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ITV — ITV News at Ten
Wednesday 12 August 2026 · 22:00 BST · 35m · 5 stories · 8 annotated moments · 22 of 35 min on news stories (64%)
Broadcast overview
An AI-generated overview based on this broadcast's transcript.
The broadcast opened with extensive coverage of the solar eclipse, which was total in Iceland and partial across the UK, with crowds gathering to watch the best such event since 1999. The report noted the next comparable eclipse in the UK is not expected for 55 years, and featured reactions from viewers in Iceland, Cornwall, and elsewhere.
The programme then reported on the sentencing of Simon Levy, a double murderer and rapist who received a whole life sentence. The report detailed his attacks on women while on bail, the failures by police and prosecutors that allowed him to remain free, and emotional statements from victims' families. This was followed by the government's response to the heatwave, with the Prime Minister urging retailers to stop selling disposable barbecues after more than a thousand wildfires were recorded in England and Wales.
Later, the broadcast covered President Trump's decision to switch planes due to an assassination rumor, leaving some cabinet members aboard Air Force One. It also reported on the Clacton by-election, featuring a record 34 candidates and Nigel Farage's campaign, and noted a hint from Lionel Messi about retirement after his father's death. The programme closed with a rescue operation in Colombia, where a baby was pulled from the rubble after an earthquake.
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- 5:59
- 13:50 Story begins Simon Levy convicted of double murder and rape
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- 20:58
Contested quote PM chairs emergency Cobra meeting over extreme heat and wildfires
Discussed but what about general resilience and all the rest of it? Yeah, I don't think they just talked about disposable barbecues But there was no detail at all as far as we can tell on any kind of longer-term Plan you get the impression that this emergency meeting was very much about the here and now this was Andy Burnham's first
ITV1, ITV News at Ten, 12 August 2026, 20:58-21:09
- 22:15 ~4 min without annotations
- 26:41 Story begins Trump switches planes over assassination threat
- 26:42
Claim Trump switches planes over assassination threat
Trump left the NATO summit covertly, with reports of a military flight and a catering vehicle, while the White House said he was on Air Force One.
ITV1 HD, ITV News at Ten, 12 August 2026, 26:42-26:54
- 27:26
Claim Trump switches planes over assassination threat
Trump left the NATO summit covertly, with reports of a military flight and a catering vehicle, while the White House said he was on Air Force One.
ITV1 HD, ITV News at Ten, 12 August 2026, 27:26-27:47
- 27:26
Claim Trump switches planes over assassination threat
Cabinet officials including Marco Rubio and Scott Bessent, as well as Stephen Miller, were on the decoy plane, while Pete Hegseth traveled with the president.
ITV1 HD, ITV News at Ten, 12 August 2026, 27:26-27:47
- 28:30
Claim Trump switches planes over assassination threat
Trump left the NATO summit covertly, with reports of a military flight and a catering vehicle, while the White House said he was on Air Force One.
ITV1 HD, ITV News at Ten, 12 August 2026, 28:30-28:46
- 29:41
- 29:48
Claim Nigel Farage faces Clacton by-election after resigning
Voters will go to the polls tomorrow, after four weeks of campaigning.
ITV1 HD, ITV News at Ten, 12 August 2026, 29:48-29:59
- 31:56
Claim Nigel Farage faces Clacton by-election after resigning
The ballot paper was one meter long.
ITV1 HD, ITV News at Ten, 12 August 2026, 31:56-32:03
- 32:36
Claim Nigel Farage faces Clacton by-election after resigning
If Farage wins and is sanctioned over the £5 million gift, Clacton could face another by-election.
ITV1 HD, ITV News at Ten, 12 August 2026, 32:36-32:50
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