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ITV News
Saturday 3 October 2026 · 12:30 BST · 15m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 4 of 15 min on news stories (28%)
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The bulletin led with authorities in the United Arab Emirates saying the copilot of a Flydubai plane attacked the captain with an axe in the cockpit, describing the incident as an attempted terror attack. Passengers on the flight from Dubai to Israel intervened and helped stabilize the plane. Reports said a crash axe was used and that the plane, carrying more than 170 people, plunged about 16,000 feet in about a minute before being saved by passengers and crew. The copilot was arrested in Saudi Arabia, where the plane made an emergency landing, and was described by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an Omani national. The incident was under investigation as authorities tried to determine a motive.
Two men appeared before Westminster Magistrates' Court charged over an alleged plot against the Jewish community in Manchester using a homemade bomb. The pair, both Iranian nationals named as Salaam Ahmadyan and Rahman Salehi, were remanded in custody. They had arrived via small boat in recent years; Salehi had been granted an asylum application while Ahmadyan had an outstanding claim. They were arrested on 20 September, hours before Yom Kippur, and were charged with engaging in conduct in preparation for a terror attack. It was suspected they were plotting an attack on the Jewish community in Manchester, with charges including acquiring materials and instructions to make a homemade explosive device and conducting reconnaissance on potential targets including the Jewish Museum and the Heaton Park Synagogue, the same synagogue attacked in a deadly terror attack this time last year. Counter-terrorism police alleged they were in contact with overseas operators who may have been operating within Iran. Salehi applied for bail but was denied, and the pair were to appear at Crown Court on 23 October. A UK-Iranian dual national arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts in connection with events at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire was released on bail; the 25-year-old man had been arrested in Westminster on Thursday, and police completed searches of two properties in the same area. Joshua Kerry from Rotherham, accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe, was also charged with preparing acts of terror against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage between May 2024 and July of this year. The government said this raised serious questions about the security of MPs.
Ten people were injured after a car drove into a crowd cheering on a rugby team in Australia. A five-year-old girl and a man in his 60s were in a critical condition. An 18-year-old man who was driving the vehicle was arrested, and police did not believe it was a targeted attack.
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Claim Dubai-Tel Aviv flight makes Saudi emergency landing after pilot fight
Reports described a fight between the pilots, including a claim that one pilot stabbed the other and an Israeli media report that the plane descended almost 17,000 feet in a minute.
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 1:11-1:14
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Claim Dubai-Tel Aviv flight makes Saudi emergency landing after pilot fight
Reports described a fight between the pilots, including a claim that one pilot stabbed the other and an Israeli media report that the plane descended almost 17,000 feet in a minute.
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 1:11-1:14
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Claim Two Iranian men remanded over alleged Manchester Jewish community bomb plot
Two men were charged with preparing acts of terrorism or assisting someone to prepare acts of terrorism.
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 2:27-2:34
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Claim Two Iranian men remanded over alleged Manchester Jewish community bomb plot
Two men were charged with preparing acts of terrorism or assisting someone to prepare acts of terrorism.
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 2:27-2:34
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Claim Two Iranian men remanded over alleged Manchester Jewish community bomb plot
Police alleged the men tried to acquire materials for an improvised explosive device and carried out reconnaissance on potential targets.
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 3:31-3:38
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Claim Two Iranian men remanded over alleged Manchester Jewish community bomb plot
Police alleged the two men may have been in contact with another person who could be in Iran.
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 3:38-3:44
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Claim Joshua Kerry charged with terrorism and Ann Widdecombe murder
Joshua Kerry, already accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe, has also been charged over alleged preparation of terrorist acts, with the charge covering late May 2024 to 8 July this year and alleging multiple acts including against Nigel Farage.
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 4:21-4:29
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Claim Joshua Kerry charged with terrorism and Ann Widdecombe murder
Joshua Kerry, already accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe, has also been charged over alleged preparation of terrorist acts, with the charge covering late May 2024 to 8 July this year and alleging multiple acts including against Nigel Farage.
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 4:29-4:38
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Claim Joshua Kerry charged with terrorism and Ann Widdecombe murder
The Home Secretary said the case raised serious questions about the security of people in public life and promised an update after Parliament returns.
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 4:38-4:43
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Claim Newcastle crash: 10 injured as car hits Knights fans, driver arrested
An 18-year-old man lost control of his car while revving it during celebrations and rammed into a crowd.
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 4:44-4:51
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Claim Newcastle crash: 10 injured as car hits Knights fans, driver arrested
Tens of thousands of people gathered to cheer a local team departing for a grand final in Sydney, with reports differing on whether the team played football or rugby.
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 4:44-4:51
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Claim Newcastle crash: 10 injured as car hits Knights fans, driver arrested
Ten people were injured, including two in critical condition, a five-year-old girl and a man in his 60s.
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 4:51-4:55
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Claim Newcastle crash: 10 injured as car hits Knights fans, driver arrested
Ten people were injured, including two in critical condition, a five-year-old girl and a man in his 60s.
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 4:51-4:55
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Claim Newcastle crash: 10 injured as car hits Knights fans, driver arrested
The incident was described as a terrible accident rather than a terror attack.
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 4:55-5:02
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Claim Newcastle crash: 10 injured as car hits Knights fans, driver arrested
The incident was described as a terrible accident rather than a terror attack.
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 4:55-5:02
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