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Sky News Today with Jayne Secker
Wednesday 30 September 2026 · 16:00 BST · 30m · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 24 of 30 min on news stories (80%)
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Sky News Today led with a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv on which Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu said one pilot had been arrested after stabbing another and trying to crash the aircraft. The plane plunged 17,000 feet in under two minutes before making an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, and Israeli authorities said they were investigating. Netanyahu said more than 150 people, most of them Israeli, were on board, and that a passenger and a crew member broke into the cockpit and subdued the pilot, who was wielding a knife and trying to sabotage the plane's systems; additional air crew then stabilised the aircraft. Israel's defence minister, Israel Katz, described it as an attempted jihadist terrorist attack that was thwarted, while a correspondent reported passenger accounts of a sharp drop, a commotion at the front, an attempted stabbing and two other pilots on board for a connection flight taking over. A former airline pilot discussed how difficult it would have been to land the plane, including with reported damage to the tail fin.
The broadcast then reported that UK diesel prices had hit a record high, with the average reaching £2 a litre, driven by refinery shortages and oil prices, and noted the impact on haulage and a possible feed-through to inflation as well as the temporary 5p fuel-duty relief due to expire. The business correspondent also said the October energy price cap was just over £1,700 for average use and could rise by at least 20% from January, with sustained high oil and gas prices. A later round-up reported that the execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee had been halted about an hour before it was due to begin, that energy bills were forecast to rise by 4% from tomorrow and by 16% in January, adding £276 to household costs, and that Greggs planned to close four manufacturing sites over two and a half years with around 740 job losses.
MI5 issued an unprecedented public warning about a Chinese spy threat targeting British academics, saying the China General Technology Research Institute had strong ties to China's Ministry of State Security and was secretly trying to exploit university and research expertise for espionage tools. It said more than 100 UK-linked academics had contributed to projects funded by the institute, advised academics to cut ties or risk criminal charges, and prompted the security minister to write to university vice chancellors. The bulletin also reported that a Paris court found six of 14 suspected migrant smugglers guilty of manslaughter and seven guilty on lesser charges over a November 2021 Channel crossing in which more than 30 people drowned. It later reported that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex branded international paparazzi as extraordinarily reckless after two photographers were seen looking into the grounds of Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet's new school; police established they worked for a European press agency, and the children had recently left their first school after security concerns.
On air
People and organisations this broadcast put on air during its news coverage. The channel's own presenters and reporters are not listed. Names as transcribed.
- 1:13
“Guardiola after Man City was found guilty”
- 7:09
“They heard voices or takots. Somebody asked for help. Pilot is screaming. Help, help, help.”
- 7:40
Terry Tozer, former airline pilot and airline safety expert
“Well, not directly the same”
- 12:41
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister
“This morning there was a very serious security incident on a flight from Dubai to Israel”
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Vivienne Stern, chief executive of the advocacy organisation Universities UK
“Vivienne Stern, chief executive of the advocacy organisation Universities UK said we are reviewing the latest MI5 alert”
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Universities UK, advocacy organisation
“chief executive of the advocacy organisation Universities UK”
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Duke and Duchess of Sussex
“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have branded international paparazzi as extraordinarily reckless”
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Claim Dubai-Tel Aviv flight makes Saudi emergency landing after pilot fight
Reports described a fight between the pilots, including a claim that one pilot stabbed the other and an Israeli media report that the plane descended almost 17,000 feet in a minute.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 30 September 2026, 1:27-1:38
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Charged quote Dubai-Tel Aviv flight makes Saudi emergency landing after pilot fight
It has landed back in Saudi Arabia with all the passengers safety, but we've seen images of bloodied pilots of passengers with blood on them and Testimony relating to not merely a fight but a violent confrontation in the cockpit between the two pilots and now we have Benjamin Netanyahu the Israeli Prime Minister saying
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 30 September 2026, 2:37-2:47
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Contested quote Dubai-Tel Aviv flight makes Saudi emergency landing after pilot fight
the Israeli defense minister Israel Katz Has gone even further And said that this was an attempted jihadist terrorist attack Thwarted he said thanks to the bravery of Israeli passengers who overpowered the terrorist And he says according to their preliminary information The the terrorists had one intention which was to crush the aircraft with all its passengers
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 30 September 2026, 3:42-3:46
