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Mornings with Ridge and Frost
Wednesday 11 November 2026 · 09:00 GMT · 30m · 6 stories · 14 annotated moments · 25 of 30 min on news stories (84%)
Broadcast overview
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A domestic-led bulletin was dominated by the David Walliams allegations, the longest item at 8 min 29 s. Poundland's fight to avoid administration took 6 min 3 s, and together the two stories filled 14 min 32 s of a 25 min 17 s running order. The US charges over Iran-linked plots took 5 min 21 s, while Armistice Day, the defence target and Jemima Goldsmith's police report filled shorter slots.
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- 2:01
- 2:13
Lucy Beaumont, Comedian, whistleblower
- 8:15
David Walliams, celebrity accused
- 11:25
professor Michael Clark, Professor
- 12:05
John Sawers, ex-chief of MI6
- 20:15
- 24:25
Steve Smith, entrepreneur and one of the co-founders of Poundland
- 1:25
- 9:55
- 9:57
Claim US charges three men over Iran-linked plots including RAF Fairford
US authorities charged three men over alleged Iran-linked incidents in the US and Europe, including a suspected terror incident near RAF Fairford in September.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 11 November 2026, 9:57-10:07
- 10:30
Claim US charges three men over Iran-linked plots including RAF Fairford
Scott Bessent was reportedly moved from his Washington home to a military base for safety following security threats from Iran.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 11 November 2026, 10:30-10:41
- 12:28
Claim US charges three men over Iran-linked plots including RAF Fairford
Michael Clarke said IRGC handlers are inspiring less experienced people to attempt attacks.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 11 November 2026, 12:28-12:36
- 15:16
- 16:37
Claim UK marks Armistice Day with silence and Paddington Indian Army tribute
Michael Clarke said remembrance should strengthen the case for higher security and defence spending.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 11 November 2026, 16:37-16:41
- 17:07
Claim UK marks Armistice Day with silence and Paddington Indian Army tribute
Michael Clarke said 20% of the fighting forces in the First World War were killed.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 11 November 2026, 17:07-17:12
- 17:42
- 17:51
Claim UK marks Armistice Day with silence and Paddington Indian Army tribute
The government is discussing resilience and plans to raise defence spending to 3%.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 11 November 2026, 17:51-17:58
- 18:02
Claim Government's 3% defence target is back-loaded and not yet funded, says Michael Clarke
Michael Clarke described the government's 3% defence plan as back-loaded.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 11 November 2026, 18:02-18:04
- 18:08
Claim Government's 3% defence target is back-loaded and not yet funded, says Michael Clarke
The government set a defence spending target of 3% of GDP by 2030 and 3.5% by 2035, with about £11bn extra a year.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 11 November 2026, 18:08-18:15
- 18:42
Claim Government's 3% defence target is back-loaded and not yet funded, says Michael Clarke
Defence services were reported to be cutting exercises and day-to-day activity to save money.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 11 November 2026, 18:42-18:49
- 19:43
- 20:04
Claim Police confirm officers attended Jemima Goldsmith's Russell Brand assault report
Thames Valley Police confirmed officers attended Jemima Goldsmith's report alleging Russell Brand assaulted her in July 2014, ensured the victim's partner left the address, and made no arrests.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 11 November 2026, 20:04-20:15
- 20:26
Claim Police confirm officers attended Jemima Goldsmith's Russell Brand assault report
Jemima Goldsmith said she did not want to pursue charges because she was concerned about the impact on her teenage children.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 11 November 2026, 20:26-20:34
- 20:46 ~3 min without annotations
- 23:55
- 24:30
Claim Poundland expects more time after £10m release as three rescue bids are rejected
Gordon Brothers released £10 million into Poundland.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 11 November 2026, 24:30-24:35
- 24:46
Contested quote Poundland expects more time after £10m release as three rescue bids are rejected
since we heard the company was going to put it in administration. The Gordon Brothers bought Poundland a year ago for £1. And since then, the business has turned around because Pepco had introduced clothes into all the stores. They tried to change it to a multi-price. The public love the £1 concept.
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 11 November 2026, 24:46-24:54
- 27:22
Contested quote Poundland expects more time after £10m release as three rescue bids are rejected
and suppliers are obviously losing a lot of confidence in what's going on. So the longer this goes on, the harder it is to recover. Now, yesterday was a great gesture from the Gordon Brothers. By putting 10 million pounds into the business, there's probably, I would estimate, there's 40 or 50 million pounds
Sky News, Mornings with Ridge and Frost, 11 November 2026, 27:22-27:28
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