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ITV Evening News
Monday 28 September 2026 · 18:30 BST · 1h · 10 stories · 15 annotated moments · 50 of 60 min on news stories (83%)
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Five men arrested over a suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire were released on bail. Police said the men, all UK nationals in their early 20s from the London area, were arrested early on Sunday and may have been found with what were believed to be explosives near the US Air Force base. Counter-terrorism police said they were exploring multiple lines of inquiry, including whether the men were proxies working for a foreign state, while Iran denied involvement. The Prime Minister chaired an emergency Cobra meeting, and residents from around 85 evacuated households were later told they could return home. The Defence Secretary said it was too early to make decisions on attribution and that all lines of inquiry remained open, including that the individuals may have acted knowingly or unknowingly for proxies or state-backed actors. At the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, Chancellor John Healey promised a new age of industrialisation, investment in industry and support for apprenticeships, along with confirmation of £6 billion of British shipbuilding contracts. He sought to reassure financial markets that next month's budget would be responsible with the nation's finances, and hinted at bringing welfare spending down. Diesel had topped £1.99 per litre, and the economics editor reported that the war in the Gulf was pushing up energy prices, inflation and borrowing costs, with the Bank of England expecting average household energy bills to rise by 24% in January. Healey said the government could not remove cost-of-living pressures and described the scale of national debt as an affront to national values.
Fire investigators said a fire that killed a mother and her three children in Merseyside was caused by a lithium-ion battery. Jon Venables will have his latest parole bid held in private. A 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder on Alderney after a woman was found dead in the sea. The Northern Ireland secretary met political parties amid anger over the Drumcree parade, which residents blocked after it was permitted for the first time in almost 30 years, with Sinn Fein First Minister Michelle O'Neill accused of breaking the law by attending nationalist protests. Two women and a 10-year-old child died crossing the English Channel on a small boat, and the Home Secretary reopened a legal resettlement scheme for refugees from Northern France, prioritising Afghan women and girls and Palestinians. Floodwaters in Bangkok were receding but many streets remained underwater, with at least 700,000 people affected across Thailand and at least 10 deaths reported, and the Pope flew out of France after a four-day visit.
Avanti West Coast services will be nationalised from March as part of plans to bring most train operators under public control. The programme uncovered further allegations of abuse and assault at Blue Ribbon Healthcare Group, prompting the Department for Health and Social Care to call the revelations disgraceful and disturbing. SpaceX launched its Starship into orbit for the first time before it splashed down and burst into flames after a mission that ended early.
On air
People and organisations this broadcast put on air during its news coverage. The channel's own presenters and reporters are not listed. Names as transcribed.
- 8:15
John Healey, Chancellor
“John Healey told delegates in Liverpool there would be investment in industry and support for apprenticeships to foster growth.”
- 10:31
Andy Burnham, Prime Minister
“I will lay it out as clearly as I possibly can. It will require some significant changes but I'm doing it with the best of intentions.”
- 34:40
John Hill, carer
“John Hill was one of the carers who reported concerns of an alleged assault.”
- 45:17
Wes Streeting, Defence Secretary
“we've just had this update from the Defence Secretary, Wes Streeting.”
- 48:28
“I'm not retiring, but this will be the last rock and roll tour.”
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- 8:15
Claim Chancellor John Healey pledges apprenticeships and shipbuilding cash as diesel hits record high
John Healey gave a speech one month before the Budget, promising factory investments and apprenticeships.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 28 September 2026, 8:15-8:27
- 8:15
Claim Chancellor John Healey pledges apprenticeships and shipbuilding cash as diesel hits record high
John Healey gave a speech one month before the Budget, promising factory investments and apprenticeships.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 28 September 2026, 8:15-8:27
- 9:09
Claim Chancellor John Healey pledges apprenticeships and shipbuilding cash as diesel hits record high
Healey argued that cutting welfare spending is a moral duty.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 28 September 2026, 9:09-9:17
- 9:09
Claim Chancellor John Healey pledges apprenticeships and shipbuilding cash as diesel hits record high
Healey argued that cutting welfare spending is a moral duty.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 28 September 2026, 9:09-9:17
- 9:25
Claim Chancellor John Healey pledges apprenticeships and shipbuilding cash as diesel hits record high
John Healey gave a speech one month before the Budget, promising factory investments and apprenticeships.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 28 September 2026, 9:25-9:39
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- 14:03
Claim Bootle fire that killed Alicia Brabin and three children caused by lithium-ion battery
A woman and three children died in a house fire in Bootle, Merseyside.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 28 September 2026, 14:03-14:12
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- 16:25
Claim Garvaghy Road protesters disperse but Orange Order parade remains unresolved
The Secretary of State held urgent talks with political parties.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 28 September 2026, 16:25-16:35
- 16:40
Claim Garvaghy Road protesters disperse but Orange Order parade remains unresolved
The parade commission approved the Drumcree parade along the Garvaghy Road, the first time in almost 30 years it has been allowed to do so.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 28 September 2026, 16:40-16:47
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- 45:40
- 45:40
Claim SpaceX Starship reaches orbit but engine fault ends flight after one orbit
Starship came down in the Pacific Ocean north of Hawaii in a fiery or explosive ending, not a soft splashdown.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 28 September 2026, 45:40-45:52
- 45:59
Claim SpaceX Starship reaches orbit but engine fault ends flight after one orbit
The Starship mission was cut short around 90 minutes into a planned ten-hour flight.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 28 September 2026, 45:59-46:04
- 46:47
Claim SpaceX Starship reaches orbit but engine fault ends flight after one orbit
The Starship mission was cut short around 90 minutes into a planned ten-hour flight.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 28 September 2026, 46:47-46:58
- 46:47
Claim SpaceX Starship reaches orbit but engine fault ends flight after one orbit
Twenty-six satellites, identified by ITV as Starlink V3, were deployed.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 28 September 2026, 46:47-46:53
- 46:58
Claim SpaceX Starship reaches orbit but engine fault ends flight after one orbit
Starship came down in the Pacific Ocean north of Hawaii in a fiery or explosive ending, not a soft splashdown.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 28 September 2026, 46:58-47:10
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- 48:09
Claim Sir Rod Stewart announces final encore tour for next year
The Final Encore tour will visit five UK cities and other parts of Europe, concluding in Germany towards the end of July.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 28 September 2026, 48:09-48:17
- 48:22
Claim Sir Rod Stewart announces final encore tour for next year
Rod Stewart said his final tour, beginning in April with UK and European dates, will be his last rock and roll tour and that he is not retiring.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 28 September 2026, 48:22-48:26
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