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ITV Evening News
Thursday 1 October 2026 · 18:30 BST · 1h · 12 stories · 15 annotated moments · 49 of 60 min on news stories (81%)
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Hundreds of criminals in England and Wales were released early, with around 700 freed on the day and about 5,000 due over the next year under a government plan to ease prison overcrowding. The scheme excludes murder, rape, serious child sex offences and manslaughter, and the government said those released would face strict monitoring and tagging, while victims and campaigners raised concerns about pressure on probation. Counterterrorism police arrested a 27-year-old dual UK-Iranian national in central London on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism over incidents at RAF Fairford; five men arrested earlier were released on bail, and police said the Iranian state was one line of inquiry after the Prime Minister said there was a belief of involvement. In the US, Tennessee paused future executions after death row inmate Christa Pike survived two attempts to give her a lethal injection, and she was taken to hospital. A British man, Jagdish Singh Johal, was released in India after nearly nine years detained without conviction over alleged terrorism offences, though he remains on bail while other cases continue. A Flydubai flight to Israel landed in Saudi Arabia after its co-pilot stabbed Captain Smit Makjar and the aircraft dived; Israel said a second 9/11 was averted and the co-pilot was arrested. A prolific burglar, Ashley Malcolm, was jailed for 18 years for killing pensioner John Burke, and an investigation found a train that crashed in Bedfordshire in June had sped up after acknowledging a red signal warning.
New tax rules came into force making vaping more expensive, with duty on e-liquids for the first time; retailers warned some prices could double, while the government said the aim was to make vapes less attractive to children and curb illicit products, and anti-smoking campaigners said vapes remained an effective stop-smoking aid. Dame Esther Rantzen was remembered after her death at 86, including her work founding Childline and Silverline. Five bodies were recovered after flash flooding in Ecuador, parts of southern France were hit by thunderstorms and torrential rain, and experts said Swiss glaciers lost more than 5% of their ice in 2026, the second largest drop on record. Naomi Campbell said she was grateful after overturning a five-year ban as a charity trustee; a tribunal found she had been deceived by a fellow trustee at Fashion for Relief.
ITV News reported from Afghanistan on women and girls facing Taliban bans on education and employment, secret schools, and families forced into desperate measures including selling a kidney or daughters. In Northern Ireland, new rules for new drivers and motorcyclists introduced a minimum six months' experience before the practical test and a two-year probationary period with night-time restrictions and passenger age limits, aimed at reducing fatal crashes involving young and new drivers. A British-made ExoMars rover prototype was tested in Spain as part of efforts to find evidence of life on Mars.
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Claim Hundreds of prisoners freed early as scheme becomes law
Ministers said the early release scheme was needed to ease prison overcrowding, prevent prison places running out, and avoid the justice system collapsing.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 1 October 2026, 2:11-2:19
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Claim Hundreds of prisoners freed early as scheme becomes law
Hundreds of offenders, with one report citing around 700, are being released early from prisons in England and Wales under the early release scheme.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 1 October 2026, 3:10-3:17
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Claim Hundreds of prisoners freed early as scheme becomes law
The exemptions from the early release scheme include rapists, serious child sex offenders and death by dangerous driving.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 1 October 2026, 3:21-3:29
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Claim Hundreds of prisoners freed early as scheme becomes law
The exemptions from the early release scheme include rapists, serious child sex offenders and death by dangerous driving.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 1 October 2026, 3:21-3:29
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Claim Hundreds of prisoners freed early as scheme becomes law
Some inmates due to be freed under the scheme had been convicted of domestic abuse or violent offences.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 1 October 2026, 3:21-3:29
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Claim Hundreds of prisoners freed early as scheme becomes law
Prisons were reported to be at 98% capacity with fewer than 2,000 places left, and the system could run out by November at current rates.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 1 October 2026, 5:39-5:48
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Claim Hundreds of prisoners freed early as scheme becomes law
Prisons were reported to be at 98% capacity with fewer than 2,000 places left, and the system could run out by November at current rates.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 1 October 2026, 5:39-5:48
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Contested quote Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
who said that there is a belief in the UK government that there is some involvement here of the Iranian state in this case. But there is further comment from the police tonight who are saying that that is one of a number of lines of inquiry and their investigations continue. OK, Rohit, thanks very much for that.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 1 October 2026, 8:24-8:33
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Claim Jagtar Singh Johal released from Delhi prison after bail
Bail conditions required surrendering his passport and refraining from speaking to the media.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 1 October 2026, 11:49-12:00
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Claim Naomi Campbell overturns five-year charity trustee ban after tribunal ruling
A tribunal found Naomi Campbell was deceived by Bianca Hellmich, did not know hotel charges came from the charity's expenses, and was not involved in Hellmich's forged documents or deception of the Charity Commission.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 1 October 2026, 27:28-27:39
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Claim Naomi Campbell overturns five-year charity trustee ban after tribunal ruling
A tribunal found Naomi Campbell was deceived by Bianca Hellmich, did not know hotel charges came from the charity's expenses, and was not involved in Hellmich's forged documents or deception of the Charity Commission.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 1 October 2026, 27:39-27:47
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Claim Afghan women run secret schools as Taliban bans deny girls education and work
The Taliban imposed bans on education for girls over 12 and on women attending university, medical training, and many jobs.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 1 October 2026, 30:00-30:08
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Claim Afghan women run secret schools as Taliban bans deny girls education and work
The Taliban imposed bans on education for girls over 12 and on women attending university, medical training, and many jobs.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 1 October 2026, 30:00-30:08
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Claim Afghan women run secret schools as Taliban bans deny girls education and work
Secret schools are operating across Afghanistan to educate girls who would otherwise have no access to schooling.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 1 October 2026, 30:29-30:38
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Claim Afghan women run secret schools as Taliban bans deny girls education and work
Secret schools are operating across Afghanistan to educate girls who would otherwise have no access to schooling.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 1 October 2026, 32:15-32:21
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