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New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late...
Wednesday 14 October 2026 · 23:00 BST · 1h · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 45 of 60 min on news stories (74%)
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The programme reported that the Prime Minister had welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Downing Street, where Andy Burnham said Britain was behind Ukraine and support would not change; Number 10 said both leaders agreed Russia had no interest in peace. Burnham announced accelerated delivery of British-made air defences, while Zelensky said Ukraine was ready for any kind of ceasefire, was surprised by developments in its partnership with the United States, and thanked the King for his support. The programme also reported that prosecution barristers had opened their case against Russell Brand at Southwark Crown Court, accusing him of groping women and forcing them into sexual acts in allegations from 1999 to 2009, which he denies. It further reported warnings to Chancellor John Healey not to raise capital gains tax, a British Retail Consortium warning that food prices could rise by more than 6 per cent next year after the government failed to act on warnings about the Iran crisis, and the Pope's successful lung cancer surgery.
In its newspaper review, the programme led on the Russell Brand trial, with front pages describing him as a predator and reporting the prosecution's description of him as a ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual predator who sought sex with 5,000 women. It also covered the Daily Express front page on the women of Piddington, who went to Parliament to say they feared for their safety and their families' safety, and the Daily Star front page on a tiger attack in Yorkshire, a family's plea to stop sharing a horror clip, and President Trump sharing an AI-generated clip of himself wrestling the tiger. The review then covered reports that Zelensky blamed Trump for a loss of protection from Russian raids and said his people would die after a Trump betrayal, along with Elon Musk's claim that Trump imposed speed limits on Ukrainian drones using Starlink technology.
Later, the programme discussed Telegraph reports that Andy Burnham was seeking a migration deal that would give European judges new powers over Britain, including European Court of Justice oversight and an annual fee in return for access to EU criminal and asylum databases, and that the Home Office was recruiting legally unqualified civil servants and members of the public to present deportation cases in immigration tribunals. It also covered a Telegraph front page reporting more seven-year-olds on disability living allowance than 50-year-olds, before an extended report on the Brand trial that included specific allegations and noted he had pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault. The programme then discussed Zelensky's criticism of Trump with Tom Harwood and the panel, and a Telegraph report that Mike Tyson was in a £1.5 million court fight over claims he pulled out of a publicity campaign because he did not want to appear fighting a giant talking pigeon.
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Claim Zelensky responds to Trump criticism as US support wavers
Downing Street said Zelensky and the UK Prime Minister agreed after their meeting that Russia has no interest in peace.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 14 October 2026, 3:36-3:42
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Charged quote Zelensky responds to Trump criticism as US support wavers
with Andy Burnham reiterating that Britain is behind Ukraine and that support will not change. After the meeting, Number 10 said that both leaders agreed it was clear Russia has no interest in peace. Andy Burnham went on to announce that the UK is accelerating the delivery of British-made air defences.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 14 October 2026, 3:40-3:42
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Claim Zelensky responds to Trump criticism as US support wavers
The UK is accelerating delivery of British-made air defences.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 14 October 2026, 3:42-3:48
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Charged quote Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
unwavering support during a meeting at Buckingham Palace. In other news, prosecution barristers opened their case against Russell Brand today. The actor and comedian is accused of groping women and forcing them into sexual acts in allegations which date from 1999 to 2009. He denies all charges. GB News's national reporter, Will Godley, was at Southwark Crown Court.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 14 October 2026, 4:11-4:16
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Claim Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
Six women have accused Russell Brand of offences alleged to have occurred between 1999 and 2009.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 14 October 2026, 4:11-4:21
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Claim Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
Brand denies all charges.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 14 October 2026, 4:21-4:26
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Charged quote Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
in allegations which date from 1999 to 2009. He denies all charges. GB News's national reporter, Will Godley, was at Southwark Crown Court. The prosecution opening their case against Russell Brand today described him as a ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual predator with a childlike expectation that his every
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 14 October 2026, 4:26-4:32
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Claim Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
The prosecution characterised Brand as a predatory sexual offender.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 14 October 2026, 4:26-4:44
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Charged quote Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
He denies all charges. GB News's national reporter, Will Godley, was at Southwark Crown Court. The prosecution opening their case against Russell Brand today described him as a ruthless, calculated and manipulative sexual predator with a childlike expectation that his every desire should be met. They also said that his strong desire for sexual contact was
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 14 October 2026, 4:32-4:38
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Charged quote Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial begins
newspapers. The Sun. Russell Brand rape trial. Ruthless, calculated sexual predator. That's how he was described in court today, the first day of this trial. The Metro. Russell Brand quotes a sex predator. The Mirror. Predator. They've gone for their in quotation marks, obviously, but with a big picture of him either side. The Daily Express. Don't silence our fears. Now,
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 14 October 2026, 7:29-7:37
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yes, bizarrely decided to share an A.I. clip of him kind of playfully wrestling and overpowering that tiger, which many people think is actually quite insensitive. But the Times, they go for Zelensky. My people will die after Trump betrayal. We will talk about this, actually. Has Trump betrayed Ukraine? You know, obviously he's done a diesel deal with
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 14 October 2026, 8:40-8:46
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and overpowering that tiger, which many people think is actually quite insensitive. But the Times, they go for Zelensky. My people will die after Trump betrayal. We will talk about this, actually. Has Trump betrayed Ukraine? You know, obviously he's done a diesel deal with the Russians, hasn't he? There's also a story about Elon Musk saying apparently President Trump
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 14 October 2026, 8:46-8:52
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Claim Zelensky responds to Trump criticism as US support wavers
The Guardian reported that Zelensky blames Trump for the loss of protection from Russian raids.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 14 October 2026, 9:10-9:21
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Claim Home Office recruits unqualified staff to present asylum appeals
The Home Office is recruiting presenting officers without legal qualifications or experience to represent it in immigration tribunals concerning illegal migrants and foreign offenders.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 14 October 2026, 11:38-11:54
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Claim Home Office recruits unqualified staff to present asylum appeals
The Home Office is recruiting presenting officers without legal qualifications or experience to represent it in immigration tribunals concerning illegal migrants and foreign offenders.
GB News, New: Patrick Christys Tonight Late..., 14 October 2026, 12:02-12:14
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