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Our flagship, hour-long programme at 5pm is watched on Channel 5 by up to a million viewers, with regular news updates throughout the day.

07/12/2023

"Mr Schofield reluctantly declined [to give evidence] because of the risk to his health"

5 News’ Julian Druker discusses the findings of a review into ITV’s This Morning, which found “no toxic culture”, after presenter Phillip Schofield admitted to having an “unwise” affair with a younger colleague, and left the show.

07/12/2023

"They really need to get a grip and listen to the experts"

Sally Lester, who's living with long Covid, tells 5 News' Bradley Harris what she thinks of former PM Boris Johnson giving evidence at the Covid Inquiry.

06/12/2023

Golf’s governing body has unveiled a rule change that will reduce how far the ball can travel.

It’s a decision which will impact golfers playing at all levels of the game.

5 News’ Alan Jenkins reports.

06/12/2023

A mountain rescue team based in the Lake District has told 5 News they’ve received more call-outs than usual this year due to extreme weather, which is putting pressure on the vital service.

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05/12/2023

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04/12/2023

"It's a tragedy, it's horrifying"

Wildlife broadcaster Chris Packham is taking the government to court after they weakened several green pledges, just six months after making them. The policies included phasing out gas boilers, and diesel and petrol cars by 2030.

04/12/2023

Parts of Scotland, the North of England and the Midlands have been worst hit by snow and ice, as two people have been killed in subzero temperatures.

So much snow fell in Cumbria that it left people totally stranded and thousands of homes and businesses without power.

5 News’ Bradley Harris reports.

01/12/2023

High-street bakery Greggs has decided to go upmarket. They've picked Newcastle as the spot for their new "Parisian-inspired" bistro.

5 News’ Bradley Harris has gone along to try the "fine dining" experience.

01/12/2023

Grandparents Sue and Geoff went viral on TikTok after their granddaughter posted their entertaining cruise vlogs.

5 News’ Catherine Jacob went to meet them.

01/12/2023

"It would be very unusual for the Royal Family to sue"

Solicitor Joe Navas discusses whether legal action will be taken against Omid Scobie after the Dutch version of his book accused King Charles and Princess Catherine of "raising concerns" about the skin colour of the Sussexes' son.

30/11/2023

Members of the RMT union have voted to accept a deal to end their long-running dispute over pay and conditions.

But, Aslef members will continue striking, with walkouts this Saturday and most days next week.

5 News’ Simon Vigar is live at King's Cross station in London.

29/11/2023

There are new yellow weather warnings for snow and ice across parts of the UK from the Met Office.

Last night was the coldest November night since 2010 in some areas of the UK.

Meteorologist Clare Nasir discusses what temperatures we can expect.

29/11/2023

A new book by Royal biographer Omid Scobie has been pulled from bookshelves in the Netherlands because an apparent 'translation' error has included the name of a Royal Family member, alleged to have asked questions about the skin colour of Prince Harry and Meghan's baby.

5 News’ Ruth Liptrot reports.

28/11/2023

The Elgin Marbles have spent the past 200 years in the British Museum - but Greece has always wanted them back.

The dispute is still at the heart of a diplomatic row, as Rishi Sunak recently cancelled a meeting with the Greek prime minister.

5 News’ Political Editor Andy Bell reports from Downing Street.

28/11/2023

All 41 construction workers have been freed after more than two weeks trapped in a tunnel in Uttarakhand, Northern India.

5 News’ Simon Vigar reports on the successful rescue.

27/11/2023

Footballing legend Terry Venables has died at the age of 80. Tributes were paid to the former England manager over the weekend.

5 News' Divya Kohli takes a look back at his life and career.

27/11/2023

The UK's first human case of swine flu strain H1N2 has been detected.

The UK Health Security Agency said it's very similar to what's been circulating in pigs.

5 News’ Natalia Jorquera reports.

24/11/2023

The Brit Awards have announced that they will extend the Best Artist shortlist to ten after 2023’s all-male lineup.

In January 2023 it emerged that there were no females in the new gender-neutral category which replaced best male and female categories two years ago, sparking a diversity row.

24/11/2023

Former Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius is set to be released from prison in January, nearly 11 years after he was found guilty of killing his girlfriend, the model Reeva Steenkamp.

Leyla Hayes reports.

23/11/2023

It's been 60 years since Doctor Who hit our screens.

Frazer Hines, who played Dr Who's assistant, reflects on the "happy years", acting alongside Patrick Troughton.

To mark the anniversary, three special episodes are set to be released.

23/11/2023

Authorities say the operation to rescue 41 construction workers in Northern India, who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel below ground for nearly two weeks, is now in its final stages.

