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ITV Evening News
Monday 21 September 2026 · 18:30 BST · 1h · 10 stories · 15 annotated moments · 49 of 60 min on news stories (82%)
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A second major air traffic control failure in less than two weeks caused more than 200 flight cancellations and widespread delays. A technical issue at the NATS centre in Prestwick, Ayrshire, affected airports including Glasgow, Prestwick, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Belfast City, Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle, with Bristol and London Luton also affected. Airlines demanded urgent action and Ryanair called for NATS chief executive Martin Rolfe to resign, while easyJet, British Airways and Jet2 were critical; NATS apologised and said safety was its top priority. The government did not say it had confidence in Rolfe when asked, and the Civil Aviation Authority was investigating the incident, an earlier outage and NATS resilience, with a report due within six months. Passengers were told cash compensation was unlikely.
Later, the court heard that Southport killer Axel Rudakubana allegedly threw boiling water mixed with sugar at a prison officer at Belmarsh and now faced charges including attempted grievous bodily harm and assaults on emergency workers; he appeared by video link from Broadmoor and will next appear at the Old Bailey in October. Earl Spencer said he hoped his nephews Prince William and Prince Harry could heal their rift, as Harry attended the WellChild Awards in London and reporters questioned him about his uncle's book and family rifts. Presley Gerber, the 27-year-old son of Cindy Crawford, died at a Los Angeles rehab facility, with tributes from Brooklyn Beckham and Paris Hilton. Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey told ITV News he expected a hung parliament and would not rule out a coalition. The ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy said he forgave her for killing their three children and defended her as having struggled with mental illness, while the government announced specialist courts for rape and serious sexual offences in England and Wales. Other reports included a charge over a crash that killed six near Barnsley, a new Reform UK Wales leader after Dan Thomas resigned following arrest, a driving ban for Mohamed Salah, and Rebel Wilson appearing in an Australian court over her film The Deb.
ITV News filmed three-year-old Sadeel being reunited with her family in Gaza after life-saving liver treatment in Egypt arranged by the British charity Children Not Numbers; she had been separated from her mother and siblings for more than two years and had only four months of vital medication left, while aid groups said thousands of sick children needed evacuation and many had died waiting. Almost two million people were under evacuation orders in Japan because of Typhoon 25, and an 80,000-tonne cargo ship collided with a Chinese fishing vessel in the Singapore Strait. Andy Burnham travelled to New York to meet President Trump for the first time since becoming Prime Minister, with talks expected on Ukraine, AI and the war in Iran. The broadcast ended with a tribute to D-Day veteran Ken Hay, who died at 101 after serving with the 4th Dorset Infantry Regiment, being captured after the Normandy landings and later educating children about war.
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Claim Second air traffic control failure disrupts UK flights
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said engineers had fixed the issue at the Prestwick Centre and described the disruption as deeply frustrating for passengers.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 21 September 2026, 6:53-7:06
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Claim Prince Harry gives emotional WellChild speech as Diana book row continues
The Duke of Sussex was due to continue charity work later that day as he settled back into life in the UK.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 21 September 2026, 13:27-13:30
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Claim Prince Harry gives emotional WellChild speech as Diana book row continues
The Duke of Sussex was due to continue charity work later that day as he settled back into life in the UK.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 21 September 2026, 15:11-15:17
- 16:13 Story begins Ed Davey sets out Lib Dem conference ambitions
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Claim Ed Davey sets out Lib Dem conference ambitions
Ed Davey says he will be the most experienced leader in a likely hung parliament.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 21 September 2026, 16:56-17:04
- 16:56
Claim Ed Davey sets out Lib Dem conference ambitions
Ed Davey says he will be the most experienced leader in a likely hung parliament.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 21 September 2026, 16:56-17:04
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Claim Ed Davey sets out Lib Dem conference ambitions
Ed Davey left open the possibility of a coalition and said the Liberal Democrats wanted to enter government.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 21 September 2026, 17:17-17:23
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Claim Ed Davey sets out Lib Dem conference ambitions
Ed Davey left open the possibility of a coalition and said the Liberal Democrats wanted to enter government.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 21 September 2026, 17:17-17:23
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Claim Ed Davey sets out Lib Dem conference ambitions
Ed Davey proposed joining the EU single market and customs union to support economic growth and fund tax cuts.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 21 September 2026, 18:47-18:54
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Claim Ed Davey sets out Lib Dem conference ambitions
Ed Davey proposed joining the EU single market and customs union to support economic growth and fund tax cuts.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 21 September 2026, 18:47-18:54
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Claim Patrick Clancy forgives Lindsay Clancy and blames mental illness for killings
The jury failed to reach a verdict after five days of deliberations.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 21 September 2026, 25:20-25:24
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Claim Andy Burnham makes first UN address as Prime Minister
Andy Burnham will meet Donald Trump on the Tuesday of next week's UN General Assembly summit.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 21 September 2026, 47:04-47:11
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Claim Andy Burnham makes first UN address as Prime Minister
Andy Burnham will meet Donald Trump on the Tuesday of next week's UN General Assembly summit.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 21 September 2026, 47:11-47:17
- 47:11
Claim Andy Burnham makes first UN address as Prime Minister
Andy Burnham will meet Donald Trump on the Tuesday of next week's UN General Assembly summit.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 21 September 2026, 47:11-47:17
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Claim Andy Burnham makes first UN address as Prime Minister
Ukraine is likely to be a significant focus of the talks.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 21 September 2026, 48:50-48:59
- 48:50
Claim Andy Burnham makes first UN address as Prime Minister
Ukraine is likely to be a significant focus of the talks.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 21 September 2026, 48:50-48:59
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