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ITV Evening News
Monday 31 August 2026 · 18:10 BST · 20m · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 11 of 20 min on news stories (57%)
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The number of people missing after flash floods in Nepal and Tibet has risen to almost 5,000, including over 900 hydro power workers feared trapped in tunnels, with the death toll exceeding 900 and rescue teams using controlled explosions to reach them. Separately, flash flooding in the Grand Canyon has killed one person and left 15 missing after footbridges were washed away and more than 60 hikers had to be winched to safety.
The Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, returns to Westminster amid criticism over the prisoner early release scheme, having announced that killers will be exempt but with domestic abuse victims warning that their attackers could still be freed early. The Conservative Party has undergone a shadow cabinet reshuffle, with Andrew Griffith replacing Sir Mel Stride as Shadow Chancellor, while police in Liverpool are investigating the murder of a woman in her 70s whose body was found in a bin bag in Stanley Park. Separately, the search continues for 18 people missing after a ferry capsized off Northern Cyprus, where eight deaths have been confirmed.
In a remarkable survival story, Leah Stewart from Sydney describes how she chose to sacrifice her left arm during a great white shark attack and fought back thinking of her young daughter. In sport, Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international football after winning 207 caps for Argentina, while Novak Djokovic broke down in tears following his first-round exit at the US Open, his first such loss in 20 years.
- 0:34 Story begins Aid reaches survivors a week after Nepal floods
- 1:49
Charged quote Aid reaches survivors a week after Nepal floods
Explosives are being used to clear a way through. For survivors the terrifying reality of what they've endured never far away. I went down lifted my mother in my arms. I ran up towards the jungle. I've lost everything. My house, my car, my farm, everything. Aid operations are stepping up with more relief supplies getting to the worst affected areas.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 31 August 2026, 1:49-1:58
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- 3:13
Claim One dead and 15 missing after Grand Canyon flash flooding
A 46-year-old man was recovered dead from a rapid along the Colorado River.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 31 August 2026, 3:13-3:20
- 4:12
Claim One dead and 15 missing after Grand Canyon flash flooding
At least 14 people were missing and more than 60 were evacuated.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 31 August 2026, 4:12-4:17
- 4:49
Claim One dead and 15 missing after Grand Canyon flash flooding
A 46-year-old man was recovered dead from a rapid along the Colorado River.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 31 August 2026, 4:49-4:58
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Claim Government scraps early release for convicted killers after backlash
Andy Burnham blocked early release for people convicted of unlawful killing, including manslaughter.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 31 August 2026, 6:27-6:31
- 6:27
Claim Government scraps early release for convicted killers after backlash
Andy Burnham blocked early release for people convicted of unlawful killing, including manslaughter.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 31 August 2026, 6:27-6:31
- 6:27
Claim Government scraps early release for convicted killers after backlash
Andy Burnham blocked early release for people convicted of unlawful killing, including manslaughter.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 31 August 2026, 6:27-6:31
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Claim Australian woman tells of shark attack survival and losing her arm
A woman had her arm amputated after a shark attack in Sydney, having fought the shark by punching its snout.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 31 August 2026, 9:36-9:42
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Charged quote Djokovic exits US Open in tears after first-round loss to Navone
for a fee that could reach 123 million pounds. It makes the Frenchman the second highest British transfer fee of all time. Now there were extraordinary scenes at the US Open tennis today as Novak Djokovic broke down in tears on court. The 39-year-old's first round exit from the tournament, his first for 20 years,
ITV, ITV Evening News, 31 August 2026, 12:08-12:13
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Contested quote Djokovic exits US Open in tears after first-round loss to Navone
The 39-year-old's first round exit from the tournament, his first for 20 years, has led some to question if he'll be back next year. Chris Scudder reports. This was Novak Djokovic as we'd never seen him before, almost beaten, almost broken. Statistically, the greatest male tennis player of all time,
ITV, ITV Evening News, 31 August 2026, 12:28-12:34
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Charged quote Djokovic exits US Open in tears after first-round loss to Navone
famed for his strength and iron will, could barely hold back the tears. The record 24 times Grand Slam champion had not lost in the first round of a major for 20 years. But in an epic five-set match, his body began to betray him. Back trouble, on-court sickness, signs that age might finally be catching up with the 39-year-old veteran.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 31 August 2026, 12:52-12:57
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Charged quote Djokovic exits US Open in tears after first-round loss to Navone
The record 24 times Grand Slam champion had not lost in the first round of a major for 20 years. But in an epic five-set match, his body began to betray him. Back trouble, on-court sickness, signs that age might finally be catching up with the 39-year-old veteran. Four and a half hours in humid conditions took its toll on Djokovic
ITV, ITV Evening News, 31 August 2026, 12:57-13:05
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Contested quote Djokovic exits US Open in tears after first-round loss to Navone
Back trouble, on-court sickness, signs that age might finally be catching up with the 39-year-old veteran. Four and a half hours in humid conditions took its toll on Djokovic and he appeared to have given up as Argentina's Mariano Navone closed out the final set 6-1. And while 25-year-old Navone could celebrate the biggest win of his career,
ITV, ITV Evening News, 31 August 2026, 13:10-13:17
- 13:26
Charged quote Djokovic exits US Open in tears after first-round loss to Navone
and he appeared to have given up as Argentina's Mariano Navone closed out the final set 6-1. And while 25-year-old Navone could celebrate the biggest win of his career, for Djokovic the pain of defeat and approaching his 40s, the very real chance now that the four-time US Open champion might just have been waving goodbye to Flushing Meadows for the last time.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 31 August 2026, 13:26-13:30
- 13:34
Contested quote Djokovic exits US Open in tears after first-round loss to Navone
for Djokovic the pain of defeat and approaching his 40s, the very real chance now that the four-time US Open champion might just have been waving goodbye to Flushing Meadows for the last time. Chris Scudder, ITV News. And finally, it had all the ingredients to be the best world gravy wrestling championships yet.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 31 August 2026, 13:34-13:39
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