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April 30, 2025 • 19 mins
In October 2016 Kim Kardashian was robbed in an exclusive Paris hotel - with the gunmen making off with millions of pounds worth of jewellery.
Now - almost a decade on - a group known as the ‘grandpa robbers’ are finally going on trial for the crime. So will Kim testify?
And why has it even gone to court given one of the men accused released a book entitled ‘I kidnapped Kim Kardashian!’...
Rishi Davda tells Lucy Watson what you need ...
Now - almost a decade on - a group known as the ‘grandpa robbers’ are finally going on trial for the crime. So will Kim testify?
And why has it even gone to court given one of the men accused released a book entitled ‘I kidnapped Kim Kardashian!’...
Rishi Davda tells Lucy Watson what you need ...
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April 28, 2025 • 16 mins
For the mother of a murdered son, a small change in the law could make a life or death difference for other parents who fear for their adult children.
Fiona’s autistic son Christopher was violently murdered in his own home by a criminal who had exploited him.
She’s now fighting for other families' concerns to be acted on - a campaign supported by MPs from all three major parties.
But will the government listen?
Romilly Weeks and Elisa ...
Fiona’s autistic son Christopher was violently murdered in his own home by a criminal who had exploited him.
She’s now fighting for other families' concerns to be acted on - a campaign supported by MPs from all three major parties.
But will the government listen?
Romilly Weeks and Elisa ...
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April 25, 2025 • 11 mins
Ever used a nasal spray to deal with a cold?
Imagine using one so much, you need surgery. That's what happened to one woman who told us she'd become addicted.
Thousands more have been opening up with similar stories. So how are they getting hooked?
Sam Holder and Olivia Mustafa tell Mary Nightingale what you need to know.
Imagine using one so much, you need surgery. That's what happened to one woman who told us she'd become addicted.
Thousands more have been opening up with similar stories. So how are they getting hooked?
Sam Holder and Olivia Mustafa tell Mary Nightingale what you need to know.
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April 23, 2025 • 8 mins
The death of Pope Francis has prompted an outpouring of grief from Catholics across the world.
Public mourning has begun, with the public having three days to file past his open coffin at St Peter's Basillica in the Vatican before his funeral on Saturday.
Cardinals will then begin conclave: the private process to choose Pope Francis's successor. So what is it and how soon will the next Pope be in place?
From the Vatican, ITV News Euro...
Public mourning has begun, with the public having three days to file past his open coffin at St Peter's Basillica in the Vatican before his funeral on Saturday.
Cardinals will then begin conclave: the private process to choose Pope Francis's successor. So what is it and how soon will the next Pope be in place?
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April 21, 2025 • 11 mins
When you rent a new home, it will come furnished or unfurnished.
But if you're in social housing, it's standard practice for something pretty vital to be missing: carpets.
When one tenant leaves, they're usually ripped out and the new tenant then has to replace them.
So why is this still happening - and who is the hero helping people who can't afford new carpets?
Will Tullis tells Daniel Hewitt what you need to know.
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But if you're in social housing, it's standard practice for something pretty vital to be missing: carpets.
When one tenant leaves, they're usually ripped out and the new tenant then has to replace them.
So why is this still happening - and who is the hero helping people who can't afford new carpets?
Will Tullis tells Daniel Hewitt what you need to know.
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April 18, 2025 • 13 mins
It’s known as white snus: the nicotine pouches users place between their cheek and gum.
They don’t contain tobacco but their nicotine content can be 20 times as much as a cigarette.
And the teabag-like pouches are also filled with sweeteners and flavourings, to market them to children, who can buy them legally.
So what are the health dangers? And why are so many products getting seized?
Digital Political Reporter Lewis Denison tells Lu...
They don’t contain tobacco but their nicotine content can be 20 times as much as a cigarette.
And the teabag-like pouches are also filled with sweeteners and flavourings, to market them to children, who can buy them legally.
So what are the health dangers? And why are so many products getting seized?
Digital Political Reporter Lewis Denison tells Lu...
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April 16, 2025 • 17 mins
The civil war in Sudan passed the two year mark this week but hardly ever gets global attention.
That is despite its people facing the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with children facing the most extreme violence.
So why has the war been allowed to rage on...and what could stop it?
International Affairs Analyst Rageh Omaar tells Lucy Watson what you need to know.
That is despite its people facing the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with children facing the most extreme violence.
