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Channel 4 — Channel 4 News
Friday 24 July 2026 · 19:00 BST · 1h · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 43 of 60 min on news stories (72%)
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The broadcast began with President Trump's announcement of new tariffs on imports from over 60 countries, ranging from 10 to 12.5%, justified by claims of insufficient action against forced labour. The UK's tariff remained at 10%, but the EU secured a better deal. Scotch whisky tariffs were removed following King Charles's state visit. The report also covered the ongoing US war with Iran and included an interview with economist Joseph Stiglitz, who called the tariffs a ruse and a tax on American consumers.
The programme then reported on severe wildfires across southern Europe, forcing mass evacuations in France, Spain, and Italy, with climate change cited as a factor. In the UK, the families of the Southport attack victims expressed concern over the perpetrator's transfer to a psychiatric hospital. New Prime Minister Andy Burnham held his first day at the new Number 10 North office in Manchester, convening mayors and ministers. An inquest into the 2017 killing of 14-year-old Corey Junior Davis ruled it an unlawful killing, with failings identified across agencies. In India, ongoing student protests over exam paper leaks and unemployment continued, with demonstrators demanding the education minister's resignation. The broadcast also featured a report on Prospera, a start-up city in Honduras backed by tech billionaires, operating under its own legal system.
- 0:12 Story begins US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners
- 0:45
Claim US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners
The new tariffs are based on a 1970s trade law and are harder to challenge legally.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 24 July 2026, 0:45-0:56
- 4:46
Claim US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners
The Congressional Budget Office and Treasury Department estimate families are paying $1,700 more due to tariffs.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 24 July 2026, 4:46-4:55
- 12:19
- 13:21
Claim Wildfires sweep across France, Italy, and Spain forcing thousands to flee
The largest wildfire in Gironde, France, has burned more than 10,000 hectares.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 24 July 2026, 13:21-13:35
- 15:03
Claim Wildfires sweep across France, Italy, and Spain forcing thousands to flee
The Spanish government declared a national emergency in the Madrid region and the neighbouring province of Avila.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 24 July 2026, 15:03-15:13
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- 16:49
Claim Axel Rudakubana transferred to Broadmoor Secure Hospital
Rudakubana will be transferred back to prison when he no longer requires hospital treatment.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 24 July 2026, 16:49-16:54
- 16:49
Claim Axel Rudakubana transferred to Broadmoor Secure Hospital
Rudakubana will be transferred back to prison when he no longer requires hospital treatment.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 24 July 2026, 16:49-16:54
- 16:59
Claim Axel Rudakubana transferred to Broadmoor Secure Hospital
The families' lawyers question the validity of the diagnosis.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 24 July 2026, 16:59-17:05
- 17:27
- 18:02
Contested quote Andy Burnham opens new Number 10 North offices in Manchester
And author of England correspondent Claire Fallon witnessed everything. Day one for the new PM in his new Number 10 North. Not just a new office, he says, not some gimmick, he adamantly insisted, which some might think slightly at odds with the big fake door with a Number 10 on it. I cannot tell you what a proud moment this is.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 24 July 2026, 18:02-18:08
- 18:17
Charged quote Andy Burnham opens new Number 10 North offices in Manchester
which some might think slightly at odds with the big fake door with a Number 10 on it. I cannot tell you what a proud moment this is. I think this might be the best day of my life. But this is the place where Whitehall meets the rest of the country. I've called it the nerve centre for a rewired Britain.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 24 July 2026, 18:17-18:20
- 18:25
Charged quote Andy Burnham opens new Number 10 North offices in Manchester
I think this might be the best day of my life. But this is the place where Whitehall meets the rest of the country. I've called it the nerve centre for a rewired Britain. Or if you think about it in terms of the day to day kind of challenge around growth, it will be the situation route for growth where we all get around the table,
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 24 July 2026, 18:25-18:29
- 18:33
Charged quote Andy Burnham opens new Number 10 North offices in Manchester
I've called it the nerve centre for a rewired Britain. Or if you think about it in terms of the day to day kind of challenge around growth, it will be the situation route for growth where we all get around the table, mayors with all of the team and the Whitehall department. So we get those decisions made more quickly.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 24 July 2026, 18:33-18:36
- 20:54
Contested quote Andy Burnham opens new Number 10 North offices in Manchester
pay lip service where they listen, but they don't actually do anything. The Tory mayor's party leader was less complimentary on a visit in South Wales. I think this is a very interesting gimmick that the Prime Minister has pulled today. Moving number 10 to Manchester does not make decision-making any better.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 24 July 2026, 20:54-21:01
- 21:43 Story begins Thousands protest in Delhi over exam leaks
- 25:17
Claim Thousands protest in Delhi over exam leaks
Sonam Wangchuk ended his hunger strike after more than three weeks.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 24 July 2026, 25:17-25:31
- 30:19
- 30:19
Claim Inquest into Corey Junior Davis shooting finds unlawful killing
An inquest ruled that Corey Junior Davis's death was an unlawful killing.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 24 July 2026, 30:19-30:26
- 32:29
Claim Inquest into Corey Junior Davis shooting finds unlawful killing
The coroner found failings from multiple agencies but no direct causation to the death.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 24 July 2026, 32:29-32:40
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