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ITV Evening News
Sunday 18 October 2026 · 18:30 BST · 15m · 5 stories · 9 annotated moments · 12 of 15 min on news stories (81%)
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An ITV Exposure undercover investigation reported further allegations of racism, bigotry and vetting failures in Reform UK. Gawain Towler, a senior figure on the party board, admitted he was racist every day at school, while aspiring candidate Jason Powell was recorded saying Muslims cannot be British and suggesting concentration camps for people crossing the Channel. Reform said there was no place for racism and that it was investigating; Powell was suspended pending investigation, and Alan Feeney had resigned as a councillor and apologised.
In Nottingham, police were hunting two suspects after an on-duty officer was shot shortly before 5am. The officer was in a stable condition in hospital with a foot wound, a firearm was recovered at the scene, and police appealed for information. French President Emmanuel Macron was preparing to address the nation after the country's worst riots in years, with more than 2,000 arrests after protests over living costs and education conditions, and similar demonstrations in parts of Europe.
Microsoft pulled out of an AI data centre project in Essex over power supply concerns; the Nscale development had been billed by ministers as the largest of its kind in the country and was planned to open next year. The health secretary, Yvette Cooper, warned the NHS is expected to face a more challenging winter than usual and announced £140m of additional support for urgent care in England. Pope Leo led his first Sunday prayers at the Vatican since surgery for lung cancer, and four people died and many were injured after a fire at an armed forces base in Alberta, Canada, reported to have begun when a gas line was struck during live-fire training.
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Nigel Farage, party's leader
- 3:43
Gawain Towler, senior Reform figure
- 4:09
Alan Feeney, then-Counselor
- 5:10
Jason Powell, aspiring Reform UK candidate
- 7:30
- 11:48
- 12:37
Mark Carney, Prime Minister
- 1:48
- 6:16 Story begins Police officer shot in Nottingham city centre
- 7:50
- 8:39
Charged quote Macron calls for calm amid nationwide French protests
Our fellow citizens must understand the extent of the unacceptable violence they face today. It was truly appalling. All day long they had to face a particularly violent extreme left. A highly organised network that methodically sought to attack property, people and the institutions of the republic.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 October 2026, 8:39-8:43
- 8:43
Charged quote Macron calls for calm amid nationwide French protests
It was truly appalling. All day long they had to face a particularly violent extreme left. A highly organised network that methodically sought to attack property, people and the institutions of the republic. What started peacefully in the main has now turned into a war on the streets. With water cannon and tear gas being deployed in Paris
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 October 2026, 8:43-8:50
- 8:50
Charged quote Macron calls for calm amid nationwide French protests
All day long they had to face a particularly violent extreme left. A highly organised network that methodically sought to attack property, people and the institutions of the republic. What started peacefully in the main has now turned into a war on the streets. With water cannon and tear gas being deployed in Paris
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 October 2026, 8:50-8:55
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- 13:06
Claim Brighton thrash Palace 5-0 as Arsenal reclaim second and Celtic hit seven
Celtic defeated Hearts 7-1 at Celtic Park and moved four points clear at the top.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 October 2026, 13:06-13:15
- 13:06
Claim Brighton thrash Palace 5-0 as Arsenal reclaim second and Celtic hit seven
Five of Celtic's goals against Hearts came in the first half.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 October 2026, 13:06-13:11
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Claim Brighton thrash Palace 5-0 as Arsenal reclaim second and Celtic hit seven
Brighton defeated Crystal Palace 5-0 and moved to second in the Premier League.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 October 2026, 13:22-13:27
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Claim Brighton thrash Palace 5-0 as Arsenal reclaim second and Celtic hit seven
Brighton defeated Crystal Palace 5-0 and moved to second in the Premier League.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 October 2026, 13:25-13:27
- 14:35
Claim Brighton thrash Palace 5-0 as Arsenal reclaim second and Celtic hit seven
Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest 1-0.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 October 2026, 14:35-14:40
- 14:35
Claim Brighton thrash Palace 5-0 as Arsenal reclaim second and Celtic hit seven
Arsenal's win took them back above Brighton and within three points of leaders Manchester City.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 18 October 2026, 14:35-14:40
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