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Channel 4 — Channel 4 News
Sunday 26 July 2026 · 18:00 BST · 30m · 4 stories · 15 annotated moments · 23 of 30 min on news stories (76%)
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Fast-moving wildfires in France and Spain have forced almost 270,000 people to flee, with the first death confirmed near Valencia. A major incident was declared in Scotland's Cairngorms National Park, where a fire has burned for 11 days, leading to the evacuation of a village. Spain declared its first national emergency over a wildfire, and the Scottish government requested military aerial support. An expert described the situation as the new normal due to climate breakdown.
India's education minister resigned after a week of mass demonstrations by the so-called cockroach youth movement, triggered by a leaked medical school entrance exam. Protesters secured concessions including the release of arrested protesters and compensation for families of 21 students who died. At the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner, Donald Trump insulted journalists and teased running for a fourth term. Ukraine was accused of an overnight attack on a holiday camp in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine, killing 11 people including four children. A drone was shot down over Romania for the second day. In Essex, a large fire and explosion at a farm industrial unit destroyed three fire engines and injured four firefighters. Two months after English local elections, many newly elected councillors are struggling with procedures, and numerous councils are under no overall control.
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Channel 4 News. Terrifying scenes as more than a quarter of a million people are forced to flee. Fast-moving wildfires in France and Spain and the first death is confirmed this afternoon of a man near Valencia. Good evening. Some have called the scenes apocalyptic with witnesses describing ash falling from the sky, towering plumes of black
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 26 July 2026, 0:12-0:15
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forced to flee. Fast-moving wildfires in France and Spain and the first death is confirmed this afternoon of a man near Valencia. Good evening. Some have called the scenes apocalyptic with witnesses describing ash falling from the sky, towering plumes of black smoke and six-storey high flames. Some of the worst wildfires
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 26 July 2026, 0:24-0:41
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Charged quote Wildfires in France, Spain, and Scotland force evacuations
the first death is confirmed this afternoon of a man near Valencia. Good evening. Some have called the scenes apocalyptic with witnesses describing ash falling from the sky, towering plumes of black smoke and six-storey high flames. Some of the worst wildfires to ever sweep across France and Spain have forced almost 270,000
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 26 July 2026, 0:41-0:45
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Charged quote Wildfires in France, Spain, and Scotland force evacuations
the first death is confirmed this afternoon of a man near Valencia. Good evening. Some have called the scenes apocalyptic with witnesses describing ash falling from the sky, towering plumes of black smoke and six-storey high flames. Some of the worst wildfires to ever sweep across France and Spain have forced almost 270,000
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 26 July 2026, 0:41-0:50
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Charged quote Wildfires in France, Spain, and Scotland force evacuations
Good evening. Some have called the scenes apocalyptic with witnesses describing ash falling from the sky, towering plumes of black smoke and six-storey high flames. Some of the worst wildfires to ever sweep across France and Spain have forced almost 270,000 people out of their homes. And here a major incident has also now
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 26 July 2026, 0:45-0:50
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been declared in Scotland with a fire burning out of control for 11 days now in Cairngorms National Park, resulting in an entire village being evacuated. This is the reality of the worsening climate crisis. Sweeping fires and scorching heat waves, testament to the fact that Europe is now the fastest warming
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 26 July 2026, 1:09-1:17
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There's no stopping the fire in France's southwest. Having started on the coast, it's now advancing on the city. Last night, people in the suburbs of Bordeaux got the message to evacuate. We just have to deal with it. It's unimaginable. It's incredible. But, well, that's how it is. There's a lack of resources. If the fire hasn't been put out, it's
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 26 July 2026, 3:33-3:37
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on the coast, it's now advancing on the city. Last night, people in the suburbs of Bordeaux got the message to evacuate. We just have to deal with it. It's unimaginable. It's incredible. But, well, that's how it is. There's a lack of resources. If the fire hasn't been put out, it's because we're short of water-bombing aircraft. We lost two men in the
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 26 July 2026, 3:33-3:41
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incredible. But, well, that's how it is. There's a lack of resources. If the fire hasn't been put out, it's because we're short of water-bombing aircraft. We lost two men in the town, firefighters two days ago. The situation is unacceptable. A military cargo plane has been conscripted, converted so it can drop fire retardant.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 26 July 2026, 3:49-3:53
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Tonight, around 5,000 people will try to sleep here, the exhibition centre in Bordeaux. We're never happy to leave our home. We felt bad, like most people. It's very hard. I didn't understand. I'm in tears because I don't get it. With people left trying to protect their homes on their own, France has requested help under the European Civil Protection Mechanism.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 26 July 2026, 4:19-4:23
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the exhibition centre in Bordeaux. We're never happy to leave our home. We felt bad, like most people. It's very hard. I didn't understand. I'm in tears because I don't get it. With people left trying to protect their homes on their own, France has requested help under the European Civil Protection Mechanism.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 26 July 2026, 4:23-4:31
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minutes. Three wildfires have merged into one. Taking not just forests but homes. Julio is one of the 70,000 people told to leave. Of course, we were nervous. Neighbours were shouting, the police were shouting, everything was happening at once. We packed our essentials, two or three changes of clothes,
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 26 July 2026, 5:11-5:15
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We have failed to stop the climate breakdown and the conditions that lead to more extreme fires, fire behaviour, frankly, is we have the cocktail now, and this is what we're witnessing, is heat waves, drought, high temperatures, extremely erratic fire behaviour. It's beyond the threshold of control.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 26 July 2026, 7:22-7:30
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fire behaviour, frankly, is we have the cocktail now, and this is what we're witnessing, is heat waves, drought, high temperatures, extremely erratic fire behaviour. It's beyond the threshold of control. And what is the reality of that for people's lives? I mean, can we adapt, or are homes going to have to be abandoned
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 26 July 2026, 7:34-7:36
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Charged quote Wildfires in France, Spain, and Scotland force evacuations
And what is the reality of that for people's lives? I mean, can we adapt, or are homes going to have to be abandoned in particularly high-risk areas? I think that's the frustrating part. As we've been warning for this for years and years, the adaption measures are not complicated. It's as simple as keeping brush away from around your home.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 26 July 2026, 7:46-7:47
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