600,000
sent home. Farage lays out how he'd cut
illegal migration if reform ran the
country.
>> The only way
we will stop the boats
is by detaining and deporting absolutely
anyone that comes via that route.
Even women and children would not be
exempt from his plans with emergency
powers put in place to stop the small
boats and speed up deportations. A
proposal that has prompted outcry. I
think it would be a bad day for Britain.
How would Britain be seen? You know, we
condemn countries and their leaders as
being despotic when they refuse to sign
up to some of those treaties.
>> Well, reform has only four MPs, but is
riding high in the opinion polls. We
look at the plans and we hear reaction
to them. Also tonight,
tributes to the couple who died in the
aisle of white helicopter crash. A third
victim is still unnamed.
It's just taking one breath at a time,
one step at a time. New measures to
crack down on so-called honor abuse. The
mother of one young woman murdered by
her husband tells us why change is long
overdue.
Back to school and counting the cost.
How branded uniforms are hitting family
budgets. And
the love story that just got official.
Taylor and Travis are getting hitched.
[Music]
This is the ITV Evening News with Mary
Nightingale.
Good evening. Nigel Farage today warned
that the failure to tackle illeal
illegal migration posed a genuine threat
to public order as he launched Reform
UK's plan to deport 600,000 asylum
seekers. The party's leaders said if
reform came to power, it would deport
absolutely anyone who arrived illegally
on small boats crossing the channel,
including children. Mr. Farage said that
was the only way to stop the route being
used. His deputy leader dismissed
concerns do ITB News that people could
be returned to places where they could
face torture. The plans were denounced
by Downing Street as unworkable. The
Conservatives claimed the ideas had been
taken from them and legal experts
condemned proposals to pull the UK out
of vital human rights protections.
Here's our political correspondent Harry
Horton on the plans and reaction to
them.
His party may only have four MPs, but
Nigel Faraj's Reform UK is leading the
polls and preparing for government.
Dozens of his counselors came to this
aircraft hanger in Oxford today as he
unveiled an aggressive plan to stop
illegal migration.
anyone that comes via that route. And if
we do that,
the boats will stop coming within days.
because there would be no incentive to
pay a trafficker.
>> A reform government would seek to deport
600,000 people over 5 years. It would do
this by leaving the European Convention
on Human Rights and disapplying other
treaties. Newly built detention centers
at former RAF bases would house illegal
migrants. For six months, the government
would pay them to leave the UK
voluntarily before striking returns
agreements with countries like
Afghanistan and Iran to forcibly deport
people.
>> How far back does this go? Where do you
draw the line? You say you're going to
deport everyone who's arrived here
illegally. What are the parameters for
that?
>> How far back you go with this is the
difficulty. And I accept that, you know,
and the next question that that Z and I
would get asked is what about those that
are here illegally and have got
children? So, you know, I'm not standing
here telling you all of this is easy.
>> And would it be easy or humane to deport
those fleeing violence and persecution?
>> It is not our job, right, to be
responsible for how other governments,
other leadership regimes in different
parts of the country, how they operate.
>> You would some if you sent someone back
to a country and they and they then were
tortured or they were, you would face
some responsibility for that.
>> Is that more important than protecting
British women and girls? No. We will
protect British women and girls. End of
story.
>> Reform's deportation plans would mean
ripping up existing human rights laws,
which some lawyers say would be a step
backwards.
>> I think it would be a bad day for
Britain. How would Britain be seen? You
know, we condemn countries and their
leaders as being despotic when they
refuse to sign up to some of those
treaties. I think it would be a really
grim day.
>> Almost 30,000 people have arrived in the
UK by small boat this year, a record
high number. the Labor government is
under pressure to bring down.
>> We have a plan. It is starting to
produce tangible results. We're
confident it will work. That will reduce
net migration over the parliament. That
will end the use of hotels for asylum
accommodation. And we'll get on, as I
said, with the admittedly unglamorous
but practical steps that are required to
bear down on this problem here. Nigel.
>> Nigel Farage insists his deportation
plans are realistic and will be popular
enough to help him become prime
minister.
>> Okay. Well, let's go to Harry who's
still at Oxford this evening. Um Harry
Nigel Faraj warned of public disorder.
Very eye-catching headline. What has the
government had to say about it?
>> Well, the prime minister's spokesperson
says he disagrees with that assessment.
Kstarma we're told is angry about the
use of hotels housing asylum seekers
like this one here in Oxford and the
government has pledged to end their use
by the end of this parliament. It is
true there have been protests outside
hotels like this over the summer. Nigel
Farage I think believes there is growing
public anger about this issue and that's
why he's announced this policy
intervention today.
So, what are the um other parties
policies on on immigration then, Harry?
