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ITV Evening News
Sunday 20 September 2026 · 18:30 BST · 15m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 10 of 15 min on news stories (65%)
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Ed Sheeran addressed fans after a difficult week and clarified his stance on Gaza, saying what happened in Israel on October 7 was horrific and compounded centuries of Jewish pain, while what was happening in Gaza was catastrophic, unjustifiable and disproportionate. The singer admitted mistakes after support act Macklemore was dropped from his tour for expressing pro-Palestine views, prompting other supporting acts to pull out in protest. He said many had called for him to be cancelled but the show must go on, while pro-Palestine demonstrators outside his Philadelphia concert expressed betrayal.
Earl Spencer, ahead of his memoir, accused King Charles of a giddy tone in a phone call after Princess Diana's death and said it jarred with him. Buckingham Palace said the King is mindful that the pain of fraternal grief can cloud reason, affect judgement and colour memory. Spencer also said media treatment of Meghan and Harry has echoes of what happened to his sister and described press coverage as a cancerous influence, and said a mother would want William and Harry happy together and love each other. Ukraine launched its largest ever drone attack on Moscow, damaging a major oil refinery and killing at least two people, and disrupting parliamentary elections. Moscow's mayor said the timing was an attempt to disrupt Russia's parliamentary election, which critics see as neither fair nor transparent. The UK struck a deal to deliver 120,000 drones to Ukraine this year, and the defence secretary would not be drawn on whether any were used in the Moscow strike. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he had no plans to step down despite two more state election defeats, with exit polls predicting his CDU party would win just 5% in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and finish second in Berlin, while the far-right Alternative for Germany made significant gains.
Sir Ed Davey urged the government to immediately cut fuel duty by 10 pence a litre until Christmas. At the Lib Dem conference in Brighton, he highlighted calls to clean up the water industry, and the party said a Lib Dem government would seek to rejoin the single market within a year. Davey told a reporter he would never do a deal with Reform in any future government and appeared to rule out working with the Conservatives, but did not rule out working with Labour or the Greens.
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Charged quote Earl Spencer book and comments renew royal tensions over Diana
Sheeran may insist he never wanted to mix politics with his work But this time he has had to face the music Mahadev Pasha, ITV News If headlines sell books, Earl Spencer's upcoming memoir will be a bestseller He's accused King Charles of giddiness in his tone Around the death of Princess Diana Insisting his eulogy at the funeral underlined the truth
ITV, ITV Evening News, 20 September 2026, 7:29-7:34
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Contested quote Earl Spencer book and comments renew royal tensions over Diana
Earl Spencer, seen here between Princes William and Harry Had already claimed that their father, the now King Said of their mother, we'll forget her soon enough A dismissal from the palace led him today to accuse the King of gaslighting Comments which came ahead of the publication of the Earl's book And a BBC interview
ITV, ITV Evening News, 20 September 2026, 8:08-8:13
- 9:51 Story begins Drone strikes on Moscow kill two and close airports
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Claim Drone strikes on Moscow kill two and close airports
The drone attack on Moscow was described as the largest ever, with over 1,000 drones launched and hundreds downed.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 20 September 2026, 9:56-10:00
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Claim Drone strikes on Moscow kill two and close airports
The drone attack on Moscow was described as the largest ever, with over 1,000 drones launched and hundreds downed.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 20 September 2026, 10:22-10:34
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Claim German state elections held in two states as Merz faces pressure
Merz said he would carry on and planned to meet senior party figures.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 20 September 2026, 11:36-11:42
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Claim German state elections held in two states as Merz faces pressure
Exit polls and projections reported heavy CDU losses in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, with the AfD strong in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Die Linke projected first in Berlin.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 20 September 2026, 11:42-11:55
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Claim German state elections held in two states as Merz faces pressure
Exit polls and projections reported heavy CDU losses in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, with the AfD strong in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Die Linke projected first in Berlin.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 20 September 2026, 11:55-12:00
- 12:02 Story begins Liberal Democrats call for 10p fuel duty cut
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Claim Liberal Democrats call for 10p fuel duty cut
Ed Davey announced a temporary 10p per litre cut in fuel duty, costing about 2 billion pounds, which he said would be self-funding through higher tax revenues.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 20 September 2026, 12:02-12:08
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Claim Liberal Democrats call for 10p fuel duty cut
Ed Davey announced a temporary 10p per litre cut in fuel duty, costing about 2 billion pounds, which he said would be self-funding through higher tax revenues.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 20 September 2026, 12:02-12:08
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Claim Liberal Democrats call for 10p fuel duty cut
Ed Davey proposed joining the EU single market and customs union to support economic growth and fund tax cuts.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 20 September 2026, 12:41-12:49
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Claim Liberal Democrats call for 10p fuel duty cut
Ed Davey proposed joining the EU single market and customs union to support economic growth and fund tax cuts.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 20 September 2026, 12:41-12:49
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Claim Rangers win at Celtic to cut Premiership lead to two points
Rangers beat Celtic for the second time in eight days, cutting the gap at the top of the Scottish Premiership to two points.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 20 September 2026, 13:33-13:42
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Claim Rangers win at Celtic to cut Premiership lead to two points
Rangers beat Celtic for the second time in eight days, cutting the gap at the top of the Scottish Premiership to two points.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 20 September 2026, 13:33-13:42
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Claim Rangers win at Celtic to cut Premiership lead to two points
Rangers beat Celtic for the second time in eight days, cutting the gap at the top of the Scottish Premiership to two points.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 20 September 2026, 13:33-13:42
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Claim Rangers win at Celtic to cut Premiership lead to two points
Manchester City are top of the Premier League after five wins from five, with a three-point lead.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 20 September 2026, 13:52-13:58
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