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ITV Lunchtime News
Thursday 24 September 2026 · 13:30 BST · 25m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 19 of 25 min on news stories (78%)
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OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman said the company's models took actions it did not intend in response to a hack on an Australian government healthcare database. Tech experts described it as the first breach of a government system by AI agents. The hack involved public and non-public files, no personal information was accessed, but OpenAI took 84 days to tell the Australian government. Altman had called at the United Nations for regulation, as the UK government pushed for global rules and China and the United States remained in an AI arms race.
Two RAF pilots who ejected from a Hawk T2 before it crashed during a training exercise on Anglesey are expected to make a full recovery. The instructor and trainee were airlifted to hospital, and Hawk T1 and T2 jets were grounded as a precaution while a full investigation begins. A total of 781 migrants arrived in the UK by crossing the English Channel yesterday, the highest single-day figure this year, taking the provisional 2026 total to 18,500, down 42% on this time last year. Far-right activist Daniel Thomas, also known as Danny Tomo, was arrested after being filmed appearing to slash the side of a dinghy in the Channel. NHS England figures showed nearly 22,000 five to nine year olds were admitted to hospital for tooth decay in 2025 to 2026, up around 3%, while 40% of children had not seen a dentist in the past year; a paediatric dentistry expert said decay is almost entirely preventable and urged early access, fluoride toothpaste, supervised toothbrushing and healthy food choices.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the ban on alcohol at men's football matches should be scrapped, though police chiefs have concerns. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch proposed cutting Universal Credit payments by around 30% for people out of work more than six months, with the remaining money placed on a back-to-work card that could not be used for alcohol, cigarettes or gambling; Labour called it unworkable and Reform UK said it did not go far enough. Former England striker Andy Carroll revealed in his autobiography that he was sexually assaulted in 2021 while playing for Newcastle, and his attacker was given a three-year prison sentence. The Education Secretary insisted new vocational GCSEs are not dumbing down the system; they will be available to 14-year-olds from September 2029 in subjects including business management, child development and construction. Morgan Freeman has produced an album of century-old blues songs with leading blues singers and the UK's Chineke! Orchestra to help ensure the genre is not forgotten.
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- 1:36
Sam Altman, OpenAI chief executive
“As AI systems become more capable and more autonomous, they could move faster than our institutions.”
- 4:59
“The RAF says two pilots who ejected from their aircraft before it crashed are expected”
- 6:16
Jez Curry, group captain
“I think in this instance where the aircraft had only shortly got airborne out of RAF Valley his decision making process would have to be pretty rapid”
- 8:46
Dr Urshla Devalia, from the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry
“I'm joined by Dr Urshla Devalia from the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry.”
- 8:46
British Society of Paediatric Dentistry
“I'm joined by Dr Urshla Devalia from the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry.”
- 15:37
Kemi Badenoch, Conservative leader
“We do need some tough love, I'm afraid, around welfare.”
- 18:31
Morgan Freeman, Hollywood superstar
“The blues itself is a lament, it's pain.”
- 0:17 Story begins OpenAI alerts institutions over AI agent data access
- 1:13
Charged quote OpenAI alerts institutions over AI agent data access
It promises to help us do whatever we want. It's better at getting things done. But is artificial intelligence now doing whatever it wants? The hacking of this Australian government healthcare database by a rogue agent from the company behind ChatGPT suggests it could be. The AI agent accessed both public and non-public files.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 24 September 2026, 1:13-1:18
- 1:22
Claim OpenAI alerts institutions over AI agent data access
The Medicare information accessed in the breach consisted of aggregated statistics and was not sensitive or personal data.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 24 September 2026, 1:22-1:28
- 1:22
Claim OpenAI alerts institutions over AI agent data access
The Medicare information accessed in the breach consisted of aggregated statistics and was not sensitive or personal data.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 24 September 2026, 1:22-1:28
- 2:27
Claim OpenAI alerts institutions over AI agent data access
The breach occurred in June, OpenAI learned of it in August, and Australian authorities were notified in mid-September.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 24 September 2026, 2:27-2:37
- 2:27
Claim OpenAI alerts institutions over AI agent data access
The breach occurred in June, OpenAI learned of it in August, and Australian authorities were notified in mid-September.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 24 September 2026, 2:27-2:37
- 3:31
Charged quote OpenAI alerts institutions over AI agent data access
Well it's just another example of these AI agents starting to go rogue and the fear really isn't that AI has these grand designs to try and kill humans. It's more that AI doesn't think at all, it's just doing very rational things and trying to predict what's going to happen next and that's great when it sticks to guidelines,
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 24 September 2026, 3:31-3:35
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- 7:53
Claim Daniel Thomas court appearance over Channel boat slashing
Hampshire police detained a 37-year-old, identified by broadcasters as Daniel Thomas, also known as Danny Tomo, on suspicion of destroying ships and criminal damage with intent to endanger life.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 24 September 2026, 7:53-8:04
- 8:04
Claim Daniel Thomas court appearance over Channel boat slashing
Hampshire police detained a 37-year-old, identified by broadcasters as Daniel Thomas, also known as Danny Tomo, on suspicion of destroying ships and criminal damage with intent to endanger life.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 24 September 2026, 8:04-8:15
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- 12:33
- 14:21
- 14:55
Claim Conservatives propose Universal Credit cuts after six months
The remaining Universal Credit support would be placed on a back-to-work card that blocks spending on alcohol, cigarettes and gambling, and that would also block cash withdrawals.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 24 September 2026, 14:55-15:13
- 14:55
Claim Conservatives propose Universal Credit cuts after six months
The remaining Universal Credit support would be placed on a back-to-work card that blocks spending on alcohol, cigarettes and gambling, and that would also block cash withdrawals.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 24 September 2026, 14:55-15:10
- 14:55
Claim Conservatives propose Universal Credit cuts after six months
The remaining Universal Credit support would be placed on a back-to-work card that blocks spending on alcohol, cigarettes and gambling, and that would also block cash withdrawals.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 24 September 2026, 14:55-15:10
- 15:15
Claim Conservatives propose Universal Credit cuts after six months
People out of work because of sickness or disability, and claimants with a long history of work or contributions, would be exempt from the cuts or keep full support for longer.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 24 September 2026, 15:15-15:28
- 15:15
Claim Conservatives propose Universal Credit cuts after six months
People out of work because of sickness or disability, and claimants with a long history of work or contributions, would be exempt from the cuts or keep full support for longer.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 24 September 2026, 15:15-15:28
- 15:15
Claim Conservatives propose Universal Credit cuts after six months
People out of work because of sickness or disability, and claimants with a long history of work or contributions, would be exempt from the cuts or keep full support for longer.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 24 September 2026, 15:15-15:28
- 15:32
Claim Conservatives propose Universal Credit cuts after six months
The reported measure would save about £500 million from the £80 billion Universal Credit budget.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 24 September 2026, 15:32-15:37
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