5 News

A compact alternative among the main free channels. 5 News is made by ITN, the same company behind ITV News and Channel 4 News, for Channel 5, which belongs to the American group Paramount. Like every UK broadcaster it must be duly impartial, so the difference from the BBC and ITV is format rather than politics. Useful if you want the day's main stories in the early evening without committing to a long program.