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Mornings with Jones and Melbourne
Friday 28 August 2026 · 06:00 BST · 30m · 4 stories · 15 annotated moments · 24 of 30 min on news stories (81%)
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The broadcast opened with the devastating floods in Nepal, where the death toll had risen to 469, with more than a thousand people missing across Nepal and Tibet, including 33 British tourists. Drone footage showed entire villages destroyed, and rescuers were searching through mud for survivors, including hundreds feared trapped in a hydropower plant tunnel. Residents in the Dunga Bazaar area were fleeing in fear of a second wave of flooding, and one man described losing 40 members of his extended family. The programme also reported on the Patel family from Coventry, whose parents were among the missing after a pilgrimage, with their son expressing frustration at the lack of information from the Foreign Office.
In UK politics, the new chancellor, John Healey, gave an interview in which he stressed fiscal discipline as his first priority, while facing questions about how he would deliver the change promised by his new boss, Prime Minister Andy Burnham. He acknowledged the government was a continuity Labour government with a change of leader, and said he would set out budget decisions in late October, including an evolution of council tax with a new top band for high-value properties. Political correspondents noted the tension between Burnham's expensive promises and Healey's cautious tone, which sounded similar to his predecessor Rachel Reeves.
Other news included UEFA considering criminal proceedings against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over plans to sell parts of the World Cup, and Donald Trump signing an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America on the US side, a move dismissed by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. A partial lunar eclipse was underway, with about 96% of the moon passing through the Earth's shadow. The policing watchdog called for a new national body to control firearms licensing, citing inconsistent application and a postcode lottery. Finally, the World Health Organization reported more than 2,500 deaths from an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with an official saying progress was being made but more resources were needed.
- 1:44 Story begins Nepal and Tibet earthquake death toll rises to 750
- 2:09
Claim Nepal and Tibet earthquake death toll rises to 750
Entire villages were destroyed.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 28 August 2026, 2:09-2:15
- 3:29
Claim Nepal and Tibet earthquake death toll rises to 750
Hundreds of people were reported dead and many more missing, including foreign nationals, UK citizens, and police officers.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 28 August 2026, 3:29-3:36
- 4:09
Claim Nepal and Tibet earthquake death toll rises to 750
Broadcasters warned of a possible second flood from a lake formed by debris.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 28 August 2026, 4:09-4:13
- 4:23
Charged quote Nepal and Tibet earthquake death toll rises to 750
concern about a second wave of flooding coming through. You can see everyone trying to escape on motorbikes. A lot trying to get to higher ground. Any kind of high building that they can find. Panic, set in immediately. Rescue teams telling us to get out. Everyone trying to flee as quick as they can. And this is why they're so terrified.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 28 August 2026, 4:23-4:25
- 11:35
- 12:01
Charged quote Chancellor John Healey faces budget test after quitting as defence secretary
Our deputy political editor, Sam Coates, has been speaking to him. What do you think of that? Wanting to please. John Healey looks like another new chancellor who's enjoying handing out the sweeties. Boss. Andy Burnham's new man in the Treasury, in a holiday park in West Wales to highlight summer help for families,
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 28 August 2026, 12:01-12:07
- 12:26
Claim Chancellor John Healey faces budget test after quitting as defence secretary
Healey said the summer savings scheme saved families over £4 million.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 28 August 2026, 12:26-12:30
- 12:36
Charged quote Chancellor John Healey faces budget test after quitting as defence secretary
in the last couple of months. But like so much this government can do, it's limited help, and he admits it doesn't solve everything. How much of a rosy gloss does he want to put on his economic inheritance? And most of all this question. Just how different will he really be from Rachel Reeves? Six weeks into being chancellor,
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 28 August 2026, 12:36-12:41
- 12:52
Claim Chancellor John Healey faces budget test after quitting as defence secretary
Healey said fiscal discipline is his first priority and the bedrock of economic stability.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 28 August 2026, 12:52-12:58
- 12:52
Claim Chancellor John Healey faces budget test after quitting as defence secretary
Healey said fiscal discipline is his first priority and the bedrock of economic stability.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 28 August 2026, 12:52-12:58
- 12:52
Claim Chancellor John Healey faces budget test after quitting as defence secretary
Healey said fiscal discipline is his first priority and the bedrock of economic stability.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 28 August 2026, 12:52-12:58
- 14:55
Claim Chancellor John Healey faces budget test after quitting as defence secretary
Healey said the government is evolving council tax by introducing a top band for extremely valuable properties.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 28 August 2026, 14:55-15:04
- 14:55
Claim Chancellor John Healey faces budget test after quitting as defence secretary
Healey said the government is evolving council tax by introducing a top band for extremely valuable properties.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 28 August 2026, 14:55-15:04
- 16:01
Charged quote Chancellor John Healey faces budget test after quitting as defence secretary
What a contrast between the man I've just spoken to and his new boss next door in Downing Street. Of course, it's the job of the new chancellor to temper any fears that Andy Burnham might be a spender-holic, but will they make good neighbours in the long term? So have you managed to move into the number 10 flat, number 11 flat?
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 28 August 2026, 16:01-16:09
- 18:05
Charged quote Chancellor John Healey faces budget test after quitting as defence secretary
And frankly, when you heard him talking like that, he did sound just like Rachel Reeves, the former chancellor. And I think you could almost hear the sound of Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer grinding their teeth a little bit there, hearing him talking, particularly when asked about whether he'd had a shift
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 28 August 2026, 18:05-18:12
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- 26:31
Claim Ebola outbreak in DRC is deadliest in country's history and fastest growing on record
More than 2,500 people have died, with half of those deaths occurring in the last 20 days.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 28 August 2026, 26:31-26:36
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