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ITV Lunchtime News
Tuesday 25 August 2026 · 13:30 BST · 25m · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 17 of 25 min on news stories (68%)
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A government-commissioned review found that children who leave the care system face a much higher risk of early death, with more than two care leavers dying every week in England at a rate almost four times higher than the general population. The report described the drop-off in support at age 18 as a "care cliff" and a national tragedy, prompting the government to announce £25 million for housing support. In a separate development, the government allocated nearly £10 billion to councils and housing associations as the first wave of funding to build 70,000 affordable homes, but the Prime Minister faced criticism for not spending the full £39 billion programme on council homes as he had promised.
A police pursuit in Warwickshire ended in a fatal crash when a black Audi collided with another car, killing one man and leaving a woman critically injured. A three-year-old boy injured in a crocodile enclosure was discharged from hospital, while relatives of Lockerbie bombing victims reacted to the trial of a man charged over the explosion. A rare tornado swept through a village in southwestern France, injuring dozens and damaging over 300 homes. The NHS began sending free home HPV testing kits to women aged 30 to 65 who have missed cervical screening, aiming to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040. Five more people were arrested, including a 16-year-old boy, in connection with a crash near Middlesbrough that killed two police officers and five others.
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Claim Care leavers die at four times general population rate
112 care leavers aged 18 to 24 died in 2025.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 25 August 2026, 1:24-1:36
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Claim Care leavers die at four times general population rate
112 care leavers aged 18 to 24 died in 2025.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 25 August 2026, 1:24-1:36
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Claim Care leavers die at four times general population rate
112 care leavers aged 18 to 24 died in 2025.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 25 August 2026, 1:40-1:44
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Claim Care leavers die at four times general population rate
Just over a third of those deaths were suicides.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 25 August 2026, 1:40-1:44
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Claim Care leavers die at four times general population rate
Just over a third of those deaths were suicides.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 25 August 2026, 1:40-1:44
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Claim Care leavers die at four times general population rate
The government announced £25 million for housing support over the next 12 months.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 25 August 2026, 3:14-3:26
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Claim Care leavers die at four times general population rate
The government announced £25 million for housing support over the next 12 months.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 25 August 2026, 3:14-3:26
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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.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 25 August 2026, 4:47-5:03
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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.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 25 August 2026, 4:55-5:03
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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.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 25 August 2026, 4:59-5:07
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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.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 25 August 2026, 11:05-11:17
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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.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 25 August 2026, 11:05-11:17
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Charged quote NHS rolls out free at-home cervical screening kits to millions of women
Women aged between 30 and 65 in England who have not attended cervical screening appointments will now be sent at home testing kits for free on the NHS. The move, described as a game changer, offers a convenient option to encourage more women to get screened. The phased roll-out forms part of the NHS' target of
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 25 August 2026, 11:13-11:17
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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.
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 25 August 2026, 11:13-11:29
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Charged quote NHS rolls out free at-home cervical screening kits to millions of women
screened. The phased roll-out forms part of the NHS' target of eliminating cervical cancer by 2040. Ayesha Zahid has this report. For Philly, cervical screenings can be excruciating. She lives with schizophrenia, a chronic pain condition affecting the vulva. It means what should be a routine check can end up being
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 25 August 2026, 11:29-11:37
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