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ITV News at Ten
Wednesday 9 September 2026 · 22:00 BST · 30m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 29 of 30 min on news stories (95%)
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The Metropolitan Police launched a further criminal investigation into Reform UK over allegations of illegal foreign funding, following undercover footage broadcast by Channel 4 News. Two senior aides were suspended, and the party denied wrongdoing while promising full cooperation. The Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, said the recent air traffic control failure was not unavoidable and ordered an investigation, as around 2,000 flights and 300,000 passengers were affected. Separately, the government defended its new sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, with the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary rejecting the Chief Rabbi's suggestion that the move encourages anti-Semitism; Israel responded by closing the British consulate in Jerusalem.
Crude oil prices rose above $100 a barrel amid intense US-Iran warfare, and President Trump headed to a Republican pre-midterm convention in Texas, where Democrats hoped to flip a Senate seat. AI safety researchers at Anthropic warned of a greater than 10% chance that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity within a decade, prompting fresh calls for regulation. Channel 4 announced 340 job cuts to secure its future. Hundreds of police officers attended the funeral of PC Matthew Blades, one of two officers killed in a head-on crash on the A66, with his widow paying tribute. The funeral of King Harald V of Norway took place in Oslo, and a new play about Liberace, directed by Alan Cumming, explored the performer's hidden sexuality and drew parallels to current attitudes towards queer people.
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- 9:09
- 9:09
Charged quote Air traffic control failure triggers travel chaos and review
We'll see indeed, Robert. Thank you very much indeed. The idea that Britain doesn't work properly has been given more weight by yesterday's collapse of the air traffic control system. Today, the Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, suggested it should not have happened. It was not unavoidable, she said, after meeting the system's boss.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 9 September 2026, 9:09-9:16
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Claim Trump addresses national convention ahead of US midterms
Crude oil prices returned to above $100 a barrel.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 9 September 2026, 17:36-17:39
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Claim Trump addresses national convention ahead of US midterms
Crude oil prices returned to above $100 a barrel.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 9 September 2026, 17:36-17:45
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Claim Trump addresses national convention ahead of US midterms
The convention was the first national convention held before a US midterm election.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 9 September 2026, 17:56-18:00
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Claim Trump addresses national convention ahead of US midterms
Democrats believe they can take the Senate seat and possibly control of Congress.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 9 September 2026, 20:13-20:18
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Claim Trump addresses national convention ahead of US midterms
Ken Paxton, a candidate backed by Trump, faced corruption allegations which he denied.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 9 September 2026, 20:26-20:33
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Claim Trump addresses national convention ahead of US midterms
Ken Paxton, a candidate backed by Trump, faced corruption allegations which he denied.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 9 September 2026, 20:26-20:33
- 21:33 Story begins Geoffrey Hinton warns AI could kill all humans
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Charged quote Geoffrey Hinton warns AI could kill all humans
if Trump's grip on power is loosened. Dan Rivers, News at Ten, Texas. As warnings go about the future of mankind, they don't get much more apocalyptic. There's a greater than 10% chance that AI could wipe out humans within the next 10 years. That's what a senior researcher on safety at the artificial intelligence company Anthropic said.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 9 September 2026, 21:33-21:38
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Contested quote Geoffrey Hinton warns AI could kill all humans
How serious do you think this threat is? Well, you're absolutely right, Paul. The idea that artificial intelligence could kill us all one day is obviously pretty alarming. But I'd urge people not to panic just yet. This very much is a conversation about what AI could become and indeed the rapid rate at which it is being developed.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 9 September 2026, 22:08-22:10
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Claim Geoffrey Hinton warns AI could kill all humans
Jacob Coxon left Anthropic and said that people building AI believe it could kill everyone by the end of the decade.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 9 September 2026, 22:17-22:24
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Claim Geoffrey Hinton warns AI could kill all humans
A former Anthropic researcher who also worked at OpenAI said neither company is acting responsibly.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 9 September 2026, 22:24-22:31
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Claim Geoffrey Hinton warns AI could kill all humans
Jacob Coxon's thread on X was viewed around 100 million times.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 9 September 2026, 22:35-22:38
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Claim Geoffrey Hinton warns AI could kill all humans
An Anthropic senior employee reportedly said there is a greater than 10% chance AI could kill humanity within the next decade.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 9 September 2026, 22:54-23:00
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An expert urged like-minded countries to pressure the US to rein in American AI companies.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 9 September 2026, 23:24-23:33
- 24:20 Story begins Funeral of PC Tom Clough held after A66 crash
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Claim Alan Cumming warns of unsafe times for queer people as he directs Liberace play
Liberace was the highest paid performer in the world from the 1950s to the 1970s.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 9 September 2026, 27:29-27:34
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