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ITV Lunchtime News
Thursday 6 August 2026 · 13:30 BST · 25m · 8 stories · 15 annotated moments · 19 of 25 min on news stories (76%)
Broadcast overview
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The broadcast began with coverage of new UK sanctions against Russia, announced by Foreign Secretary David Lammy, targeting six Russian banks and four companies believed to be funding the war in Ukraine. The report also covered Defence Secretary John Healey's first visit to Ukraine, where he witnessed the aftermath of Russian missile strikes and discussed the need for more Patriot missile defence systems with President Zelensky. Following this, a man was charged with the murder of Scottish charity worker Elizabeth Jane Ross in Athens; the suspect, Sheriff Amadze, admitted moving her body but denied killing her.
Next, the programme reported that Gianni Infantino will remain as FIFA president after senior executives backed him in a meeting in Morocco, where he apologised for errors in plans to sell World Cup stakes to private investors, though Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed criticism. The government's Prevent anti-terror programme saw referrals reach a 10-year high, with a 39% rise and 11-to-15-year-olds making up the largest proportion of cases. Several crime stories followed: a woman was charged with wounding four men in a mental-health-related stabbing in Covent Garden; a man appeared in court accused of causing the death of 12-year-old Keaton Slater in a hit-and-run; and a farmer was jailed for at least 35 years for murdering his lodger and hiding the body in a concrete-filled barrel.
The final segment covered a government plan to open 100 new mental health centres in community settings like libraries and banks, alongside 59 dedicated emergency departments, aiming to provide help closer to home. A feature on prostate cancer treatment highlighted focal therapy, which destroys only cancerous cells, and a call for it to be routinely offered on the NHS after a decade-long study showed high survival rates. The broadcast concluded with the British Transplant Games in Sheffield, where more than a thousand organ and stem cell transplant recipients competed in 26 sports, with a message encouraging organ donor registration.
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Claim Russia and Ukraine escalate Black Sea attacks threatening grain exports
The UK announced new sanctions against Russia, targeting oil and gas revenues, banks, and companies.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 6 August 2026, 0:00-0:12
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Claim Premier League chief criticizes FIFA president over World Cup stake plan
The English FA prepared to withdraw its backing for FIFA President Infantino's re-election, following Wales which was the first to drop support, amid reports that Infantino had 200 letters of support before the controversy but now faces opposition from UEFA and CONCACAF countries.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 6 August 2026, 4:41-4:57
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Claim Premier League chief criticizes FIFA president over World Cup stake plan
Carlos Cordeiro resigned in opposition to the plan.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 6 August 2026, 5:28-5:39
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Claim Premier League chief criticizes FIFA president over World Cup stake plan
The European Commission's sports chief condemned the commercialisation of football.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 6 August 2026, 6:29-6:47
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Claim Childline data links social media to child abuse counselling
Referrals to Prevent reached a record high of 10,293 in the year to September 2025.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 6 August 2026, 7:31-7:44
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Claim Childline data links social media to child abuse counselling
Referrals increased by 39% compared to the previous year.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 6 August 2026, 7:44-7:50
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Charged quote Childline data links social media to child abuse counselling
largest proportion with more than 3,000 children referred. Sabah Chowdhury has been looking at the figures and is here to tell us more. This is a significant rise Sabah. Good afternoon Nina, yes these are really quite stark figures released by the Home Office today showing as you say a 10-year high. Now these are into referrals made to the government's anti-terror
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 6 August 2026, 8:00-8:04
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Claim Childline data links social media to child abuse counselling
Around 20% of concerns were about extreme right-wing ideology, and more than half had no specific ideology identified.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 6 August 2026, 8:57-9:17
- 9:20 Story begins Woman arrested for stabbing four men in West End
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Claim Government announces 100 new mental health walk-in centres
159 new mental health centres will open across England this autumn.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 6 August 2026, 10:46-10:57
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Claim Government announces 100 new mental health walk-in centres
159 new mental health centres will open across England this autumn.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 6 August 2026, 10:46-10:57
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Claim Government announces 100 new mental health walk-in centres
159 new mental health centres will open across England this autumn.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 6 August 2026, 10:46-10:57
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Claim Government announces 100 new mental health walk-in centres
A pilot mental health centre in Sheffield has been operating for around 18 months.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 6 August 2026, 11:05-11:15
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Claim Government announces 100 new mental health walk-in centres
The investment is £343 million and includes plans for 100 new community mental health hubs.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 6 August 2026, 11:32-11:40
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Claim Government announces 100 new mental health walk-in centres
The investment is £343 million and includes plans for 100 new community mental health hubs.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 6 August 2026, 11:32-11:40
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Claim Government announces 100 new mental health walk-in centres
159 new mental health centres will open across England this autumn.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 6 August 2026, 13:43-13:50
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