It is produced by ITN from its main newsroom on London's Gray's Inn Road, and has been broadcast since Channel 5's launch in March 1997.

[4] The first Sky-produced bulletin was planned for 3 January 2005 but the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami brought this forward two days in a short Saturday evening update.

On 10 August 2009, Channel 5 announced that its Five News at 7 programme would be axed in the autumn of 2009 along with newscaster Isla Traquair, who had presented it.

[12] In November 2009, James Partridge of facial disfigurement charity Changing Faces presented the lunchtime news bulletins all week.

[18] On the 2 September 2011 it was announced that David Kermode, at-the-time editor, would leave 5 News in order to take up an editorial spot on Daybreak.

[22] This changed in November 2010 when Sian Welby joined Channel 5 as weather presenter, with former BBC and ITV meteorologist Kirsty McCabe providing cover.

Channel 5 hopes the relaunched news show will complement the Jeremy Vine programme shown each weekday morning and will be equally vibrant.

In March 2022, five months after the 5 News relaunched as an hour-long format, Broadcast reported that Sian Williams will step down as one of the main presenters after six years.

Williams will still present one-off programmes made by ITN for Channel 5 and will continue to be involved with the Mind Matters with Dr Sian feature on 5 News.

[27] On 4 April 2022, Dan Walker was confirmed to be leaving BBC Breakfast to joining the show, replacing Sian Williams.