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ITV News
Saturday 31 October 2026 · 12:30 GMT · 15m · 2 stories · 9 annotated moments · 4 of 15 min on news stories (24%)
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Led by Andy Burnham's stance on a formal slavery apology and police warnings ahead of Palestine Action protests, this was a domestic bulletin with its two main stories weighted almost equally. They took one minute fifty and one minute forty-eight respectively, with brief items on Ed Miliband, firework injuries and darts filling the rest of the news airtime.
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- 2:18
Andy Burnham, Prime Minister
- 5:16
Ed Miliband, Foreign Secretary
- 1:28 Story begins King Charles ends Caribbean tour with unity warning
- 1:28
Claim King Charles ends Caribbean tour with unity warning
The UK government has ruled out paying slavery reparations.
ITV, ITV News, 31 October 2026, 1:28-1:41
- 1:28
Claim King Charles ends Caribbean tour with unity warning
In a Guardian article ahead of the Commonwealth Leaders Summit, Andy Burnham indicated openness to a formal state apology for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade and offered talks with affected countries and campaign groups.
ITV, ITV News, 31 October 2026, 1:28-1:41
- 2:01
Claim King Charles ends Caribbean tour with unity warning
Britain has not formally apologised for its role in the slave trade and has not paid reparations.
ITV, ITV News, 31 October 2026, 2:01-2:07
- 2:37
Claim King Charles ends Caribbean tour with unity warning
King Charles arrived in Antigua for the final leg of his Caribbean tour and faced local protests.
ITV, ITV News, 31 October 2026, 2:37-2:41
- 2:50
Claim King Charles ends Caribbean tour with unity warning
No speeches were planned during the Guyana visit, and the King was expected to address slavery at the Commonwealth heads of government summit in Antigua and Barbuda the following week.
ITV, ITV News, 31 October 2026, 2:50-2:57
- 3:19
- 3:28
Claim Protests in London and Edinburgh support Palestine Action
Police warned that protesters could be arrested even if they did not hold placards.
ITV, ITV News, 31 October 2026, 3:28-3:36
- 4:12
Claim Protests in London and Edinburgh support Palestine Action
Palestine Action was designated a terrorist organisation last summer.
ITV, ITV News, 31 October 2026, 4:12-4:16
- 4:26
Claim Protests in London and Edinburgh support Palestine Action
Organisers said they are seeking to overturn the ban, describing it as an attack on the democratic right to protest against Israel.
ITV, ITV News, 31 October 2026, 4:26-4:38
- 4:47
Claim Protests in London and Edinburgh support Palestine Action
The Court of Appeal ruled in June that the proscription was lawful, with further appeal hearings and a Supreme Court review due.
ITV, ITV News, 31 October 2026, 4:47-4:51
- 5:07 ~10 min without annotations
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