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Mornings with Jones and Melbourne
Friday 23 October 2026 · 06:00 BST · 30m · 8 stories · 15 annotated moments · 22 of 30 min on news stories (73%)
Broadcast overview
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The broadcast’s first substantive story concerned space security: the US State Department accused Russia of threatening behaviour after a Russian military satellite was reported to have stalked a commercial imaging satellite providing intelligence to Ukraine. Defence experts described it as grey-zone warfare in space, and tracking data indicated Cosmos 2612 approached the Finnish ICEYE satellite, with one estimate putting the gap at 30 metres, before backing off. The programme also reported amber and yellow weather warnings as Storm Austin, the first named storm of the season, brought gusts of up to 80 mph to south-west England, with risks from flying debris and large waves. It then reported government measures to equip military planes and Chinook helicopters to fight wildfires after the UK’s hottest summer on record, including a £45 million investment and £25 million for farmers and landscape measures.
The Commonwealth Secretary General, Shirley Botchwey, told Sky News ahead of the King’s Caribbean tour that an apology from the King for the transatlantic slave trade would not hurt and that the time had come for a conversation about reparations. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said the public needed to think about how they would cope with disruptive emergencies, including payment systems going offline or supply-chain failures, as part of a resilience campaign and advice to prepare for three days. The broadcast also reported that dozens of websites were offline after a vulnerability in the PHP programming code, with Cloudflare’s chief executive saying millions of attempted exploits were being seen every minute and that patching was critical.
In Israel, the broadcast reported that a row over conscription of the ultra-orthodox Haredi community was becoming a central issue before elections on 27 October, the first since the Hamas-led 7 October attack; Gadi Eisenkot favoured universal conscription while Haredi interviewees rejected service in the IDF. It then examined divisions in the Green Party over the Zionism is racism motion and after Zack Polanski’s by-election defeat, including the former co-leader’s view that the policy could not remain for two years, Polanski’s refusal to seek its reversal, Labour’s threat to end power-sharing with Green councils that did not condemn it, and Israel’s ban on Polanski entering the country.
On air
People and organisations this broadcast put on air during its news coverage. The channel's own presenters and reporters are not listed. Names as transcribed.
- 4:50
- 9:47
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Secretary General of the Commonwealth
- 11:04
Wes Streeting, Defence Secretary
- 17:08
Adair Schwartz, deputy mayor of Jerusalem
- 19:18
Yitzhak Pindrus, MP
- 25:05
Zach Polanski, leader
- 25:55
Lubna Spaytan, The group's leading activist
- 1:15
- 1:15
Claim Russian satellite stalks commercial imaging satellite aiding Ukraine
Satellite trackers indicated that Russian Cosmos 2612 was shadowing the Finnish ICEYE X-36 satellite, with one estimate putting the distance at about 30 metres.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 23 October 2026, 1:15-1:26
- 2:28
Claim Russian satellite stalks commercial imaging satellite aiding Ukraine
ICEYE said in January it had agreed a deal with Ukraine's Ministry of Defence to provide images for tactical decision-making and national security.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 23 October 2026, 2:28-2:36
- 3:23
Claim Russian satellite stalks commercial imaging satellite aiding Ukraine
Satellite trackers indicated that Russian Cosmos 2612 was shadowing the Finnish ICEYE X-36 satellite, with one estimate putting the distance at about 30 metres.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 23 October 2026, 3:23-3:34
- 5:35
- 5:35
Claim Storm Bulow shuts schools and disrupts Scotland travel
Amber wind warnings were issued for Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and potentially the Channel Islands, with gusts up to 70mph.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 23 October 2026, 5:35-5:45
- 5:56
Claim Storm Bulow shuts schools and disrupts Scotland travel
Storm Austin brought widespread disruption across the UK, affecting southern England on the day of coverage, with Met Office weather warnings in place.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 23 October 2026, 5:56-6:06
- 6:55
- 7:55
Claim Government announces £45m wildfire plan as PM hosts resilience summit
Military planes and Chinook helicopters are to be equipped for aerial wildfire fighting.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 23 October 2026, 7:55-8:04
- 8:58
Claim Government announces £45m wildfire plan as PM hosts resilience summit
The wildfire response plan includes a £45 million investment.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 23 October 2026, 8:58-9:02
- 9:35
- 9:54
Claim King Charles faces slavery reparations calls before Caribbean tour
Shirley Botchwey said it was time to discuss reparations and that an apology from the King would do no harm.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 23 October 2026, 9:54-9:57
- 10:56
- 11:04
Claim Government launches Be Ready 72-hour supplies campaign
The advice covers disruptions including extreme weather, flooding, power cuts, cyber attacks, payment outages and supply chain failures, as well as state-sponsored threats.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 23 October 2026, 11:04-11:14
- 11:18
Claim Government launches Be Ready 72-hour supplies campaign
The government updated its emergency preparedness website with advice for households to be self-sufficient for three days, store 72 hours of bottled water and non-perishable food, and for eligible people to sign up to the priority services register, citing rising threats at home and abroad.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 23 October 2026, 11:18-11:28
- 11:28
Claim Government launches Be Ready 72-hour supplies campaign
The campaign is a three-year effort to strengthen national resilience, with funding behind it.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 23 October 2026, 11:28-11:34
- 12:25
Claim Government launches Be Ready 72-hour supplies campaign
No minister was scheduled to speak about the new campaign.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 23 October 2026, 12:25-12:30
- 13:51
- 14:11
Charged quote Dozens of websites still offline as agencies race to patch PHP flaw
So organizations across the globe been scrambling to patch the code known as PHP. Well, the chief executive of cyber security giant Cloudflare has told Sky News that hackers are wasting no time in their attempt to exploit the crisis. We are now seeing millions of attempted exploits across our network every single minute.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 23 October 2026, 14:11-14:14
- 14:58
- 15:04
Claim Israel holds national election as first-time voters shift right
A dispute over military service in Israel's ultra-Orthodox community has become a major political issue.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 23 October 2026, 15:04-15:12
- 15:55
Claim Israel holds national election as first-time voters shift right
Gadi Eisenkot supported universal military conscription.
Sky News, Mornings with Jones and Melbourne, 23 October 2026, 15:55-16:03
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