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Every day we transcribe the main UK TV news broadcasts and compare them, revealing which stories every channel agreed mattered, and which only one chose to run.

8 channels analysed · 122 days archived · 923h transcribed · generated Wed 28 October 2026, 16:17 GMT

Findings from Yesterday

Same story, two framings

GB News and Sky News framed “Healey to deliver first Budget with welfare reform and cost-of-living fixes” differently.

Sky News's Darren Jones presents deferring policy decisions until the 10-year plan as sensible sequencing, while GB News condemns the deferral of welfare reform and defence spending as can-kicking with no faith of change.

But the fact that they've kicked the can down the road on any meaningful welfare reform, they've kicked the can down the road when it comes to defence spending, I've absolutely no faith whatsoever that any of that will be changed.

GB News

So it would be odd for this budget to start making lots of policy decisions in advance of publishing that.

Sky News

6 channels ran this story · both quotes aired within hours of each other

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Same story, two framings

Channel 5 and BBC Two framed “King Charles due in Caribbean as slavery apology calls intensify” differently.

BBC TWO's interviewee dismisses reparations as gesture politics, whereas 5's royal commentator frames them as substantive community reinvestment.

It would be about reinvesting in communities.

Channel 5

But I very much hope that we don't get dragged down this route because it's about gesture politics

BBC Two

2 channels ran this story · both quotes aired within hours of each other

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Today — Wednesday 28 October 2026

What's new: today's coverage as it comes together, and how far the analysis has got.

Analysis progress7 of 20 broadcasts analysed · 4 of 8 channels analysed
Updated 4 minutes ago
BBC News
analysed 3/5 broadcasts
BBC One
analysed 1/3 broadcasts
BBC Two
scheduled · 22:30 0/1 broadcasts
Channel 4
analysed 1/1 broadcasts
Channel 5
scheduled · 17:00 0/1 broadcasts
GB News
scheduled · 20:00 0/2 broadcasts
ITV
scheduled · 18:30 0/3 broadcasts
Sky News
analysed 2/4 broadcasts

Newly detected in the last 48 hours

New

Emerging

Healey delivers first Budget with £100 energy payment and bank tax rise

John Healey has delivered his first Budget, with £100 energy payments for households in council tax bands A to D and a higher bank surcharge helping to fund support.

3 channels
UK Budget

New

Emerging

Russell Brand denies all seven charges as he gives evidence at trial

Russell Brand denied all seven charges, including rape and sexual assault, as he gave evidence at Southwark Crown Court and said a 2023 documentary had devastating consequences.

2 channels
Russell Brand

New

Emerging

Bristol leaseholders say leaking roof and stalled repairs leave flats uninhabitable

Leaseholders at Portland View in Bristol say a leaking roof has caused ceilings to collapse and left flats uninhabitable, while a planned re-roofing project remains stalled.

1 channel
Housing

New

Emerging

At least 64 dead after high-speed trains collide near Toledo

At least 64 people have died after two high-speed trains collided near Toledo, with more than 500 passengers on board and rescue work continuing.

4 channels
Spain Train Crash
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Yesterday — Tuesday 27 October 2026

What converged: the most recent finished day's cross-channel summary — where channels agreed and where they differed.

The editorial agenda was dominated by UK Budget, Israel, and Harry Kane. Sky News showed a distinctive focus, giving Israel 2.5x the average airtime share of the 7 channels that covered it. Notable coverage gaps occurred where Israel was omitted by GB News; and UK Budget was omitted by BBC News.

3 channels opened on UK Budget (BBC Two and GB News with “Healey to deliver first Budget with welfare reform and cost-of-living fixes”; BBC One with “Chancellor announces pre-Budget cost of living measures”); BBC News led with “Iran and Mecca pact agree on efforts to end Saudi-Houthi conflict as attacks continue”; Channel 4 led with “Israel votes in tight election as record turnout challenges Netanyahu”; and 3 others. See every channel’s lead →

Most contested topics

The topics drawing the most flagged language over the last 14 days, weighted so recent days count for more. Quotes shown in context on each topic page.

