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ITV Evening News
Tuesday 25 August 2026 · 18:30 BST · 1h · 11 stories · 15 annotated moments · 40 of 60 min on news stories (66%)
Broadcast overview
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The programme led with the aftermath of the fatal car crash near Middlesbrough, reporting five more arrests, bringing the total to 17, with police linking the investigation to serious organised crime. It also emerged that a property linked to the father of one of the young victims had been rammed shortly before the collision. A separate fatal crash in Stratford-upon-Avon was also covered, where a 19-year-old driver died after a police pursuit, and a woman in another car was left critically injured, prompting a mandatory IOPC inquiry.
The broadcast then turned to extreme weather, reporting a tornado that damaged hundreds of homes in the French village of Pomas, injuring at least 39 people, and a wildfire near Barcelona, following severe rain and hailstorms in Tarragona. On housing, the government allocated £39 billion to build 73,000 new homes in England, but Andy Burnham faced criticism for not directing the funding solely to council housing as he had previously pledged.
Other stories included a three-year-old boy discharged from hospital after being injured in a crocodile enclosure, a man jailed for stalking Billie Piper, and the final stages of the Lindsay Clancy trial in the US. The NHS announced plans to send four million home cervical cancer screening kits, while a US judge rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's latest appeal. A government-commissioned review highlighted the higher death rate among care leavers, and the programme reported the death of Dolly Parton at 80, along with the legalisation of plug-in solar panels for UK homes. Finally, Australian breakdancer Raygun discussed the backlash she faced after her Olympic performance.
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Claim Man dies in police pursuit crash near Stratford-upon-Avon
The police pursuit lasted six minutes before the crash.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 August 2026, 5:50-5:57
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Claim Man dies in police pursuit crash near Stratford-upon-Avon
A 19-year-old man driving a black Audi died after a crash with a white Ford Puma following a police pursuit near Stratford-upon-Avon; the woman driving the Ford Puma was critically injured.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 August 2026, 6:03-6:17
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Claim Man dies in police pursuit crash near Stratford-upon-Avon
IOPC figures show deaths from pursuit-related incidents in England and Wales have fallen from 20 in 2022-23 to 11 in 2025-26.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 August 2026, 6:22-6:43
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Charged quote Tornado in southern France leaves dozens injured and hundreds of homes damaged
damage to a small village in southern france the twister tore through Pomas near the town of carcassonne yesterday hundreds of homes were damaged and at least 39 people injured two of them badly the mayor said the aftermath was like something seen during the war ellie pitt has more at first it doesn't look too threatening but the tornado grows with every turn
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 August 2026, 7:12-7:19
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Claim Government allocates £39bn for affordable homes amid Burnham criticism
Last year half of England's local authorities did not build a single council home.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 August 2026, 10:55-11:06
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Claim Government allocates £39bn for affordable homes amid Burnham criticism
The first wave of housing funding is £9.5 billion outside London.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 August 2026, 11:06-11:17
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Claim Government allocates £39bn for affordable homes amid Burnham criticism
Only three of the 33 strategic partners are councils.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 August 2026, 11:57-12:03
- 15:53 Story begins Lindsay Clancy trial heads to closing arguments
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Claim Lindsay Clancy trial heads to closing arguments
The defence produced phone records showing she sought help from doctors and tried to get admitted to a psychiatric hospital.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 August 2026, 18:00-18:12
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Claim Lindsay Clancy trial heads to closing arguments
She searched the internet for terms like hallucinations, psychosis, and parenting pressure.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 August 2026, 18:05-18:20
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Claim Lindsay Clancy trial heads to closing arguments
Hundreds of women wearing pink t-shirts gathered outside court to support her.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 August 2026, 18:35-18:41
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Claim Brydon Carse dropped from England squad after nightclub incident
Joe Root expressed frustration and disappointment over the incident.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 August 2026, 28:33-28:37
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Charged quote Care leavers die at four times the general population rate, review finds
accommodation meant he was sent to another county to a hotel room with no welfare checks a few months later aged 25 he was dead i just remember screaming and running around the house uh i felt so distressed i just didn't know how i was gonna carry on living with this we were made to feel as if oh why are you making a fuss this is just a drug's death
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 August 2026, 33:47-34:02
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Claim Dolly Parton dies at 80 after health battle
Dolly Parton died at the age of 80.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 August 2026, 41:21-41:53
- 41:40 Story begins Dolly Parton dies at 80 after health battle
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Claim Dolly Parton dies at 80 after health battle
Dolly Parton released her first album in 1967 and had a 60-year music career.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 August 2026, 41:46-42:00
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Claim Dolly Parton dies at 80 after health battle
Dolly Parton donated a million dollars towards the development of the Moderna COVID vaccine.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 August 2026, 45:52-45:57
- 48:01 Story begins Plug-in solar kits become legal for UK homes
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