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ITV News at Ten
Monday 21 September 2026 · 22:00 BST · 30m · 9 stories · 15 annotated moments · 28 of 30 min on news stories (92%)
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The broadcast led on a second major air traffic control disruption in less than a fortnight. Problems originating at the Prestwick centre in Scotland affected flights in Belfast and northern England, with around 200 cancellations and delays at airports including Edinburgh and Manchester. Airlines criticised repeated failures and Ryanair called for the head of NATS to resign, while air traffic control bosses said the issue was unrelated to the earlier fault. The Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, called the issues serious and said they needed full investigation; the Civil Aviation Authority is investigating both the September 8 outage and today's disruption and is due to report within six months. He also said the RAF would send a refuelling aircraft to Saudi Arabia for defensive air-to-air refuelling, and he is due to meet Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly.
President Trump faced an escalating row over bans on some TV channels from covering the White House. CNN, MS Now and Politico were denied access and are suing, while the US broadcast pool suspended its service, including Fox News. Trump said on social media that the Oval Office should be treated with decorum and not defiled by third-rate clowns, and the Vice President said the administration was not giving special access to outlets engaged in propaganda. Barack Obama also commented. In Gaza, a girl named Sadeel was reunited with her mother after evacuation to Egypt for a liver transplant, but she has only a few months' medication left and a charity said 127 children on its list had died waiting for medical evacuation. A deal worth up to $110 billion for Paramount to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery looked set to go ahead after legal disputes were settled, with commitments on film production and editorial independence for CNN and CBS, though job losses were feared. Japan put around two million people on evacuation alert as Typhoon Dujuan struck its Pacific coast with winds gusting around 120 miles an hour; at least one person died and landslides affected several areas.
At the Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton, Ed Davey said he would not rule out joining a coalition government and expected a hung parliament, adding that he wanted to get into government and was worried about right-wing politics. Prince Harry attended the WellChild Awards in London and became emotional during his speech; earlier he did not respond to questions about a book by his uncle, Earl Spencer, who said in an American TV interview that he hoped Harry and Meghan would receive gentler treatment from the media. The broadcast ended with tributes to Kenneth Hay, a Normandy veteran and prisoner of war who survived a thousand-mile forced march and later educated children about World War II; he died at the age of 101.
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- 7:18
Claim UK provides defensive military support to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia requested defensive support from several countries and the UK was reportedly first to agree, with the Prime Minister ordering the RAF to provide one Voyager aircraft for limited defensive air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets rather than offensive operations in Yemen.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 September 2026, 7:18-7:34
- 7:18
Claim UK provides defensive military support to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia requested defensive support from several countries and the UK was reportedly first to agree, with the Prime Minister ordering the RAF to provide one Voyager aircraft for limited defensive air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets rather than offensive operations in Yemen.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 September 2026, 7:18-7:34
- 7:34
Claim UK provides defensive military support to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia requested defensive support from several countries and the UK was reportedly first to agree, with the Prime Minister ordering the RAF to provide one Voyager aircraft for limited defensive air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets rather than offensive operations in Yemen.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 September 2026, 7:34-7:48
- 7:34
Claim UK provides defensive military support to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia requested defensive support from several countries and the UK was reportedly first to agree, with the Prime Minister ordering the RAF to provide one Voyager aircraft for limited defensive air-to-air refuelling of Saudi jets rather than offensive operations in Yemen.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 September 2026, 7:34-7:44
- 8:01
Claim UK provides defensive military support to Saudi Arabia
The Prime Minister is due to meet Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly tomorrow.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 September 2026, 8:01-8:06
- 8:01
Claim UK provides defensive military support to Saudi Arabia
The Prime Minister is due to meet Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly tomorrow.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 September 2026, 8:01-8:06
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- 9:33
Claim US news organizations sue over Trump White House reporter ban
The ban may end up in court, according to reports.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 September 2026, 9:33-9:48
- 10:00
Claim US news organizations sue over Trump White House reporter ban
Other networks refused to act as the press pool for Trump in solidarity with the banned outlets.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 September 2026, 10:00-10:15
- 10:39
Claim US news organizations sue over Trump White House reporter ban
Vice-President JD Vance said the White House is not banning outlets but denying special access to those engaging in propaganda.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 September 2026, 10:39-10:47
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Claim Paramount set to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery after disputes settled
Reports said legal disputes blocking a Paramount and Warner Brothers merger were settled, clearing the deal to proceed.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 September 2026, 18:00-18:07
- 18:07
Claim Paramount set to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery after disputes settled
The Paramount and Warner Brothers deal is valued at up to $110 billion and would combine major film studios with TV and streaming networks.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 September 2026, 18:07-18:17
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Claim Paramount set to acquire Warner Brothers Discovery after disputes settled
California's Attorney General said Paramount committed to 30 films in each of the first two years, 32 in the next three years, with at least 20% blockbusters.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 September 2026, 18:51-19:02
- 20:46 Story begins Typhoon Dujuan kills at least five in eastern Japan
- 21:19 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 News at Ten, 21 September 2026, 21:57-22:00
- 22:20
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 News at Ten, 21 September 2026, 22:20-22:22
- 22:53
Claim Ed Davey sets out Lib Dem conference ambitions
Ed Davey said the Liberal Democrats could lead a minority government if they were the larger party.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 September 2026, 22:53-22:57
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