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Mornings with Jones and Melbourne
Saturday 3 October 2026 · 06:00 BST · 30m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 25 of 30 min on news stories (84%)
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A development in the case of the man accused of murdering former MP Ann Widdecombe led the bulletin: counter-terror police charged 28-year-old Joshua Kerry with preparing acts of terror, including against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, over alleged activity between 31 May 2024 and 8 July 2026. The charge followed Crown Prosecution Service authorisation, and Kerry, already charged over Widdecombe's death in July, was due at Westminster Magistrates Court on Wednesday. Separately, two Iranian nationals, Salaam Ahmadyan and Ramad Salehi, were charged over a suspected terror plot against Manchester's Jewish community; they were arrested on 20 September, the eve of Yom Kippur, and the Home Secretary said they had arrived in the UK by small boats in 2020 and 2023.
President Donald Trump ruled out banning diesel exports after Europe agreed to release fuel from emergency stockpiles, with the G7 announcing a co-ordinated release of 100 million barrels of oil and oil products, starting with diesel. Ed Conway reported that average diesel pump prices had passed two pounds a litre, a record, and explained UK and European dependence on US diesel imports after Russian supplies ended and the Strait of Hormuz closed; European stockpiles averaged about 200 days, while the UK had some of the lowest diesel stockpiles. In Australia, an 18-year-old lost control of a car while revving it during celebrations for a departing local football team outside Newcastle, New South Wales; at least 10 people were injured, including a five-year-old girl and a man in his 60s in critical condition. Police said it was not a terror incident, and the New South Wales police minister said a split-second decision had affected many lives.
Buckingham Palace said King Charles would not apologise for slavery during his Caribbean visit later this year, though he would not shy away from discussing it; the palace said the trip came amid delicate discussions about Britain and Caribbean countries' historic relationship and the legacy of colonialism and the transatlantic slave trade. Campaigners said they were energised, with one saying there was a responsibility on the British government to apologise and discuss reparations. There were calls, in a letter signed by hundreds of experts and co-ordinated by Action on Smoking and Health, for tougher rules on vapes and tobacco so companies cannot exploit loopholes making products appealing to children, including plain packaging and restrictions on colourful displays and fruity descriptions; the government announced measures in July and a consultation is taking place. Sky News also reported from the occupied West Bank, where a Palestinian Bedouin farming community said it felt forgotten and fearful after homes and a mosque were demolished; Israeli authorities said the community had no right to build and structures were unsafe, while Palestinian families accused settlers of trying to displace them. Adam Parsons reported on the demolitions, nearby settler farmland, and a mobile clinic run by Medical Aid for Palestinians.
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Charged quote Two Iranian men remanded over alleged Manchester Jewish community bomb plot
on the 20th of September, the eve of Yom Kippur, which is Judaism's holiest day of the year. Well, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans said that these are extremely serious charges and allegations that have come about from a joint CTP investigation working closely with our partners in the security services.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 3 October 2026, 4:09-4:13
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Charged quote Two Iranian men remanded over alleged Manchester Jewish community bomb plot
The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, said the pair arrived in the UK via small boats in 2020 and 2023. In a statement she wrote, this news will be deeply distressing for our Jewish communities coming so soon after Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. I know this will be especially true in Manchester as we mark one year since the terrorist attack at Heaton Park synagogue.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 3 October 2026, 4:36-4:39
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Contested quote G7 agrees 100m barrel oil and diesel release as US drops export ban threat
So we've just had an announcement from the G7, that's the kind of main seven industrialised economies around the world, it's their leaders saying they're going to take some unprecedented action when it comes to oil and when it comes to diesel. And what they're going to do is they are going to release,
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 3 October 2026, 6:38-6:44
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Charged quote G7 agrees 100m barrel oil and diesel release as US drops export ban threat
on American imports of diesel. And Donald Trump has just said that he's thinking basically of shutting those imports. And if that would have happened, it would be disastrous for Europe, all of which is why they are saying, look, we're going to get ahead of that, we're going to release all those stocks from our stockpiles.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 3 October 2026, 7:44-7:46
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Charged quote G7 agrees 100m barrel oil and diesel release as US drops export ban threat