>> Well, the Labour Party, both in
opposition and now in government, it's
long-standing policy has been to smash
the gangs. Uh it says it wants to try
and uh prosecute and disrupt smuggling
gangs. It's also detained around 100
illegal migrants uh that it plans to
deport to France uh within the coming
weeks as part of a new one in oneout
deal. Well, the government's also look
at looking at tightening how the
European Convention on Human Rights is
applied. The Conservatives, they say
they'll deport anyone who arrives
illegally to Rwanda and also deport any
immigrant uh who breaks the law on UK
soil. And Kem Bedno is expected to
announce that her party plans to
withdraw from the ECR at her party's
conference uh next month. The Lib Dems,
they plan to establish safe routes for
refugees. They believe that will make
illegal crossings redundant and they
will allow asylum seekers to work in the
UK if a decision takes over 3 months. Uh
the Greens, they also want to establish
uh safe routes and will only deport
foreigners who commit serious crimes.
Now reforms policy is certainly the most
radical of the major parties in the UK.
In part, they want to try and influence
the debate and move the debate in their
direction.
>> Okay, Harry Horton in Oxford. Thank you.
And uh you can read more about this
story including our political
correspondent Shihab Khan's analysis as
well as the rest of the today's news on
our website.
But in the meantime, moving on and
tributes have been paid to a couple who
were among three people killed in a
helicopter crash on the aisle of white
yesterday. Justina Shozaska and Wat
Kowalsskowski died after the aircraft
came down near Ventnor during a flying
lesson. A third victim has not yet been
named. A fourth person is still in
hospital in a serious condition. From
the scene, Mark McQuillin has the
latest.
>> It was a once- ina-lifetime experience
that ended in tragedy. This couple,
Yustinina Choska and Voytech Kovalovski,
two of the victims from yesterday's
helicopter crash in the aisle of white.
Yina's daughter, Julia, reflected the
agony her and the wider family are
facing, posting this tribute online. She
was the best mom you could ask for,
loved by everyone. She wrote, "This
sudden and devastating event has left
all of us heartbroken and struggling to
cope with the loss."
Today, the helicopter, which came down
in a rural area in the southeast of the
island, has remained there as the
painstaking process of finding answers
as to how this happened continues. The
crash has significantly impacted the
community, including those at the local
airport who had been working with the
pilot in recent years.
>> We're absolutely horrified, devastated.
Everyone here is. It's affected the
whole white community. You know, these
helicopter flights have been operating
for years here without any issues at
all. You know, there's thousands of
these helicopters operating without
incident, but unfortunately they are
machines and you know, there's no 100%
guarantee in life. The investigation
into how what was meant to be an
enjoyable experience. A flying lesson
turned into tragedy a few hundred meters
behind me continues. As part of that,
North Umbrea helicopters, which owns the
aircraft in question, says it is fully
cooperating with the authorities.
The tributes will continue as does a
fundraising campaign looking to bring
Yustinina and Voytech back home so they
can be laid to rest in their native
Poland.
Within the last hour, we have seen
members from the air accidents
investigation branch go beyond the
cordon on the road several hundred
meters behind me as the investigation
work continues tonight. As for that
fundraising campaign I mentioned in my
report to bring the couple back home to
Poland to be laid to rest, well, a short
time ago that had reached well over half
its fundraising target, showing the
strength of support here for those
affected by yesterday's tragedy in the
island.
>> Marquill on the aisle of white there.
Thank you.
The United Nations has told Israel there
must be justice after at least 20
Palestinians, including five
journalists, were killed in two Israeli
air strikes on a hospital in Gaza. After
the first strike hit NASA hospital in
Kunis yesterday, a second followed
around 10 minutes later as medics and
journalists arrived on the scene.
Downing Street called the attack
completely indefensible. Well, tonight,
Israel's military issued an interim
report into what the country's prime
minister said was a tragic mishap and a
warning that this report from our
correspondent Sedel Karia contains
footage of the aftermath of the air
strike, which you may well find
upsetting.
>> She was one of the few women reporting
this war from inside Gaza. Freelance
journalist Mariam Dagger documented
hunger, displacement, and loss for
outlets like the Associated Press. Often
at NASA hospital in Han Ununice, she
filmed its endless stream of the wounded
and starving. Yesterday, it is where she
was killed. One of five journalists who
died in an Israeli air strike. She knew
the risk. In a message left for her
13-year-old son, Gaith, she told him not
to cry over me and make me proud.
>> The attack that killed her at Gaza's
last functioning hospital came without
warning. The first blast tore through
its upper floors. Families ran out.
Journalists and rescuers ran in.
>> Then came a second strike. hitting a
staircase, a place reporters often
gathered to broadcast.
