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5 News with Dan Walker
Friday 23 October 2026 · 17:00 BST · 1h · 10 stories · 15 annotated moments · 33 of 60 min on news stories (55%)
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The programme led with the Duchess of Sussex responding to newspaper reports that child sexual abuse images allegedly belonging to her father, Thomas Markle, were found at his former home in the Philippines. Markle, 82, denied possessing any such images. Meghan said she had been told in 2018 about separate claims in a letter to the Metropolitan Police and royalty and specialist protection that was shared with her, and said she had kept her distance from her father and not allowed him contact with her children to protect them; the Met said it was inquiring whether details were passed to her. The next report said Yasmin Ali had been given an indefinite hospital order after admitting the manslaughter of her three children, Fares, Joury and Mohamed Bash, by diminished responsibility; the court heard she had acute psychosis and the trust apologised for not offering her an acute ward bed.
A roundup reported a fatal shooting in Trappes near Paris, with one person dead and four injured including a 12-year-old girl, and a suspect arrested; France's interior minister described it as a terrorist crime that may have been racially motivated. Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank after a shooting injured five, and Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly ordered a lockdown, evacuation, weapons clearance and settlement expansion ahead of elections. A man appeared in court charged with the murder of Eleanor Barnfield in Bridgend. The programme then reported Storm Austin had left thousands without power, with about 18,000 properties affected and Cornwall hardest hit, and warned Storm Bulo would bring more wet and windy weather. It also covered the government's Be Ready campaign to stock three days of essentials for emergencies and an MPs' report warning that NHS access to Mounjaro in England was too slow and two-tiered.
Later headlines included a court ruling that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could be called to give evidence in a fraud trial, research finding 4,500 heat-related deaths in UK towns and cities this summer, and suspended sentences for the Conservative Party's former director of campaigning and his wife over bets on the 2024 election date. The programme reported a 44% rise in bed bug call-outs and warnings about headlight glare. It also carried entertainment items on the James Bond search and an Ali G sequel, a world roundup including an earthquake in Tibet and a row over an Irish consent campaign video, and features on a Freddie Mercury exhibition and a live-streamed veterinary operation.
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Duchess of Sussex
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Thomas Markle, her father
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Alfield Bash, their father, her husband
- 9:26
Nathan Rowell, here in the studio tonight to talk all about this
- 24:25
David Cain, our bed bug expert
- 48:30
Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, AKA the super-bet
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Claim Yasmin Ali given indefinite hospital order for killing three children
Ali was under a local mental health team but was not offered an acute ward bed, and the trust later apologised.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 23 October 2026, 6:01-6:12
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Claim Yasmin Ali given indefinite hospital order for killing three children
Police found three children on a bed with fatal stab wounds.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 23 October 2026, 6:28-6:37
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Claim Yasmin Ali given indefinite hospital order for killing three children
Ali will spend an indefinite period in hospital after killing her three children in Bristol.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 23 October 2026, 7:33-7:41
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Contested quote MPs warn slow Mounjaro roll-out is creating two-tier access
Hello, welcome back to Five News. I'm Leah Boleto, standing in for Dan Walker. Well, next tonight MPs are concerned that a two-tier system is emerging for the weight loss drug Mounjaro. They warn that only a tiny proportion of people who are eligible for the injections are getting access to it on the NHS.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 23 October 2026, 20:03-20:10
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Contested quote MPs warn slow Mounjaro roll-out is creating two-tier access
some of these companies who are already doing it, then the NHS could develop its own model that is much more cost-effective. But they've never even tried, as far as we've seen. And we are challenging the NHS to really think differently about this. The report also warns that restricting Mounjaro widens the gap
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 23 October 2026, 22:06-22:09
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Charged quote MPs warn slow Mounjaro roll-out is creating two-tier access
in healthiness between those who can afford it and those who can't. People now are really having to cut back and scrimp and save just to afford it, just to better themselves. And it shouldn't be a lottery of, oh, you can only afford it if you're well off. Everybody should have access to it. The government says it is building the workforce necessary
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 23 October 2026, 22:28-22:34
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Claim Bed bug call-outs rise 44 percent as expert warns of office spread
Bed bug call-outs increased by 44 percent.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 23 October 2026, 24:09-24:16
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Claim Bed bug call-outs rise 44 percent as expert warns of office spread
An expert stated that bed bugs can spread in offices when people bring them from home or pick them up while commuting.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 23 October 2026, 24:59-25:06
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Claim Bed bug call-outs rise 44 percent as expert warns of office spread
Around 60 percent of people do not initially react to bed bug bites, so infestations can go unnoticed.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 23 October 2026, 26:00-26:08
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Claim RAC links dazzling LED headlights to 263 UK collisions a year
RAC analysis of the latest available collision data found dazzling headlights were a factor in more than 250 accidents a year.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 23 October 2026, 31:52-32:00
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Claim RAC links dazzling LED headlights to 263 UK collisions a year
Four in five drivers are concerned about glare from bright LED headlights, and nearly three quarters of those affected believe it is getting worse.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 23 October 2026, 32:02-32:12
- 35:16 Story begins Final auditions held for next James Bond
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Claim Final auditions held for next James Bond
Callum Turner is reported to be among the actors in the running to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 23 October 2026, 36:19-36:24
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Claim Final auditions held for next James Bond
Denis Villeneuve was reported as the director of the new James Bond film.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 23 October 2026, 36:56-36:58
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Claim Final auditions held for next James Bond
Final auditions for the next James Bond are reportedly taking place this weekend, with between three and five actors thought to be in contention.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 23 October 2026, 37:42-37:50
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Claim V&A displays Freddie Mercury costumes for 80th birthday
The V&A is opening an exhibition tomorrow marking Freddie Mercury's 80th birthday, featuring eight iconic looks including the Magic Tour red cape and crown in the medieval gallery, and running until mid-January.
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 23 October 2026, 45:14-45:19
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