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Sky News Today with Jayne Secker
Tuesday 20 October 2026 · 16:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 25 of 30 min on news stories (82%)
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Prince Harry said in a GQ interview that he wants to reconcile with his family, adding that some people do not want it to work out, and said he is grieving over his relationship with the King and Prince William. A spokesperson later said the remark was not intended as a swipe at his brother or any family member and was made in a general context. A royal commentator discussed the interview. The Covid-19 inquiry report on adult social care found action to protect care homes came too late; it disputed Matt Hancock's claim of a protective ring, said adult social care appeared an afterthought, and found visiting restrictions left people dying alone and untrained care workers sometimes administered end-of-life care. Baroness Hallett said the failures resulted from absent pandemic planning and called for recommendations to be acted on before the next pandemic; the prime minister said the government was committed to learning lessons.
At the Russell Brand trial, the court heard from three separate complainants alleging sexual assault in separate incidents. One said a 2004 or 2005 alleged assault was violent and witnessed by a woman and three men, and that she did not report it for fear of losing her job and not being believed, while another said Brand demanded a massage in 2009. The court also heard a recorded police interview from a woman who alleged rape in 2009, describing pain and later health tests; Brand denies the allegations. The inquest into the death of five-year-old Esther Alina High found neglect contributed to her death at Leeds General Infirmary in November 2023. The coroner said she probably would have survived with adequate care; her parents said concerns about fever and heart rate were dismissed, and the trust apologised and accepted serious failures.
A 65-year-old woman died after a shark attack at Orient Beach in the Eastern Cape; nearby beaches were closed and the public urged to stay out of the water. An eyewitness said she had large lacerations and was brought to shore but no pulse was found. The BBC announced cuts as part of efforts to save half a billion pounds by 2028, including BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra leaving linear television while continuing online, about 100 news jobs cut, and ten jobs in Scotland. Storm Austin, the first named storm of the season, was expected to bring winds of more than 70mph later in the week, with strong weather especially in the south on Friday.
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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
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Jennie Bond, royal commentator
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Baroness Hallett, chair of the covid 19 inquiry
- 7:32
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Jean Adamson, from covid 19 bereaved families for justice uk
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mike lowe, who was with the woman when she was attacked
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matt britain, director general
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Claim Prince Harry seeks family reconciliation but denies swipe at William
Prince Harry said in a GQ interview that he hoped to reconcile with his family and was grieving over his relationships with King Charles and Prince William.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 20 October 2026, 1:05-1:23
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Claim Prince Harry seeks family reconciliation but denies swipe at William
Prince Harry said in a GQ interview that he hoped to reconcile with his family and was grieving over his relationships with King Charles and Prince William.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 20 October 2026, 1:29-1:39
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Charged quote Prince Harry seeks family reconciliation but denies swipe at William
perhaps he has um to his family directly and perhaps he feels this is the only avenue now but it's not going to help things the royal family very much dislike having their dirty laundry hung out in public Jennie Bond they're talking to me a short time ago now the covid 19 inquiry has published its report examining the impact of the pandemic on the adult social care
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 20 October 2026, 5:34-5:46
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Charged quote Covid Inquiry says care home protective ring claim was unfounded
care appeared to be something of an afterthought with the initial focus being put on protecting hospitals and while it found that visiting restrictions at the beginning of the pandemic were appropriate the severity and duration of them left people dying alone and left many relatives racked with guilt meanwhile the report also found untrained care workers were
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 20 October 2026, 6:39-6:44
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Claim Covid Inquiry says care home protective ring claim was unfounded
The report said care home visiting restrictions caused severe and immeasurable harm to residents and their loved ones.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 20 October 2026, 6:39-6:50
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Charged quote Covid Inquiry says care home protective ring claim was unfounded
knew the care sector was extremely vulnerable to a pandemic and yet did nothing failing to act until it was too late and it shows that matt hancock's claim to have thrown a protective ring around care homes was a cruel lie the most at-risk people in our society the sick the elderly many of whom had a full and long life ahead of them were failed by a
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 20 October 2026, 8:08-8:16
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Charged quote Covid Inquiry says care home protective ring claim was unfounded
around care homes was a cruel lie the most at-risk people in our society the sick the elderly many of whom had a full and long life ahead of them were failed by a government who abandoned them and left them to die the trial of russell brand has heard from three separate complainants today who allege he sexually assaulted them in separate incidents
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 20 October 2026, 8:24-8:32
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Charged quote Russell Brand trial hears multiple sexual assault complainants
decision you've ever made and he encouraged her to go upstairs to his bedroom now she insisted he wore a condom she said she had been expecting vaginal sex from russian russell brand and after a while he turned her onto his front onto her front and forced himself into her anally she said he didn't give me a warning he didn't ask i felt like i couldn't speak i couldn't move
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 20 October 2026, 10:37-10:45
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Charged quote Russell Brand trial hears multiple sexual assault complainants
… her onto his front onto her front and forced himself into her anally she said he didn't give me a warning he didn't ask i felt like i couldn't speak i couldn't move and i felt a huge amount of pain is what she said uh when i did manage to say something she said uh she said stop quietly but then she said it a few more times loudly and it was at that …
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 20 October 2026, 10:51-10:57
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Charged quote Russell Brand trial hears multiple sexual assault complainants
she realized that he wasn't wearing a condom and she said these are her words she said he looked absolutely horrified and i thought he's going to say sorry or i i should have asked this is what she said afterwards but actually he said clean up the mess that you've made and she said the bed was covered in blood and excrement and the later she spoke about blaming herself she said
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 20 October 2026, 11:16-11:22
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Claim Russell Brand trial hears multiple sexual assault complainants
Russell Brand appeared in court accused by six women of offences between 1999 and 2009, denied all charges including three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault, and said he had never engaged in non-consensual activity.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 20 October 2026, 11:56-12:07
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Claim BBC confirms channel closures in 2027 and 100 news job cuts
As part of cost cutting, the BBC will end linear broadcasts of BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra in spring.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 20 October 2026, 27:15-27:33
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Claim BBC confirms channel closures in 2027 and 100 news job cuts
As part of cost cutting, the BBC will end linear broadcasts of BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra in spring.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 20 October 2026, 27:26-27:39
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Claim BBC confirms channel closures in 2027 and 100 news job cuts
The BBC is to cut around 100 jobs at BBC News as it seeks £500 million in savings by 2028.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 20 October 2026, 27:53-28:06
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Claim BBC confirms channel closures in 2027 and 100 news job cuts
The BBC is to cut around 100 jobs at BBC News as it seeks £500 million in savings by 2028.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 20 October 2026, 27:53-28:06
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