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ITV — ITV News West Country
Thursday 13 August 2026 · 18:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 14 annotated moments · 23 of 30 min on news stories (76%)
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The leading story was the sentencing of Adina Mihai and Madeleine Dumitru, who were jailed for 17 years each after spiking men's drinks with GBL to steal from them; two victims died, including 80-year-old Malcolm King from Gloucestershire. The programme also reported that Bristol's Perrows Bridge on the Harbourside closed after appearing to collapse during routine tests, with no injuries but likely a lengthy and costly repair. Additionally, a second teenage boy was arrested on suspicion of causing injuries with a bladed weapon on the Bristol to Bath railway path, with both boys released on bail.
Other items included a feature on the lack of legal pet bereavement leave in the UK, highlighting the emotional impact on workers, and coverage of A-level results day across the West Country, with varying top-grade rates and a noted rise in students choosing apprenticeships. UCAS provided advice on Clearing options. The broadcast also covered an unusual golf achievement: 78-year-old Clive Rudge made two hole-in-ones on the same hole in consecutive rounds, with odds of 156 million to one. Finally, there was extensive coverage of the solar eclipse, with crowds gathering at Glastonbury Tor, Stonehenge, Avebury, and other locations to witness the event.
- 1:37 Story begins Two sentenced to 17 years for honey trap murders
- 2:30
Claim Two sentenced to 17 years for honey trap murders
The pair used the powerful sedative GBL to spike drinks and render victims unconscious.
ITV1 HD, ITV News West Country, 13 August 2026, 2:30-2:43
- 3:39
Claim Two sentenced to 17 years for honey trap murders
Malcolm King's death was initially treated as non-suspicious.
ITV1 HD, ITV News West Country, 13 August 2026, 3:39-3:44
- 4:29
Claim Two sentenced to 17 years for honey trap murders
The pair entered guilty pleas to manslaughter and two charges of maliciously administering a poison.
ITV1 HD, ITV News West Country, 13 August 2026, 4:29-4:37
- 5:41
- 5:43
Claim Bristol floating harbour footbridge collapses during tests
A bridge collapsed during routine tests, with no injuries, and the structure is twisted and does not meet in the middle.
ITV1 HD, ITV News West Country, 13 August 2026, 5:43-5:52
- 6:38
Claim Bristol floating harbour footbridge collapses during tests
A bridge collapsed during routine tests, with no injuries, and the structure is twisted and does not meet in the middle.
ITV1 HD, ITV News West Country, 13 August 2026, 6:38-6:44
- 6:49
Claim Bristol floating harbour footbridge collapses during tests
A bridge collapsed during routine tests, with no injuries, and the structure is twisted and does not meet in the middle.
ITV1 HD, ITV News West Country, 13 August 2026, 6:49-6:53
- 8:18 Story begins Pet owners lack legal right to bereavement leave
- 8:25
Claim Pet owners lack legal right to bereavement leave
UK law does not provide a statutory right to bereavement leave for pet loss.
ITV1 HD, ITV News West Country, 13 August 2026, 8:25-8:31
- 10:28
Claim Pet owners lack legal right to bereavement leave
Parental bereavement leave allows two weeks for the death of a child.
ITV1 HD, ITV News West Country, 13 August 2026, 10:28-10:34
- 10:59
Claim Pet owners lack legal right to bereavement leave
The Employment Rights Act is under review, with changes expected next year, but pet loss is unlikely to be included.
ITV1 HD, ITV News West Country, 13 August 2026, 10:59-11:12
- 11:24 Story begins A-level top grades rise for third consecutive year
- 11:30
Claim A-level top grades rise for third consecutive year
In the West Country, top A-level grade rates varied widely, from 48% in Cheltenham to 14% in Swindon.
ITV1 HD, ITV News West Country, 13 August 2026, 11:30-11:41
- 12:50
Claim A-level top grades rise for third consecutive year
There has been a rise in apprenticeships in the region.
ITV1 HD, ITV News West Country, 13 August 2026, 12:50-12:57
- 15:42
Claim A-level top grades rise for third consecutive year
UCAS had around 27,000 courses available in Clearing.
ITV1 HD, ITV News West Country, 13 August 2026, 15:42-15:47
- 16:56
- 17:02
Claim 78-year-old golfer gets two hole-in-ones on same hole
A 78-year-old golfer achieved two hole-in-ones on the same hole in consecutive rounds at Tall Pines Golf Club.
ITV1 HD, ITV News West Country, 13 August 2026, 17:02-17:11
- 18:39
Claim 78-year-old golfer gets two hole-in-ones on same hole
A 78-year-old golfer achieved two hole-in-ones on the same hole in consecutive rounds at Tall Pines Golf Club.
ITV1 HD, ITV News West Country, 13 August 2026, 18:39-18:50
- 20:02
- 25:04 ~5 min without annotations
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