Among the dust, the dead, 20 in all,
including Mariam and four other
journalists. The strike captured on live
stream shows her just moments before.
Above her, Husam Az Mazri, a Reuters
cameraman, and next to him in the black
t-shirt, Muhammad sing to protect
journalists. The US, EU, and Britain
have denounced the attacks, and Germany
is demanding a full investigation.
>> Let's not forget that international
reporters are barred from entering GSA.
So, the journalists who are on the
ground are really only eyes and ears of
the conflict. So, I think that one of
the reasons uh is certainly to disrupt
the flow of information about the
conflict.
Tonight, the Israeli military said its
initial inquiries had revealed it hit
the hospital to destroy what it claims
was a Hamas camera being used to observe
soldiers and to kill six Hamas
terrorists.
But inside Israel, pressure is also
mounting with nationwide protests today
from families of hostages taken by
Hamas. They blocked major highways,
furious at the government's failure to
bring their loved ones home.
>> Almost 200 journalists have now been
killed in this war, more than in any
other conflict. The question pressing
Israel tonight. Is it breaking
international law? Sel Karia, ITV News.
>> Couple of other stories. and one of the
residents of a hotel for migrants in
Eping has gone on trial for allegedly
trying to kiss and touch a 14-year-old
girl as she ate a pizza. It is claimed
Hadouch Gerber Slazi Kabatu made
inappropriate comments to the girl and
her friend before inviting them back to
the Bell Hotel. Speaking in court
earlier today, the teenage girl said
she'd felt sick to her stomach after the
alleged incident. Gabbatu denies five
charges against him.
Well, allegations sparked protests
outside the Essex Hotel and others
around the country with several men
being charged over the incidents. One of
them was Philip Keren, who's charged
with one count of violent disorder in
Eping on the 17th of July. He is alleged
to have used or threatened unlawful
violence. He appeared at Chelmsford
Crown Court earlier today where he
denied violent disorder. The 52-year-old
was bailed ahead of a hearing later next
month.
Now, we know, don't we, it's been a hot
and dry summer, but could it also be a
record breaker? Well, the Met Office has
revealed new data which shows how
unprecedented the past few weeks have
been. And Alex is, of course, here with
more on this. So, what are the Met
Office saying then, Alex?
>> Well, I think it's fair to say the Met
Office wouldn't be saying this if it
wasn't going to happen. it would take
the daily average temperature to fall to
8 Celsius which is quite significant uh
for uh to change the current course. So
it's almost certain this is what they're
saying that summer 2025 will be the
hottest on record for the UK. So figures
from the 1st of June up until just
yesterday show that the average mean
temperature is running at 16.13 Celsius.
That's over 1 and a half centigrade
above the longterm average. And to take
a look at the bigger picture and make it
much clearer, you can see when you
compare it to the 10 hottest summers on
record for the UK, well, 20 25 is
sticking out like a sore thumb. And you
can see that is quite ahead of 2018,
which is the official hottest summer on
record, and that's only until the end of
this month. It also looks as though the
infamous summer of 1976 is going to be
wiped out of the top five in a series
that dates back to 1884. In 76, the heat
wave was severe. It came with widespread
drought with many flocking to the
beaches to cool down. This summer has
been more intense. We've seen more heat
waves, four in total. And whilst the uh
temperature didn't reach that 40.3
Celsius, the hottest temperature ever
recorded in the UK, the temperature sat
comfortably uh above average. And it
does beg the question, our
record-breaking summers here to stay.
>> Okay, Alex, of that already seems like a
distant memory though, doesn't it? More
of which later. Thank you. Well, there
is plenty more still to come. The it of
evening news, including the mother of a
pregnant woman who was killed by her
husband welcomes new government measures
to tackle honorbased abuse.
I wake up broken and in pain and go to
sleep broken and in pain. Those who
could have been here with me had there
been a legal definition of honor based
abuse.
And talking about the drought, well,
it's devastated water levels and closed
canals, leaving boats high and dry.
All of that and more after the break.
See them?
Hello again. Welcome back. New measures
are going to be introduced to crack down
on so-called honorbased abuse. The
government has announced it includes
crimes such as female genital
mutilation, forced marriage, and murder.
The move follows the murder of pregnant
Faria Javeet, who was pushed from
Arthur's seat in Edinburgh by her
abusive husband when she decided to
leave their marriage. Fia's mother told
our North of England correspondent
Rachel Townsend why these changes are so
important.
Day two and we've probably taken about
2,000 pictures.
>> To her family, Fia Javeed was a
humanitarian who gave so much to the
world. She was also a victim of
honorbased abuse, something her mother
feels authorities didn't understand and
as a result could not protect her.
