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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.

08/10/2025

“I’ve started living the life of an 83-year-old woman in the 1950s”

Comedian Tom Allen says the “world would be a better place” if everyone spends time in the garden.

He’s bringing both his sharp wit and even sharper suits outdoors with a brand new ‘Pottering’ podcast.

08/10/2025

Nine million adults in England struggle to read, write or do basic maths - and this means they'll be less likely to find work.

5 News has been looking at how not being able to read or write affects your job chances and the wider economy.

Katherine Nash has been to meet two people who are determined to turn their lives around.

08/10/2025

“Quirky is a lovely way of putting it!”

Peggy the hairless pug won the UK’s Ugliest Dog in 2023 and since then, her charm has led her to Hollywood, as she was cast as Dogpool in Marvel's Deadpool & Wolverine.

Dan Walker had the privilege of meeting Peggy and her owner, Holly...

07/10/2025

“You have to make a split-second decision to turn left, turn right. You don't know which decision is going to possibly save your life”

Survivor of the 7th October attacks, Natalie Sanandaji, remembers the day she had to escape Hamas militants.

Today marks two years since 1,200 people lost their lives and 251 were taken hostage.

07/10/2025

Have you had your phone stolen?

Phone theft has skyrocketed in the past few years, but a nationwide crackdown has begun. London's Met Police force says it's busted a gang suspected of stealing around HALF of the 80,000 mobiles taken in the UK last year.

5 News' Peter Lane reports.

07/10/2025

Memorial events have been held across Israel to mark the second anniversary of the October 7th attacks.

Around 1,200 people lost their lives that day, with another 251 taken hostage, when Hamas militants stormed the country and massacred innocent civilians.

5 News' Alan Jenkins has been looking back on that day.

Warning: contains some graphic pictures and distressing detail.

07/10/2025

Dashcam footage captured the moment a dangerous driver hit another car at high speed.

Darren Marshall failed to stop at red lights at a roundabout in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The 49-year-old pleaded guilty to causing serious injuries by dangerous driving.

Marshall was given an eight-year driving ban, a 17-month jail sentence, suspended for two years, and ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work.

07/10/2025

'The Police was a very flash Prada suit made out of razor blades'

Police drummer Stewart Copeland tells 5 News about having band therapy with Sting, but the secret to their success was "that clash".

He's now swapping his drum kit for his voice, as he's on a spoken word tour called 'The Police, Hollywood and Other Adventures.'

06/10/2025

Imagine being trapped in a small, dark space with a storm overhead, and no way out...

This was the reality for three cavers in North Yorkshire, who spent more than thirty hours below the surface as Storm Amy raged on.

06/10/2025

One of the nation's best known authors, Dame Jilly Cooper, has died at the age of 88.

Her risqué romance novels, The Rutshire Chronicles, were groundbreaking when they burst onto the scene in the 80s - introducing millions of readers to a world of glamour and excess.

The Queen has paid tribute, describing her as a "legend" and a "wonderfully witty and compassionate friend to me and so many".

06/10/2025

Grace O'Malley-Kumar will be awarded the George Medal for bravery, for trying to defend her friend Barnaby Webber during the Nottingham attacks. Both she and Barnaby, who were both 19, died after being stabbed.

5 News' Katherine Nash has been speaking to her family.

06/10/2025

The Queen has paid tribute to author Dame Jilly Cooper, who has died at the age of 88.

Her risqué romance novels, The Rutshire Chronicles, were groundbreaking when they burst onto the scene in the 80s - introducing millions of readers to a world of glamour and excess.

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Channel 5 News covers the key events of the day with a boldness to often lead on different stories to other news programmes and put people at the heart of its news reports. The flagship programme at 5pm is watched by up to a million viewers, with a later bulletin broadcast at 6.30pm and regular short news updates throughout the day. The Channel 5 News operation is located in a bespoke state-of-the-art newsroom based at Channel 5, linked to ITN's central technical, editorial and corporate infrastructure. ITN changed the TV news landscape when it launched 5 News in 1997, producing Five News for nine years before winning the contract to supply news to Channel 5 again from 2012.

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