not to ban exports of diesel, because, of course, if that happened, it would be disastrous for Europe, but it would be particularly disastrous for the UK, because of all of these countries around Europe, we have some of the lowest levels of stockpiles of diesel anywhere, meaning if that were to happen, we would be very exposed indeed,
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 3 October 2026, 8:47-8:50
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Charged quote Newcastle crash: 10 injured as car hits Knights fans, driver arrested
that the G7 have come to this decision. Yeah, so we'll see how it goes. From now, all right, let's go to Australia, where there have been some horrible scenes after a car crashed into crowds lining the street. They were cheering on a departing sports team. The accident left at least 10 people injured.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 3 October 2026, 10:06-10:08
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Charged quote Newcastle crash: 10 injured as car hits Knights fans, driver arrested
So, Nicole, what do we know about what happened? Well, first of all, this wasn't a terror incident or a terror attack. That's the most important point to make here, but it was a terrible accident. So there were tens of thousands of people outside of the city of Newcastle. This is a city a couple of hours north of Sydney,
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 3 October 2026, 10:30-10:32
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Charged quote Newcastle crash: 10 injured as car hits Knights fans, driver arrested
and an 18-year-old man was in his car and taking part in the celebrations. He was revving the car, and then he lost control of it and rammed into a crowd of people. So a terrible thing to have happened. Ten people have been injured, including a number of children. Two of them are in a critical condition,
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 3 October 2026, 11:00-11:02
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Charged quote Newcastle crash: 10 injured as car hits Knights fans, driver arrested
and taking part in the celebrations. He was revving the car, and then he lost control of it and rammed into a crowd of people. So a terrible thing to have happened. Ten people have been injured, including a number of children. Two of them are in a critical condition, including a five-year-old girl and a man in his 60s.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 3 October 2026, 11:02-11:05
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Charged quote Newcastle crash: 10 injured as car hits Knights fans, driver arrested
but in some of the social media video that's come out, you can hear people yelling and swearing. Obviously, they're shocked. They're horrified at what has happened. This is a big weekend in New South Wales. It's a long weekend, a big football grand final on, and a time when families are getting together
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 3 October 2026, 12:02-12:04
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Charged quote Newcastle crash: 10 injured as car hits Knights fans, driver arrested
and a time when families are getting together to cheer their teams and then to have something very quickly happen like this just outside of Newcastle has really left people in a big state of shock, and also with a lot of questions about the security, about, you know, exactly what was going on, how all of these vehicles were allowed to be next to people
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 3 October 2026, 12:19-12:22
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Charged quote Newcastle crash: 10 injured as car hits Knights fans, driver arrested
while they were cheering and trying to celebrate, and how exactly this 18-year-old man was able to end up revving his car and then careening into people on the side of the road. Yeah, all right, Nicole, appreciate the reporting, thank you. As always, Nicole Johnston, they're reporting, and as she pointed out, the top of that report,
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 3 October 2026, 12:40-12:45
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Charged quote Newcastle crash: 10 injured as car hits Knights fans, driver arrested
Yeah, all right, Nicole, appreciate the reporting, thank you. As always, Nicole Johnston, they're reporting, and as she pointed out, the top of that report, not a terror incident, just seemingly a really tragic accident. Indeed, and those 10 injured will keep an eye on the very latest that's coming out from the authorities in Australia
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 3 October 2026, 12:53-12:57
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Contested quote King Charles will not apologise for slavery on Caribbean tour, Palace says
all stemming from the legacy of colonialism and the ongoing impact of the transatlantic slave trade. Campaigners say they're feeling energised. For them, the King's Caribbean visit is an opportunity to further their cause. I'm pleased that he's going to have an open and honest conversation on the subject, which is what we want.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 3 October 2026, 14:07-14:15
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Contested quote King Charles will not apologise for slavery on Caribbean tour, Palace says
on the subject, which is what we want. A mature, open, honest conversation. There's a responsibility and obligation on the part of the British government to issue that apology and to engage in serious discussions about a programme for reparations. The King certainly hasn't avoided the issue. Arriving in Bermuda this year, he visited a small slavery exhibition
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 3 October 2026, 14:26-14:39
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