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Channel 5 — 5 News with Dan Walker
Tuesday 28 July 2026 · 17:00 BST · 1h · 10 stories · 15 annotated moments · 40 of 60 min on news stories (66%)
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The broadcast began with the verdict in the murder trial of two-year-old Isabel Welsh, whose mother Alexandra Walker and her boyfriend Harrison Simpson were found guilty of murder and child cruelty, with Simpson also convicted of sexual abuse. The court heard Isabel suffered 21 broken bones and a fatal head injury. The programme then reported on devastating wildfires across Europe, with over 350,000 people evacuated, particularly in southwest France where holidaymakers were told to leave with five-minute warnings, and in Spain where the country's worst ever wildfire has destroyed nearly 200 square miles. A major earthquake struck Japan's southern island Kyushu, causing a shopping mall to collapse with 20 to 30 workers missing and a tsunami warning issued.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced an education shake-up allowing 14-year-olds in England to study technical subjects like AI and manufacturing, linked to local businesses, with the aim of providing a direct path into work. The government's planned early release of prisoners to ease overcrowding was paused by the Prime Minister after concerns, and victims of sexual abuse called for violent and sexual offenders to be exempt from any such scheme. Other stories included a professional dancer hired to entertain at the Commonwealth Games by performing as a mop-wielding cleaner, a woman in Cambridge sewing a full-size replica of the Bayeux Tapestry, and a lookalike of the Prime Minister gaining social media fame.
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- 0:30
Claim Mother and boyfriend guilty of murdering two-year-old Isabel Welsh
Isabel Welsh suffered 21 broken bones before collapsing with a head injury; her mother delayed calling 999 and Googled symptoms; Simpson was found guilty of sexual abuse, Walker was cleared of that charge.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 July 2026, 0:30-0:36
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Claim Mother and boyfriend guilty of murdering two-year-old Isabel Welsh
Isabel Welsh suffered 21 broken bones before collapsing with a head injury; her mother delayed calling 999 and Googled symptoms; Simpson was found guilty of sexual abuse, Walker was cleared of that charge.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 July 2026, 3:01-3:11
- 3:19
Claim Mother and boyfriend guilty of murdering two-year-old Isabel Welsh
Isabel Welsh suffered 21 broken bones before collapsing with a head injury; her mother delayed calling 999 and Googled symptoms; Simpson was found guilty of sexual abuse, Walker was cleared of that charge.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 July 2026, 3:19-3:29
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Claim Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from wildfires in France and Spain.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 July 2026, 4:24-4:29
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Claim Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
The Prince of Wales said the wildfires were a stark reminder of climate change.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 July 2026, 9:38-9:43
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Claim Major earthquake hits southern Japan, triggers tsunami warning
The Aeon Mall shopping centre in Kashima suffered an explosion and partial collapse, with reports of multiple deaths and 20 to 30 workers missing.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 July 2026, 10:50-10:56
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Claim Major earthquake hits southern Japan, triggers tsunami warning
Bullet trains were suspended and one derailed.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 July 2026, 11:41-11:47
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Claim PM returns from break with renewed cost of living focus
The scheme is expected to be operational in some areas by 2028.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 July 2026, 21:24-21:29
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Claim Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
The Prime Minister ordered a pause to the early release scheme.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 July 2026, 22:25-22:31
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Claim Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
A victim of rape by her father said the review must exclude men who rape children for her to be reassured.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 July 2026, 22:31-22:35
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Claim Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
The government said without decisive action prisons will run out of space, leaving nowhere for serious offenders.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 July 2026, 23:15-23:19
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Claim Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
The Sentencing Act passed in 2026 reduced the proportion of sentence served in prison from 40% or 50% to 33% for some offenders.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 July 2026, 23:19-23:26
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Claim Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
The Prime Minister ordered a pause to the early release scheme.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 July 2026, 23:29-23:34
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- 33:01 Story begins Flash mop dancer goes viral at Commonwealth Games
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Claim Bayeux tapestry lorry screened for illegal migrants at border
The Bayeux Tapestry arrived in the UK for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 July 2026, 41:26-41:32
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Claim Bayeux tapestry lorry screened for illegal migrants at border
Over 100,000 tickets were sold on the first day of sale.
5 HD, 5 News with Dan Walker, 28 July 2026, 42:30-42:38
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