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ITV Lunchtime News
Wednesday 16 September 2026 · 13:30 BST · 25m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 20 of 25 min on news stories (80%)
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The hunt for three-year-old Noah Woods, who vanished from a playground in Brantham, Suffolk, is continuing, with hundreds of volunteers joining emergency services including sniffer dogs, helicopters, and the Coast Guard. Noah is partially deaf and police say he cannot respond to his name, and his father has urged people not to give up. Residents are being asked to check doorbell cameras and gardens, while specialist officers search a nearby housing estate, railway line, and lake.
Official figures show inflation rose to a five-month high of 3.1% in August, up from 2.9% in July, with transport fuel, household energy, and communications costs all rising more sharply. The consumer editor warned of potential mortgage rate increases ahead of a Bank of England decision. Prime Minister Andy Burnham described the upcoming budget as "challenging" and said he would not take risks with living standards, speaking as he returned to work after his father's death and thanked political rivals for their messages. He was also due to meet the NATO Secretary General and the Canadian Prime Minister.
In Oxfordshire, residents of Piddington voted overwhelmingly to "leave the UK" as a symbolic protest against government plans to house over 1,000 male asylum seekers at a nearby former military base, with the Prime Minister saying he understood the strength of feeling but needed to be fair. A former police sergeant, Paul Street, was sentenced to four years for misconduct in public office for encouraging the bullying of a teenage detainee and requesting an intimate video of a female suspect, while a colleague received 16 months. The Culture Secretary expressed sympathy for Ed Sheeran after all four support acts and his backing band withdrew from his tour over the promoter's decision to drop Macklemore over remarks about Gaza, and Joe Wicks surprised a married couple with a combined age of 182 with a personal workout.
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Claim Body of missing three-year-old Noah Woods found in Suffolk pond
Noah is non-verbal and has partial hearing loss.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 16 September 2026, 0:29-0:40
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Claim Body of missing three-year-old Noah Woods found in Suffolk pond
Noah's father urged people not to give up on him.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 16 September 2026, 0:46-0:49
- 0:46
Claim Body of missing three-year-old Noah Woods found in Suffolk pond
Noah's father urged people not to give up on him.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 16 September 2026, 0:46-0:49
- 0:46
Claim Body of missing three-year-old Noah Woods found in Suffolk pond
Noah's father urged people not to give up on him.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 16 September 2026, 0:46-0:49
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Claim Body of missing three-year-old Noah Woods found in Suffolk pond
Noah remained missing for around 24 hours with no sightings since the previous afternoon.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 16 September 2026, 1:06-1:09
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Claim Body of missing three-year-old Noah Woods found in Suffolk pond
Police said there is nothing to indicate any element of criminality.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 16 September 2026, 2:30-2:40
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Claim Body of missing three-year-old Noah Woods found in Suffolk pond
Police said there is nothing to indicate any element of criminality.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 16 September 2026, 2:30-2:40
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Claim PM warns budget will be tough as UK inflation rises to 3.1%
Fuel prices have risen, with crude oil up 25% since August and petrol up 9p a litre in August.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 16 September 2026, 6:18-6:28
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Claim PM Burnham returns to work and warns of challenging budget
The Prime Minister described the upcoming budget as challenging, citing global pressures including the Middle East situation.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 16 September 2026, 7:25-7:33
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Claim PM Burnham returns to work and warns of challenging budget
The Prime Minister described the upcoming budget as challenging, citing global pressures including the Middle East situation.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 16 September 2026, 8:09-8:17
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Charged quote Ex-police sergeant Paul Street jailed for four years over toxic WhatsApp culture
In a statement read in court, the victim, whose identity is protected, said she was left feeling exposed, degraded and powerless. Who can we trust, she said, if not the ones who are meant to protect us? The Independent Office for Police Conduct praised her for coming forward. We would want to acknowledge the bravery of the woman that has spoken today
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 16 September 2026, 15:02-15:07
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Claim Macklemore removed from Ed Sheeran tour after pro-Palestinian speech
The withdrawals left Sheeran with no support acts for the tour.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 16 September 2026, 16:24-16:29
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Claim Macklemore removed from Ed Sheeran tour after pro-Palestinian speech
The withdrawals left Sheeran with no support acts for the tour.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 16 September 2026, 16:24-16:29
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Claim Macklemore removed from Ed Sheeran tour after pro-Palestinian speech
Macklemore was removed from Ed Sheeran's tour after a pro-Palestinian speech.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 16 September 2026, 16:49-16:55
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Claim Macklemore removed from Ed Sheeran tour after pro-Palestinian speech
Sheeran said the decision to drop Macklemore was the promoter's, not his own, and that he is not complicit.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 16 September 2026, 16:49-16:55
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