UkraineIsraelBrexitFrance ProtestsStormsUK Budget

Top Stories Covered

13 broadcasts

Emerging

Harry Kane wins Ballon d'Or as first Englishman in 25 years

Harry Kane has won the 2026 men's Ballon d'Or, becoming the first English player since Michael Owen in 2001 to take the award after scoring 73 goals for club and country.

6 channels
Ballon d'OrHarry Kane

13 broadcasts

Fading

Two men charged over RAF Fairford incident as police link case to Iran

Two British men have been charged under the National Security Act over the RAF Fairford incident, with one accused of assisting Iran's intelligence service and the other of approaching the base.

6 channels
RAF FairfordCounter-TerrorismIranNational Security +1 more

12 broadcasts

Peaking

Israel votes in tight election as record turnout challenges Netanyahu

Israelis are voting in a close election, with record turnout reported and Benjamin Netanyahu facing a strong challenge from Gadi Eisenkot.

6 channels
Israel ElectionIsrael

8 broadcasts

Emerging

Trial of four men over councillor's ex-wife assault

A trial has begun for four men accused of sexually assaulting the ex-wife of former councillor Philip Young.

5 channels
Sexual AssaultJoanne YoungPhilip Young
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Recent days

What got the airtime: the most-covered stories of the last few days, how that agenda split by category, and the week just completed.

Across the last 7 days, Spain Train Crash, Ebola and EFL Cup emerged as new topics, while coverage of Ukraine, Emergency Preparedness and Manchester United faded. GB News stood out, giving Storm Bulow 3.3x the average airtime share of the 5 channels that covered it. UK Budget and Israel led the agenda overall.

19 broadcasts in 3 days · aired in the last day

Peaking

Israel votes in tight election as record turnout challenges Netanyahu

Israelis are voting in a close election, with record turnout reported and Benjamin Netanyahu facing a strong challenge from Gadi Eisenkot.

6 channels
Israel ElectionIsrael

13 broadcasts in 3 days · aired in the last day

Fading

Two men charged over RAF Fairford incident as police link case to Iran

Two British men have been charged under the National Security Act over the RAF Fairford incident, with one accused of assisting Iran's intelligence service and the other of approaching the base.

6 channels
RAF FairfordCounter-TerrorismIranNational Security +1 more

13 broadcasts in 3 days · aired in the last day

Emerging

Harry Kane wins Ballon d'Or as first Englishman in 25 years

Harry Kane has won the 2026 men's Ballon d'Or, becoming the first English player since Michael Owen in 2001 to take the award after scoring 73 goals for club and country.

6 channels
Ballon d'OrHarry Kane

19 broadcasts in 3 days · aired in the last day

Fading

Storm Bulow kills two, closes schools and cuts power across UK

Storm Bulow has left two men dead, tens of thousands without power, schools closed and travel disrupted across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England, with a coastguard search suspended.

7 channels
Storm BulowEmergency PreparednessFloodingStorm Austin +4 more

The week in review

Week 43 · 19–25 October 2026

BBC Two: no tracked coverage of “Storms” all week, against 177 min across 7 channels.

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Across the whole archive

Zoom out: patterns over every day we've ever analysed — and where to go next.

Broadcaster Alignment Map

Channels move closer together when they cover similar stories, and farther apart when their agendas differ.

Most Covered Topics (All-Time)

Topics that received the most TV news coverage across all dates.

01

Immigration

immigration
32h 24m 8 channels
02

Andy Burnham

politics
31h 28m 8 channels
03

Ukraine

war
30h 39m 8 channels
04

Labour

politics
24h 15m 8 channels
05

Reform UK

politics
22h 52m 8 channels

News Agenda by Category

Project-wide share of news coverage devoted to each topic category.

politics 23.4%
international 13.2%
crime 10.9%
environment 7.9%
media 6.8%
war 6.0%
health 5.9%
sport 5.7%
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