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An internationally weighted bulletin led with the US midterm elections, which dominated at 10 minutes 48 seconds, more than a third of the running order. The King's Caribbean tour was the next longest at 4 minutes 48 seconds. The rest mixed domestic stories, a celebrity injunction case and a Bollywood interview, mostly in items under three minutes.

Running order

2:45 Americans vote in midterms seen as verdict on Trump's second term · 10m 48s
Americans voted in midterm elections that polls suggested could cost Trump's Republicans the House and possibly the Senate, with the cost of living and Iran war on voters' minds.
13:35 Henry Novak's family accuse politicians of exploiting his murder as IOPC scrutiny widens · 3m 34s
Henry Novak's father told Paul Brand politicians were playing political games with his son's murder, as scrutiny of the IOPC's initial no serious misconduct finding widened.
17:22 High Court hears celebrity injunction over abuse allegations · 1m 53s
An unnamed celebrity, who denies claims he contacted young women for sexual activity, lost his bid to stop ITN and The Guardian reporting them but can appeal and remains anonymous.
19:15 King Charles ends Caribbean tour with unity warning · 4m 48s
King Charles told Commonwealth leaders in Antigua slavery filled him with horror and sorrow but offered no formal apology, while Prime Minister Andy Burnham suggested one might come.
24:04 Hoax bomb threats disrupt European flights and newsrooms · 2m 26s
26:54 Reform UK councillor George Madgwick charged with 35 offences including 12 counts of rape · 1m 39s
Reform UK councillor George Madgwick was charged with 35 offences, including 12 alleged rapes against four teenagers, and was suspended by the party as he denied them.
29:01 Ranbir Kapoor calls Ramayana film a humongous responsibility · 2m 37s
Ranbir Kapoor called playing Lord Ram in his two-part Ramayana film a humongous responsibility and said he hopes to represent Indian cinema rather than Bollywood.

On air

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4:44

Donald Trump, President
5:30

James Talarico, the man who may upset decades of Republican domination in the Lone Star State
9:37

Lorenzo Sewell, pastor of this Michigan church, a Trump loyalist who preached at the president's inauguration two years ago
11:28

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democrat who is bidding to become America's first-ever Muslim senator
20:38

King Charles, head of the Commonwealth
21:25

Andy Burnham, Prime Minister
30:07

Ranbir Kapoor, Bollywood star

2:45
Story begins Americans vote in midterms seen as verdict on Trump's second term
2:45

Charged quote Americans vote in midterms seen as verdict on Trump's second term

This is ITV News at 10 with Julie Etchingham. Good evening. For Americans desperate to clip the wings of their maverick and ever more unpredictable president, today's mid-term elections offered the chance to rein in his more extreme behaviour. As he has pointed out, his name isn't on any ballot paper.

ITV, ITV News at Ten, 3 November 2026, 2:45-3:01
6:53

Claim Americans vote in midterms seen as verdict on Trump's second term

Democrats had not won a statewide election in Texas in 32 years, since 1994.

ITV, ITV News at Ten, 3 November 2026, 6:53-7:00
7:13

Charged quote Americans vote in midterms seen as verdict on Trump's second term

and are likely to get a majority in the Senate. And the number one issue for most voters, of course, as we've been saying for weeks now, is the cost of living, which many people blame, particularly on Donald Trump's war in Iran. I think there's some suggestion that now all this sort of political jeopardy is out of the way for Donald Trump.

ITV, ITV News at Ten, 3 November 2026, 7:13-7:23
10:14

Charged quote Americans vote in midterms seen as verdict on Trump's second term

He is bitterly opposed to the Senate candidacy of Abdul El-Sayed, the Democrat who is bidding to become America's first-ever Muslim senator. But is he a patriot? Is he an American? No, he's not an American. He needs to be deported. What? Yes, today. He needs to be deported. But he's a Senate candidate. What are you talking about, deportation?

ITV, ITV News at Ten, 3 November 2026, 10:14-10:16
10:26

Charged quote Americans vote in midterms seen as verdict on Trump's second term

What? Yes, today. He needs to be deported. But he's a Senate candidate. What are you talking about, deportation? You want me to tell you why? That's a domestic enemy. This guy Abdul El-Sayed is an evil man. Pastor Sewell says we underestimate Trump's support at our peril. So are you expecting Wednesday to be a big shock again?

ITV, ITV News at Ten, 3 November 2026, 10:26-10:28
13:35
Story begins Henry Novak's family accuse politicians of exploiting his murder as IOPC scrutiny widens
17:22
Story begins High Court hears celebrity injunction over abuse allegations
19:15
Story begins King Charles ends Caribbean tour with unity warning
24:04
Story begins Hoax bomb threats disrupt European flights and newsrooms
26:18

Claim Hoax bomb threats disrupt European flights and newsrooms

The UK government said two bomb threats on flights from the UK were malicious hoaxes.

ITV, ITV News at Ten, 3 November 2026, 26:18-26:22
26:54
Story begins Reform UK councillor George Madgwick charged with 35 offences including 12 counts of rape
29:01
Story begins Ranbir Kapoor calls Ramayana film a humongous responsibility

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