>> Had there been more clarity around honor
based abuse, do you think that would
have helped Fosia?
>> Absolutely. Had it been recognized then
suppose his death would have been
avoided.
>> How hard is that for you to deal with?
>> Extremely difficult. I wake up broken
and in pain and I go to sleep broken and
in pain. Foia could have been here with
me.
>> At 17 weeks pregnant, Foia was pushed
from Arthur's seat in Edinburgh by a
jealous husband. She was about to leave.
Her mother with the charity Karma Nana
has fought successfully for a legal
definition of honor-based abuse. Their
executive director called it a landmark
change.
>> The lack of understanding about what
honorbased abuse is means that you have
professionals that just don't feel
confident to investigate it or prosecute
it. I mean, I used to work for the crown
the crown prosecution service and you
know, there are so many challenges
around how you prosecute crimes in and
of itself, but if you don't have an
understanding of what an issue is, how
on earth can you then translate that
into a story for a jury who might not
understand what it is?
>> Survivors also document blank faces from
those in authority when they report
their abuse. And to tackle that, other
measures include training to help police
officers, teachers, and social workers
spot signs of honorbased abuse and spot
them sooner. How will you remember
Fosia?
>> As a wonderful, amazing person
that gave so much to society.
and is continuing to help people and
save lives.
>> Often there are multiple perpetrators of
honor-based abuse, but more likely only
one offender is ever prosecuted.
Survivors hope this legal definition
will bring greater understanding and
that will lead to greater
accountability. Rachel Townsend, ITV
News.
A manhunt is underway after two police
officers were shot dead in Australia.
Hundreds of officers are still searching
for the suspect who they believe is
heavily armed. The shooting took place
in a small rural town in the state of
Victoria.
At least four people have died and
dozens were injured as Typhoon Kojiki
hit northern Vietnam. Fierce winds and
torrential rain flooded the capital,
Hanoi. More than half a million people
across the country have been forced to
evacuate.
And a towering wall of dust rolled
through Arizona on Monday. The
phenomenon known meteorologically as a
haboo engulfed parts of Phoenix,
plunging the city into near zero
visibility. Tens of thousands of people
were left without power.
Well, here a wildfire on the North
Yorkshire moors is continuing to spread
its forced evacuation of holiday makers
and the closure of roads. Well, Katy
Oscoft is in the North Yorkshire village
of Hoska tonight. Um KT explain how bad
is this wildfire?
Well, this fire started more than two
weeks ago, but you can still see the
smoke coming off the moors there in the
distance behind me. And today, this is
about as close as we can get because
there are now road closures leading to
the heart of the fire. And some
businesses, including a potach mine and
a campsite, have been evacuated as those
flames creep closer. Now, this was
declared a major incident 13 days ago,
but this has probably been the toughest
day since then. Now throughout, fire
crews have been pulled in from
neighboring counties. But today, farmers
have been taking in tankers of water as
what's now becoming a stiff breeze is
fanning those flames and sending smoke
billowing across roads. Now, last week,
holiday makers were told as a precaution
to stay away from those paths
crisscrossing the moors. Today, some of
them have been told to get out for their
own safety. We've also spoken to some of
the thousands of people who saw the blue
skies, came for a day out to the coastal
towns near here. They've been able to
smell smoke. They've had to close their
car windows and that's 25 miles away.
Now, this is affecting an area of now
more than three square miles and it's
really going to affect for some years
the wildlife on the moors there. But
it's simply not possible for anyone just
to get up on the land to assess what is
probably the considerable damage until
the flames die down. And tonight, well,
that looks as though it's going to be
several weeks away.
KT Oscraftoft in North Yorkshire. Thank
you.
And the exceptional heat and dry weather
is also causing chaos on our canals.
Some have almost run dry and have been
forced to close. So, as Jonathan Brown
reports from West Yorkshire, it's having
a huge impact on those who live on the
canals and indeed the businesses that
rely on them.
>> They were once the flowing arteries of
British industry. But after months of
drought, today our canal network is rife
with man-made blockages, leaving some
more marooned than mored to its banks.
>> I am properly beached on the ground.
Adams lived on the leads and Liverpool
canal for 15 years. But despite nearby
lock gates being closed to prevent water
levels dropping, his housebo has sunk
into the mud.
>> It drains you cuz you know you can't
move. I've got to do things differently
like go and get water. I've got to use
me bike trolley to
get bins, toilets emptied.
>> 30 mi away. Boat trips along the Rodale
Canal, too, have come to an abrupt end.
>> This is as close as we can get.
>> It is. It's very sad. It's It is a great
shame for everybody, not just our
customers, all Boers.
