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Mornings with Jones and Melbourne
Friday 18 September 2026 · 06:00 BST · 30m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 26 of 30 min on news stories (86%)
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The World Health Organization accused the global community of indifference to the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where aid shipments are falling far short of promises and food warehouses risk running dry. A Sky News correspondent reported from Ituri Province that less than 50% of pledged foreign aid had arrived, with one warehouse holding only a month's supply for 600,000 people and no more supplies coming. Medical staff described the critical need for food and medicine to treat patients and maintain decontamination and logistics in Ebola clinics.
A major leak from Downing Street revealed a policy plan drawn up by senior advisers in April to help Keir Starmer remain prime minister, containing 50 ideas, some of which his government announced before his ouster and six of which Andy Burnham adopted in his opening days in office, raising questions about how much change Burnham represents. A six-month Sky News investigation exposed a sadistic online network targeting vulnerable young people, with grooming leading to self-harm and live-streamed acts. A Royal College of Nursing poll found that stifling summer heat led to cancer patients dying or deteriorating, with examples including flies and maggots in wounds, cancelled operations, and increased assaults on staff, prompting calls for better hospital air conditioning.
MPs urged the government to reject the current takeover bid for Thames Water and consider special administration, warning that creditors were focused on profit rather than the company's future. Russia held its first parliamentary election since invading Ukraine, with no party on the ballot opposing the war, the Yabloko party barred, and public support for the conflict declining; the vote was seen as an exercise in managed democracy. New extracts from Earl Spencer's book accused the King of sounding "giddily elated" after Princess Diana's death, with Buckingham Palace reiterating that fraternal grief can cloud reason, while Prince Harry made his first public appearance amid the fallout.
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Claim Online network exploiting vulnerable young people exposed
The COM is a violent online network that targets vulnerable young people, grooms them into harming themselves or others, sometimes live streams acts, and poses a threat in the UK.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 18 September 2026, 14:25-14:36
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Claim Online network exploiting vulnerable young people exposed
The COM is a violent online network that targets vulnerable young people, grooms them into harming themselves or others, sometimes live streams acts, and poses a threat in the UK.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 18 September 2026, 14:31-14:49
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Claim Online network exploiting vulnerable young people exposed
The COM is a violent online network that targets vulnerable young people, grooms them into harming themselves or others, sometimes live streams acts, and poses a threat in the UK.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 18 September 2026, 14:41-14:49
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Claim Online network exploiting vulnerable young people exposed
The COM is a violent online network that targets vulnerable young people, grooms them into harming themselves or others, sometimes live streams acts, and poses a threat in the UK.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 18 September 2026, 14:50-15:02
- 15:22 Story begins NHS patient deaths linked to stifling hospital heat
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Claim MPs urge government to reject Thames Water rescue deal
MPs called on the government to reject the rescue plan and take control of Thames Water.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 18 September 2026, 17:53-18:04
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Charged quote MPs urge government to reject Thames Water rescue deal
explains. MPs have called on the government to reject a rescue plan for Thames Water and take control of Britain's biggest water company so what would that mean for its customers and what exactly are Andy Burnham's plans for the ailing water industry? Thames Water is drowning in more than 20 billion pounds of debt meanwhile it continues to miss pollution targets and bills
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 18 September 2026, 18:04-18:11
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Charged quote MPs urge government to reject Thames Water rescue deal
ministers and the regulator of what to reject the deal and if necessary tip Thames into special administration. It looks for all intents and purposes as if they will be in there to make as much money as they can and then be out as quickly as they can that is exactly the pattern of business that has brought Thames to the sorry mess that it is today to suggest that this is
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 18 September 2026, 18:51-19:04
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Charged quote MPs urge government to reject Thames Water rescue deal
administration. It looks for all intents and purposes as if they will be in there to make as much money as they can and then be out as quickly as they can that is exactly the pattern of business that has brought Thames to the sorry mess that it is today to suggest that this is going to be somehow better in the future it is simple madness. In administration the company's
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 18 September 2026, 19:04-19:11
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Charged quote MPs urge government to reject Thames Water rescue deal
much money as they can and then be out as quickly as they can that is exactly the pattern of business that has brought Thames to the sorry mess that it is today to suggest that this is going to be somehow better in the future it is simple madness. In administration the company's debts would be frozen and an administrator would look for a buyer taps and sewage works
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 18 September 2026, 19:11-19:17
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Charged quote US imposes new sanctions on Russia during Duma elections
they don't have a choice out of 10 parties on the ballot not one opposes the war. The communist party has even been collecting donations to send to the front this was aid convoy number 160. It's political opposition Russian style not competing but supporting. The special military operation has truly united the people says Valentina
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 18 September 2026, 21:57-22:05
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Charged quote US imposes new sanctions on Russia during Duma elections
How could we not unite asks Alexander when our guys are fighting for a just cause. The trouble is not everyone is united it's Russia's first parliamentary election since its invasion of Ukraine and comes at a time when the war is backfiring. Ukrainian drone strikes have brought it closer to home and public support is falling.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 18 September 2026, 22:34-22:40
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Claim US imposes new sanctions on Russia during Duma elections
The Supreme Court barred the anti-war party Yabloko from the ballot.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 18 September 2026, 23:10-23:17
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Charged quote US imposes new sanctions on Russia during Duma elections
There are so many people who have those convictions and nothing can be done to change that. But lots can be done to conceal it, paint over the problems and that's what this election is all about. An exercise in managed democracy to endorse Putin's path. Ivor Bennett, Sky News. Well still to come here on Sky News we'll have more on the explosive claims in Earl
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 18 September 2026, 24:19-24:27
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Contested quote Earl Spencer book and comments renew royal tensions over Diana
And describing the phone call from Prince Charles after she died, he writes, unlike my other callers who were stunned, barely able to articulate their condolences and offers of help, he sounded giddily elated like a lottery winner. After the previous robust response, no further comment from Buckingham Palace.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 18 September 2026, 28:15-28:28
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Claim Earl Spencer book and comments renew royal tensions over Diana
Prince Harry made his first public appearance in the UK and was asked about Earl Spencer's book.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 18 September 2026, 28:38-28:42
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