So why has the war been allowed to rage on...and what could stop it?
International Affairs Analyst Rageh Omaar tells Lucy Watson what you need to know.
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April 14, 2025 • 16 mins
It was a wonder drug given to pregnant women on the NHS for nearly four decades, until it was banned in the 1970s for causing irreversible harm to their unborn children.
Yet that devastating damage has continued to pass through the generations.
And now the women whose lives have been ruined are seeking justice.
But how many are there and will their health problems be passed on forever?
Social Affairs Correspondent Sarah Corker tells Da...
Yet that devastating damage has continued to pass through the generations.
And now the women whose lives have been ruined are seeking justice.
But how many are there and will their health problems be passed on forever?
Social Affairs Correspondent Sarah Corker tells Da...
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April 11, 2025 • 16 mins
What does a blocked bridge in Budapest tell us about the changing world order?
It's how thousands of protesters in Hungary have chosen to defy a new law that bans LGBT+ marches, much like Vladimir Putin's Russia has done.
Hungary has also recently pulled out of the International Criminal Court. Are these signs Prime Minister Viktor Orban is being emboldened, not just by the Kremlin - but by the White House too?
Europe Editor James ...
It's how thousands of protesters in Hungary have chosen to defy a new law that bans LGBT+ marches, much like Vladimir Putin's Russia has done.
Hungary has also recently pulled out of the International Criminal Court. Are these signs Prime Minister Viktor Orban is being emboldened, not just by the Kremlin - but by the White House too?
Europe Editor James ...
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April 9, 2025 • 15 mins
Have you ever passed a wind turbine on a blustery day and wondered why it's not turning?
It's not broken. It's stopped because the national grid, the network which transports electric power around the country, can't take any more.
And we're not just missing out on all that green energy, the grid has to pay wind turbine owners to turn them off, costing the taxpayer £1bn pounds a year.
So with ever increasing demand, how will it keep up...
It's not broken. It's stopped because the national grid, the network which transports electric power around the country, can't take any more.
And we're not just missing out on all that green energy, the grid has to pay wind turbine owners to turn them off, costing the taxpayer £1bn pounds a year.
So with ever increasing demand, how will it keep up...
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April 7, 2025 • 15 mins
It is a dangerous and deadly drug and now children as young as thirteen are being hospitalized by spice.
They are getting it in vapes, laced with the powerful synthetic drug.
So how is it reaching them and how can it be stopped?
Social Affairs Correspondent Sarah Corker and producer Olivia Mustafa tell Geraint Vincent what you need to know.
They are getting it in vapes, laced with the powerful synthetic drug.
So how is it reaching them and how can it be stopped?
Social Affairs Correspondent Sarah Corker and producer Olivia Mustafa tell Geraint Vincent what you need to know.
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April 4, 2025 • 11 mins
A showdown in The Supreme Court this week will determine whether millions of drivers who bought vehicles with loans are owed compensation.
If successful, they could be due total payouts of up to 30 billion pounds.
But if you haven't made a claim yet, is it too late?
Consumer Editor Chris Choi tells Lucrezia Millarini what you need to know.
If successful, they could be due total payouts of up to 30 billion pounds.
But if you haven't made a claim yet, is it too late?
Consumer Editor Chris Choi tells Lucrezia Millarini what you need to know.
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April 2, 2025 • 12 mins
For many women, giving birth is a life-defining moment - one which they want as much choice and control over as possible.
But data shared exclusively with ITV News has revealed that for those wanting to give birth at home, that choice is often being restricted or even removed all together.
So why are so many struggling to have home births?
Health Correspondent Rebecca Barry tells Lucy Watson what you need to know.
But data shared exclusively with ITV News has revealed that for those wanting to give birth at home, that choice is often being restricted or even removed all together.
So why are so many struggling to have home births?
Health Correspondent Rebecca Barry tells Lucy Watson what you need to know.
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March 31, 2025 • 12 mins
You may not have heard of microplastics but you are surrounded by them.
Chewing gum, carpets, tea bags - they all contain these tiny fragments...and therefore, so do we.
There's growing research looking at the links between microplastics and dementia, fertility and certain cancers.
And now a private London clinic has developed a new treatment to remove them from your blood - but does it work?
Science Correspondent Martin Stew tells Luc...
Chewing gum, carpets, tea bags - they all contain these tiny fragments...and therefore, so do we.