5 News' Rebecca Mbogoro has the story.

22/11/2023

"You will find that you'll be about £500 better off because of the national insurance changes [if you're on an average full-time wage]"

Financial analyst Danni Hewson gives some insight into what the Chancellor's Autumn budget means for you.

22/11/2023

“I don’t think this man is fit for office”

Labour MP Alex Cunningham says Home Secretary James Cleverly "needs to apologise" after he's believed to have made a derogatory comment about Cunningham's Stockton constituency in parliament.

21/11/2023

Nasa astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara were fixing a solar panel on the International Space Station when their tool bag slipped from their grip and floated off into the depths of space.

Days later the 'space junk' was snapped by a Japanese astronaut as he was floating over Mount Fuji, and tonight the small but highly reflective bag will be visible across parts of the UK - about 400km above Earth.

5 News' Bradley Jones reports.

20/11/2023

TV personality Christine Hamilton and CEO of Best for Britain, Naomi Smith, discuss former UKIP leader Nigel Farage's controversial appearance on ITV's ‘I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here’, as viewers are reportedly ‘boycotting’ the series.

17/11/2023

Nine-year-old Carmela Chillery-Watson has a very rare form of muscular dystrophy, but this weekend she'll take to the catwalk, modelling at Bristol's Fashion Show for the third time.

17/11/2023

It's been nearly a month since the deadly Storm Babet brought heavy flooding, 70 mph winds and a huge amount of destruction.

5 News' Bradley Harris returns to South Yorkshire to speak to some of the people worst affected.

16/11/2023

"The older you get, being famous... the more you kind of stay behind your gates"

Musician and actor Martin Kemp tells 5 News' Dan Walker that his three best friends are "my wife, my boy and my girl".

16/11/2023

"It claims that Prince Harry was kept in the dark in the final hours of the life of the late Queen"

5 News Royal Correspondent Simon Vigar discusses Omid Scobie's new book 'Endgame’, which suggests Prince Harry's relationship with Prince William is "beyond repair".

16/11/2023

From next month, pharmacists can give women the contraceptive pill, without them having to see their GP.

It's the first of a bunch of new services pharmacies will start to provide, which the NHS says could free up 10 million appointments a year.

5 News' Health Correspondent Catherine Jones reports.

13/11/2023

“David Cameron was a very, very second-rate politician”

Former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe reacts to former Prime Minister David Cameron being appointed Foreign Secretary, as part of Rishi Sunak's major cabinet reshuffle.

13/11/2023

The funeral of football legend Sir Bobby Charlton took place today.

Fans lined the streets in their masses, paying their respects to the Manchester United and England icon. Former teammates and even Prince William attended.

5 News' Peter Lane reports.

13/11/2023

“It looks as though the centre of gravity of Rishi Sunak’s new cabinet has moved more to the centre”

5 News' Andy Bell and Dan Walker discuss the Prime Minister's major cabinet reshuffle, with Suella Braverman sacked as the Home Secretary and David Cameron’s comeback as the new Foreign Secretary.

12/11/2023

Today is Remembrance Sunday where we commemorate the service and sacrifice of all those who lost their lives in the two World Wars and later conflicts.

All across the UK people are taking a moment at 11am to remember those who defended our freedoms and protected our way of life.

10/11/2023

A critically endangered creature, that's thought to have roamed the Earth with dinosaurs, has been spotted for the first time in six decades by British scientists in Indonesia.

This is the long-beaked echidna that was caught on camera.

10/11/2023

Surgeons in New York have performed the world’s first complete eye transplant.

Aaron James received the surgery after surviving an electrical accident that destroyed the left side of his face, his nose, his mouth and his left eye in 2021.

5 News’ Alyx Barker reports on the major breakthrough.

10/11/2023

The High Court has ruled that Prince Harry and Sir Elton John, among seven high-profile individuals, can continue their claims against Associated Newspapers - the publisher of the Daily Mail – over unlawful information gathering.

5 News’ Royal Correspondent Simon Vigar has the latest.

10/11/2023

An inquest into the sudden deaths of John and Susan Cooper, while on holiday in Egypt in 2018, has found they died from carbon monoxide poisoning.

It was caused by the spraying of a pesticide, used to kill bed bugs in an adjoining room. Their daughter says "our family has been broken".

5 News’ Bradley Harris reports.

10/11/2023

Milton Keynes was once dubbed ‘tent city’ due to the huge number of homeless people. It's since had a dramatic turnaround with now just 16 sleeping rough.

Suella Braverman claimed homelessness is "a lifestyle choice" this week, but those on the streets told 5 News' Ruth Liptrot something different.

09/11/2023

Steven Gallant, who tackled convicted terrorist Usman Khan in the London Bridge terror attack of 2019, whilst on day release, looks back on the tragic day.

Gallant, who was serving a life sentence for murder, was granted a Royal Pardon.

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