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ITV Evening News
Sunday 25 October 2026 · 18:30 GMT · 15m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 11 of 15 min on news stories (74%)
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Storm Bulo hit Britain, killing a 60-year-old man struck by a tree in Dumfries and Galloway and leaving more than 160,000 homes across Great Britain and Northern Ireland without power, according to the bulletin. Severe flooding affected cities and towns, with travel disrupted by cancelled flights, suspended ferries and blocked roads; reports described flooded businesses in Largs, a submerged Belfast high street, storm-damaged properties in Darlington and Stockton-on-Tees, rocks thrown onto cars in Whitby and swollen rivers in Stockport. More wet and windy weather was forecast for northern parts of the UK the next day, threatening the clear-up. New details also emerged about the Duchess of Sussex and her estranged father, Thomas Markle: a handwritten letter sent to his hospital bed said he would never meet his grandchildren, and the reported break-up appears to relate to images of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to him found in his home in the Philippines. He denies possessing the images and has called the claims sick lies; Meghan said the allegations were deeply disturbing, and the Metropolitan Police referred itself to the police watchdog after admitting it had not alerted other relevant agencies.
In politics, Angela Rayner said nothing was off the table in the UK’s relationship with the EU, after Andy Burnham welcomed an honest discussion about returning to free movement if it secured the best deal for Britain; Reform called the idea mad. The Prime Minister was reported to be preparing options for Britain’s long-term relationship with Europe ahead of a UK-EU summit in Brussels next month, and the bulletin noted a big budget week for Chancellor John Healey. It also reported that more than £1 billion would be provided in the budget for social and affordable housing in England, with mayors and regional leaders expected to get greater powers and funding. President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump cast their votes in person in Florida for the upcoming US midterms, and Brazilians were voting in a presidential run-off between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro.
Police in France made more than 1,000 arrests as an estimated 400,000 protesters took to the streets, in unrest that began as a student protest and widened over the cost of living and public services. Marine Le Pen launched her presidential campaign in Orleans, saying she would restore law and order from Paris, while her National Rally and the government blamed the far left for whipping up protests; Jean-Luc Mélenchon, polling second, condemned violence. The report said the protests had come six months before the presidential election to replace Emmanuel Macron.
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Andy Burnham, Prime Minister
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- 7:45
Claim Prime Minister calls for honest discussion on EU free movement
Angela Rayner said nothing should be off the table in talks on the UK's future relationship with the EU, adding that Britain had not had the best deal since Brexit and the government needed to discuss trade rules without rerunning 2016.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 October 2026, 7:45-7:52
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Claim Prime Minister calls for honest discussion on EU free movement
Reform UK opposed the proposal, calling it mad and a betrayal and claiming it would open borders to 450 million people.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 October 2026, 8:05-8:07
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Claim Prime Minister calls for honest discussion on EU free movement
Andy Burnham called for an honest discussion about a possible return to free movement with the EU and said the status quo was not good enough for Britain.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 October 2026, 8:34-8:42
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Claim Prime Minister calls for honest discussion on EU free movement
Labour's 2024 general election manifesto promised not to rejoin the EU, the customs union or freedom of movement.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 October 2026, 8:42-8:50
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Claim Prime Minister calls for honest discussion on EU free movement
A UK-EU summit in Brussels is due next month and the government is preparing a 10-year plan.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 October 2026, 10:12-10:22
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- 11:34
Claim Budget to provide over £1bn for social and affordable housing in England
More than £1 billion was to be provided in the Budget for social and affordable housing in England.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 October 2026, 11:34-11:40
- 11:40
Claim Budget to provide over £1bn for social and affordable housing in England
Mayors and regional leaders across England were expected to get greater powers and funding, with councils given preferential interest rates from the government to invest in house building.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 October 2026, 11:40-11:45
- 12:34 Story begins Marine Le Pen launches French presidential campaign
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Claim Marine Le Pen launches French presidential campaign
Le Pen's campaign launch came the day after nationwide cost-of-living protests involving an estimated 400,000 people, with reports of violent unrest over public services, rising debt and failed budgets and more than 1,000 arrests.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 October 2026, 12:34-12:42
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Claim Marine Le Pen launches French presidential campaign
Le Pen framed her campaign around a new renaissance, national heritage, law and order and France first, and said she would restore law and order from Paris.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 October 2026, 12:53-12:56
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Claim Marine Le Pen launches French presidential campaign
The government deployed the army to protect public buildings.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 October 2026, 13:40-13:44
- 13:49
Claim Marine Le Pen launches French presidential campaign
Unrest was reported as possibly boosting Le Pen's campaign.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 October 2026, 13:49-13:56
- 14:32 Story begins Manchester United lose 3-0 at home to Bournemouth
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Claim Manchester United lose 3-0 at home to Bournemouth
Bournemouth beat Manchester United 3-0.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 October 2026, 14:40-14:42
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Claim Manchester United lose 3-0 at home to Bournemouth
Bruno Fernandes did not come on as a substitute after criticising the coach's tactics.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 October 2026, 14:44-14:50
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Claim Manchester United lose 3-0 at home to Bournemouth
ITV News reported that Manchester United's poor form coincided with internal criticism of the club's hierarchy.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 October 2026, 14:59-15:07
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Claim Manchester United lose 3-0 at home to Bournemouth
Manchester United fans blamed the players, the owners and director of football Jason Wilcox.
ITV, ITV Evening News, 25 October 2026, 15:49-15:56
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