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ITV News at Ten
Friday 18 September 2026 · 22:00 BST · 30m · 7 stories · 7 annotated moments · 23 of 30 min on news stories (75%)
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The programme's lead story was Earl Spencer repeating his claim that the then Prince of Wales told him "we'll forget her soon enough" in a phone call after Diana's death, in direct response to a palace statement questioning his judgment and memory; he insisted he was telling the truth, while Prince Harry appeared in Birmingham without referencing the row. A report from Afghanistan showed a poverty crisis as international aid fell by more than 70% since the Taliban's return, forcing mothers like Zainab to bring home a sick child because they ran out of money, with 28 million people unable to meet basic needs. An internal investigation into the UK air traffic failure found it was caused by a one-millisecond software defect, affecting over 300,000 passengers and costing an estimated £100 million, prompting calls for the head of the service to be sacked and a separate CAA inquiry.
A 19-year-old South Sudanese man, Chan Atak, was jailed for steering a deflating dinghy carrying 165 people across the Channel, the largest such crossing at the time. Baroness Louise Casey told ITV News the NHS is failing people with learning disabilities, accused private providers of profiteering at the expense of taxpayers and disabled people, and suggested services should not be run by foreign-owned entities, as her review's deadline was moved earlier. President Macron ordered plans to protect French infrastructure from Russian cyber attacks, sabotage and drones, while Russia began a three-day parliamentary election expected to keep President Putin's party in power.
The actor Stephanie Cole, known for Tenko, Waiting For God and Coronation Street, died at 84 with Alzheimer's, and her family said she should be remembered for the joy she brought. Scientists identified a new wild cat species, the Tilkayo, a tiger cat discovered in Bolivia's cloud forest with only one living specimen confirmed. Finally, in Wales, a member of the public, Mel Spiller, helped police catch a disqualified driver by offering an exhausted officer a lift in her Nissan Micra; the driver, Jacob Roberts, was jailed for 14 months.
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Charged quote New wild cat species Tilkayo discovered in Bolivia
Now, cats are famously independent creatures, of course, who can disappear for days, but scientists have now discovered an entire new species that's managed to avoid detection for centuries. The Tilkayo is a wild cat that lives in the cloud forest of the Bolivian Andes. How many there are is a complete mystery,
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 18 September 2026, 28:13-28:16
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Claim New wild cat species Tilkayo discovered in Bolivia
The Tilkayo species lives in the cloud forest of the Bolivian Andes.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 18 September 2026, 28:16-28:22
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Claim New wild cat species Tilkayo discovered in Bolivia
Only one living specimen of the Tilkayo has been confirmed, found in an animal shelter.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 18 September 2026, 28:22-28:33
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Charged quote New wild cat species Tilkayo discovered in Bolivia
as only one living specimen has been confirmed, and he was only discovered when a biologist happened upon him in an animal shelter. Now, before you go, ah, pause and gaze in wonder upon a whole new species of feline. Meet Lepardus Tilkayo, a bit smaller than a house cat, covered in leopard-like spots,
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 18 September 2026, 28:37-28:40
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Claim New wild cat species Tilkayo discovered in Bolivia
The Tilkayo is a type of tiger cat, making five genetically distinct species in that group.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 18 September 2026, 29:34-29:45
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Charged quote New wild cat species Tilkayo discovered in Bolivia
illegal logging and deforestation, depletion in prey, poaching, hunting. There are so many varieties of threats that wildlife is facing today. I mean, wow, we're all buzzing. Everyone's buzzing. It's a global story, and rightly so. There is only one confirmed living member of the new species, found by a villager
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 18 September 2026, 30:15-30:17
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Charged quote New wild cat species Tilkayo discovered in Bolivia
of the new species, found by a villager in the mountain forests of Bolivia, who tried to keep it as a pet, but after a year of living with its strange noises and insatiable appetite for the neighbour's chickens, it was handed over to the sanctuary, where its nickname was also passed on, Tigreno. Gary Vincent, News at Ten.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 18 September 2026, 30:32-30:35
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