''Sky News at Five'' (formerly ''Live at Five'') and ''Sky News at Six'' were the titles of

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' authoritative hour-long evening news round-ups, beginning at 5pm and 6pm, British time.

Format

Until October 2016, the slot was anchored by

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on weekdays, providing a round-up of all the day's events and coverage of any late-breaking news. The programme ran until 6:30pm (7pm on Fridays), although the 6-7pm hour was known as ''Sky News at Six''. The programme was branded ''Live at Five'' from the channel's launch in 1989 until April 2011, when a change in branding policy was introduced, and the majority of Sky News output was rebranded as simply Sky News. In October 2016, the programme was axed as part of a schedule change.

Rivals

The programme's main rival was ''

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'', anchored by

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. Channel 5 also aired '' 5 News at 5'' - their main news programme - at the same time.

Presenters

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