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ITV Lunchtime News
Wednesday 2 September 2026 · 13:30 BST · 25m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 18 of 25 min on news stories (73%)
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At his first Prime Minister's Questions, Andy Burnham promised to fully fund the defence investment plan but did not rule out future tax rises or explain how he would handle rising borrowing costs, which had reached an 18-year high. Both he and the Conservative leader blamed each other for weak economic growth. Political editor Robert Peston noted that market pressures were largely driven by resurgent US-Iran hostilities pushing up oil and gas prices, leaving the Chancellor potentially facing a budget hole and possibly needing to raise taxes.
Gary Glitter, the former pop star, pleaded not guilty to eight allegations of sexual abuse against a girl aged between 8 and 11 in the late 1970s and early 80s; he was remanded in custody ahead of a three-week trial next November. New figures from the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health showed a rise in children aged 6 to 17 attending A&E for mental health concerns, reaching over 75,000 last year, with the fastest increase among under-9s. In Sheffield, four people were charged with murder and other offences after a newborn baby girl was found stabbed to death, and a 15-year-old was also charged with perverting the course of justice.
Plastic surgeons warned of a rise in patients using AI-altered photos to request unrealistic procedures, while a survey by Alzheimer's Society found that nearly half of dementia carers waited over six months for a diagnosis. Range Rover unveiled its first fully electric car, built in Solihull. Patsy Kensit returned to Emmerdale after 20 years, saying she initially had panic attacks about learning lines but that muscle memory from a career spanning since age four helped her settle back into the role.
- 0:34 Story begins PM hosts Macron for Downing Street talks
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Claim Gary Glitter pleads not guilty to eight historical sexual abuse charges
Gary Glitter pleaded not guilty to eight charges of historical sexual abuse.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 September 2026, 5:41-5:52
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Claim Gary Glitter pleads not guilty to eight historical sexual abuse charges
Gary Glitter pleaded not guilty to eight charges of historical sexual abuse.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 September 2026, 6:06-6:18
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Claim Gary Glitter pleads not guilty to eight historical sexual abuse charges
Gary Glitter was remanded in custody until a trial in November of the following year.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 September 2026, 7:23-7:38
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Claim Gary Glitter pleads not guilty to eight historical sexual abuse charges
Gary Glitter was remanded in custody until a trial in November of the following year.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 September 2026, 7:23-7:38
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Claim Gary Glitter pleads not guilty to eight historical sexual abuse charges
Gary Glitter was remanded in custody until a trial in November of the following year.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 September 2026, 7:23-7:38
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Charged quote Sharp rise in children's A&E mental health visits, especially among under-9s
until a three-week trial which is due to take place in November next year. Mark McQuillan, thank you very much. Next this lunchtime, the heartbreaking story that children as young as six are being taken to A&E because they need help with a mental health crisis. New figures from the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health show the number of children aged 6 to 17 who went to A&E
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 September 2026, 7:38-7:52
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Claim Sharp rise in children's A&E mental health visits, especially among under-9s
Children's A&E mental health visits rose from 55,000 in 2019 to 75,000 in 2025, a 36% increase.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 September 2026, 7:52-8:16
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Charged quote Sharp rise in children's A&E mental health visits, especially among under-9s
should answer a few more of the questions as to what people are coming with and why are they coming, but we just know that on the front line, I've worked in emergency departments for 20 years and so the landscape has changed and our young children are crying out for help. I mean it must be so hard for staff when you're confronted with a six-year-old who's
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 September 2026, 9:19-9:24
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Claim Four charged over Sheffield baby stabbing death
Four people were charged with murder.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 September 2026, 12:31-12:43
- 12:39 Story begins Four charged over Sheffield baby stabbing death
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Charged quote Four charged over Sheffield baby stabbing death
Sunday morning. Our North of England reporter Amy Welsh is at Sheffield Magistrates Court where the defendants have just appeared. Amy this is a very distressing case. It really is. The details in court today really were distressing. We heard how the body of a baby girl was found wrapped in a towel in a house in the Wincobank area of Sheffield in the early hours of Sunday
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 September 2026, 12:48-13:02
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Claim Four charged over Sheffield baby stabbing death
The baby was found wrapped in a towel.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 September 2026, 12:56-13:08
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Claim Four charged over Sheffield baby stabbing death
Seven people were arrested on suspicion of murder after a newborn baby girl was pronounced dead at a home in the Winker Bank area.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 September 2026, 13:08-13:14
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Claim Four charged over Sheffield baby stabbing death
Four people were charged with murder.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 September 2026, 13:31-13:43
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Claim Patsy Kensit returns to Emmerdale as Sadie King after 20 years
Patsy Kensit is returning to Emmerdale as Sadie King after 20 years.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 September 2026, 17:36-17:41
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Claim Patsy Kensit returns to Emmerdale as Sadie King after 20 years
Patsy Kensit is returning to Emmerdale as Sadie King after 20 years.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 September 2026, 18:19-18:25
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