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ITV Lunchtime News
Thursday 30 July 2026 · 13:00 BST · 20m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 14 of 20 min on news stories (72%)
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced plans to bring forward a major review of social care by a year to next summer, pledging cross-party talks and the creation of a national care service. He spoke personally about his father's dementia and urged a serious national debate on funding the system, though he did not specify the difficult decisions involved. Reaction from opposition parties included Reform UK warning of tax rises, the Conservatives ruling out tax increases, and the Greens saying they were not invited to the talks.
A fourth heatwave of the year is underway, with parts of England expected to reach 35 degrees Celsius and an amber health alert issued for several regions. The Environment Agency declared seven areas in central, eastern and southern England officially in drought. In Spain and France, thousands of people were allowed to return home after being evacuated due to wildfires, though further evacuations remain possible. The Football Association expressed deep concern over FIFA's plan to create a private company to run its competitions, with UEFA calling the move a line that should never be crossed. A seven-year-old boy died a week after his teenage cousin and her mother drowned trying to rescue him from the sea in Essex. Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard died in a motorcycle crash in Dublin. Holidaymakers were warned about dangerous travel adapters sold online that failed UK safety standards.
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- 2:04
Claim PM returns from break with renewed cost of living focus
Burnham called for cross-party talks on social care reform, but the IPPR said he could pass reform with his own majority.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 30 July 2026, 2:04-2:13
- 2:29
Claim PM returns from break with renewed cost of living focus
An estimated two million adults in the UK have unmet care needs.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 30 July 2026, 2:29-2:34
- 2:29
Claim PM returns from break with renewed cost of living focus
An estimated two million adults in the UK have unmet care needs.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 30 July 2026, 2:29-2:34
- 3:00
Claim PM returns from break with renewed cost of living focus
22 reviews have been commissioned into social care funding but none has resulted in a definitive solution.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 30 July 2026, 3:00-3:08
- 5:08 Story begins UK records hottest day of the year with 38.1C
- 5:15
Claim UK records hottest day of the year with 38.1C
UK Health Security Agency issued an amber heat health alert for the East Midlands, East, South East and London.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 30 July 2026, 5:15-5:24
- 5:29
Claim UK records hottest day of the year with 38.1C
Seven regions in England are in official drought conditions.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 30 July 2026, 5:29-5:38
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- 9:14
- 9:35
Claim Premier League chief criticizes FIFA president over World Cup stake plan
FIFA proposed selling a minority stake in World Cup commercial rights via a new private company called FIFA Forward Enterprise.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 30 July 2026, 9:35-9:46
- 9:42
Claim Premier League chief criticizes FIFA president over World Cup stake plan
FIFA proposed selling a minority stake in World Cup commercial rights via a new private company called FIFA Forward Enterprise.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 30 July 2026, 9:42-9:53
- 9:42
Claim Premier League chief criticizes FIFA president over World Cup stake plan
FIFA proposed selling a minority stake in World Cup commercial rights via a new private company called FIFA Forward Enterprise.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 30 July 2026, 9:42-9:46
- 9:57
Claim Premier League chief criticizes FIFA president over World Cup stake plan
Thrive Eternal, founded by Joshua Kushner, is expected to lead the investment round.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 30 July 2026, 9:57-10:07
- 10:39
Claim Premier League chief criticizes FIFA president over World Cup stake plan
All 55 UEFA member nations agreed to back a World Cup boycott if FIFA sells a stake to private investors.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 30 July 2026, 10:39-10:45
- 10:39
Claim Premier League chief criticizes FIFA president over World Cup stake plan
All 55 UEFA member nations agreed to back a World Cup boycott if FIFA sells a stake to private investors.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 30 July 2026, 10:39-10:45
- 10:54
Claim Premier League chief criticizes FIFA president over World Cup stake plan
All 55 UEFA member nations agreed to back a World Cup boycott if FIFA sells a stake to private investors.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 30 July 2026, 10:54-11:04
- 11:18
Claim Premier League chief criticizes FIFA president over World Cup stake plan
FIFA proposed selling a minority stake in World Cup commercial rights via a new private company called FIFA Forward Enterprise.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 30 July 2026, 11:18-11:27
- 11:18
Claim Premier League chief criticizes FIFA president over World Cup stake plan
A £7.5 billion funding package is potentially available to member states if they allow the plan to go ahead.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 30 July 2026, 11:18-11:27
- 11:33
- 11:55 Story begins Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash in Dublin
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