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Sky News Today with Jayne Secker
Wednesday 7 October 2026 · 16:00 BST · 30m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 29 of 30 min on news stories (95%)
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At the Conservative conference in Birmingham, Kemi Badenoch promised to legislate so nobody pays inheritance tax on their family home, allow couples to leave an additional £1 million tax-free, and cut inheritance tax bills so the number of families paying falls by more than half. She also pledged no stamp duty on home purchases and no mansion tax, aiming to abolish inheritance tax altogether when affordable; the chief political correspondent said the hall loved the speech while other parties criticised the plans. Reform UK said its internal inquiry into a Channel 4 undercover donations investigation found no evidence laws were broken and cleared two senior advisers, while Channel 4 said it stood by its journalism. A man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe appeared in court charged with preparing acts of terrorism, including against Nigel Farage; prosecutors alleged he researched targets, travelled to Farage's home and tried to gain entry, and he was remanded in custody.
Mark Kane appeared at Norwich Magistrates Court charged with murdering his wife, Dr Hannah Kane, known professionally as Dr Hannah Terry, who was found dead at an address in Dersingham, Norfolk, in the early hours of Sunday. Prosecutors said a post-mortem noted blunt force injury to the right side of her head and an injury suggestive of compression of the neck, and that children were present at the address. Dr Kane worked as a GP and had qualified more than 15 years earlier; her home was close to the Sandringham Estate. Kane was remanded in custody and will appear at King's Lynn Crown Court tomorrow, while her family said they were devastated by the loss of their beautiful Hannah, describing her as kind, generous and loving. Southampton head coach Tonda Eckert was sanctioned by an independent regulatory commission for three breaches of FA rules after admitting charges over observing training sessions at Oxford United, Ipswich Town and Middlesbrough; he received a six-week suspension suspended until the end of the season, a £28,000 fine and a reprimand.
Christa Pike, a Tennessee death row inmate who survived two doses of pentobarbital, is conscious and speaking and receiving critical medical care, her lawyers said, calling her recovery medically unprecedented. A lethal injection specialist told Sky News the drug is repurposed as poison, that her intravenous failed and the chemical entered soft tissue, and that her prognosis remains unclear; her legal team are asking the governor to commute her sentence. In Israel, commemorations marked three years since the October 7 attacks, when Hamas killed almost 1,200 people, including 364 at the Nova Music Festival, and took 251 hostages; a ceremony was held at 6:29 a.m. and another was planned for 6:29 p.m., with President Isaac Herzog attending. The attacks led to Israel's military campaign in Gaza, which the correspondent said has killed well over 70,000 Palestinians and brought significant cultural and social change.
- 1:29 Story begins Badenoch pledges no inheritance tax on family homes
- 4:39
Charged quote Badenoch pledges no inheritance tax on family homes
Well, the Tory audience in the hall loved it. No doubt. It'll be popular with those Conservative supporters who want to pay less tax and No doubt the other parties will say in fact, they already are saying that it's a benefits the rich Labour are saying that the prior the leader of the opposition is prioritizing the wealthy
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 7 October 2026, 4:39-4:45
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Charged quote Badenoch pledges no inheritance tax on family homes
Conservative supporters who want to pay less tax and No doubt the other parties will say in fact, they already are saying that it's a benefits the rich Labour are saying that the prior the leader of the opposition is prioritizing the wealthy A Reform UK's economic spokesman Robert Jenrick has criticized it saying that
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 7 October 2026, 4:46-4:52
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Contested quote Badenoch pledges no inheritance tax on family homes
Labour are saying that the prior the leader of the opposition is prioritizing the wealthy A Reform UK's economic spokesman Robert Jenrick has criticized it saying that Kemi Badenoch is helping the top 2% Reform would help the other 98% he claims and the Lib Dems are talking about Trussonomics in other words suggesting that the Tories sums don't add up
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 7 October 2026, 4:58-5:00
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Charged quote Badenoch pledges no inheritance tax on family homes
Kemi Badenoch is helping the top 2% Reform would help the other 98% he claims and the Lib Dems are talking about Trussonomics in other words suggesting that the Tories sums don't add up But this was the worst-kept secret all week in in Birmingham because in an interview in the Sunday Times She said it'd be morally right to get rid of
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 7 October 2026, 5:06-5:10
