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ITV Evening News
Tuesday 18 August 2026 · 18:30 BST · 1h · 13 stories · 15 annotated moments · 50 of 60 min on news stories (83%)
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The broadcast opened with the deaths of British honeymooners Alexander Cromie and Marie Ebert, who were killed along with their Greek pilot when their private helicopter crashed and burst into flames on the island of Sifnos, with tributes paid by colleagues and an investigation underway. A large emergency operation was continuing at Shoreham in West Sussex after four people, including two children, got into difficulty in the water near the harbour. UK health officials were also investigating a salmonella outbreak linked to imported eggs that has caused one death and more than 200 confirmed cases, with many requiring hospital treatment.
A landmark trial began in California against Meta, with 29 US states accusing the company of knowingly harming children and young people through its platforms, in a lawsuit that could cost up to 1.4 trillion dollars. Prime Minister Andy Burnham defied threats from Moscow over British-made drones reportedly used by Ukrainian forces to strike targets inside Russia, insisting Britain would continue to back Ukraine. A couple returned to their Stourbridge home after last week's wildfire, describing the area as resembling a war zone, while food bank charities appealed for help as research showed the summer is placing a financial squeeze on many families.
Two sisters described how their mother was injured when their train derailed near Lewes, and a 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Spanish province of Granada. Earl Spencer announced a new book about Princess Diana's life, and wildlife rescue centres in England and Wales warned they are struggling to cope with animals suffering from the summer's heat and drought. The programme ended with a taxidermied head bought for £50 at auction being identified as an extremely rare extinct Tasmanian tiger, selling for £62,000.
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Charged quote British honeymoon couple killed in Greek helicopter crash named
of natural history. As goofy and as silly as it looks, this might be able to unlock something that we previously didn't know about an extinct species. This is the ITV Evening News with Mary Nightingale. Good evening, the British honeymooners killed in a horrifying helicopter crash on a Greek island were named today. Emotional tributes have been paid to
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 August 2026, 1:54-2:00
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Charged quote British honeymoon couple killed in Greek helicopter crash named
Georgios Raikos. All three died when the private helicopter which had taken off from Athens crashed and burst into flames on the popular tourist island of Sifnos. Work colleagues of the newlywed couple spoke of their heartbreak and yesterday evening's accident. Investigators are still working to establish what caused the helicopter to crash so close to its final
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 August 2026, 2:26-2:32
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Charged quote British honeymoon couple killed in Greek helicopter crash named
the newlywed couple spoke of their heartbreak and yesterday evening's accident. Investigators are still working to establish what caused the helicopter to crash so close to its final destination. Geron Vincent reports. Alex Cromie and Marie Ebert's life together had only just begun. Both of them were successful young professionals. Alex was described today
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 August 2026, 2:38-2:47
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Claim British honeymoon couple killed in Greek helicopter crash named
The helicopter crashed as it attempted to land on Sifnos.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 August 2026, 3:48-4:02
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Claim British honeymoon couple killed in Greek helicopter crash named
The helicopter crashed as it attempted to land on Sifnos.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 August 2026, 3:48-4:02
- 4:38 Story begins Seven die in head-on crash on A66 in Teesside
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Claim Seven die in head-on crash on A66 in Teesside
Three members of the same family, a man, a woman and a teenage girl, died, and a child was taken to hospital.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 August 2026, 4:55-5:01
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Claim Seven die in head-on crash on A66 in Teesside
Four people, two adults and two children, got into difficulty in the water at Shoreham.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 August 2026, 4:55-5:01
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Claim Seven die in head-on crash on A66 in Teesside
Four people, two adults and two children, got into difficulty in the water at Shoreham.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 August 2026, 5:22-5:28
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Claim Salmonella outbreak from imported eggs kills one, sickens 200
The outbreak is linked to imported eggs used in eating out, with no link to UK eggs or poultry.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 August 2026, 9:15-9:27
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Charged quote Meta faces trillion dollar lawsuit over addictive child features
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp has been on trial but this time the damages could run into the trillions. Meta and others have built empires on exploitation and they hide behind outdated laws while families like mine live with the heart-wrenching consequences. The jury answers yes. This latest case comes just days after a court in New Mexico ordered Meta to pay one
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 August 2026, 10:48-11:06
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Charged quote Meta faces trillion dollar lawsuit over addictive child features
During a senate hearing two years ago he did apologize to parents for what they had been through. But that forced apology has done nothing to halt the momentum now building across the United States to hold its homegrown tech giants to account. Debbie Edward ITV News Washington. A 55 year old man has appeared in court accused of manslaughter over claims
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 August 2026, 12:30-12:48
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Claim Drone attacks on Russian oil facilities cause Moscow fuel shortages
Ukraine used British-made drones for the first time to strike targets inside Russia.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 August 2026, 13:48-14:02
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Claim Drone attacks on Russian oil facilities cause Moscow fuel shortages
Russia threatened the UK with consequences for the use of British drones in strikes on Russian territory.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 August 2026, 13:48-14:02
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- 41:45 Story begins Passenger train derails near Lewes in Sussex
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Contested quote Earl Spencer announces tell-all memoir about Princess Diana
that well earl spencer has said that with the 30th anniversary of the death of his sister princess diana fast approaching he's been inundated with requests for interviews about her that convinced him to write down his own thoughts and memories once and for all rather than having to read the opinions of others which he says are often based on untruths
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 August 2026, 45:17-45:27
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Contested quote Earl Spencer announces tell-all memoir about Princess Diana
speaking at her funeral he said in the eulogy 29 years ago he described princess diana as the very essence of compassion of duty of style of beauty and he went on to criticize the media calling her the most hunted person of the modern age now books detailing the intricacies of royal life often do well prince harry released his memoir spare in 2023 and it sold more than
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