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Mornings with Jones and Melbourne
Friday 6 November 2026 · 06:00 GMT · 30m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 26 of 30 min on news stories (86%)
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A domestic-led bulletin led with Russell Brand's remand after rape and sexual assault convictions, at five minutes thirty-two, but fly-tipping took the most airtime at eight minutes twenty. US politics filled the middle, with Pete Hegseth under pressure taking four minutes twenty-seven and a judge blocking Trump's triumphal arch in a 35-second item. The government's salary transparency plan got three minutes forty-six and a possible early polar vortex collapse got three minutes fourteen.
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- 3:00
Russell Brand, actor and comedian
- 14:03
Elon Musk, tech tycoon
- 15:02
Donald Trump, President
- 1:19
- 1:37
Charged quote Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
He faces a substantial sentence and ordering he stay in custody until it's handed out on Monday Well, it's a dramatic fall from grace for an actor and comedian who at the peak of his fame became a significant figure in our culture and even our politics Detectives also revealed that Brand is under investigation for allegations of rape made by two other women
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 6 November 2026, 1:37-1:46
- 2:00
Charged quote Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
Detectives also revealed that Brand is under investigation for allegations of rape made by two other women And a warning this reports from our arts and entertainment correspondent Katie Spencer contains flash photography The choreography of celebrity was eerily familiar Emerging from behind blacked-out windows. Well tailored for the non-taraj of loved ones
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 6 November 2026, 2:00-2:04
- 6:52
- 7:03
Claim Employers to be legally required to publish salary ranges in job adverts
The government announced plans to require employers to publish salaries on job adverts.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 6 November 2026, 7:03-7:09
- 7:31
Claim Employers to be legally required to publish salary ranges in job adverts
Reported figures indicated that 41% of employers always publish a salary range and 18% publish a specific salary target.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 6 November 2026, 7:31-7:41
- 8:29
Claim Employers to be legally required to publish salary ranges in job adverts
The Fawcett Society described the plan as a positive step for women's rights at work.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 6 November 2026, 8:29-8:41
- 10:40
- 10:40
Claim US judge temporarily blocks Trump's triumphal arch construction
A US judge temporarily blocked construction of President Trump's triumphal arch, days after Republican midterm losses.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 6 November 2026, 10:40-10:46
- 10:46
Claim US judge temporarily blocks Trump's triumphal arch construction
The arch project was reported to cost up to a quarter of a billion dollars and stand 80 feet taller than the Arc de Triomphe.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 6 November 2026, 10:46-10:56
- 10:57
Claim US judge temporarily blocks Trump's triumphal arch construction
A US judge temporarily blocked construction of President Trump's triumphal arch, days after Republican midterm losses.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 6 November 2026, 10:57-11:04
- 11:16
- 12:02
Claim Hegseth under pressure after Democratic midterm wins as Newsom commutes death sentences
Elon Musk spent an estimated $483 million on the midterms, about three times more than the next biggest donors.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 6 November 2026, 12:02-12:19
- 12:43
Claim Hegseth under pressure after Democratic midterm wins as Newsom commutes death sentences
Democrats won the Texas governor's race, with Gina Hinojosa becoming the state's first Democratic governor in 30 years.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 6 November 2026, 12:43-12:54
- 15:31
Claim Hegseth under pressure after Democratic midterm wins as Newsom commutes death sentences
Donald Trump praised Pete Hegseth's performance and said he intended to keep him in his post.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 6 November 2026, 15:31-15:38
- 15:44
- 19:54
Claim Fly-tippers tell Sky News illegal dumping can earn up to £2,000 a day
Two fly-tippers said they could earn approximately £2,000 on a good day.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 6 November 2026, 19:54-19:56
- 26:46
- 27:34
Claim Unusually early sudden stratospheric warming weakens polar vortex
Forecasters are monitoring whether warming becomes a major sudden stratospheric warming event, which if major would be the earliest on record.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 6 November 2026, 27:34-27:36
- 29:06
Claim Unusually early sudden stratospheric warming weakens polar vortex
Pacific El Nino warming was cited as a possible influence on stratospheric winds.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 6 November 2026, 29:06-29:17
- 29:43
Claim Unusually early sudden stratospheric warming weakens polar vortex
Temperatures were reported as unlikely to be as extreme as during the midwinter Beast from the East.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 6 November 2026, 29:43-29:48
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