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Charged quote Dubai-Tel Aviv flight makes Saudi emergency landing after pilot fight
And he says according to their preliminary information The the terrorists had one intention which was to crush the aircraft with all its passengers aboard so what you are getting is from three sources now the the prime minister of Israel the defense minister of Israel and and from testimony from people who are on that plane from videos from
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 30 September 2026, 3:56-4:11
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Charged quote Dubai-Tel Aviv flight makes Saudi emergency landing after pilot fight
At the moment this picture and so much of what we are referring to is information that is coming to us in in real Time, but what we are seeing is an allegation Corroborated it was seen by the prime minister of Israel of an incredibly serious attempted terrorist attack with a plane with Over 150 people on board it that plummeted so far and then control was regained
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 30 September 2026, 4:56-5:04
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Charged quote Diesel hits record high as Chancellor faces calls for budget action
You will have noticed that if you have a car that runs on diesel Our Business and Economics correspondent Paul Kelso joins us with the details It's another grim milestone isn't it? Yes it is. We're already well past the record diesel price in the UK £1.99 a litre set in the summer of 2022 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 30 September 2026, 13:44-13:45
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Claim Diesel hits record high as Chancellor faces calls for budget action
UK diesel prices have reached or surpassed levels recorded after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 30 September 2026, 13:57-14:07
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Claim Diesel hits record high as Chancellor faces calls for budget action
UK diesel prices have reached or surpassed levels recorded after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 30 September 2026, 14:03-14:07
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Claim Diesel hits record high as Chancellor faces calls for budget action
UK diesel prices have reached or surpassed levels recorded after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 30 September 2026, 14:06-14:07
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Charged quote MI5 warns Chinese spy front is targeting UK academics
The high street bakery chain says the measure will save the chain 20 million pounds in operating costs a year MI5 has issued an unprecedented public warning about a new Chinese spy threat targeting British academics The security service says a Chinese institute is secretly trying to exploit the expertise of universities and other research bodies
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 30 September 2026, 17:26-17:32
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Charged quote MI5 warns Chinese spy front is targeting UK academics
The high street bakery chain says the measure will save the chain 20 million pounds in operating costs a year MI5 has issued an unprecedented public warning about a new Chinese spy threat targeting British academics The security service says a Chinese institute is secretly trying to exploit the expertise of universities and other research bodies To help Beijing build more powerful espionage tools
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 30 September 2026, 17:33-17:40
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Charged quote MI5 warns Chinese spy front is targeting UK academics
MI5 has issued an unprecedented public warning about a new Chinese spy threat targeting British academics The security service says a Chinese institute is secretly trying to exploit the expertise of universities and other research bodies To help Beijing build more powerful espionage tools In a highly unusual alert it strongly advises everyone involved in UK academia to cut ties with the company
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 30 September 2026, 17:41-17:44
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Charged quote MI5 warns Chinese spy front is targeting UK academics
Which I did actually have to look this up, it's the practice of hiding an image, a file or a message inside something that isn't secret MI5 warned though that this kind of activity supports Chinese espionage which it says poses a threat to UK national security Now academics are being advised to terminate any projects with this Chinese institute and to check the source of any other research funding that they're getting from China
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 30 September 2026, 19:43-19:52
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Charged quote MI5 warns Chinese spy front is targeting UK academics
And underlining the seriousness of the threat Dan Jarvis who's the security minister has even written to all university vice chancellors to request their help He's released a statement as part of this saying that the alert exposes attempts by Chinese intelligence to covertly benefit from the expertise and research of our academics
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 30 September 2026, 20:13-20:24
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Charged quote MI5 warns Chinese spy front is targeting UK academics
He's released a statement as part of this saying that the alert exposes attempts by Chinese intelligence to covertly benefit from the expertise and research of our academics Undermining our national security and that of our allies And he goes on to say that international partnerships are vital to ensure our universities and our research institutes continue to thrive
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 30 September 2026, 20:25-20:28
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