>> Susan's been renting out narrow boats to
holiday makers at one end of it for 45
years, but has had to divert business
away from its usual route.
>> Having a drought like this is definitely
something that's worse than we've
experienced for a bit. Either way, you
don't need extremes. You need enough
water to keep the canal going uh but not
too much and you need it spread out.
>> It's on higher ground in areas like this
that the true extent of the shortage is
most obvious. Here the canals are
dependent on rainwater and the
surrounding reservoirs. But in Yorkshire
at the moment they are just 42% full.
That's led the county to become subject
to a hose pipe ban. While waterways in
other droughtstricken areas like the
Grand Union Canal in the East Midlands
are also closing lock gates to keep
boats afloat.
>> Just about a float there, but uh yeah,
give it another few inches and it'd
start to tip slightly.
>> The Canal and River Trusts been
informing boat owners of restrictions,
but they say a return to normality is
far from imminent.
>> It's a very challenging situation, but
we do need a lot more rain. We need a
lot of rain to come. an intensive rain
I'd say for a couple of weeks before we
can get anywhere back to normal.
>> But as those who rely on our canal
network weighed through ongoing
disruption, it's hope the rain does come
and give them a much needed lift.
Jonathan Brown, ITV News.
>> You are watching the ITV Evening News.
It's a little bit after 7:00 and here's
what's still ahead.
>> Back to school. Millions of parents face
a big bill for uniforms for the new
school year.
It's a love story. Taylor Swift
announces her engagement to Trevor
Kelsey.
>> Do you tell him first or did he tell
you?
>> He told me.
>> Oh, that's nice.
>> The D of Sussex reveals who said I love
you first and what she misses about the
UK in series two of her Netflix show.
>> Lots of excitement about today then.
>> Yes, a lot of excitement.
Dog paddle boarding is on the rise as
owners cool off with their four-legged
friends
and the Met office predict summer 2025
to be the hottest on record. But we've
seen a mark change today and there's
more unsettled weather ahead. I'll have
more details in the national forecast
later in the program.
But first, as the eyes of the world have
seen the horrors unfold in Gaza since
the 7th of October, there has been a
surge in Israeli settler violence
against Palestinians in the occupied
West Bank. It comes as the area, which
is home to 3.3 million Palestinians, is
subject to a renewed focus on Israeli
expansion.
There are already 700,000
illegal Israeli settlers living in the
occupied West Bank. And a controversial
plan to further increase the number of
settlers has just been approved by
Israel's government. It would
effectively cut off the West Bank
entirely from occupied East Jerusalem
and end Palestinian hopes of establish
establishing its own state. And amid all
that, the violence has continued with an
estimated 1,000 Palestinians killed. ITV
News has investigated the death of one
of them, 20-year-old Palestinian
American Sif Musullet. He was visiting
his family's home village of Sinjil last
month when he was fatally beaten by
Israeli settlers. Now, Scive's father
says he could have survived had an
ambulance not been stopped from rescuing
him in time. Our correspondent Rachel
Younger heard from witnesses and indeed
from Scythe's relatives and friends to
piece together exactly what happened.
>> In the occupied West Bank, a father says
a final goodbye to his son.
Safe Masala was just 20. A Palestinian
American, he was working at an ice cream
shop in Florida, but came here to spend
time with his relatives.
>> Instead, they buried him and his closest
childhood friend. The pair had been
visiting family farmland in Singinjil
when Safe's father, back in America, got
a phone call from Safe's brother.
>> Something has happened to Safe.
He was breathing at that moment. Uh but
the problem is that they needed a uh an
ambulance. They needed paramedics. They
needed some sort of medical attention
that they couldn't get because of the
Israeli army was preventing that.
>> Mobile phone footage taken by a local
farmer shows a Palestinian ambulance
desperately trying to maneuver away from
two pickup trucks.
This paramedic was on duty that day
responding to reports of attacks by
Israeli settlers.
When we arrived, settlers blocked our
way, attacked us, broke the ambulance's
rear window and siren, even though I had
an injured person inside.
Then the masked men attack again. Video
taken from inside the ambulance shows
what happened next.
"Quick, they're trapping us. Go, go,"
they shout.
I turned to get away, but a group of
settlers chased us by car and they threw
a rock at the windshield, shattering it.
>> Paramedics managed to reach some of the
injured by foot. In all, 28 Palestinians
needed medical treatment.
It was nightfall by the time they got to
safe, who'd been badly beaten, and by
then it was too late.
>> His friend Muhammad also dead from a
gunshot wound. It fell to the village
mayor to certify their deaths.
>> The settlers reacted violently when
villages went back to their own
farmland. As soon as they stepped onto
it, the settlers launched their attack.
