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5 News at Lunchtime
Tuesday 25 August 2026 · 12:45 BST · 5m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 2 of 5 min on news stories (36%)
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A government-commissioned report has branded the number of care leaver deaths a national tragedy, with more than 100 deaths of 18-to-24-year-olds recorded last year, leaving young people with no safety net. Separately, millions of women in England who have not attended cervical screenings are to be offered free at-home testing kits on the NHS, as part of a target to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040.
The trial of Abu Agila Masud, accused of making the bomb that brought down a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie in 1988, has been postponed in the US after new evidence emerged; Masud denies the charges. Nearly £10 billion is being allocated to councils and housing associations to build affordable homes across England, with more than 70,000 homes in the first wave, 60% for social rent. A new study shows caffeine levels vary widely in high street coffee, with a medium-cost cappuccino containing more than three times the caffeine of the same drink at Starbucks. Finally, new coins bearing the King's portrait have entered circulation, featuring a capercaillie bird on the reverse.
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Claim Care leavers die at four times general population rate
The report described the care leaver deaths as a national tragedy.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 25 August 2026, 0:00-0:05
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Claim Care leavers die at four times general population rate
112 care leavers aged 18 to 24 died in 2025.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 25 August 2026, 0:05-0:10
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Claim Care leavers die at four times general population rate
Support for care leavers falls away sharply at age 18.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 25 August 2026, 0:05-0:18
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Claim NHS rolls out free at-home cervical screening kits to millions of women
NHS will offer free at-home cervical screening kits to women in England who have not attended screenings, with the aim of eliminating cervical cancer by 2040.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 25 August 2026, 0:18-0:26
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Claim NHS rolls out free at-home cervical screening kits to millions of women
The home testing kits involve a vaginal swab taken at home and posted to an NHS lab.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 25 August 2026, 0:21-0:32
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Claim NHS rolls out free at-home cervical screening kits to millions of women
NHS will offer free at-home cervical screening kits to women in England who have not attended screenings, with the aim of eliminating cervical cancer by 2040.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 25 August 2026, 0:26-0:35
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Claim Lockerbie bombing suspect's trial postponed for third time after new evidence
The trial of Abu Agila Masud, accused over the Lockerbie bombing, was postponed in the US.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 25 August 2026, 0:35-0:45
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Claim Lockerbie bombing suspect's trial postponed for third time after new evidence
The bombing killed 270 people.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 25 August 2026, 0:39-0:50
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Claim Lockerbie bombing suspect's trial postponed for third time after new evidence
The trial of Abu Agila Masud, accused over the Lockerbie bombing, was postponed in the US.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 25 August 2026, 0:45-0:54
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Claim Government announces 70,000 social homes but faces criticism over scaled-back council pledge
Angela Rayner announced a plan to build 70,000 homes, with 60% of them as social housing.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 25 August 2026, 0:56-1:06
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Claim Government announces 70,000 social homes but faces criticism over scaled-back council pledge
Andy Burnham said no child should be raised in a hostel room.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 25 August 2026, 1:06-1:13
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Claim Caffeine content varies widely across high street coffee shops
Caffeine levels vary widely across high street coffee shops.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 25 August 2026, 1:13-1:19
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Claim King Charles portrait appears on new coins entering circulation
More than 7 million coins featuring King Charles's portrait are entering circulation.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 25 August 2026, 1:34-1:45
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Claim King Charles portrait appears on new coins entering circulation
The King's face appears on a coin for the first time.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 25 August 2026, 1:34-1:39
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Claim King Charles portrait appears on new coins entering circulation
The reverse of the coin features a bird.
Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 25 August 2026, 1:45-1:49
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