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Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow
Monday 5 October 2026 · 10:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 24 of 30 min on news stories (79%)
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking Thames Valley Police to court over claims searches of his home may have broken the law. He was arrested earlier this year on suspicion of misconduct in public office after allegedly sharing sensitive information with Jeffrey Epstein during his time as UK trade envoy. A hearing examining the arrest will take place later this week, while Thames Valley Police said its investigation continues and it is engaged in legal proceedings over warrants obtained from the Central Criminal Court. The US Air Force has withdrawn all its bombers from RAF Fairford after an alleged terror plot at the base, with twelve B-1 bombers sent back to the United States after being used for strikes against Iran. Iranian officials deny involvement in the suspected plot, and reported arrests and releases on bail have been linked to the investigation. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called a snap election for next month after protests over housing, and Saudi authorities said they attacked 324 high-value targets in Yemen with 100 fighter jets, providing air cover for Yemeni forces around the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
At the Conservative Party conference, Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith set out what he called the biggest deregulation project in a generation, aimed at cutting the costs of new builds, energy and the weekly shop. He said this included reducing the cost of building a new home by £50,000 by cutting regulations and red tape, and that heat pumps and EV chargers should not be mandatory. A political correspondent said he also discussed cutting net zero regulations and quangos such as the Environment Agency and Natural England, as well as balancing the books and possible changes to free childcare and inheritance tax. Hundreds of schools in France remained closed amid student protests demanding more staff and resources, while Israel held a national remembrance day for the October 7 attacks, marking three years since 1,200 Israelis were killed and some 250 taken hostage. In Gosport, more than 100 demonstrators protested against migrants arriving in a small boat, with six arrests after mostly peaceful demonstrations and some scuffles. Brazil's general election is heading to a runoff between Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro, and two people were killed and dozens injured after a shooting at a street party in Vienna, Georgia.
The Chief Rabbi condemned a Green Party motion labelling Zionism as racism, calling it poisonous anti-Semitism, after Israel banned Green leader Zack Polanski from entering the country. The motion passed with 56 percent of the vote, prompting Israeli accusations that the party was legitimising terrorism, while the Green Party said it would not be bullied into silence and was standing up for Palestinian rights. Opening statements were also heard in the second phase of the inquiry into the Southport killings, examining topics including individuals fixated on violence, laws around offensive weapons, and the role of the internet and social media. Axel Rudakubana is serving life in prison with a minimum term of 52 years after murdering Elsie Dot Stancombe, Bebe King and Alice da Silva Aguiar at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in 2024.
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Claim Prince Andrew takes legal action against Thames Valley Police
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has launched a legal challenge against Thames Valley Police over searches of his home that may have been unlawful.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 5 October 2026, 1:05-1:13
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Claim Prince Andrew takes legal action against Thames Valley Police
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has launched a legal challenge against Thames Valley Police over searches of his home that may have been unlawful.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 5 October 2026, 1:05-1:13
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Charged quote Prince Andrew takes legal action against Thames Valley Police
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking Thames Valley Police to court over claims searches of his home may have broken the law. The former Duke of York was arrested earlier this year on suspicion of misconduct in public office after he allegedly shared sensitive information with the American pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein during the former Prince's time as the UK's trade envoy.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 5 October 2026, 1:13-1:26
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Contested quote Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
Twelve B-1 bombers have been sent back to the States after being used for strikes against Iran. Iranian officials deny any involvement in the suspected terror plot, despite Andy Burnham saying it was likely to be an Iran-backed job. Well, we do have some pictures on our Sky News app and website of the US bombers that departed from RAF Fairford.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 5 October 2026, 7:20-7:28
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Charged quote Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
I mean, it's only a week ago, just over a week ago now, that those first five arrests happened in the early hours of Sunday morning last week of five masked men that had been found close to the base with three white vehicles. They were arrested under, on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act and then again arrested about, on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 5 October 2026, 9:11-9:17
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Charged quote Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
They were arrested under, on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act and then again arrested about, on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism. Very surprisingly afterwards, they were then released on bail but under stringent controls. And then a few days later, the police arrested another man, also all of them in their 20s, a dual British Iranian national.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 5 October 2026, 9:27-9:34
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Charged quote Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
But we've also heard as well from Andy Burnham, the Prime Minister, saying that the indications are that what was going on, the incident around Fairford is linked to Iran. And Iran has of course made no secret that it views all bases involved in operations against its country as legitimate targets. So on the specific RAF Fairford thing, they have denied any involvement.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 5 October 2026, 9:55-10:14
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Charged quote Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
against its country as legitimate targets. So on the specific RAF Fairford thing, they have denied any involvement. But clearly the Americans see this as a threat still. And people around the base in Gloucestershire, they must be pretty alarmed too. I think that the relationship on an operational level is, you know, it obviously remains very close.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 5 October 2026, 10:14-10:22
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Charged quote Major incident near RAF Fairford after explosives arrests
why they're being asked to do something. So in that sense is a layer of complexity. And the Americans, they can't blame the British for the fact that their bombers are under threat potentially from Iran while on a UK base. I mean, they're clearly wanting the UK base as their forward operating location
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 5 October 2026, 11:37-11:52
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Charged quote Saudi-led coalition says it struck 324 Houthi targets in Yemen
and that it is providing air cover for the Yemeni armed forces that are operating on the ground. It is working around the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. All of this coming to the fore after the Iranian-backed Houthis, who control a significant part of Yemen, have undertaken quite a significant increase in the amount of land that they occupy and hold.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 5 October 2026, 13:18-13:25
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Charged quote Saudi-led coalition says it struck 324 Houthi targets in Yemen
There has been that increase in territory that they have gained, especially around that waterway. Saudi Arabia supporting the Yemeni government efforts to fight back. Yesterday the head of the Yemeni government pledged all-out war. That would have been done in collaboration with the Saudis. We now know that 324 targets and 100 jets deployed in that incident.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 5 October 2026, 14:25-14:30
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Contested quote Saudi-led coalition says it struck 324 Houthi targets in Yemen
We now know that 324 targets and 100 jets deployed in that incident. We'll bring you more on it as it happens. Some reports here saying that the Houthis, the rebel Houthis, the Iran-backed Houthis, have seized another town as they continue to advance towards a key city. 10.15 to the Conservatives now.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 5 October 2026, 14:41-14:50
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Charged quote Griffith pledges to scrap at least one tax in every budget
like the Environment Agency and Natural England. Here you would describe as a sort of a dry Tory. You probably won't like me say this, but his instincts are not a million miles off from Liz Truss. He was of course a junior minister in her treasury. You know, low tax, lots of deregulation. But his key message, I think you could hear it in the interview,
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 5 October 2026, 18:48-18:50
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Claim Third October 7 attacks anniversary marked with memorials and protests
Around 1,200 people, mostly Israeli civilians, were killed and about 250 were taken hostage during the October 7, 2023 attacks.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 5 October 2026, 20:21-20:29
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- 25:52 Story begins Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion
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Contested quote Green Party conference faces row over Zionism motion
We've now had a reaction officially from the Green Party to that move. A Green Party spokesperson told us, we will not be bullied into silence by the Israeli government. We are proud that Zack and our party are standing up for Palestinian rights and demanding an end to British complicity in genocide and apartheid.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 5 October 2026, 26:51-26:54
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