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Charged quote Badenoch pledges no inheritance tax on family homes
Persuade people to come back to the Tories if they've drifted off to Reform UK now On the subject of Reform UK She was pretty brutal in her slapdown of Reform UK and all his talk about uniting the right She said to those who say unite the right we we are not uniting with that and she went on to attack
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 7 October 2026, 6:13-6:19
- 6:48
Charged quote Badenoch pledges no inheritance tax on family homes
Suella Braverman in recent days talking about black people not being English In a really powerful part of her speech Kemi Badenoch said I don't want to explain to my son When we're watching our brilliant England team play football that some people don't think our black players are English so a Speech that had plenty on economy in plenty of attacks on Labour strong attacks on Reform UK
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 7 October 2026, 6:48-6:54
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- 8:58
Contested quote Internal inquiry clears senior advisors over donations sting
Reform UK takes its obligations on governance and conduct extremely seriously we consider that the production company Verbatim acted unlawfully and will be taking the appropriate legal action in due course and Channel 4 which broadcast that report has issued this statement in response Channel 4 news stands by its journalism the
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 7 October 2026, 8:58-9:06
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- 9:24
Claim Joshua Kerry charged with terrorism and Ann Widdecombe murder
Joshua Kerry is scheduled to make his first court appearance on the terrorism charge at Westminster Magistrates Court next Wednesday.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 7 October 2026, 9:24-9:34
- 10:09
Claim Joshua Kerry charged with terrorism and Ann Widdecombe murder
Joshua Kerry, already accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe, has also been charged over alleged preparation of terrorist acts, with the charge covering late May 2024 to 8 July this year and alleging multiple acts including against Nigel Farage.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 7 October 2026, 10:09-10:21
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Claim Southampton's Tonda Eckert given suspended six-week ban and £28,000 fine over Spygate
Tonda Eckert was sanctioned for three FA rule breaches over directing or authorising observation of training sessions at Oxford United, Ipswich Town and Middlesbrough, admitted the charges, and received a six-week suspension suspended until the end of the season.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 7 October 2026, 13:43-13:57
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Claim Southampton's Tonda Eckert given suspended six-week ban and £28,000 fine over Spygate
Tonda Eckert was sanctioned for three FA rule breaches over directing or authorising observation of training sessions at Oxford United, Ipswich Town and Middlesbrough, admitted the charges, and received a six-week suspension suspended until the end of the season.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 7 October 2026, 13:57-14:10
- 14:10
Claim Southampton's Tonda Eckert given suspended six-week ban and £28,000 fine over Spygate
Tonda Eckert was sanctioned for three FA rule breaches over directing or authorising observation of training sessions at Oxford United, Ipswich Town and Middlesbrough, admitted the charges, and received a six-week suspension suspended until the end of the season.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 7 October 2026, 14:10-14:19
- 14:49
- 18:30
Charged quote Mark Kane remanded in custody charged with murder of GP Dr Hannah Kane
Well, her husband has appeared in court charged with her murder in the last few moments We've had a tribute from her family released by a Norfolk Constabulary. It says we are Devastated by the loss of our beautiful Hannah. She was kind generous and loving a beloved mother daughter Sister auntie daughter-in-law and friend. We are incredibly proud of the woman
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 7 October 2026, 18:30-18:37
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Charged quote Mark Kane remanded in custody charged with murder of GP Dr Hannah Kane
We've had a tribute from her family released by a Norfolk Constabulary. It says we are Devastated by the loss of our beautiful Hannah. She was kind generous and loving a beloved mother daughter Sister auntie daughter-in-law and friend. We are incredibly proud of the woman She was and of the great care. She took of all her patients who knew her as dr
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 7 October 2026, 18:37-18:42
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Charged quote Mark Kane remanded in custody charged with murder of GP Dr Hannah Kane
Devastated by the loss of our beautiful Hannah. She was kind generous and loving a beloved mother daughter Sister auntie daughter-in-law and friend. We are incredibly proud of the woman She was and of the great care. She took of all her patients who knew her as dr Terry we would ask people to respect our privacy at this difficult time so that they're the family tribute
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 7 October 2026, 18:42-18:47
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