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New: GBN Tonight
Thursday 17 September 2026 · 19:00 BST · 1h · 4 stories · 15 annotated moments · 39 of 60 min on news stories (65%)
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The news bulletin reported that Princess Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, has made new claims about the King's behaviour after Diana's death, including that Charles sounded giddily elated on the phone and went nuts during a row over whether William and Harry should walk behind the coffin; Buckingham Palace responded that grief can cloud memory. It also reported that the body of three-year-old Noah Woods, who went missing near a Suffolk playground, has been formally identified, with police not treating the death as suspicious. Additionally, the Conservatives pledged to replace tax rules for self-employed workers, and the Bank of England held interest rates at 3.75% despite rising inflation.
A panel discussion examined Earl Spencer's claims, questioning their credibility and timing, and referenced a 30-year-old CNN clip. A committee of MPs recommended dropping the term 'net zero' from the department's name and communications, prompting a debate with Bjorn Lomborg about the costs of climate policy. A further segment covered the Archbishop of Canterbury withdrawing an interfaith award given to a man who had previously praised Osama bin Laden. Finally, the broadcast went live to Ildaqua in the Chagos Islands, where a group of Chagossians led by interim first minister Misley Mandarin have survived for seven months, stating they are determined to win their fight for the right to return to their homeland.
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Claim Earl Spencer book and comments renew royal tensions over Diana
Buckingham Palace responded that grief can cloud a person's memory.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 17 September 2026, 5:19-5:22
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Claim Earl Spencer book and comments renew royal tensions over Diana
Buckingham Palace responded that grief can cloud a person's memory.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 17 September 2026, 5:36-5:41
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Charged quote Earl Spencer book and comments renew royal tensions over Diana
in ways others do not recognise, even many years after such a loss. A sort of update, really, on recollections may vary. I don't believe a word of it. Let me ask you, who do you believe? Tweet hashtag Faraj on GB News or email Faraj at GB News dot com. Before I introduce my distinguished panel, including Royal Bographer Tom Bower, Sir Michael Ellis, former Attorney General,
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 17 September 2026, 5:41-5:46
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Claim Earl Spencer book and comments renew royal tensions over Diana
Royal commentators disputed Spencer's account.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 17 September 2026, 5:41-5:46
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Claim Earl Spencer book and comments renew royal tensions over Diana
A 1999 CNN clip showed Earl Spencer saying Charles had been polite and said nothing nasty.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 17 September 2026, 6:17-6:21
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Claim Net zero committee says term has become weaponised and should be dropped
The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee recommended that the department drop 'net zero' from its name and reduce its use in public communications.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 17 September 2026, 21:24-21:38
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Charged quote Net zero committee says term has become weaponised and should be dropped
They suggest increasing return flights to Spain by £150 per person so you can add £600 to the average family holiday. Clearly, that is absolutely nuts, but I do sense in Britain, perhaps around Europe, we're beginning to have a different debate. Joining me down the line is President of the Copenhagen Consensus Centre
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 17 September 2026, 22:11-22:15
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Contested quote Net zero committee says term has become weaponised and should be dropped
and they are genuinely very worried about the environment. They're worried about global heating. So how do we balance the fact that net zero for countries like mine is absolute lunacy, is deindustrialising us and ruining us and making us poor? How do we balance that with concerns about emissions and concerns about rising temperatures?
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 17 September 2026, 23:57-24:08
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Charged quote Net zero committee says term has become weaponised and should be dropped
and MPs who want to fight for what they believe in, why are they in Parliament? I've been fighting this, Michael, for many, many years. I've been screamed at on live television. It was a Salem witch trial, it was almost, you know. And as you heard in my conversation with Bjorn, I acknowledge the world's getting warmer.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 17 September 2026, 27:54-28:02
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Claim Archbishop of Canterbury withdraws award to cleric over bin Laden praise
Hafiz Ashrafie awarded Osama bin Laden the title Salufa in 2007.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 17 September 2026, 37:03-37:08
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Claim Archbishop of Canterbury withdraws award to cleric over bin Laden praise
The Archbishop of Canterbury gave the Reconciliation and Interfaith Award to Hafiz Ashrafi, who had previously praised Osama bin Laden, on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 17 September 2026, 37:19-37:33
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Claim Archbishop of Canterbury withdraws award to cleric over bin Laden praise
Lambeth Palace withdrew the award after the comments came to light.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 17 September 2026, 37:54-38:01
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Claim Archbishop of Canterbury withdraws award to cleric over bin Laden praise
Lambeth Palace withdrew the award after the comments came to light.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 17 September 2026, 38:01-38:04
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Claim Archbishop of Canterbury withdraws award to cleric over bin Laden praise
Ashrafie's spokesman said the award was not an endorsement but was made in the context of Muslim hurt over Rushdie's honour.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 17 September 2026, 38:15-38:25
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Claim Archbishop of Canterbury withdraws award to cleric over bin Laden praise
Ashrafie's spokesman said the award was not an endorsement but was made in the context of Muslim hurt over Rushdie's honour.
GB News, New: GBN Tonight, 17 September 2026, 38:15-38:25
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