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5 News at Lunchtime
Tuesday 20 October 2026 · 12:45 BST · 5m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 2 of 5 min on news stories (40%)
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An Australian MP, Helen Haines, has had a leg amputated after a man allegedly drove into her and reversed to hit her a second time in Wangaratta, north east of Melbourne. Counter Terrorism Police are investigating, and a local barber helped apprehend the suspect, who is now in custody.
Google said multiple cloud services were suffering network failures, with banks including Lloyds and HSBC reporting customers had problems making payments and accessing funds, and delivery services also reporting issues. Google said its engineering team was investigating the outage. In breaking news, RAF jets were to fly defensive missions over Saudi Arabia to protect the country from attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis, an announcement reported as marking an escalation in Britain's involvement in the regional conflict.
A fourth woman gave evidence in the Russell Brand trial, alleging that the comedian and actor sexually assaulted her while she was working at Choice FM; she told the court Brand leapt on her after she left a room, and Brand denies all the allegations. The UK unemployment rate fell to 4.7%, its lowest level since July last year, while wider figures showed a slight pick-up in the pace of wage growth. Irlam, a suburban town in Salford, was crowned Train Station of the Year after winning the World Cup of Stations 2026 title, with voters saying it was a station where railway heritage and community life come together.
- 0:00 Story begins Independent MP Helen Haines injured in car incident
- 0:42
- 0:42
Claim Google Cloud services recover after power event disrupts UK banks and NHS
Google reported network failures across multiple cloud services in an outage that affected dozens of apps and disrupted businesses including banks and delivery services.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 20 October 2026, 0:42-0:47
- 0:59
- 0:59
Claim RAF Typhoons to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi drone and missile attacks
RAF jets are to fly defensive missions over Saudi Arabia to protect the country from Houthi attacks.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 20 October 2026, 0:59-1:08
- 0:59
Claim RAF Typhoons to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi drone and missile attacks
RAF jets are to fly defensive missions over Saudi Arabia to protect the country from Houthi attacks.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 20 October 2026, 0:59-1:08
- 1:03
Claim RAF Typhoons to defend Saudi Arabia against Houthi drone and missile attacks
RAF jets are to fly defensive missions over Saudi Arabia to protect the country from Houthi attacks.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 20 October 2026, 1:03-1:08
- 1:13 Story begins Fourth woman gives evidence in Russell Brand trial
- 1:27
- 1:27
Claim UK unemployment falls to 4.7% as wage growth picks up
UK unemployment rate fell to 4.7%, the lowest since July last year.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 20 October 2026, 1:27-1:34
- 1:27
Claim UK unemployment falls to 4.7% as wage growth picks up
UK unemployment rate fell to 4.7%, the lowest since July last year.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 20 October 2026, 1:27-1:39
- 1:27
Claim UK unemployment falls to 4.7% as wage growth picks up
UK unemployment rate fell to 4.7%, the lowest since July last year.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 20 October 2026, 1:27-1:39
- 1:39
- 1:39
Claim Irlam station crowned Station of the Year after World Cup of Stations win
Irlam won the World Cup of Stations 2026 title, also reported as Train Station of the Year, after public voting, with voters citing its railway heritage and community life.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 20 October 2026, 1:39-1:48
- 1:39
Claim Irlam station crowned Station of the Year after World Cup of Stations win
Irlam won the World Cup of Stations 2026 title, also reported as Train Station of the Year, after public voting, with voters citing its railway heritage and community life.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 20 October 2026, 1:39-1:48
- 1:43
Claim Irlam station crowned Station of the Year after World Cup of Stations win
Irlam won the World Cup of Stations 2026 title, also reported as Train Station of the Year, after public voting, with voters citing its railway heritage and community life.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 20 October 2026, 1:43-1:48
- 1:48
Claim Irlam station crowned Station of the Year after World Cup of Stations win
Irlam won the World Cup of Stations 2026 title, also reported as Train Station of the Year, after public voting, with voters citing its railway heritage and community life.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 20 October 2026, 1:48-1:59
- 1:48
Claim Irlam station crowned Station of the Year after World Cup of Stations win
Irlam won the World Cup of Stations 2026 title, also reported as Train Station of the Year, after public voting, with voters citing its railway heritage and community life.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 20 October 2026, 1:48-1:59
- 1:48
Claim Irlam station crowned Station of the Year after World Cup of Stations win
Irlam won the World Cup of Stations 2026 title, also reported as Train Station of the Year, after public voting, with voters citing its railway heritage and community life.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 20 October 2026, 1:48-1:59
- 1:53
Claim Irlam station crowned Station of the Year after World Cup of Stations win
Irlam won the World Cup of Stations 2026 title, also reported as Train Station of the Year, after public voting, with voters citing its railway heritage and community life.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 20 October 2026, 1:53-1:59
- 1:53
Claim Irlam station crowned Station of the Year after World Cup of Stations win
Irlam won the World Cup of Stations 2026 title, also reported as Train Station of the Year, after public voting, with voters citing its railway heritage and community life.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 20 October 2026, 1:53-1:59
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