>> But since October the 7th, Israel itself
has also increased its encroachment onto
Palestinian land. This is the wall the
military's building around Sinjel. it
says for security reasons. Although 45
local families claim they can no longer
access their land or their livelihoods.
A record number of new Israeli
checkpoints and illegal outposts has
left Sinjil and neighboring villages
feeling increasingly under siege. Rakhan
like safe regularly visits his family
here from America.
>> Past 7 p.m. nobody goes outside because
if you do you will not have a car no
more. They will break your car, throw
rocks, kick your car. There's a chance
you might get shot. You never know what
could happen. And that's why everyone
here is afraid of the situation because
it's not like how it was before. We used
to have two roads leading to the Ma. We
used to have a road from the west and
then we used to have a road, you have a
road from the east. They put a gate on
the road from the west where it used to
take us 15 minutes to get to Jericho.
Now it takes us almost an hour. They
closed that road ever since October 7th.
and we can never go to that road again.
>> But Safe's death has also brought
defiance.
>> They target us, you know,
>> and they make it hard on us and they try
as much as they can to make our lives as
miserable as as it could be. But I just
feel we can't give up.
>> As an American, his son's death brought
promises of investigation. But while the
world's gaze is elsewhere, the rising
number of deaths here often go unnoticed
and unmarked.
Rachel Younger, ITV News.
Okay. Well, let's uh get an update now
on what's making the news tonight. Nigel
Farage has launched Reform UK's plan to
deport 600,000 asylum seekers. Mr. Farah
said if reform came to power, it would
deport absolutely anyone who arrived
illegally on small boats crossing the
channel and that includes children.
In the last few minutes, officials have
confirmed the names of three people
who've died in a helicopter crash in the
aisle of white yesterday. Justina and
Wek Kowalskowski died after the aircraft
came down near Ventner along with Simon
Huitt. A fourth person remains in
hospital.
And the Met Office has released new data
which says the UK is on track to be the
hottest summer since 1976.
Now, as millions of children prepare to
return to school in England, Wales, and
Northern Ireland next week, parents and
carers are counting the cost of buying
them school uniforms. Campaigners have
told ITV News, "Many are struggling to
afford pricey branded shirts, tops, and
blazers, which are often mandatory."
Now, the government has promised to
tackle the issue, but some parents are
still having to fork out hundreds of
pounds. As our consumer editor Chris
Choy reports,
you
>> for millions of children, the new school
year might be a grim prospect, but for
parents, it's the financial impacts that
are dreaded. ism of four has come to a
uniform exchange scheme.
>> It costs so much like having to buy the
uniforms. I think um I had a look and it
was like over 200 just for like
secondary school uniforms. And I think
this is really good as they grow up
really quick.
>> She's helping others by putting uniform
her children have outgrown into this
exchange scheme. Government figures
suggest it typically costs £442 a year
to kit out a secondary school pupil.
Supermarkets like this one have been
engaged in price wars and that has led
to discounting. But the problem is many
schools still insist on more costly
branded items that you can only get from
specialist outlets. And the new rule to
change that across England doesn't come
into force until next year.
Figures from officials show the cost of
school uniform has pushed more than one
in 10 families into financial hardship
with new research today showing 60% of
parents with children receiving free
school meals are struggling. Yet only 22
out of 153 local councils in England
offer uniform grants for those in need.
>> One of the great benefits of school
uniforms is that they're a great
leveler. They mean that children from
any background can turn up at school and
feel like they belong just like everyone
else. But that only works when uniforms
are affordable. So we need to get the
cost right down.
>> So how much are you spending?
>> There's a back to school surge at this
debt advice line in Manchester.
>> When it gets to summer, you're looking
after your children through the six
weeks holidays. It's it's meant to be a
happy time, but what we're finding is
more and more families are speaking to
us saying that, you know, they're
worried about September because they
just don't have anything left when
they're going to be spending, you know,
£400 roughly per child.
>> Parents are advised to check for uniform
grants in their area and whether local
schools offer secondhand schemes, but
getting your children looking good for
the new school year can leave your
finances looking pretty shabby. Chris
Choy, ITV News. Couple of other stories
and Poundland has avoided entering
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plan was approved by the high court. The
scheme will see an injection of up to60
million pounds to keep the retailer
afloat. Barristers told the court that
if plans weren't approved, the company
would have run out of cash early next
And Formula 1's newest team, Cadillac,
have named experienced duo Valtter Botas
and Sergio Perez as their drivers for
their debut campaign in 2026. Cadillac
have build the double signing as a bold
signal of intent.
