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The Saturday Five Extra
Saturday 31 October 2026 · 20:00 GMT · 1h · 4 stories · 8 annotated moments · 29 of 60 min on news stories (49%)
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The programme led with a 13 minute 43 second panel debate on charity refugee sponsorship, which dominated the bulletin. The other substantial segment was a 10 minute 19 second live interview with Hampshire pumpkin grower Ian Paton. The remaining listed airtime went to two short items, at 2 minutes 16 seconds and 2 minutes 49 seconds.
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- 0:00 ~4 min without annotations
- 4:04
- 4:58
Claim GB News panel splits over whether refugee sponsorship scheme is capped
GB News gave conflicting reports on whether the refugee sponsorship scheme would be capped, with one report saying it would be capped and vetted at every stage and start with a few hundred people, and another saying no cap had been announced.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 31 October 2026, 4:58-5:19
- 17:47 ~14 min without annotations
- 32:08
- 32:32
Claim Hampshire grower Ian Paton says American friend has broken his 1.2-tonne pumpkin world record
The pumpkin weighed nearly 1,300 kilograms.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 31 October 2026, 32:32-32:46
- 32:39
Claim Hampshire grower Ian Paton says American friend has broken his 1.2-tonne pumpkin world record
Paton spent six hours a day tending the pumpkin and gave it around 130 gallons of water.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 31 October 2026, 32:39-32:51
- 33:59
Claim Hampshire grower Ian Paton says American friend has broken his 1.2-tonne pumpkin world record
Paton said he lost his world record to a friend in America.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 31 October 2026, 33:59-34:06
- 42:27 ~4 min without annotations
- 46:26
- 46:44
Claim Zia Yusuf calls Alastair Campbell a war criminal on Question Time
Zia Yusuf said Alastair Campbell had presented a dossier claiming Saddam Hussein could launch weapons of mass destruction within 45 minutes.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 31 October 2026, 46:44-46:52
- 47:02
Claim Zia Yusuf calls Alastair Campbell a war criminal on Question Time
Zia Yusuf described Alastair Campbell as a war criminal.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 31 October 2026, 47:02-47:05
- 48:01
Claim Zia Yusuf calls Alastair Campbell a war criminal on Question Time
The GB News panel accused Alastair Campbell and Tony Blair of taking the country to war on a false premise.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 31 October 2026, 48:01-48:06
- 48:45 Story begins Beavers reintroduced to Loch Ness after 500 years
- 48:59
Claim Beavers reintroduced to Loch Ness after 500 years
Beavers will be reintroduced around Loch Ness, about 500 years after they were last recorded there, with permission for Trees for Life and the Beaver Trust to release up to 15 families over three years as part of expanding the species' range in Scotland.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 31 October 2026, 48:59-49:05
- 51:34 ~8 min without annotations
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