet while he may appeal.
33:35 Trial begins for nine men in husband-arranged rape case · 3m 5s
Connor Sanderson Doyle told the jury he believed Joanne Young consented but wished he had checked, while Richard Wilkins said Philip Young described her fantasy and both deny the charges.
36:42 Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies as police investigate collision · 3m 11s
Tenerife forward Jesús de Miguel, 30, died after an on-field collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono, and police opened an investigation into possible involuntary manslaughter.
39:56 King Charles ends Caribbean tour with unity warning · 5m 8s
King Charles told a Commonwealth summit in Antigua that the transatlantic slave trade filled him with horror and sorrow, but he offered no apology as reparations were pressed.
51:01 Cyber attack disrupts supermarket fridges across Europe · 3m 40s
Three UK meat processing plants were caught up in a hack that defrosted supermarket fridges across Europe, and the UK cyber chief warned outdated technology left critical infrastructure exposed.

On air

People and organisations this broadcast put on air during its news coverage. The channel's own presenters and reporters are not listed. Names as transcribed.

0:55

Donald Trump, President
4:19

James Talarico, Democrat candidate
7:46

Richard Fontaine, US foreign policy analyst
12:50

Lakshya Jain, political data analyst
16:39

Eli Savit, El-Sayed's close ally
22:34

Mike Rogers, Trump-backed Republican opponent
24:32

Haley Stevens, Democratic Congresswoman
25:45

Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic Senate candidate
27:17

Ted Goodman, Michigan Republican Party's communications director
32:50

Mark Stephens, media lawyer
33:44

Connor Sanderson Doyle, accused of sexually assaulting a woman
35:04

Sarah Jones KC, KC
36:04

Richard Wilkins, another of the men on trial
41:33

Ben Judah, special advisor to David Lammy when he was foreign secretary

0:12
Story begins Americans vote in midterms seen as verdict on Trump's second term
0:34

Charged quote Americans vote in midterms seen as verdict on Trump's second term

America votes, the world holds its breath, after the judgment of the electorate, will President Trump be constrained or unleashed? Even as people were voting, President Trump threw in another grenade, ringing up the Fox News breakfast show to announce the apparent end of aid to Israel. Mr President, I just want to clarify something you said earlier when it comes to Israel

Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 3 November 2026, 0:34-0:43
1:36

Charged quote Americans vote in midterms seen as verdict on Trump's second term

another. After today, as President, he remains hugely powerful still, but perhaps tonight, as dusk falls across this vast nation and the votes are counted, we will have entered the twilight of this particular and peculiar electoral deity. These elections will prove to be Donald Trump's gutter demerone, the beginning of an end

Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 3 November 2026, 1:36-1:50
31:12
Story begins High Court hears celebrity injunction over abuse allegations
31:13

Claim High Court hears celebrity injunction over abuse allegations

A well-known man is seeking an injunction against two news organisations.

Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 3 November 2026, 31:13-31:21
31:35

Claim High Court hears celebrity injunction over abuse allegations

The judge gave the man permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal, and he remained anonymous after the ruling.

Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 3 November 2026, 31:35-31:38
31:59

Claim High Court hears celebrity injunction over abuse allegations

Media organisations argued that an injunction granted over suicide threats could have wide-ranging consequences for press freedom and free speech.

Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 3 November 2026, 31:59-32:08
32:18

Claim High Court hears celebrity injunction over abuse allegations

The man faces allegations of exploiting his status over many years to pursue inappropriate sexual contact with girls and young women.

Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 3 November 2026, 32:18-32:28
33:11

Claim High Court hears celebrity injunction over abuse allegations

A well-known man is seeking an injunction against two news organisations.

Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 3 November 2026, 33:11-33:15
33:35
Story begins Trial begins for nine men in husband-arranged rape case
36:42
Story begins Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies as police investigate collision
37:02

Claim Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies as police investigate collision

Jesús de Miguel was 30 years old.

Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 3 November 2026, 37:02-37:05
38:15

Contested quote Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies as police investigate collision

I'd like to offer my condolences to his family and friends. I was there. I was at the match and I saw it happen. It was brutal. It wasn't an accident. It was something he did on purpose. I mean it looked more like a UFC move than a tackle in a match. De Miguel, just 30, joined the club last year, helping them win promotion.

Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 3 November 2026, 38:15-38:19
38:19

Contested quote Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies as police investigate collision

I was there. I was at the match and I saw it happen. It was brutal. It wasn't an accident. It was something he did on purpose. I mean it looked more like a UFC move than a tackle in a match. De Miguel, just 30, joined the club last year, helping them win promotion. It was also the year his daughter was born.

Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 3 November 2026, 38:19-38:23
38:29

Claim Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies as police investigate collision

De Miguel is survived by his daughter Carla de Miguel Fernández, who was born last year.

Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 3 November 2026, 38:29-38:31
39:05

Charged quote Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel dies as police investigate collision

There have been previous on-pitch cardiac arrests in professional football. Bolton's Fabrice Muamba survived his in 2012, as did Denmark's Christian Eriksen in 2021. But yesterday's incident, apparently the result of a violent collision, is exceptionally rare. A sudden blow to the chest can actually disrupt

Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 3 November 2026, 39:05-39:11
39:56
Story begins King Charles ends Caribbean tour with unity warning
45:04
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51:01
Story begins Cyber attack disrupts supermarket fridges across Europe
51:20

Claim Cyber attack disrupts supermarket fridges across Europe

The head of the National Cyber Security Centre warned that more vigilance was needed.

Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 3 November 2026, 51:20-51:30
52:24

Claim Cyber attack disrupts supermarket fridges across Europe

UK businesses were warned of possible empty shelves unless urgent action was taken to protect major infrastructure.

Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 3 November 2026, 52:24-52:29
53:11

Claim Cyber attack disrupts supermarket fridges across Europe

A small number of British meat processing firms were affected by a cyber incident in which hackers remotely changed thermostats to make fridges and freezers defrost.

Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 3 November 2026, 53:11-53:17
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