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The Saturday Five Extra
Saturday 24 October 2026 · 20:00 BST · 1h · 4 stories · 15 annotated moments · 53 of 60 min on news stories (89%)
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The first news bulletin reported that Scotland Yard had confirmed a letter making claims about the Duchess of Sussex's father was received by the Metropolitan Police in 2019; the force said it passed the information to the Duke and Duchess's office but did not share the allegations with other law enforcement agencies, while Meghan said a letter with disturbing allegations had been sent to the Met in 2018 and then shared with her. It also reported almost a thousand arrests during protests across France, amber weather warnings as Storm Belo approached with power still being restored after Storm Austin, plans expected in the Budget for HMRC to take money directly from bank accounts of people who repeatedly failed to pay tax, the death of British woman Leanne Gregory while rescuing her sons in the Bahamas, and the Prime Minister's support for a potential UK Olympic and Paralympic bid with £7 million announced in the Budget.
A later live report from Paris described the city as quieter after a large demonstration, police tactics to contain protesters, arrests across France and the political context ahead of elections. The programme then discussed a Labour MP's call for a return to national service, citing Finland and threats from Russia, with panel members debating military and civilian service, conditions attached to benefits, recruitment problems and ways to increase resilience.
Later, a high-five item noted that the House of Lords had voted to give the Chagossians a veto over any transfer of sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, with the programme noting that Commons approval would still be required. The programme then returned to the Met letter about Thomas Markle with former Met officer Graham Wettone, who discussed Royal Protection Command's role, jurisdiction and whether the matter could be referred to the police watchdog, as Markle denied allegations reported from the Philippines.
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Graham Wettone, former Met police officer and author
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- 2:39
- 2:39
Claim Meghan Markle responds to Thomas Markle abuse allegations
Scotland Yard received a 2019 letter containing claims about the Duchess of Sussex's father.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 24 October 2026, 2:39-2:49
- 2:57
Claim Meghan Markle responds to Thomas Markle abuse allegations
Meghan said she was distressed by reports of allegations against her father and had been told about them by police in 2018.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 24 October 2026, 2:57-3:04
- 3:14
Claim Meghan Markle responds to Thomas Markle abuse allegations
The Met is deciding whether to refer itself to the police watchdog.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 24 October 2026, 3:14-3:21
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- 3:21
Claim Mass French protests over cost of living turn violent
Arrest figures were reported as nearly or more than 1,000, with the total expected to rise.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 24 October 2026, 3:21-3:30
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Claim Mass French protests over cost of living turn violent
Around 135 people were arrested, with the number expected to rise.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 24 October 2026, 3:21-3:30
- 3:39
Claim Mass French protests over cost of living turn violent
Clashes in Marseille involved protesters throwing rocks and bottles and police using tear gas and sonic grenades.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 24 October 2026, 3:39-3:48
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Charged quote Storm Bulow shuts schools and disrupts Scotland travel
Police fired tear gas in cities including Lyon and Nantes as hundreds of thousands took to the streets there. Amber weather warnings are due to come into force in northern parts of the UK as the worst weather storm, Belo, approaches. Strong winds and heavy showers are expected to intensify throughout this evening with widespread gusts of 60 to 70 mph expected to hit Scotland.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 24 October 2026, 3:51-3:55
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Claim Storm Bulow shuts schools and disrupts Scotland travel
Danger-to-life amber warnings were issued for Scotland, northern England and parts of Northern Ireland ahead of a second storm.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 24 October 2026, 3:59-4:04
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Claim Storm Bulow shuts schools and disrupts Scotland travel
Storm Bulow, the second named storm, was forecast to bring disruptive winds to Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England over the weekend.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 24 October 2026, 4:13-4:25
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Claim Mass French protests over cost of living turn violent
More than 100,000 people joined the one allowed Paris rally, according to authorities.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 24 October 2026, 6:18-6:25
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Contested quote Mass French protests over cost of living turn violent
that they didn't want, that they wanted spent elsewhere. So it was a double-edged sword for those protesters, and definitely the police operation here today, whoever was in charge of that, from a police perspective, went perfectly for them. They managed to corral those protesters in, they managed to pick out the troublemakers,
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 24 October 2026, 9:23-9:34
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Charged quote Mass French protests over cost of living turn violent
So it was a double-edged sword for those protesters, and definitely the police operation here today, whoever was in charge of that, from a police perspective, went perfectly for them. They managed to corral those protesters in, they managed to pick out the troublemakers, and they managed to really isolate any trouble at the end of it into a very, very small area.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 24 October 2026, 9:34-9:40
- 9:34
Claim Mass French protests over cost of living turn violent
Paris police were reported to have corralled protesters and isolated trouble to a small area.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 24 October 2026, 9:34-9:46
- 10:45
Claim Mass French protests over cost of living turn violent
A GB News correspondent reported seeing no looting, burning or window smashing during the Paris protests.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 24 October 2026, 10:45-10:49
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Claim Labour MP Alex Ballinger calls for national service to counter Russia
Labour MP and former Royal Marine Alex Ballinger called for a return to national service, citing threats from Russia.
GB News, The Saturday Five Extra, 24 October 2026, 12:13-12:24
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