''ITV Weekend News'' is the national news bulletins on the British television network ITV at a weekend.
However it is often referred to in programme guides as ''ITV News'' (morning), ''
ITV Lunchtime News
The ''ITV Lunchtime News'' is the afternoon news programme produced by ITN on the British television network ITV. It airs Monday to Friday from 1:30pm, covering British national and international news stories and is presented by Nina Hossain. ...
'' (lunchtime), ''
ITV Evening News
The ''ITV Evening News'' is the evening news programme produced by ITN on the British television network ITV. It airs Monday to Friday from 6:30pm usually until 7.30pm (since March 2022) though the finishing time of the bulletin can occasiona ...
'' (evening) and ''ITV News'' (late-night) in line with the respective weekday bulletins. They are produced by
ITV News
ITV News is the branding of news programmes on the British news television channel of ITV (TV network), ITV. ITV has a long tradition of television news. ITN, Independent Television News (ITN) was founded to provide news bulletins for the netwo ...
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ITN
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.
History
On 22 January 2001, ITN News (ITN News and Sport, ITN Evening News, ITN Early Evening News (Weekend), ITN Late Evening News) was renamed under the umbrella name ITV Weekend News.
The four broadcasts which air morning, lunchtime, early evening and late-night feature British national and international news stories, as well as a round-up of the weekend's sports news. All bulletins, with the exception of the morning update, are followed by a national and regional
ITV Weather
ITV Weather is the national and regional forecast shown on UK terrestrial network ITV, and is provided by the Met Office (except the Channel Islands forecast, which is provided by the Jersey Meteorological Department). Bulletins are usually br ...
forecast. The morning bulletin is on at 9:25am on Saturday and Sunday mornings
The ''ITV Weekend News'' is presented by a pool of on air staff from across the ITV News portfolio.
The ''ITV Weekend News'' presenter also fronts the impending ''
ITV News London
''ITV News London'' is a British television news service broadcast on ITV London and ITVX. It is produced by ITN.
History
London News Network
The programme launched on Monday 4 January 1993 as ''London Tonight'', after Carlton Television won ...
Andrea Byrne
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Personal life
Born in Guildford, Surrey, Byrne gr ...
(2010–)
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Gamal Fahnbulleh
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Lucrezia Millarini
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Early life
Lucrezia Gaia Millarini was born in London on 18 February 1976 into a family of Italian descent. ...
Mary Nightingale
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Education and early career
Nightingale was born in Scarborough, the third of four daughters. She mov ...
Fiona Armstrong
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(1985–1992)
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Pamela Armstrong
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Background
Armstrong's career in journalism started with Capital Radio where she presented the daily news and current affairs programme '' L ...
Felicity Barr
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Radio career
Barr trained as a journalist at 2-Ten FM, before she specialised in sports reporting, covering events in sport ...
Alastair Burnet
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David Cass
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Christopher Chataway
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Education
Chataway was born in Chelsea, London, the son of James Deny ...
Julie Etchingham
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(2009–2015)
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Anna Ford
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(1978–1980)
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Sandy Gall
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Nina Hossain
Nina Hossain is a British journalist and presenter employed by ITN as the lead presenter of the '' ITV Lunchtime News''.
Background
Hossain was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England to a Bangladeshi father and an English mother. Her f ...
(2004–2015)
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Natasha Kaplinsky
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Trevor McDonald
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McDonald began his career working as a ...
(1980–2003)
* Lucy Meacock (2007–2009, 2011–2015)
*Graham Miller (1993–2001)
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Dermot Murnaghan
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Lucy Owen
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Early life
Born 18 June 1971, in Llandaff, Owen attended Howell's School in Llandaff, Cardiff, and graduated from Royal Holloway, University of London, in Eng ...
Kylie Pentelow
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Alastair Stewart
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Stewart joined Southern Television in 1976, then joined ITN in 1980, where he served three years with ''Channel 4 News'' and went on to become a ma ...
(1981–1992, 2003–2020)
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John Suchet
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Charlene White
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* Sally Biddulph (2009-2012)
* Anushka Asthana (2025–)