Now, Swifties everywhere, brace
yourselves. Get ready for a major
development on a real life love story.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have just
announced on social media that they are
engaged to be married. Will Telus is
here with more on this. This is caused
causing huge excitement in the newsroom
and presumably around the world. What
what have you been able to find out?
>> Yeah, that's right, Mary. So, it's
probably fair to say she's the biggest
pop star in the world right now and
she's famously won the hearts of
millions of fans around the world with
songs about love and heartbreak. But as
you say, in the last hour or so, we've
had the news that Taylor Swift is
engaged to her now fiance, the NFL star
Travis Kelce. She made the announcement
in an Instagram post. I think we've got
some pictures we can show you of that
now. The pair were all smiles in a
garden setting, as you can see. And the
caption of that post simply read, "Your
English teacher and your gym teacher are
getting married." And that caption fits
with the song playing in the background,
I'm told by some swifties in the office,
Mary, that's the song playing is so high
school. And that's from her 11th album,
The Tortured Poets Department. A song
believed to be about Travis Kelce. And
the pair have been dating for about 2
years now. And she says she actually
first became aware Travis was
romantically interested in her after he
spoke about going to one of her concerts
on the podcast he hosts with his
brother. And a couple of weeks ago, the
pair went back on that podcast together
where Taylor confirmed that's where the
spark was lit. Let's take a listen.
>> I owe a lot to this podcast. I this
podcast got me a boyfriend um ever since
Travis decided to use it as his personal
dating app about two years ago. So, this
is sort of what I've been writing songs
about wanting to happen to me since I
was
>> Yeah.
>> a teenager.
>> Yes. So, as I said, we've only just got
this news in the last hour or so. The
pair haven't announced a wedding date
yet, but you'd imagine when that wedding
date is announced, it will be one of the
showbiz events of the decade.
>> Indeed. The ring is up there as a as a
ring of the decade as well, I think.
Will, thank you very much indeed.
>> Now, Megan, the Duchess of Sussex, has
also been talking about love and has
revealed what she misses about the UK.
It comes ahead of the release of the
second series of her Netflix show.
Here's Caroline Lewis on Megan's return.
>> The longest I went without being around
our kids was almost 3 weeks.
>> Oh, yeah.
>> I was Yeah.
>> Not well. The Duchess of Sussex has
never been shy about getting candid on
camera and it's a theme that's continued
in series two of her Netflix show with
Love Megan.
>> Was there a moment that you were like,
"Oh, no. I know that I love this guy."
>> Yes. That was our third date.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Did you tell him first or did he tell
>> And revealed more details of family life
away from the UK.
>> Honestly, one of the things I miss the
most about the UK is the radio station.
Our radio is so good.
>> Magic.
>> Magic FM. Wow. Sorry to say this to you
uh publicly, but that's such a grandma
station.
>> But that's about as close as Megan gets
to talking about her former life as a
working royal. Instead, the show is
filled with famous friends from the
couple's stateside life. Earlier this
month, the Sussex's announced they had
signed a multi-year deal with Netflix,
but the first series of With Love Megan
failed to get streaming numbers, and
some branded it as tonedeaf for
promoting an extravagant lifestyle.
Anything that has her face on screen is
going to elicit this kind of reaction
from certain factions. Whereas her fans
absolutely love her. They have gone out
and bought her jams and and preserves
and shortbread mixes. In an interview
with Bloomberg to promote the show,
Megan reflected on how she's been
portrayed.
>> It's not me that they're talking about.
It's some caricature they've had to
create to get clicks. And I'm very clear
on the difference between the two. I
think often times the negative voices,
are they saying negative things and then
secretly going home and making a single
skillet spaghetti? Possibly. And that's
all right. They're trying to pay their
bills and that's for them to sort out if
they're comfortable doing it at someone
else's detriment.
With Love, Megan is widely been seen as
the Duchess's relaunch as a lifestyle
guru, but whether it will pay dividends
and a season 3 will follow is yet to be
decided. Caroline Lewis, ITV News3.
>> Well, still to come after the break,
making a splash, paddle boarding pets
take to the water.
And after a potentially record-breaking
summer, could we be seeing a turn in the
weather? Alex has the full national
forecast coming up next. We will be back
for that and more after the break.
Hello again. Welcome back. Time for the
weather now. And Alex said earlier it
could be the hottest summer on record
after 2018.
>> Yes.
>> But it doesn't feel like that today,
does it?
>> Uh, no. Slightly different conditions
today and also over much of this week.
But before we look forward, just need to
look back to yesterday cuz that was
actually a record-breaking day. So for
uh Northern Ireland and also Wales, they
had their warmest August bank holiday
Mondays as you can see just here. But
the heat is going to slip away as we
head through the next few days. And it's
all down to what was happening last week
on the other side of the Atlantic. We're
going to have the remnants of
exhurricane Eron and that's going to get
caught up already has been in the
jetream. The jetream is going to be
close by over the next few days and
that's going to help to feed the
remnants and areas of low pressure our
way. So let's take a look at the
pressure pattern setup as we head
through the next few days and you can
see it is going to be quite change.
