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ITV Evening News
Thursday 5 November 2026 · 18:30 GMT · 1h · 12 stories · 15 annotated moments · 46 of 60 min on news stories (77%)
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An ITV Evening News led by Russell Brand's conviction, which took 10 minutes 36 seconds of the 39 minutes 50 seconds of listed airtime. Domestic stories dominated, with the estate agents warning taking 5 minutes 6 seconds and the Court of Appeal sentence 3 minutes 7 seconds. International coverage included European flight hoaxes, French protests and the US midterms, each around two minutes.
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Mark Panero, lived with Brand between 1999 and 2001 and gave evidence in the trial
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Russell Brand, comedian and actor
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Cristiano Ronaldo, star striker
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Kate Smurthwaite, has worked the stand-up comedy circuit for years
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Dorothy Byrne, former Channel 4 exec
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Jay Johnson, looking to rent a furnished flat
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Claim Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
Russell Brand was convicted at Southwark Crown Court of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, with the rape relating to a young fan after a 2009 show.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 5 November 2026, 1:46-1:52
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Claim Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
Russell Brand was convicted at Southwark Crown Court of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, with the rape relating to a young fan after a 2009 show.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 5 November 2026, 5:57-6:04
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Claim Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
The judge told Russell Brand to expect a lengthy custodial sentence, with sentencing set for Monday.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 5 November 2026, 6:28-6:39
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Claim Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
A live Metropolitan Police investigation involved two complainants who had made allegations.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 5 November 2026, 6:42-6:51
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Claim Bank of England raises interest rates to 4% and warns more may follow
The Bank of England was expected to raise interest rates by a quarter point to 4%.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 5 November 2026, 7:04-7:07
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Contested quote Bank of England raises interest rates to 4% and warns more may follow
in more than three years and warned there could be more to come. They increased by a quarter of one percent to four percent. It is another blow for borrowers, including homeowners, millions of who are due to come off cheap mortgage rates in the months ahead. The bank's governor said inflation is set to surge again next year,
ITV, ITV Evening News, 5 November 2026, 7:07-7:14
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Charged quote Bank of England raises interest rates to 4% and warns more may follow
and if the war against Iran doesn't stop soon, then rates may have to rise further. Here's our political correspondent, Harry Horton. As the conflict in Iran continues, it's leaving a mark that can't easily be wiped away. This high-end taxi firm in Yorkshire has seen fuel costs go up by more than one hundred thousand pounds.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 5 November 2026, 7:29-7:35
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Charged quote Court of Appeal raises Henry Nowak killer's minimum term to 25 years
She is due for early release next month around the anniversary of Henry's murder, serving just one year of her three-year sentence. It's an absolute disgrace, let's be honest. How on earth can that be right? She'll be out for Christmas, and I want to have Christmas with Henry. I'd say that victims need to have far more
ITV, ITV Evening News, 5 November 2026, 11:57-12:03
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Contested quote Hoax bomb threats disrupt European flights and newsrooms
This is unprecedented. I think we may have seen back in times of tension one or two flights in a day. But to actually see this number on numerous days now, certainly it is a coordinated campaign. Heathrow and Birmingham airports confirmed they'd received hoax bomb threats early today as well. The government and the airline industry insist safety is always the priority.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 5 November 2026, 14:45-14:50
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Charged quote French unions stage nationwide strike and protests over pay and public services
And save £70 on this HP Smart Tank 5106 printer and claim £30 cashback. Hello and welcome back. Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across France to demonstrate against the spiralling cost of living and education funding. Unions organised mass strikes on what it called Black Thursday.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 5 November 2026, 19:41-19:50
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Charged quote French unions stage nationwide strike and protests over pay and public services
What began in a nearby suburb in September as anger over the state of schools has become something much bigger. It's for the schools but as you may have seen, there's also a lot of workers because this whole political context in the last few years, it's absolutely catastrophic. Among the protesters, the hard left leader, Jean-Luc Melenchon,
ITV, ITV Evening News, 5 November 2026, 20:57-21:11
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Charged quote French unions stage nationwide strike and protests over pay and public services
a reflection of France's deepening political divides. Do you worry that it could get violent again today and what might happen? It has to be violent. The government is not going to wake up if we are not violent. The students would soon get their wish. This march has been peaceful almost the entire way
ITV, ITV Evening News, 5 November 2026, 21:26-21:31
- 22:12 Story begins Democrats win control of Congress in US midterms
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Contested quote Democrats win control of Congress in US midterms
Robert, is the White House coming to terms with the new reality? Well, there is certainly here a sense of deep shock. This was a stunning rebuke of President Trump and it leaves Democrats fully in control when they convene here in January of both elements of Congress. They're going to have perhaps a 50-seat majority in the House of Representatives
ITV, ITV Evening News, 5 November 2026, 22:43-22:55
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Charged quote Democrats win control of Congress in US midterms
They know that Democrats will engage and trigger major aggressive investigations of the White House. One possible move for President Trump is to sack his so-called Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, a man who is so linked to the quagmire that is the Iran war. Remember only yesterday the Vice President J.D. Vance said that Iran was the reason
ITV, ITV Evening News, 5 November 2026, 23:31-23:41
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Charged quote Cristiano Ronaldo retires from Portugal international football at 41
Cristiano Ronaldo has blown the final whistle on his incredible international career. The 41-year-old scored a world record 146 goals for Portugal, including 11 at World Cups. But his departure comes after a bitter battle with the current national side's manager. Carrie Davis looks back at Ronaldo's highs and lows. Ronaldo.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 5 November 2026, 25:06-25:11
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