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.
Across all channels, the stories getting the most coverage in the latest analysed days.
Across the last 7 days, Mosquitoes and Sudan emerged as new topics, while coverage of Ukraine, US-Iran and Wildfires faded. BBC NEWS stood out, giving Germany Terror 2x the airtime share of its peers. Andy Burnham led the agenda overall.
4 broadcasts · aired in the last day
FadingMajor wildfires in France and Spain have forced mass evacuations, with over 200,000 people displaced and states of emergency declared in affected regions.
1 broadcast · aired in the last day
EmergingAuthorities released 600,000 mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria in Washington DC as part of a program to reduce the local mosquito population.
1 broadcast · aired in the last day
EmergingThe Rapid Support Forces launched a drone attack on Al-Obeid, escalating the ongoing civil war in Sudan.
1 broadcast · aired in the last day
EmergingPresident Trump warned that the US could resume military action against Iran if diplomatic efforts fail, signaling a potential escalation.
The week in review
Week 30 · 20–26 July 2026
BBC Two never covered “Wildfires” all week — 182 min across 7 channels.
Read the week’s superlatives →
Today's coverage as it comes together, and how far the analysis has got.
The most recent finished day's cross-channel summary — where channels agreed and where they differed.
The editorial agenda was dominated by Wildfires, West Bank, and Germany Terror. BBC NEWS showed a distinctive focus, over-indexing on Germany Terror at 2x the average airtime share of peers.
No two channels led with the same story. See every channel’s lead →
Where channels' language diverged most. Quotes shown in context on each topic page.
Zoom out: patterns over every day we've ever analysed.
Channels move closer together when they cover similar stories, and farther apart when their agendas differ.
Topics that received the most TV news coverage across all dates.