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ITV News at Ten
Wednesday 2 September 2026 · 22:00 BST · 30m · 9 stories · 15 annotated moments · 27 of 30 min on news stories (89%)
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham faced his first Prime Minister's Questions as the cost of government borrowing hit a 19-year high, with the effective interest rate on 10-year UK bonds reaching 5.26%. He would not rule out tax rises and insisted the government would stick to its fiscal rules, while the Leader of the Opposition accused him of being a "people pleaser" unable to name spending cuts. The rising borrowing costs were linked to higher oil prices from President Trump's war on Iran, with Brent Crude trading above $95 a barrel; Trump said he did not expect the war to last much longer, but there were new reports of a US missile striking a wedding party in Iran, killing five people, and the USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in port after a nine-month deployment.
A report on maternity care in Scotland found it barely better than England, with one mother and baby dying each week in Glasgow hospitals and 89% of midwives saying staffing levels affect the quality of care. The hospital consultant Dr Mark Deakin, who had befriended convicted child killer Lucy Letby, was named after his death. In Nepal, the toll of flash floods a week earlier was still emerging, with mass graves and rescue efforts continuing, including searches for workers trapped in hydroelectric tunnels. A Maltese jury cleared businessman Jorgen Fenech of masterminding the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Uber drivers launched legal action in Amsterdam alleging the company's algorithms suppress pay, with 241,000 drivers across seven European countries involved. Tiger Woods accepted a reckless driving charge and was banned from driving for five years. King Charles and President Macron previewed the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum, where the King was instrumental in securing the loan of the tapestry, which depicts his 25 times great-grandfather William the Conqueror's victory in 1066.
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Claim Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
Government borrowing costs have risen to their highest level since 2008, with the 10-year effective interest rate at an 18-year high, amid concerns over oil prices and inflation.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 2 September 2026, 5:37-5:51
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Claim Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
UK borrowing costs are higher than most other G7 nations since the mini budget.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 2 September 2026, 5:51-5:54
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Charged quote Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
That is higher than all other G7 countries. And the more the government spends on servicing debt, the less it has for spending on other things, with the markets increasingly punishing the UK for not getting its debt under control. I'm afraid making spending commitment after spending commitment and not backing it with
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 2 September 2026, 5:59-6:05
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Charged quote Government borrowing costs reach highest level since 2008
The financial markets will see through that, just as in the old days your bank manager would. The Prime Minister jokingly compared himself to William the Conqueror today, but calming the bond markets is going to be his first big battle, and they're not proving to be as easy as his MPs to win over. Romilly Weeks, News at Ten.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 2 September 2026, 6:22-6:31
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Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
Local officials in Sirik reported four people killed and dozens injured in explosions.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 2 September 2026, 7:41-7:49
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Claim US strikes Iranian oil tankers, Iran threatens retaliation
President Trump said the US destroyed all new equipment Iran tried to build along the Strait of Hormuz.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 2 September 2026, 8:07-8:14
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Claim Scottish maternity care failures laid bare by midwife survey and baby's death
89% of midwives in Scotland said staffing levels directly affect quality of care.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 2 September 2026, 14:56-15:04
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Claim Scottish maternity care failures laid bare by midwife survey and baby's death
72% of midwives said their unit was not safely staffed in the first week of June.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 2 September 2026, 15:05-15:10
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Claim Scottish maternity care failures laid bare by midwife survey and baby's death
Reported figures show an average of one mother and one baby die each week in Glasgow hospitals due to adverse events.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 2 September 2026, 15:11-15:20
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Contested quote Doctor named as Lucy Letby's 'boyfriend' after his death
gets it right to ensure other families don't have to endure the suffering that they have. Louise Scott, News at Ten. Terrible story now, a hospital consultant who became friends with the nurse and convicted child killer Lucy Letby has finally been named now that he has died. Dr Mark Deakin, a 53 year old paediatrician,
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 2 September 2026, 16:16-16:22
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Claim Doctor named as Lucy Letby's 'boyfriend' after his death
Deakin was granted lifelong anonymity in exchange for giving evidence at Letby's trial.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 2 September 2026, 16:25-16:37
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Claim Doctor named as Lucy Letby's 'boyfriend' after his death
Dr Mark Deakin died in July after being found unconscious in his car.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 2 September 2026, 16:37-16:47
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Claim Doctor named as Lucy Letby's 'boyfriend' after his death
The misconduct involved exchanging messages about a baby Letby was planning to kill.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 2 September 2026, 16:47-16:54
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Charged quote Doctor named as Lucy Letby's 'boyfriend' after his death
and was then found unconscious in his car the next day. He died nine days later. The misconduct was related to exchanging messages with nurse Letby about one of the babies she was planning to kill. The closer you get to where the flash floods struck on Nepal's border with Tibet a week ago today, the thinner the margins
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 2 September 2026, 16:50-16:54
- 16:58 Story begins Aid reaches survivors a week after Nepal floods
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Claim Jorgen Fenech acquitted of masterminding Daphne Caruana Galizia murder
Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb attack in 2017.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 2 September 2026, 20:31-20:37
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- 27:19 Story begins Bayeux Tapestry goes on display at British Museum
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