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ITV News at Ten
Tuesday 22 September 2026 · 22:30 BST · 30m · 8 stories · 11 annotated moments · 27 of 30 min on news stories (89%)
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At the United Nations in New York, Prime Minister Andy Burnham met President Trump for the first time. Trump said relations with the UK were more up than under Keir Starmer, praised Burnham's election win and called him a natural businessperson, while criticising the Chagos Islands deal; Burnham said he would seek a resolution that safeguarded the joint US-UK military base. Burnham also met President Zelensky and pushed for more military support. In his UN address, Trump threatened to annihilate Iran or make a deal, confirmed US-Iran talks at the UN, rebranded AI as super intelligence or SI, said Cuba would fall and offered optimism on ending the Ukraine war.
Domestically, government borrowing rose more than expected in August and over the first five months of the financial year, making tax rises in the coming Budget more likely. Borrowing was £18bn in August, the highest since the pandemic, and £77bn over five months, £8bn above forecast, with higher inflation and Gulf conflict costs cited; national debt stood at 93.8% of national income. INEOS paused production at three Hull plants, affecting around 1,000 workers, over high gas prices. Earl Spencer apologised to Piers Morgan for a factual error in his book about Princess Diana, and Morgan said he would sue and wanted copies pulped. Counterterrorism police said two men arrested in Manchester were suspected of plotting to target the Jewish community on the eve of Yom Kippur, near the anniversary of the Heaton Park synagogue attack, and said there was no ongoing threat. About 200 protesters gathered in Gosport against a migrant boat, which Border Force diverted to Dover, and a small number were arrested.
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey used his conference speech to target Reform UK, promising to raise income tax thresholds, funded by rejoining the EU Single Market and Customs Union, and calling for a global treaty on super intelligent AI. A new Mersey ferry, the Royal Daffodil, was unveiled as the first new ferry in 60 years, costing £26m and due to begin operating in the coming weeks. A British Library event honoured Dolly Parton's Imagination Library a month after her death, with a pre-recorded message and appearances by Sting and Shaggy, as the charity, which has delivered more than seven million books in the UK since 2007, announced expansion with Postcode Lottery funding.
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Claim Trump threatens Iran and rebrands AI as superintelligence at UN
Trump advocated replacing the term artificial intelligence with superintelligence in US documents and by other countries.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 22 September 2026, 7:37-7:45
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Claim Trump threatens Iran and rebrands AI as superintelligence at UN
US and Iranian officials held talks; reports differed on progress and on whether Iran softened its demand for US reparations.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 22 September 2026, 11:43-11:51
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Claim Trump threatens Iran and rebrands AI as superintelligence at UN
US and Iranian officials held talks; reports differed on progress and on whether Iran softened its demand for US reparations.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 22 September 2026, 12:32-12:40
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Claim Two men arrested over suspected Manchester Jewish community terror plot
Two men in their 30s were arrested on Sunday in Manchester's Northern Quarter over a suspected plot to target the Jewish community, with searches in Liverpool and Salford.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 22 September 2026, 20:04-20:12
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Claim Two men arrested over suspected Manchester Jewish community terror plot
Police said they did not believe there was an ongoing threat to the public and were still pursuing lines of inquiry.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 22 September 2026, 20:14-20:20
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Charged quote Two men arrested over suspected Manchester Jewish community terror plot
that two Jewish men were killed in the Heaton Park synagogue terrorist attack with a spokesperson for the Community Security Trust which coordinates security for Jewish communities in the UK, describing the suspected plot as utterly chilling, coming so close to that anniversary. Will the two men remain in custody in a police station in London
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 22 September 2026, 21:10-21:13
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Claim Two men arrested over suspected Manchester Jewish community terror plot
The Community Security Trust described the suspected plot as extremely alarming and noted its proximity to the anniversary of the Heaton Park attack.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 22 September 2026, 21:10-21:16
- 21:55 Story begins Ed Davey sets out Lib Dem conference ambitions
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Claim Ed Davey sets out Lib Dem conference ambitions
Davey said he wanted to target Reform UK at the next election.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 22 September 2026, 21:55-22:06
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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 News at Ten, 22 September 2026, 22:13-22:23
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Claim Ed Davey sets out Lib Dem conference ambitions
Davey attacked Donald Trump and tech leaders.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 22 September 2026, 23:13-23:27
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Claim Ed Davey sets out Lib Dem conference ambitions
Ed Davey is expected to promise a temporary ban on developing superintelligent AI at the Liberal Democrats' conference.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 22 September 2026, 23:19-23:27
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