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Channel 4 — Channel 4 News
Saturday 1 August 2026 · 19:30 BST · 30m · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 24 of 30 min on news stories (79%)
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The programme began with the crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, where at least 67 people died after tens of thousands crossed from Morocco. Spain installed a 500-metre floating barrier and accused some EU countries of a selfish, polarising and unlawful reaction, while Italy called for Spain to be excluded from Schengen. The report noted questions over whether Morocco loosened the border as a political warning to Spain.
In football, FIFA president Gianni Infantino abandoned a plan to sell World Cup stakes to private investors after widespread opposition. UEFA said it had lost confidence in Infantino, and CONCACAF also called for a review of his leadership. A Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv killed nine people and injured more than 30; Ukraine’s president said a lack of Patriot interceptors limited defences. Sri Lanka’s High Court sentenced a former police chief and a former defence minister to death for failing to act on warnings before the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 269 people.
Wildfires in southwestern France were brought under control, allowing over 200,000 people to return home, while in Greece firefighters battled a fast-spreading blaze near a tourist resort. British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and nine others died in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan. Hundreds of thousands attended Amsterdam’s Pride boat parade, with the Dutch prime minister sailing for the first time. Photographer Armit Francis, aged 81, donated his archive of 70,000 images documenting black British life to the charity Autograph.
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- 5:28
- 6:17
Claim European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
All 55 UEFA member nations agreed to back a World Cup boycott if FIFA sells a stake to private investors.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 1 August 2026, 6:17-6:33
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Claim European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
UEFA lost confidence in FIFA leadership under Gianni Infantino.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 1 August 2026, 6:43-6:54
- 6:58
Claim European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
CONCACAF endorsed UEFA's position and called for a review of FIFA leadership.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 1 August 2026, 6:58-7:08
- 8:51 Story begins Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv kills nine
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Claim Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv kills nine
Nine people were killed in the attack.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 1 August 2026, 8:51-9:00
- 9:19
Claim Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv kills nine
Only one of 27 ballistic missiles was intercepted.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 1 August 2026, 9:19-9:38
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Claim Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv kills nine
Only one of 27 ballistic missiles was intercepted.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 1 August 2026, 9:26-9:38
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Claim Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv kills nine
US stocks of Patriot interceptors have fallen from 2,330 to about 800.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 1 August 2026, 11:28-11:37
- 11:28
Claim Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv kills nine
US stocks of Patriot interceptors have fallen from 2,330 to about 800.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 1 August 2026, 11:28-11:37
- 11:41
Claim Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv kills nine
Zelensky is lobbying for expanded access to Starlink for long-range strikes.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 1 August 2026, 11:41-11:54
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Claim Former Sri Lankan police chief and defense minister sentenced to death for Easter bombings failure
More than 260 people were killed in the Easter Sunday bombings.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 1 August 2026, 12:55-13:01
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Claim Former Sri Lankan police chief and defense minister sentenced to death for Easter bombings failure
A former police chief and former defence minister were sentenced to death for failing to act on intelligence warnings before the Easter Sunday bombings.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 1 August 2026, 13:11-13:21
- 13:25
Claim Former Sri Lankan police chief and defense minister sentenced to death for Easter bombings failure
A Channel 4 Dispatches programme revealed whistleblower testimony alleging officials were complicit and sabotaged the investigation.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 1 August 2026, 13:25-13:38
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- 21:41
Claim Armit Francis donates archive of 70,000 images to Autograph
Armit Francis donated his archive of more than 70,000 images to Autograph.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 1 August 2026, 21:41-21:49
- 22:41
Claim Armit Francis donates archive of 70,000 images to Autograph
Francis arrived in Britain from Jamaica in 1955 at age 10.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 1 August 2026, 22:41-22:46
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Claim Armit Francis donates archive of 70,000 images to Autograph
He photographed Bob Marley in 1980, a year before Marley's death.
Channel 4 HD, Channel 4 News, 1 August 2026, 23:53-23:59
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