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ITV Lunchtime News
Tuesday 8 September 2026 · 13:30 BST · 25m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 20 of 25 min on news stories (79%)
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The UK government announced a tougher stance on Israel, with Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband introducing an import ban on goods from illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and action against firms and individuals providing services to settlements. The move drew condemnation from Israel, including from President Herzog and the finance minister, while Canada and France were expected to announce similar measures the following day. Separately, thieves stole two Renoir paintings from a museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer on the French Riviera, dropping two others as they fled; the missing works were valued at £7.7 million, and the town's mayor called for greater protection of French museums.
In royal news, a letter from Buckingham Palace clarified that Prince Harry and Meghan remain non-working royals despite their return to the UK, with the couple reportedly shocked not to have been told in advance; the row overshadowed Prince George's first day at Eton College. New international PISA results showed Welsh school children falling further behind in maths, reading, and science, with England's most disadvantaged pupils outperforming the Welsh average in reading. The NHS launched a world-leading programme to genetically match blood transfusions for sickle cell patients, with one patient, Trey Henry Adegory, describing how it reduced his pain and kept him out of hospital. Plans to give cohabiting couples the same rights as married partners divided opinion, with supporters citing financial security and critics raising concerns about consent. Finally, one-year-old Rory Potter became the first patient to receive a new skull treatment using super elastic springs, and was reported to be thriving at home in Derby.
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Claim UK sanctions on Israeli settlements and Israel closes British consulate
The UK government is expected to announce a ban on goods from Israeli settlements, including agricultural products and some services.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 8 September 2026, 2:58-3:07
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Claim UK sanctions on Israeli settlements and Israel closes British consulate
The UK government is expected to announce a ban on goods from Israeli settlements, including agricultural products and some services.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 8 September 2026, 2:58-3:13
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Claim UK sanctions on Israeli settlements and Israel closes British consulate
Israel's president criticised the UK's planned sanctions on West Bank settlements, calling them a grave miscalculation or interference.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 8 September 2026, 3:27-3:38
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Claim UK sanctions on Israeli settlements and Israel closes British consulate
Canada and France were expected to announce similar measures the following day.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 8 September 2026, 3:43-3:59
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Claim UK sanctions on Israeli settlements and Israel closes British consulate
Canada and France were expected to announce similar measures the following day.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 8 September 2026, 3:43-3:59
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Claim Two Renoir paintings still missing after thieves abandon pair in French museum garden
Thieves stole four Renoir paintings from the Renoir Museum, abandoning two during their escape after cutting through a wire fence, with the robbery occurring just before 6am.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 8 September 2026, 4:29-4:34
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Charged quote Prince George begins Eton education amid royal family tensions
They're now just trying to catch the criminals and recover the paintings. Charlie Frost, thank you very much. Thank you. The Royal soap opera around the King and his son has continued this lunchtime. Yesterday, a letter was published on behalf of King Charles, clarifying that Prince Harry and Meghan are still non-working royals, despite their return to the UK.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 8 September 2026, 6:18-6:23
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Charged quote Prince George begins Eton education amid royal family tensions
It's understood the couple were shocked and surprised not to have been told about the letter in advance. Our Royal editor Chris Ship is in Eton this lunchtime, where Harry's nephew is starting school. Chris, more drama and more evidence. All is still not well between father and his youngest son. Yes, Nina, I'll come to Prince George's arrival here at Eton in a moment.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 8 September 2026, 6:43-6:48
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Contested quote Prince George begins Eton education amid royal family tensions
and their children are this week going to start in British schools. And the suspicion, I think, at least in Prince Harry and Meghan's camp is that this letter was made public to try in some way to influence the decision that that Home Office Committee will make later this week about Harry's security.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 8 September 2026, 8:03-8:08
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Claim England teenagers excel in PISA while Wales lags
Welsh pupils are falling further behind in maths and remain behind the rest of the UK in reading and science.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 8 September 2026, 9:27-9:41
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Claim England teenagers excel in PISA while Wales lags
Welsh pupils are falling further behind in maths and remain behind the rest of the UK in reading and science.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 8 September 2026, 9:27-9:41
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Claim England teenagers excel in PISA while Wales lags
England's most disadvantaged quarter of pupils score higher than the Welsh average in reading.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 8 September 2026, 9:48-9:56
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Claim England teenagers excel in PISA while Wales lags
England's most disadvantaged quarter of pupils score higher than the Welsh average in reading.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 8 September 2026, 9:48-9:56
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Charged quote England teenagers excel in PISA while Wales lags
the Programme for International Student Assessment, also show England's most disadvantaged quarter of pupils score higher than the Welsh average in reading. The findings pile pressure on the new Welsh government. Wales reporter Rhys Williams is outside the Welsh government's headquarters in Cardiff. Rhys, what's going wrong?
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 8 September 2026, 9:56-9:59
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Charged quote England teenagers excel in PISA while Wales lags
has often been used to explain its poorer educational outcomes. But if you scratch beneath the surface of the data, as you mentioned, it creates an even more worrying picture because England's most disadvantaged pupils in reading in particular perform better than the Welsh average and they perform around the same in science and maths.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 8 September 2026, 10:17-10:22
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