ITV News

The broadcast reported that Storm Bulow had left a deadly trail of destruction, with heavy rain and winds of up to 90mph claiming the life of a 60-year-old man in Scotland and causing severe flooding in coastal towns. Thousands of homes were still without power, with as many as 160,000 homes across Britain and Northern Ireland affected by outages, while flights were cancelled and roads blocked. It said more wet and windy weather was forecast for the north the next day, threatening to make the clear-up more difficult.

In politics, the programme reported that Angela Rayner had said nothing was off the table if it meant a better deal for Britain, after Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he would welcome an honest discussion about the prospect of returning to free movement with the EU. It said Burnham was preparing to set out options for Britain’s long-term relationship with Europe ahead of a UK-EU summit in Brussels next month, and that the Chancellor, John Healey, was finalising his first budget, with the latest poll putting Labour on 32% and eight points ahead. A separate budget report said more than a billion pounds would be provided for social and affordable housing in England, with mayors and regional leaders expected to get greater powers and funding and councils given preferential interest rates to invest in house building.

Abroad, Marine Le Pen launched a campaign to replace Emmanuel Macron as President in next year’s elections, telling National Rally supporters she wanted to offer France a new direction and vowing to restore the rule of law after more than a thousand protesters were arrested during cost-of-living demonstrations. President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump cast their votes in person in Florida for the upcoming US midterms, having criticised postal voting. The broadcast also reported new details about the Duchess of Sussex’s estranged relationship with her father, Thomas Markle, including a letter delivered to his hospital bed saying he would never meet his grandchildren, and claims over images of child sexual abuse allegedly found in his home in the Philippines, which he denies; it said the Metropolitan Police had referred itself to the police watchdog after admitting it did not alert other relevant agencies.