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Thursday 27 August 2026 · 19:00 BST · 1h · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 47 of 60 min on news stories (78%)
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The lead story was the catastrophic flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border, with at least 389 confirmed dead and around 1,400 missing, including over 30 UK citizens. The disaster, initially mistaken for an earthquake, was attributed to a glacial collapse near Langtang Lirung Peak, and scientists warned that newly formed lakes could breach and cause further flooding. Britain pledged £5 million in aid and search-and-rescue support, while the Nepalese government faced challenges accessing remote valleys and recovering bodies from thick mud and debris.
Domestic UK news included figures showing the number of 16-to-24-year-olds not in education, employment or training fell to 981,000 in April-to-June, though still higher than a year ago; the government announced hiring incentives and a jobs guarantee. Immigration statistics showed asylum hotel numbers halved, small boat arrivals fell by 23%, and asylum claims dropped by 21%. Prime Minister Andy Burnham visited Wales and Northern Ireland, and 200 extra police were sent to Cleveland after a series of violent incidents, including the deaths of two officers.
Other notable items: a study found that involving family in mental health care reduced psychiatric hospital admissions by three times; Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama died aged 97; Russia threatened retaliation over UK missile support to Ukraine; President Trump ordered Lake Ontario renamed Lake America amid trade tensions with Canada; UEFA prepared a criminal complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino; and Ratko Mladic, the 'Butcher of Bosnia', died in prison. The programme also featured a segment from the Edinburgh Book Festival on the role of books in an age of misinformation and AI.
- 0:12 Story begins Nepal and Tibet earthquake death toll rises to 750
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Claim Nepal and Tibet earthquake death toll rises to 750
Officials initially suspected an earthquake, but the cause was later reported as a glacial collapse.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 27 August 2026, 1:50-1:56
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Charged quote Home Office figures show falls in asylum claims, small boat arrivals and visas
into a competitive labour market. His final report, which will set out the scale of the challenge for the government, is now expected within the next few weeks. There was also good news for the government today on the immigration front. The number of asylum seekers living in hotels has halved in a year.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 27 August 2026, 30:58-31:00
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Charged quote Home Office figures show falls in asylum claims, small boat arrivals and visas
in the year to June from the previous year, a 21% drop in asylum claims, and a fall in visas issued. Here's Amelia Jen. It's become a debate that sparks passion and fury. Its most visible flashpoints, protests outside asylum hotels and small boat arrivals, have brought with them pledges to bring the numbers down time and time again.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 27 August 2026, 31:22-31:26
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Claim Home Office figures show falls in asylum claims, small boat arrivals and visas
Asylum applications fell by 21% to around 86,000 in the year to June.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 27 August 2026, 32:17-32:23
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Claim Home Office figures show falls in asylum claims, small boat arrivals and visas
Asylum applications fell by 21% to around 86,000 in the year to June.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 27 August 2026, 32:17-32:26
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Claim Home Office figures show falls in asylum claims, small boat arrivals and visas
Work visas issued to those entering the UK legally fell by 18% to 235,000.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 27 August 2026, 32:44-32:49
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Claim Home Office figures show falls in asylum claims, small boat arrivals and visas
Work visas issued to those entering the UK legally fell by 18% to 235,000.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 27 August 2026, 32:44-32:49
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Claim Open dialogue approach cuts psychiatric hospital admissions, study finds
A study reported that open dialogue patients had lower psychiatric hospital admissions, less time in hospital, and fewer crisis service referrals.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 27 August 2026, 38:29-38:36
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Claim Open dialogue approach cuts psychiatric hospital admissions, study finds
A study reported that open dialogue patients had lower psychiatric hospital admissions, less time in hospital, and fewer crisis service referrals.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 27 August 2026, 38:36-38:41
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Claim Open dialogue approach cuts psychiatric hospital admissions, study finds
A study reported that open dialogue patients had lower psychiatric hospital admissions, less time in hospital, and fewer crisis service referrals.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 27 August 2026, 38:41-38:47
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Contested quote Open dialogue approach cuts psychiatric hospital admissions, study finds
if they were admitted. It also found that those being referred for crisis care, i.e. when things get really bad, was halved. I feel like we have a moral imperative now to make this happen. Will it be a challenge to implement? Yes, it will be because there's quite a lot of work to do to train staff to work differently,
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 27 August 2026, 38:47-38:50
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Claim Ratko Mladic, 'Butcher of Bosnia', dies in prison at 84
Mladic's forces killed over 7,000 men and boys at Srebrenica in 1995.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 27 August 2026, 44:39-44:48
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Charged quote Ratko Mladic, 'Butcher of Bosnia', dies in prison at 84
sons and fathers. 16 years later, video evidence proved what most already knew. Some 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were killed in cold blood by Serb nationalist soldiers under Mladic's command. Mladic was closely associated with Radovan Karadzic, the political leader of the Bosnian Serbs, controlling the forces that besieged Sarajevo,
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 27 August 2026, 44:43-44:46
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Charged quote Ratko Mladic, 'Butcher of Bosnia', dies in prison at 84
Mr Mladic, if you continued like this, Mr Mladic, we adjourn, we adjourn. He saw this as a NATO Western plot against Serbia. He had very much a kind of blinkered view on life in which you were either a Serb or you were an enemy of the Serbs. And he maintained that worldview, even in the prison in The Hague,
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 27 August 2026, 46:24-46:33
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Contested quote Ratko Mladic, 'Butcher of Bosnia', dies in prison at 84
from different sides of the conflict would play football together and have meals together. Mladic wasn't like that. Ratko Mladic, the butcher of Bosnia, died a war criminal in prison, reviled across the world, but seemingly unrepentant. Lindsay Hilsum reporting. Well, Channel 4 News is now on Substack. You can get our exclusives first
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