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ITV Evening News
Friday 18 September 2026 · 18:30 BST · 1h · 12 stories · 15 annotated moments · 38 of 60 min on news stories (64%)
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Earl Spencer insisted he was telling the truth about the King, claiming Prince Charles said Princess Diana would be forgotten soon after her death; the palace had earlier said grief can cloud reason. The air traffic control failure that caused 2,000 cancellations was due to a one-millisecond software glitch, according to an interim report. In Pakistan, a car bomb at a mosque killed at least 21. Putin warned that British facilities in Ukraine could become legitimate targets. A teenager who piloted a small boat carrying 165 people across the Channel was jailed for over two years.
The economic crisis in Afghanistan was highlighted with mothers unable to afford food for all their children. A Scottish man detained in India for nearly nine years without conviction was granted bail. MPs announced an investigation into the UK's poor Eurovision record. Tributes were paid to actress Stephanie Cole, who died aged 84. Baroness Casey criticised the NHS and privatisation in social care, saying people with learning disabilities are not adequately treated. Ed Sheeran's Philadelphia concert faces protests after his support acts quit over a row about Macklemore. The death of rapper Sway was reported, and a Nissan Micra driver helped police catch a fleeing criminal. Finally, a new cat species was identified and five rescued moon bears arrived in Suffolk.
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Charged quote Air traffic control failure triggers travel chaos and review
which affected hundreds of thousands of passengers. Here's our consumer editor, Chris Choi. How it looked on the ground as our skies were paralyzed by air traffic chaos, affecting more than 2,000 flights and over 300,000 passengers. What we know tonight is that one of the biggest air traffic failures in UK aviation history all comes down to a one millisecond software problem.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 September 2026, 7:24-7:39
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Charged quote Air traffic control failure triggers travel chaos and review
How it looked on the ground as our skies were paralyzed by air traffic chaos, affecting more than 2,000 flights and over 300,000 passengers. What we know tonight is that one of the biggest air traffic failures in UK aviation history all comes down to a one millisecond software problem. The air traffic system that allocates IDs to individual flights, known as squawk codes,
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 September 2026, 7:31-7:48
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Charged quote Air traffic control failure triggers travel chaos and review
was restarted causing mass disruption. And if that interruption had happened one millisecond earlier or later, the whole chaos would never have happened. There are calls for the man in charge during this mayhem to be sacked. Tonight he's fighting back. I think it's always easy in these circumstances to look for someone to blame.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 September 2026, 8:30-8:36
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Charged quote Air traffic control failure triggers travel chaos and review
one millisecond earlier or later, the whole chaos would never have happened. There are calls for the man in charge during this mayhem to be sacked. Tonight he's fighting back. I think it's always easy in these circumstances to look for someone to blame. Ultimately my job is to make sure that we deliver the safest and best service we possibly can and
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 September 2026, 8:30-8:40
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Charged quote Air traffic control failure triggers travel chaos and review
more information on the software defect. What we don't know is why did it go unnoticed, was it preventable and why did one single piece of corrupted data take down the system? Passengers too are exasperated. This one spent hours on an airport floor and says blaming a glitch is unacceptable. I think it's ridiculous that that can have such
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 September 2026, 9:14-9:20
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Claim Jagtar Singh Johal granted bail by Delhi High Court but remains in India
Jagtar Singh Johal was acquitted of all charges in one case in March 2025.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 September 2026, 21:19-21:31
- 22:30 Story begins MPs launch inquiry into UK's poor Eurovision record
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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 Evening News, 18 September 2026, 41:02-41:11
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Claim Macklemore removed from Ed Sheeran tour after pro-Palestinian speech
Billionaire promoter Robert Kraft insisted that Macklemore be dropped from a Boston gig.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 September 2026, 41:54-42:02
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Claim Macklemore removed from Ed Sheeran tour after pro-Palestinian speech
Billionaire promoter Robert Kraft insisted that Macklemore be dropped from a Boston gig.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 September 2026, 41:54-42:02
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Claim Macklemore removed from Ed Sheeran tour after pro-Palestinian speech
Ed Sheeran's concert start time was delayed to 8 p.m.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 September 2026, 43:19-43:23
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Claim Macklemore removed from Ed Sheeran tour after pro-Palestinian speech
Ed Sheeran's concert start time was delayed to 8 p.m.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 September 2026, 43:19-43:23
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Claim Woman's Nissan Micra helps police catch dangerous driver
Jacob Roberts was jailed for 14 months for dangerous driving and drug charges.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 September 2026, 44:14-44:19
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Claim Woman's Nissan Micra helps police catch dangerous driver
Jacob Roberts was jailed for 14 months for dangerous driving and drug charges.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 September 2026, 45:21-45:27
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Claim Woman's Nissan Micra helps police catch dangerous driver
Jacob Roberts was jailed for 14 months for dangerous driving and drug charges.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 September 2026, 45:27-45:29
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Claim Woman's Nissan Micra helps police catch dangerous driver
Jacob Roberts was jailed for 14 months for dangerous driving and drug charges.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 September 2026, 45:27-45:29
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- 53:42 Story begins Five rescued moon bears arrive at Suffolk sanctuary
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