Channel 4 News

In Israel, the programme reported violence in the occupied West Bank as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised an unprecedented crackdown ahead of the first election since 7 October. It covered a deadly attack in which two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers before being shot dead, Netanyahu’s campaign and coalition partners including Itamar Ben-Gvir, rival Gadi Eisenkot, and an election centred on Netanyahu. A correspondent’s West Bank report described settler attacks, checkpoints and movement restrictions, a besieged Palestinian family in Masafer Yatta, disrupted olive harvests, demolitions, water blockades and economic pressure, including an attack on a Washington Post journalist. The programme also interviewed Dr Shany Mor about polling and the governing coalition’s prospects.

It then reported that Storm Austin brought gusts of up to 84mph, causing power cuts, school closures, rail disruption and cancelled ferries, and that the Met Office issued a new amber danger-to-life warning as Storm Bulow headed for Scotland and parts of the north. The programme also examined the government’s Be Ready campaign, including advice to stock food and water for 72 hours, warnings about cyber and infrastructure threats, and interviews with Ray Mears and Dr Lucy Easthope about resilience and avoiding panic.

Later, the Duchess of Sussex said police had informed her in 2018 about disturbing allegations against her estranged father, Thomas Markle, after reports that images of child sexual abuse were allegedly found at his former home in the Philippines; he denied the accusations. Andy Burnham said he stressed Ukraine’s need for full Starlink access in a call with Donald Trump, following a White House statement that Melania Trump had helped arrange a ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky and humanitarian access. Finally, Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson and Baroness Lawrence visited Liverpool communities, including a library damaged during the 2024 racist riots, with Baroness Lawrence warning that what happened to her son Stephen could happen again.