Broadcast timeline
ITV News
Saturday 3 October 2026 · 23:05 BST · 25m · 5 stories · 9 annotated moments · 12 of 25 min on news stories (48%)
Broadcast overview
An AI-generated overview based on this broadcast's transcript.
ITV News led with new details of the attempted flydubai hijacking. UAE officials said the co-pilot attacked the captain with a crash axe kept in the cockpit and had been removed from flight training at another airline over concerns about extremist views. The captain, described as a hero, recalled the attack; passengers restrained the co-pilot after the cockpit door was opened, and the plane plunged 17,000 feet over Saudi Arabia. Officials named the accused as Hamam Al Hamami, who had been banned from Oman's national airline over extremism concerns. An aviation expert said there were problems sharing information between states and airlines because of data privacy concerns, and questions remained over how he passed vetting.
Two Iranian men, Salaam Al Madyan and Rahman Salehi, were remanded in custody over an alleged homemade bomb plot against Manchester's Jewish community. They arrived in the UK on small boats; Salehi was granted asylum in 2023 and Al Madyan has an outstanding asylum claim. Arrested on 20 September, the eve of Yom Kippur, they were charged with engaging in conduct in preparation for a terrorist attack, acquiring materials and instructions for a homemade explosive device, and reconnaissance of targets including the Jewish Museum in Manchester and Heaton Park Synagogue. Counter-terrorism police alleged contact with an outside third agent overseas, possibly from within Iran. Bail was denied and they will appear at Crown Court on 23 October.
At the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Kemi Badenoch said the party had new policies and was not the same party that lost the last election. She pledged 50,000 new prison places in England and Wales and an end to the early release scheme that saw 700 prisoners freed this week. Labour argued it had no choice but to free prisoners early and accused the Tories of leaving a broken system; Ministry of Justice figures showed a net increase of just 482 prison places between May 2010 and April 2024. Badenoch admitted her party delivered nowhere near enough prison places while in power. The Tories said £2 billion would be funded by cutting foreign aid and the culture department, while economists warned the crisis would not be solved by cash alone. Other reports included a UK-Iranian dual national released on bail over alleged terrorist preparations linked to RAF Fairford; seven days of protest in Northern Ireland over the Drumcree march; the resignation of Tennessee's prison chief after Christa Pike's failed execution; and an arrest after a car hit rugby fans near Sydney, which police said was not a targeted attack.
- 1:40
- 3:33
Contested quote Dubai-Tel Aviv flight makes Saudi emergency landing after pilot fight
That's when I realised that it's not the aircraft, it's the other guy who was in the cockpit with me Disaster was only averted when Sumit Machar, seen here receiving treatment after the flight, managed to open the cockpit door allowing people on board to rush in You're a true hero of the brave peoples of India and Israel and you're a hero of the entire world
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 3:33-3:43
- 3:44
Charged quote Dubai-Tel Aviv flight makes Saudi emergency landing after pilot fight
Disaster was only averted when Sumit Machar, seen here receiving treatment after the flight, managed to open the cockpit door allowing people on board to rush in You're a true hero of the brave peoples of India and Israel and you're a hero of the entire world Passengers had thought they were in their final moments as the plane plummeted 17,000 feet over Saudi Arabia
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 3:44-3:49
- 4:57
- 6:45
- 7:25
Claim Kemi Badenoch pledges 50,000 prison places funded by foreign aid cuts
Kemi Badenoch pledged 50,000 new prison places, funded by cuts to foreign aid, according to reports.
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 7:25-7:31
- 7:38
Contested quote Kemi Badenoch pledges 50,000 prison places funded by foreign aid cuts
And Badenoch said she'll end the early release scheme which saw 700 prisoners walk out this week Labour argued they were left with no choice but to free prisoners early, accusing the Tories of leaving behind a broken system According to Ministry of Justice figures between May 2010 and April 2024 more than 14,000 prison places were created
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 7:38-7:44
- 8:01
Claim Kemi Badenoch pledges 50,000 prison places funded by foreign aid cuts
Bridget Phillipson said the Conservatives oversaw a net increase of just 500 prison places in 14 years.
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 8:01-8:07
- 8:18
Charged quote Kemi Badenoch pledges 50,000 prison places funded by foreign aid cuts
Staff on the frontline argued they'll need some convincing that today's plans are credible Let's not forget that they closed over 23 public sector prisons with the loss of over 10,500 cell spaces And they subject the service to over £900 million worth of cuts, so this is nothing more than a cheap headline
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 8:18-8:25
- 8:26
Contested quote Kemi Badenoch pledges 50,000 prison places funded by foreign aid cuts
Let's not forget that they closed over 23 public sector prisons with the loss of over 10,500 cell spaces And they subject the service to over £900 million worth of cuts, so this is nothing more than a cheap headline The Tories say this £2 billion investment will be funded by cutting foreign aid and the culture department
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 8:26-8:32
- 8:33
Claim Kemi Badenoch pledges 50,000 prison places funded by foreign aid cuts
Nick Timothy said cuts to the aid budget and the DCMS budget would provide an additional £2 billion a year for the prison budget.
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 8:33-8:38
- 8:54
Contested quote Kemi Badenoch pledges 50,000 prison places funded by foreign aid cuts
This is a problem about more than money, it's also a problem about cutting through some of the regulations and planning issues We're already spending more than ever before on building prison places In terms of cutting the aid budget it's already at its lowest level for probably more than 60 years Despite the warm welcome Tory MPs will be assessing that the Badenoch's messaging can turn around the party's fortunes
ITV, ITV News, 3 October 2026, 8:54-9:00
- 10:07
- 12:35
- 15:02 ~10 min without annotations
Source: ITV1, "ITV News", Saturday 3 October 2026. Transcript excerpts and stills are shown only to support the analysis annotated alongside them. Search-result excerpts are distinct from the editorial annotations — see our copyright basis. The full broadcast is not reproduced.