We'll notice rough seas as well
particularly out towards many western
and southern coasts. That's is again
down to the remnants of ex hurricane
heron which could produce waves and has
been producing waves particularly up
towards western parts of Scotland of 5 m
high. Low pressure firmly in control as
we head through the next few days. So,
you are going to have to really keep
your body handy as we head through.
Temperatures though, not looking too bad
at all. Certainly cooler than what we've
seen over the summer, but it is going to
be staying fairly mild. Right, let's
take a look at the details right now.
big crashing waves as we head through
the next couple of days with the
combination of high spring tides and
also the remnants of that exhurricane.
So this week on the whole it's going to
be unsettled as we head through the next
few days. The rain's going to be coming
through that's going to be quite heavy
at times as well and also pretty windy
especially out towards western and
southern coast. Let's get a more zoomed
in look at the pressure pad setup and uh
move over a shorter period of time for
the next 24 hours. And as you can see,
we're going to have this weather front
making its way eastwards across the UK
as we head into tomorrow. So, as I say,
do keep that broadly handy. You can see
behind it again another area of low
pressure. So for this evening then there
were some showers around today
particularly out towards the southeast.
They have now cleared away and as we
head through this evening and the small
hours of Wednesday for many parts as you
can see it does stay on the dry side but
out towards the west that front does
start to show its hand. So outbreaks of
rain beginning to move in. Temperatures
not too bad. Certainly on the mild side
loads of around 15 16° C in places. So,
as we start the day tomorrow, then a
fairly quiet start for many central and
eastern parts. Enjoy the sunshine whilst
it does last. But as we head through,
you can see out towards the west, the
weather goes downhill very quickly and
that band of rain is going to be making
its way east to northeast across the
country. However, temperatures not too
bad and following the trend, staying
around average, if not above. So, we're
looking at a daytime high tomorrow of
around 23 or 24° C. Similar picture as
we head into Thursday. Verable amounts
of cloud cover, some sunny spells, but
again more showers.
>> Hines tomato ketchup sponsors it.
>> So there you have it. A change in the
forecast. Perhaps a sign that autumn,
believe it or not, is just around the
corner.
>> Okay, I think I'm missing summer
already, Alex. Thank you.
And finally tonight, the new craze
coming to a river or waterway near you.
The warm weather has seen a surge in the
sight of dogs joining their owners on
paddle boards. Now, experts say it is
perfectly safe as long as the pets are
happy to take part. And so, we sent
Carrie Davis and her dog Ruby to a water
park in Kent to see what all the fuss is
about.
This is a pup on a sub. Standup paddle
boarding soared in popularity during the
pandemic. Now more and more people are
getting their dogs on board, too.
>> What is it about paddle boarding that
Maui seems to enjoy?
>> Um, he actually quite likes to just lay
down and chill out.
>> He's a pretty well- behaved dog and she
Yeah. just likes to do things and be
outside. So, she got the hang of it
pretty quickly and yeah, we've been
doing it for years now.
>> How you feeling about paddle boarding,
Ellie?
>> That's a look at the lip. In fact, Ellie
is quite the natural and Maui really
does have a relaxed approach. They make
it all look rather easy.
You can't be sent on a job like this and
not get stuck in, can you? And I've even
brought a very special guest.
This is Ruby.
>> Ideally, we're going to get Ruby in the
front of the board. Okay.
>> Okay. Um,
>> are you listening, Rubes?
>> Yes. I'll be holding on to the board and
then we'll gently release you out.
We managed to keep all paws on the craft
for a few seconds, but if there's water
involved, Ruby would rather be in it
than on it.
>> I'd like to reassure any concerned
viewers that she does clearly love the
water.
>> Everyone loves it. Yeah, you could get
big dogs, small dogs, older dogs,
younger dogs. They love the water,
especially during the summer.
>> Do you ever have dogs where it's just
absolutely no go? It's just not going to
happen. Some dogs. Some dogs love it.
Some dogs not so much. They're all so
different. That's why we love them so
much.
>> Experts say as long as both pooch and
their person are safe and comfortable,
it can be a fun way to bond. But always
let the pet set the pace. It's all
right. Rubes can't be good at
everything.
Carrie Davis, ITV News Lid in Kent.
>> Carrie Davis and Ruby, we should say.
And that's all from us for now.
Guarantee you with the latest at 10.
Buck from me and all the evening news
team. Bye-bye.