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ITV — ITV News at Ten
Wednesday 5 August 2026 · 22:00 BST · 30m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 28 of 30 min on news stories (93%)
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The broadcast led with the controversy surrounding Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch's support for former neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill Payne. Initially selected as a Tory council candidate in Somerset, Payne withdrew after backlash, particularly from Labour peer Baroness Berger, a victim of his past anti-Semitic harassment. Badenoch then appointed him as an adviser on de-radicalisation, a move criticised by Labour and Reform UK. The programme also covered FIFA's denial of reports that its president, Gianni Infantino, promised Morocco the 2030 World Cup final in exchange for support during a crisis meeting in Rabat, with FIFA providing a briefing to ITV News indicating Infantino retains considerable support.
Other stories included UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting's visit to Ukraine, where he pledged support 'until they win' amid a Russian missile attack that killed eight people, and President Zelensky's appeal for more Patriot missile systems. The broadcast reported on an Afghan man charged with murdering Edinburgh charity worker Elizabeth Jane Ross in Athens, and the impact of an ITV News investigation into the pregnancy drug DES, which prompted NHS England and the Department of Health to commission new research into its long-term effects. A multiple stabbing in Covent Garden was described as an isolated mental health incident, and the early release of two of PC Andrew Harper's killers sparked outrage from his family and police. Cambridge professor Jason Arday resigned amid a plagiarism row, a SpaceX rocket stage crashed into the moon, and a feature highlighted an increased presence of hummingbird hawk moths in UK gardens due to the warm summer.
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- 4:03
Charged quote Convicted anti-Semite withdraws as Conservative council candidate
as a Conservative candidate. This was Bonehill Payne addressing a British National Party event in 2014. We're all going to be accused of being racist, look them in the face and say, so what? So what? Two years later, he found himself on trial. The reason why I am being taken to court is because I'm a nationalist.
ITV1, ITV News at Ten, 5 August 2026, 4:03-4:06
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Claim Convicted anti-Semite withdraws as Conservative council candidate
He was later convicted of racially aggravated assault for harassing a Jewish former MP.
ITV1 HD, ITV News at Ten, 5 August 2026, 4:14-4:20
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Claim Convicted anti-Semite withdraws as Conservative council candidate
Kemi Badenoch personally approved his selection as a Tory candidate.
ITV1 HD, ITV News at Ten, 5 August 2026, 4:49-4:54
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Claim Convicted anti-Semite withdraws as Conservative council candidate
Bonehill-Payne withdrew his candidacy and was then offered a role as an adviser on radicalisation.
ITV1 HD, ITV News at Ten, 5 August 2026, 5:55-6:01
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Charged quote Convicted anti-Semite withdraws as Conservative council candidate
to the leader of the opposition is no better than allowing him to stand as a council candidate. It is a privileged and influential national role. As a victim of this man's heinous crimes, this appointment is an insult. Luciana Berger is not only the victim of this man's crimes, but she is a pretty impressive campaigner
ITV1, ITV News at Ten, 5 August 2026, 7:38-7:40
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Contested quote Convicted anti-Semite withdraws as Conservative council candidate
than allowing him to stand as a council candidate. It is a privileged and influential national role. As a victim of this man's heinous crimes, this appointment is an insult. Luciana Berger is not only the victim of this man's crimes, but she is a pretty impressive campaigner and not somebody you really want on the other side.
ITV1, ITV News at Ten, 5 August 2026, 7:40-7:43
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Claim European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
The Qatar Football Association issued a statement supporting Gianni Infantino.
ITV1 HD, ITV News at Ten, 5 August 2026, 8:15-8:29
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Claim European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
Luis Figo called for Infantino to resign, accusing him of being deceitful and self-interested.
ITV1 HD, ITV News at Ten, 5 August 2026, 9:55-10:05
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Claim European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
FIFA sources acknowledged improvements are needed but said Infantino retains considerable support.
ITV1 HD, ITV News at Ten, 5 August 2026, 10:54-11:07
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Claim Russia and Ukraine escalate Black Sea attacks threatening grain exports
A Russian missile killed eight people at a railway station in Ukraine.
ITV1 HD, ITV News at Ten, 5 August 2026, 13:08-13:14
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Claim Russia and Ukraine escalate Black Sea attacks threatening grain exports
Ukraine is developing its own anti-ballistic missile system, but it will take time.
ITV1 HD, ITV News at Ten, 5 August 2026, 14:38-14:51
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Claim Russia and Ukraine escalate Black Sea attacks threatening grain exports
The UK cannot currently provide Patriot missile systems to Ukraine but will try to persuade allies to supply them.
ITV1 HD, ITV News at Ten, 5 August 2026, 16:31-16:49
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Claim Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
PC Andrew Harper's widow Lissy Harper called the prospect of early release deplorable and plans to mount a legal challenge.
ITV1 HD, ITV News at Ten, 5 August 2026, 22:01-22:09
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Claim Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
PC Andrew Harper's widow Lissy Harper called the prospect of early release deplorable and plans to mount a legal challenge.
ITV1 HD, ITV News at Ten, 5 August 2026, 22:50-22:57
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Claim Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
PC Andrew Harper's widow Lissy Harper called the prospect of early release deplorable and plans to mount a legal challenge.
ITV1 HD, ITV News at Ten, 5 August 2026, 23:59-24:10
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