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ITV Evening News
Thursday 3 September 2026 · 18:30 BST · 1h · 12 stories · 15 annotated moments · 38 of 60 min on news stories (64%)
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The programme led with the sentencing of three men who defrauded thousands of people out of their life savings through a £70 million investment scheme based in Bournemouth, spending the money on supercars and luxury homes; they were jailed for a total of over 15 years. It then reported on the UK and France announcing plans to deploy 45 additional police officers to French beaches to stop small boat crossings, a measure agreed during a Downing Street meeting between Prime Minister Andy Burnham and President Emmanuel Macron. Another migrant tragedy was covered, with up to 80 people feared dead after a boat drifting off the Canary Islands was found; 44 were rescued, and five bodies recovered.
Other domestic items included a mother charged with murdering her newborn in Sheffield facing trial next year, and a driver admitting killing a 12-year-old boy in a hit-and-run. The government sought to block MI5 material at an inquest into the Manchester synagogue attack. Water companies were accused of sewage dumping for over 43,000 hours, and in Nepal aid reached survivors a week after floods that left more than 1,200 dead. The Green Party leader bid for a by-election, Iran mourned victims of a US strike, the UN warned of an El Nino danger zone, and mortgage offers were withdrawn. Gloria Steinem died, and self-driving robo-taxis launched in London.
An exclusive investigation revealed evidence withheld from British police interrogating a Saudi man linked to the 9/11 hijackers, including a drawing and reconnaissance video, with a former detective saying key documents were not shared. At Reform UK's conference, its economic spokesman said he hoped for tax cuts in a first budget, funded by spending reductions. A schoolboy was given a four-and-a-half-year detention order for stabbing a teacher in the head, and the creator of Jive Bunny, John Pickles, died at 84. Hugh Jackman discussed his new film role as an ageing Robin Hood, and Peterborough Cathedral unveiled an embroidered recreation of its medieval ceiling, stitched by over 100 volunteers over eight years.
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Charged quote Three men jailed for £70m pension fraud over fake Costa Rica tree scheme
They lived a lavish lifestyle on other people's life savings. The judge said the defendants spent millions like they had just won the lottery. Absolutely disgusting. Absolutely disgusting, the lifestyle they've lived. Andrea, a grandmother from Cheshire, invested and lost 125,000 pounds. What was going through your mind
ITV, ITV Evening News, 3 September 2026, 2:45-2:47
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Charged quote Three men jailed for £70m pension fraud over fake Costa Rica tree scheme
that it was a legitimate business at the beginning. You don't live a lifestyle like that and not realize that something's not right. What impact has all of this had on your life? Mentally, the stress has been horrendous. It's not diagnosed PTSD, but every time the phone goes, if it's a number I don't know,
ITV, ITV Evening News, 3 September 2026, 3:14-3:17
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Charged quote Three men jailed for £70m pension fraud over fake Costa Rica tree scheme
Some were planted, but the victims never received a penny. One of the defendants, Matthew Pickard, is pictured on the front page. Over seven years, 3,000 victims were duped. The defendants bought luxury cars and boats, similar to this, and top of the range watches. They spent that money on dozens of fast cars,
ITV, ITV Evening News, 3 September 2026, 3:45-3:48
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Claim UK and France agree 45 extra police for Channel beaches as smugglers turn to mega-dinghies
France has pledged to deploy 45 additional police officers to patrol beaches.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 3 September 2026, 6:38-6:45
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Claim UK and France agree 45 extra police for Channel beaches as smugglers turn to mega-dinghies
Overall Channel crossing numbers are down 43% compared to last year.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 3 September 2026, 6:51-7:00
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- 18:31 Story begins Aid reaches survivors a week after Nepal floods
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Claim Aid reaches survivors a week after Nepal floods
Families held symbolic funerals because bodies had not been found.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 3 September 2026, 19:22-19:31
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Claim Green Party leader Zack Polanski announces by-election bid
The by-election is seen as an early test for Prime Minister Andy Burnham and for the Green Party.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 3 September 2026, 21:32-21:38
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Claim Green Party leader Zack Polanski announces by-election bid
Polanski stated in April that he would almost certainly run in a by-election in Starmer's constituency.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 3 September 2026, 21:49-21:54
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Claim Green Party leader Zack Polanski announces by-election bid
Keir Starmer had represented the seat since 2015, and the seat is considered a Labour stronghold.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 3 September 2026, 22:06-22:11
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Charged quote Green Party leader Zack Polanski announces by-election bid
but we do know that the Greens and Labour in particular are going to be putting a lot of resources into this race. And Burnham and those around him know that the symbolism of the government losing a seat represented by a former prime minister would be quite stark. And the fact that the Greens think at the very least
ITV, ITV Evening News, 3 September 2026, 22:38-22:46
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- 42:12 Story begins Nigel Farage defends failure to declare £5m gift
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Claim Nigel Farage defends failure to declare £5m gift
Reform UK proposed around £80 billion per year in public spending cuts, targeting welfare, the aid budget, and the civil service.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 3 September 2026, 42:22-42:28
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Claim Nigel Farage defends failure to declare £5m gift
Reform UK proposed around £80 billion per year in public spending cuts, targeting welfare, the aid budget, and the civil service.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 3 September 2026, 43:15-43:20
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Charged quote Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer's The Death of Robin Hood hits cinemas
has told ITV News how he channeled the voice of a famous British actor in his new film role, playing Robin Hood. The movie follows the final days of the outlaw as he's tormented by his past killings as he lives in exile. And Jackman, who is Australian, said he needed a bit of help to get the accent right.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 3 September 2026, 47:19-47:26
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Charged quote Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer's The Death of Robin Hood hits cinemas
And then those terrible things become stories. Santa's similarities aside, the death of Robin Hood is far from a Christmas film, reflecting on brutally stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, which Jodie Comer believes will have audiences questioning their own moral compass. There is a polarity to life.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 3 September 2026, 48:32-48:36
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Charged quote Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer's The Death of Robin Hood hits cinemas
So thanks, Sean. Copied you. Jackman's all smiles, but the death of Robin Hood in cinemas now might be the grittiest portrayal of one of the country's most famous stories. Rishi Dabda, ITV News. Time for the weather now and Jo is on the banks of Lake Windermere in Cumbria. And Jo, should we prepare ourselves some strong winds
ITV, ITV Evening News, 3 September 2026, 50:05-50:10
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