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ITV Lunchtime News
Wednesday 19 August 2026 · 13:00 BST · 20m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 13 of 20 min on news stories (66%)
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A family of three died and a young girl remains critically ill after being pulled from the water near Shoreham Fort, with the Prime Minister expressing sympathy and praising the emergency services. Queen Camilla revealed the difficulty of keeping the King's cancer diagnosis a secret during a visit to a cancer support centre, saying she longed to let it out but could not. Inflation rose to 2.9% in July, driven largely by higher energy bills linked to the conflict between the United States and Iran, and the government promised more cost-of-living help while warning that rising prices make financial support more expensive.
In other news, Ukraine's dismissed defence minister called for a wartime election, challenging President Zelenskyy's rule. Meta is facing a major legal challenge in California over accusations that it deliberately designed platforms to be addictive to young people, with a whistleblower testifying that safety was an afterthought. Lawyers for Erin Patterson, convicted of murdering three relatives with a mushroom meal, argued her conviction should be quashed because of a hotel mix-up involving jurors. Two men were jailed for violent disorder outside an asylum hotel in Epping, with the judge noting a racial element in one case. A rail track defect has been identified in the area of a train derailment in East Sussex that left 30 injured. Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended from tennis after failing a drug test, admitting he made a huge mistake. The Prime Minister announced a £442 million fund to get all rough sleepers off the streets in England by Christmas, a plan that has been welcomed by charities but criticised by opposition parties for lacking detail.
- 0:00 Story begins Seven die in head-on crash on A66 in Teesside
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Claim
Eyewitnesses said the parents went into the water to save the girls.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 19 August 2026, 0:00-0:05
- 1:05
Claim Seven die in head-on crash on A66 in Teesside
All four people entered the water from the land for a swim.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 19 August 2026, 1:05-1:19
- 1:05
Claim Seven die in head-on crash on A66 in Teesside
The family had travelled from their London home to Shoreham for the day.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 19 August 2026, 1:05-1:19
- 1:25
Claim
The waters near Shoreham are not lifeguarded.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 19 August 2026, 1:25-1:34
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Claim Queen Camilla reveals pressure of keeping King's cancer diagnosis secret
Queen Camilla spoke publicly about the pressure of keeping the King's cancer diagnosis secret.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 19 August 2026, 2:28-2:40
- 4:11
Claim Queen Camilla reveals pressure of keeping King's cancer diagnosis secret
A royal biographer said Queen Camilla is more open than most other senior royals.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 19 August 2026, 4:11-4:25
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Claim UK inflation rises to 2.9% as food price inflation hits five-year low
Inflation increased to 2.9% in July from 2.6% in June.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 19 August 2026, 5:10-5:23
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Claim UK inflation rises to 2.9% as food price inflation hits five-year low
Economists expected inflation to edge up further in the months ahead.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 19 August 2026, 7:26-7:36
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Claim Two men jailed for violent disorder outside Epping asylum hotel
Jonathan Glover was sentenced to two and a half years for violent disorder.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 19 August 2026, 9:58-10:09
- 10:21
Claim Two men jailed for violent disorder outside Epping asylum hotel
Jonathan Glover was sentenced to two and a half years for violent disorder.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 19 August 2026, 10:21-10:31
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Claim Nick Kyrgios apologises after provisional suspension for cocaine test
Kyrgios will step away from social media and public life for 28 days.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 19 August 2026, 12:15-12:26
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Contested quote PM announces crackdown on waste crime with increased fines
for the outcome of the tribunal. All right, Miss, thank you very much. And the Prime Minister wants all rough sleepers in England to be off the streets this Christmas. A bold call building on his first pledge as PM. Our political correspondent, Harry Horton, is in Westminster for us. And Harry, today there was more money announced but still little
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 19 August 2026, 12:38-12:45
- 13:07
Claim PM announces crackdown on waste crime with increased fines
The government announced a plan to offer every homeless person in England a bed by Christmas, backed by £442 million, with councils and mayors tasked to find accommodation.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 19 August 2026, 13:07-13:21
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Claim PM announces crackdown on waste crime with increased fines
The long term goal is to provide 1,000 more homes for permanent housing.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 19 August 2026, 13:16-13:34
- 14:27
Claim PM announces crackdown on waste crime with increased fines
Homelessness charities broadly welcomed the announcement, while the Conservative Party criticised it for lack of a plan and funding details.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 19 August 2026, 14:27-14:44
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