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ITV News
Friday 21 August 2026 · 23:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 2 annotated moments · 23 of 30 min on news stories (77%)
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The broadcast first reported that ITV News understands Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has been offered a role in the Guy Ritchie Netflix series The Gentlemen, which motivated the couple's return to the UK. Prince Harry and six other public figures were ordered by the High Court to pay an initial £9.5 million towards the Daily Mail publisher's legal costs, with a larger bill possible. The climate report then said 2027 is forecast to be the warmest on record, with the strongest El Nino in over a century expected to bring a stormy autumn to the UK, and highlighted fires and floods in Cwm.
The broadcast then gave an update on the Shoreham-by-Sea tragedy, with a six-year-old girl becoming the fourth family member to die. The Home Office released footage of French police intercepting migrant boats as part of a £660 million deal, with arrivals down 43% year on year. Nottingham City Council plans to ban balaclavas in public to combat crime, with a £70 fine for non-compliance. Health officials advised vulnerable people to avoid raw or runny eggs due to a salmonella outbreak linked to imported eggs. Finally, the interview with Sir Anthony Hopkins covered his debut album at 88, his Welsh roots, and his sobriety.
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Charged quote Meghan Markle in talks for Guy Ritchie's Netflix series
She's returning to acting for the first time since joining the royal family when, as she put it, she transitioned out of her career. Some might ask if the Sussex household is now in need of the money, not least after Prince Harry, among others, was today hit with a nine and a half million pound legal bill.
ITV, ITV News, 21 August 2026, 1:12-1:22
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Charged quote Meghan Markle in talks for Guy Ritchie's Netflix series
More on that later. But as for Meghan, this job offer does seem to have tipped the scales in favour of a once unimaginable move. I didn't ask for any of this. The title has no practical value. The business is broken. A story about a duke, a complicated family and the need to find millions quick. You couldn't make it up. And now the reason for Meghan and Harry's unexpected return to Britain.
ITV, ITV News, 21 August 2026, 1:40-1:47
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