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Mornings with Jones and Melbourne
Friday 2 October 2026 · 06:00 BST · 30m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 22 of 30 min on news stories (73%)
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An investigation into people smuggling and small boat crossings led the broadcast. It noted that two women and a 10-year-old child drowned trying to cross the Channel this week, and that the Home Office says gangs have helped more than 19,000 people make the crossing in small boats so far this year. A jailed people smuggler in Iraqi Kurdistan described using trucks and unguarded routes, said reaching France felt like already being in Britain, and argued protests in the UK would not deter migrants. The report also showed Kurdish security forces intercepting a fuel tanker carrying migrants, informal money networks used to move payments, and a French Coast Guard response to a dinghy in the Channel; a day later, another dinghy was filmed heading for Britain.
Counter-terrorism police arrested a 25-year-old dual UK-Iranian national in Westminster, London, under the Terrorism Act, the sixth suspect in the RAF Fairford investigation. Police searched two London properties and said they were considering all angles including foreign state involvement; Andy Burnham said there were strong indications Iran played a role, while five UK nationals arrested near the airbase on Sunday had been bailed. In the US, death row inmate Christa Pike was in a critical condition after surviving two lethal injection doses in Tennessee, and her lawyers said the process was botched after the execution was stopped when they claimed she was still alive. The broadcast also examined Chinese competition in the UK car market, where one in five new cars is Chinese, Chery has launched four brands in two years, Jaguar Land Rover has announced 4,000 job losses, and Bentley has unveiled its first fully electric model.
Among other stories, four adults charged over the death of a newborn baby in Sheffield were due in court, with a 15-year-old also charged with perverting the course of justice; the baby was found dead in August and a post-mortem found stab wounds. Flu jabs were being offered to tens of thousands of homeless people in England, and a SpaceX crew arrived at the International Space Station for a six-month mission. The Green Party conference opened in Brighton with a speech from leader Zack Polanski, while Plaid Cymru began its first conference since winning the Senedd elections in May. The government also announced plans to stop fees for seating children under 14 with an adult and to remove charges for minor flight booking corrections.
- 1:04 Story begins Sky News investigates Kurdish people smuggling gangs
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Charged quote Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
And while it's still possible to get there, many more will keep on trying. Dominic Waghorn, Sky News, in Northern France. Well let's get the latest now on the investigation into an alleged terror plot near RAF Fairford. A 25-year-old dual UK Iranian national has been arrested in London under the Terrorism Act.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 2 October 2026, 8:37-8:43
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Charged quote Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
but police say that on the Sunday in the early hours of the morning at 12.45 they received a call that three vans, three vehicles were driving suspiciously towards RAF Fairford. Armed police then attended and those five men were then arrested initially on suspicion of committing explosives offences,
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 2 October 2026, 10:35-10:39
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Charged quote Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
They were bailed under investigation on the Monday. They were found near to those three vans. We saw that there was a huge emergency service response to what happened. A 400 metre cordon was put around those vehicles. Counter terror police in the last few days have updated us and said they found a quantity of petrol but no explosive devices in the van.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 2 October 2026, 11:00-11:03
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Claim Christa Pike discharged after surviving lethal injection
Pike and her boyfriend were convicted of murdering 19-year-old classmate Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville in 1995, when Pike was 18, and Pike had spent about three decades on death row after being sentenced to death the following year; a satanic symbol was carved into the victim's chest.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 2 October 2026, 11:37-11:43
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Charged quote Christa Pike discharged after surviving lethal injection
Well the planned execution went ahead but was stopped when lawyers claimed she was still alive. Officials in Tennessee still haven't been able to explain what went wrong. Pike's lawyers say the whole process was botched. Christa is alive right now. We don't have a sense of her prognosis or much update on her health at the moment.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 2 October 2026, 12:01-12:04
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Claim Christa Pike discharged after surviving lethal injection
Christa Pike was given two lethal injections and remained alive, with her condition unclear and authorities not explaining why she survived the doses.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 2 October 2026, 12:15-12:21
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Claim Christa Pike discharged after surviving lethal injection
The execution team spent about an hour trying to establish an IV line and used at least seven needles in Pike's left arm, one of which appeared bent.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 2 October 2026, 12:22-12:31
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Charged quote Christa Pike discharged after surviving lethal injection
But we do know that she is alive right now and receiving life saving medical care. The execution team attempted to establish an IV line for an hour. I counted at least seven needles used in her left arm alone. One of which appeared to be bent when it was pulled from her arm after an unsuccessful attempt.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 2 October 2026, 12:27-12:31
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Claim Plaid Cymru conference: leader seeks new deal and defers independence vote
Plaid Cymru's conference was due to start the following day in Llandudno.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 2 October 2026, 21:18-21:26
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Claim Plaid Cymru conference: leader seeks new deal and defers independence vote
Plaid Cymru's leader wrote to the Prime Minister to argue for transferring more powers to Wales.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 2 October 2026, 21:48-21:52
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Claim Plaid Cymru conference: leader seeks new deal and defers independence vote
Plaid Cymru's leader wrote to the Prime Minister to argue for transferring more powers to Wales.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 2 October 2026, 21:48-21:52
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Contested quote Government plans ban on airline child seating fees and booking tweaks
I see Sheridan's laugh, I love it. Happy tears. Portrait artist of the year starts Wednesday at 8 on Sky Arts. The government are scrapping child seating fees and some of the unnecessary admin costs on flights. Under new plans announced today airlines will be required to seat children under the age of 14 with a parent
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 2 October 2026, 24:47-24:50
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Charged quote Government plans ban on airline child seating fees and booking tweaks
Anyone that's heading on holiday, particularly when you're looking ahead to the October half term, Emma, you can end up paying over £200 to make sure everyone's seated together. Some have described this as a bit of a rip off. What's the government saying? Yeah, I mean, indeed. You know, you look at the headline price of a flight
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 2 October 2026, 25:17-25:18
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Charged quote Government plans ban on airline child seating fees and booking tweaks
… go to tweak it and it ends up costing an arm and a leg to do so. So minor tweaks will no longer result in fees. The Prime Minister has said that it's an absolute rip off to be charged to end up wanting to sit next to your child and that hefty fees for these tweaks are unacceptable. He goes on to say, people are fed up with these little charges that add up
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 2 October 2026, 26:23-26:35
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Charged quote Government plans ban on airline child seating fees and booking tweaks
to end up wanting to sit next to your child and that hefty fees for these tweaks are unacceptable. He goes on to say, people are fed up with these little charges that add up so I'm putting a stop to them. This is what our everyday fixes are all about, giving people room to breathe by tackling the small irritations
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 2 October 2026, 26:36-26:41
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