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ITV News at Ten
Wednesday 21 October 2026 · 22:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 13 annotated moments · 26 of 30 min on news stories (86%)
Broadcast overview
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The broadcast led on the government approving drilling at the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, with the Energy Secretary saying the decision was about energy security and compatibility with climate emissions rather than lowering bills, while environmentalists accused the government of climate vandalism. It examined what might follow for the separate Rosebank oil field, including projected emissions, likely exports and tax revenue, and reported that the Chancellor had seemed to leave open the possibility of approving Rosebank while the cabinet was described as split. It then reported inflation at 3.5% in September, the highest for almost a year, driven by fuel costs amid the wars in Iran and Ukraine, and national debt topping three trillion pounds ahead of the Budget.
It reported that the US State Department had told non-urgent government staff and their families in Saudi Arabia to leave after a fatal drone attack on a Saudi oil field. It also reported that Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky had both indicated willingness to hold a three-way meeting with the United States as soon as next month, and that US negotiator Steve Witkoff appeared to have secured the release of American prisoner Stephen Hubbard. It further reported Elon Musk's plan to combine Tesla and SpaceX in a joint venture worth more than three trillion dollars, and that police were investigating a claim that former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson raped a woman in the Houses of Parliament a decade ago.
Later, the programme followed Bethany Haines's search for the burial site of her father, British aid worker David Haines, who was executed by ISIS, including a new lead, coordinates from a source and visits to two of his killers in US custody. It ended with the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, where King Charles, Queen Camilla and Prince William joined survivors and bereaved families at memorial events, and it noted that 144 lives were lost.
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- 3:32
Miatta Fahnbulleh, Energy Secretary
- 4:21
Andy Burnham, Prime Minister
- 9:28
John Healey, chancellor
- 20:40
Bethany Haines, David Haines' daughter
- 26:09
Michael Carrick, manager
- 29:30
Denise Morgan, lost her nine-year-old sister Annette
- 2:26
- 8:44
Charged quote Government expected to approve Jackdaw and delay Rosebank
and Rosebank's environmental impact is massive. 254 million tons of carbon dioxide over its lifetime. That's 10 times more than Jackdaw. Ed Miliband said three years ago that Rosebank's approval would be climate vandalism. Miatta Fahnbulleh, his successor as Energy Secretary, is reportedly against it too.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 October 2026, 8:44-8:51
- 12:23
- 12:35
Claim UK inflation hits 3.5% as national debt passes £3 trillion
UK CPI inflation rose to 3.5% in September from 3.1% in August and was the highest rate in almost a year.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 October 2026, 12:35-12:40
- 14:00
Claim UK inflation hits 3.5% as national debt passes £3 trillion
Government borrowing reached £25 billion in September, above last year and forecasts.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 October 2026, 14:00-14:05
- 14:26
Claim UK inflation hits 3.5% as national debt passes £3 trillion
National debt exceeded £3 trillion for the first time last month.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 October 2026, 14:26-14:31
- 16:36
- 16:40
Claim Musk proposes Tesla and SpaceX merger worth more than $3tn
Musk wants to combine Tesla and SpaceX into a company valued at over $3 trillion, with a reported $3.5 trillion valuation and fifth most valuable ranking.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 October 2026, 16:40-16:50
- 18:01
Claim Musk proposes Tesla and SpaceX merger worth more than $3tn
SpaceX reported a $4.4 billion profit for the three months to end-September and a $2 trillion market value.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 October 2026, 18:01-18:10
- 18:10
Claim Musk proposes Tesla and SpaceX merger worth more than $3tn
Musk wants to combine Tesla and SpaceX into a company valued at over $3 trillion, with a reported $3.5 trillion valuation and fifth most valuable ranking.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 October 2026, 18:10-18:20
- 19:59
- 24:39
- 24:53
Claim Manchester United lose 4-1 to Como in Champions League
Como defeated Manchester United 4-1 in the Champions League.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 October 2026, 24:53-24:59
- 25:18
Claim Manchester United lose 4-1 to Como in Champions League
Como were in Italy's fourth tier as recently as 2019.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 October 2026, 25:18-25:23
- 25:31
Claim Manchester United lose 4-1 to Como in Champions League
Nico Paz scored for Como in the second minute.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 October 2026, 25:31-25:35
- 25:31
Claim Manchester United lose 4-1 to Como in Champions League
Nico Paz scored for Como in the second minute.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 October 2026, 25:31-25:35
- 25:49
Claim Manchester United lose 4-1 to Como in Champions League
Joshua Zirkzee scored for Manchester United in the 90th minute.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 October 2026, 25:49-25:53
- 26:02
Claim Manchester United lose 4-1 to Como in Champions League
Como defeated Manchester United 4-1 in the Champions League.
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 21 October 2026, 26:02-26:09
- 26:34
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