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Channel 4 News
Wednesday 19 August 2026 · 19:00 BST · 1h · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 47 of 60 min on news stories (79%)
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The broadcast opened with Ukraine, where sacked defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections and accused the government of corruption, while anti-corruption agencies raided a senior aide to President Zelensky. A Russian drone attack on a bus in Kherson killed four people, and Ukraine and Russia exchanged over 100 prisoners. In Germany, a second Ukrainian man was arrested over the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage.
In the UK, three family members who died after entering the sea off Sussex were named. Israel's military confirmed it opened fire on a car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza and announced criminal investigations into that and the killing of 15 emergency workers. A jury in a Palestine Action trial was discharged after failing to reach verdicts on most charges.
UK inflation rose to 2.9%, driven by gas prices linked to the US-Iran war, with forecasts of further increases. Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged additional funding to end rough sleeping. An investigation into the Northern Care Alliance NHS trust revealed allegations of patient harm and ignored staff concerns. Early inquiries into a train derailment found a visible kink in the track. The programme also reported on the economic impact of the Iran war on ordinary Iranians, who described selling possessions and living in limbo.
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Charged quote Ousted Ukrainian defense minister calls for wartime elections
all the very latest national and international news with Matt Fry in London and Kieran Jenkins in Leeds. The gloves come off in Kiev. The sacked but highly popular ex-defence minister challenges President Zelensky to an electoral duel as another senior government official is investigated for corruption.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 19 August 2026, 0:12-0:18
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Charged quote Ousted Ukrainian defense minister calls for wartime elections
Good evening. On the front line and from the air, Ukraine is taking the war to Russia like never before. But at home, in the corridors of power, President Zelensky is having his worst week since the beginning of the conflict more than four years ago. In the last 24 hours, Mykhailo Fedorov, the young defence minister who was sacked last
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 19 August 2026, 0:42-0:51
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Contested quote Ousted Ukrainian defense minister calls for wartime elections
to think through. So many Ukrainians are displaced. What do you do about the occupied territories? These are huge questions that are not necessarily impossible to resolve, but they certainly require some considerable thought and preparation of legislation. So what next for Fedorov? Hard to say. But even ardent supporters who we spoke to today are questioning the wisdom of his
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 19 August 2026, 5:39-5:53
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Claim Israeli military finds no misconduct in World Central Kitchen killings
The Israeli military confirmed for the first time that its troops opened fire on the car carrying Hind Rajab.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 19 August 2026, 15:08-15:22
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Claim Israeli military finds no misconduct in World Central Kitchen killings
The Israeli military confirmed for the first time that its troops opened fire on the car carrying Hind Rajab.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 19 August 2026, 16:43-16:56
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Claim Israeli military finds no misconduct in World Central Kitchen killings
The Israeli military will open internal criminal investigations into the killing of a Palestinian girl and the killing of 15 aid workers.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 19 August 2026, 16:49-17:02
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Claim Israeli military finds no misconduct in World Central Kitchen killings
The Israeli military found no reasonable suspicion of criminal misconduct in the 2024 killing of World Central Kitchen employees.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 19 August 2026, 18:30-18:44
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Claim PM announces crackdown on waste crime with increased fines
The government announced a plan to offer every homeless person in England a bed by Christmas, backed by £442 million, with councils and mayors tasked to find accommodation.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 19 August 2026, 26:19-26:30
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Charged quote PM announces crackdown on waste crime with increased fines
Today, he's pledged an additional 102 million pounds in funding to help local authorities get people off the streets and has called on faith organizations and wider society to join what he called his moral mission. Catherine Sampson is in Westminster for us tonight. Catherine? Yes, the prime minister is seeking to build on a Covid-era scheme that
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 19 August 2026, 26:30-26:35
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Contested quote PM announces crackdown on waste crime with increased fines
As mayor of Greater Manchester, he tried something similar. Initially, the number of rough sleepers fell, but then it started to rise. The Conservatives say he failed there because he didn't put in the hard work. The prime minister has a different take on what went on and says the extra money he's announced today takes his total commitment to end
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 19 August 2026, 26:54-27:04
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Claim PM announces crackdown on waste crime with increased fines
The government announced a plan to offer every homeless person in England a bed by Christmas, backed by £442 million, with councils and mayors tasked to find accommodation.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 19 August 2026, 26:59-27:17
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Claim PM announces crackdown on waste crime with increased fines
The government announced a plan to offer every homeless person in England a bed by Christmas, backed by £442 million, with councils and mayors tasked to find accommodation.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 19 August 2026, 27:04-27:17
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Contested quote PM announces crackdown on waste crime with increased fines
Because people are going to expect, aren't they, not to see rough sleeping in city centers. And they still will, because as long as there's a drugs crisis in city centers, there will be rough sleeping. Well, yeah, I mean, you could say that he is being overambitious. I believe that you've got a situation very much like 1948, when they started the NHS,
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 19 August 2026, 31:06-31:15
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Claim US announces new sanctions to isolate Iran
The US Treasury Secretary aims to make Iran more economically isolated than any country in history.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 19 August 2026, 47:00-47:17
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Claim US announces new sanctions to isolate Iran
The US Treasury Secretary aims to make Iran more economically isolated than any country in history.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 19 August 2026, 47:00-47:17
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