Topic Lifecycle: Dormant

This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Friday 23 October 2026 and has not appeared in recent broadcasts.

Coverage trend (last 30 days)

How much coverage this topic got from each channel over the past month.

On screen

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Channel 5, 5 News at Lunchtime, 22 September 2026
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 23 September 2026
ITV, ITV Lunchtime News, 22 October 2026
ITV, ITV Evening News, 22 October 2026
ITV, ITV News at Ten, 22 October 2026

Recent stories

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Updated Friday 23 October 2026

Dormant

RAC links dazzling LED headlights to 263 UK collisions a year

RAC analysis puts dazzling LED headlights at the centre of an average of 263 UK collisions a year, with four in five drivers worried about glare and the government urged to review MOT checks.

2 channels

Updated Thursday 22 October 2026

Dormant

Fillongley knitted traffic mannequins aim to slow speeding drivers

Villagers in Fillongley, Warwickshire, have made life-size knitted traffic mannequins to highlight speeding and slow drivers after 11 collisions in four years.

1 channel

Updated Wednesday 23 September 2026

Dormant

AA: more than a third of young crash victims were not wearing seat belts

AA analysis of Department for Transport data shows more than a third of young people killed in car crashes over five years were not wearing seat belts.

1 channel

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What was reported

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Timeline

Where this topic appeared. Cells show coverage time and are darker when there was more coverage.

Date Channel 5 BBC News BBC One BBC Two Channel 4 GB News ITV Sky News
Friday 23 October 2026 2m 46s 7.8% ———————
Thursday 22 October 2026 —————— 5m 14s 6.0% —
Wednesday 23 September 2026 —————— 3m 48s 3.1% —
Tuesday 22 September 2026 17s 0.7% ———————