There's growing research looking at the links between microplastics and dementia, fertility and certain cancers.
And now a private London clinic has developed a new treatment to remove them from your blood - but does it work?
Science Correspondent Martin Stew tells Luc...
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March 28, 2025 • 15 mins
As you scroll and scroll on your phone - do you ever stop to think how what you are seeing is making you feel?
TikTok has removed a filter which used AI to make people chubbier after it was called out for body shaming.
But with a "skinnytok" trend on the rise, is the app doing enough to tackle the surge in videos promoting unhealthy weight loss?
Digital Reporter Cree-Summer Haughton tells Lucy Watson what you need to know...
TikTok has removed a filter which used AI to make people chubbier after it was called out for body shaming.
But with a "skinnytok" trend on the rise, is the app doing enough to tackle the surge in videos promoting unhealthy weight loss?
Digital Reporter Cree-Summer Haughton tells Lucy Watson what you need to know...
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March 26, 2025 • 13 mins
Turkey is a country we all know. We go on holiday there. We enjoy its big cities. It's a member of NATO.
But, in the last week, the closest rival to President Erdogan has been arrested and jailed for alleged corruption and terrorism charges.
Protestors have taken to the streets across the country - fearing their democracy is dying.
And with its vital role across Europe and the Middle East - how will Turkey's fate affect all of us?
From...
But, in the last week, the closest rival to President Erdogan has been arrested and jailed for alleged corruption and terrorism charges.
Protestors have taken to the streets across the country - fearing their democracy is dying.
And with its vital role across Europe and the Middle East - how will Turkey's fate affect all of us?
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March 24, 2025 • 9 mins
Have you seen Netflix's Adolescence?
It's a chilling, thrilling new four-part drama about a young boy accused of a horrific crime. It's had rave reviews and started tough conversations. But can it lead to actual change?
Stephen Graham, one of its stars and co-writers, certainly hopes so and our Arts Editor Nina Nannar has met him.
She tells Mary Nightingale what you need to know.
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Nina Nannar's full interview with Stephen Graham and A...
It's a chilling, thrilling new four-part drama about a young boy accused of a horrific crime. It's had rave reviews and started tough conversations. But can it lead to actual change?
Stephen Graham, one of its stars and co-writers, certainly hopes so and our Arts Editor Nina Nannar has met him.
She tells Mary Nightingale what you need to know.
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Nina Nannar's full interview with Stephen Graham and A...
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March 21, 2025 • 19 mins
Nicholas Prosper has been jailed for a minimum of 49 years for murdering his mum Juliana Falcon, sister Giselle Prosper and brother Kyle Prosper.
But the day could have been unimaginably more deadly.
The Luton teenager had planned to carry out the largest school shooting in UK history.
So what inspired him, what stopped him and what must be done to prevent such horror again?
ITV Anglia's Rosie Dowsing tells Lucy Watson what you need to...
But the day could have been unimaginably more deadly.
The Luton teenager had planned to carry out the largest school shooting in UK history.
So what inspired him, what stopped him and what must be done to prevent such horror again?
ITV Anglia's Rosie Dowsing tells Lucy Watson what you need to...
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March 19, 2025 • 15 mins
Almost a fortnight after ITV News first reported it, the government has now laid out the biggest shake up of the benefits system in a decade.
It wants to get more people, with and without disabilities, in work. It says the changes will save £5n in the next five years
But who will be affected and how badly?
ITV News Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana tells Lucy Watson what you need to know...
It wants to get more people, with and without disabilities, in work. It says the changes will save £5n in the next five years
But who will be affected and how badly?
ITV News Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana tells Lucy Watson what you need to know...
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March 17, 2025 • 15 mins
Across the country, men are being hospitalised and dying after using drugs to enhance sex.
Despite this, it's being called a silent crisis - it's not being talked about and the NHS hasn't gathered much data on it.
It's called chemsex - but why is so little known about it?
Sam Leader and social psychologist Marc Svensson tell I'm Lucy Watson and this is what you need to know.
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Sam's full report: https://www.itv.com/news/2025-03-11/a-si...
Despite this, it's being called a silent crisis - it's not being talked about and the NHS hasn't gathered much data on it.
It's called chemsex - but why is so little known about it?
Sam Leader and social psychologist Marc Svensson tell I'm Lucy Watson and this is what you need to know.
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Sam's full report: https://www.itv.com/news/2025-03-11/a-si...
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