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ITV Lunchtime News
Friday 2 October 2026 · 13:30 BST · 25m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 18 of 25 min on news stories (73%)
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The average price of a litre of diesel in the UK surpassed two pounds, reaching just over 200 pence according to RAC figures, while petrol was nearly 175 pence. The rises were linked to global supply disruption caused by the US-Iran war and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. The UK imports nearly 55% of its diesel, almost a third of it from the United States, and President Trump threatened to restrict diesel exports if Europe did not release reserves. The transport minister said diesel flows came from diverse sources and pointed to a fuel duty freeze, but the government had joined emergency talks with Brussels and prices were expected to keep rising.
A pilot stabbed in a mid-air incident on a flydubai flight to Israel said he fought for his life before opening the cockpit door so passengers could restrain his co-pilot attacker. Captain Smit Machar, speaking from an Abu Dhabi hospital, said he was badly wounded but managed to open the door as the aircraft descended; the co-pilot, an Omani national, was in custody. A world-first large-scale phase three trial was also launched for a vaccine against Group B Streptococcus, with pregnant women urged to take part. GBS is the most common cause of life-threatening infection in babies, killing around 50 a year in the UK and Ireland and leaving 70 with long-term disabilities; the vaccine is designed to pass antibodies from mother to baby. A parent whose son developed meningitis from GBS and former athlete Iwan Thomas, whose son Teddy was diagnosed with group B strep, described their experiences and called for testing.
Severe storms and torrential rain caused flash flooding on Crete, where farmers died and several others were injured, with an urgent red alert until Sunday. Student protests in France escalated, spreading nationwide from the suburbs of Paris and affecting hundreds of high schools and university campuses. New rules were announced to block UK airlines from charging parents or accompanying adults to sit with children under 14 and to allow free corrections of simple name errors on bookings. The government said sitting together could currently cost up to £104 on a return journey and name tweaks up to £40, and the Prime Minister called the charges a rip-off. Ryanair partly blamed a collapse in Britain's air traffic control system, NATS, for cancelling more than 1,000 flights last month, and four astronauts set a US speed record on an express flight to the International Space Station, with Jessica Watkins becoming the first black woman to lead a crew to orbit.
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Claim G7 agrees emergency release of oil and diesel reserves
UK diesel prices have reached or surpassed levels recorded after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 October 2026, 0:00-0:11
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Claim G7 agrees emergency release of oil and diesel reserves
The RAC reported the UK average diesel price was just under £2 per litre.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 October 2026, 0:21-0:37
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Claim G7 agrees emergency release of oil and diesel reserves
The UK imports around 60% of its diesel, with about 35% of that coming from the United States.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 October 2026, 2:05-2:17
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Claim G7 agrees emergency release of oil and diesel reserves
Europe relies heavily on diesel imported from the United States, and the UK imports around half to 55% of its diesel, with about half domestically refined and imports split between Europe and the US.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 October 2026, 2:05-2:17
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Claim G7 agrees emergency release of oil and diesel reserves
The Chancellor said the UK has the diesel stocks it needs.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 October 2026, 3:00-3:11
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Charged quote Dubai-Tel Aviv flight makes Saudi emergency landing after pilot fight
know that for now prices I'm afraid are expected to keep going up. All right Chloe thank you very much indeed thank you. Nexus lunchtime the pilot who was stabbed in Wednesday's terrifying mid-air plane incident has described how he was left fighting for his life and yet still Captain Smit Machar managed to get the cockpit open so others could restrain his co-pilot attacker.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 October 2026, 3:36-3:49
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Claim World first Group B Strep vaccine trial recruits 200 pregnant women in England
GBS is carried by about one in five pregnant women and can infect babies around birth.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 October 2026, 9:50-10:02
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Claim World first Group B Strep vaccine trial recruits 200 pregnant women in England
A GBS vaccine for pregnant women is undergoing what was described as the world's first large-scale phase three trial of its kind.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 October 2026, 10:09-10:23
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Claim World first Group B Strep vaccine trial recruits 200 pregnant women in England
Routine GBS testing in pregnancy is not offered in the UK, and private testing costs around £25.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 October 2026, 12:39-12:43
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Claim Government plans ban on airline child seating fees and booking tweaks
Airlines would be required to seat children under 14 with a parent or accompanying adult at no extra cost.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 October 2026, 14:56-15:15
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Claim Government plans ban on airline child seating fees and booking tweaks
The Department for Transport said seating a parent and child together could currently cost up to £104 on a return journey.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 October 2026, 15:10-15:21
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Claim Government plans ban on airline child seating fees and booking tweaks
Minor booking changes, such as correcting a surname typo, would no longer incur fees.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 October 2026, 15:21-15:34
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Claim Comedy Wildlife Awards shortlists 40 funny animal photos and videos
The Comedy Wildlife Awards was founded more than 10 years ago.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 October 2026, 18:22-18:32
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Claim Comedy Wildlife Awards shortlists 40 funny animal photos and videos
The Comedy Wildlife Awards shortlisted 40 entries selected from 10,000 photographs and videos submitted from 112 countries.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 October 2026, 19:29-19:37
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Claim Comedy Wildlife Awards shortlists 40 funny animal photos and videos
The winner of the Comedy Wildlife Awards will be announced in December.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 2 October 2026, 20:12-20:16
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