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Channel 4 News
Friday 18 September 2026 · 19:00 BST · 1h · 8 stories · 15 annotated moments · 49 of 60 min on news stories (82%)
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Russia launched further missile attacks on Ukraine, including a strike on Kiev, and an attack on a passenger train killed one person. French President Macron said Russia's hybrid war against Europe was intensifying and ordered new protections for critical infrastructure and defence sites. Russia also summoned the UK's charge d'affaires to protest British military support for Ukraine. Canada's finance minister met the chancellor in London to press for joining a new defence investment bank to unlock defence spending.
In Iran, pro-government supporters marched in Tehran after President Trump claimed he could annihilate Iran, while Iran said it had attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The report covered the economic impact of the war, rising oil prices, and the Houthis' advances in Yemen. Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said the war was costing the US nearly a trillion dollars and criticised President Trump's decision-making.
Charles Spencer defended his book's claims about King Charles's reaction to Diana's death, while Buckingham Palace issued a non-denial denial. NATS said last week's flight disruption was caused by a software bug, and airlines demanded compensation. In Virginia, politicians paused data centre construction amid growing local backlash. Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal was granted bail in India after nine years. A suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Pakistan killed at least 21 people. An NHS trust apologised after an internal review found hundreds of breast cancer patients came to harm. Benedict Cumberbatch discussed a new documentary on climate change.
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Claim Russia intensifies missile strikes on Ukraine as Macron warns of hybrid war
Macron ordered new protections against cyber attack and sabotage for critical infrastructure and defence sites.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 18 September 2026, 0:37-0:53
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Claim Russia intensifies missile strikes on Ukraine as Macron warns of hybrid war
Russian attacks killed and injured people across Ukraine, including a drone strike on a passenger train.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 18 September 2026, 2:35-2:49
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Claim Russia intensifies missile strikes on Ukraine as Macron warns of hybrid war
Russia placed over 200 Russian branches of French supermarket chain Auchan under Moscow's control by presidential decree.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 18 September 2026, 4:52-5:04
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Claim Iran shows defiance with marches as conflict drains global economy
Hundreds of thousands of pro-government supporters marched in Tehran chanting anti-American slogans.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 18 September 2026, 12:17-12:32
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Claim Iran shows defiance with marches as conflict drains global economy
Iran said it attacked a tanker trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 18 September 2026, 12:32-12:40
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Claim Iran shows defiance with marches as conflict drains global economy
Houthi forces seized control of Yemen's Red Sea coast, blocking Saudi oil exports through Bab al-Mandab.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 18 September 2026, 15:20-15:35
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Claim Air traffic control failure triggers travel chaos and review
Airlines called for compensation from NATS and guarantees about future resilience.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 18 September 2026, 26:08-26:16
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Charged quote Air traffic control failure triggers travel chaos and review
are demanding compensation. Jane Deeth has been looking at the report and the reaction. Let's start with the report. NATS says that last week's flight misery was down to an obscure bug in the software, not any hostile actor or human error. The faulty code meant that thousands of flights were delayed
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 18 September 2026, 26:16-26:29
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Claim Air traffic control failure triggers travel chaos and review
NATS published a report confirming the incident was caused by a software issue.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 18 September 2026, 26:16-26:29
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Claim Air traffic control failure triggers travel chaos and review
The CAA warned that most disrupted passengers would not get compensation.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 18 September 2026, 26:36-26:46
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Charged quote Air traffic control failure triggers travel chaos and review
enough money in resilience. NATS will also be getting a letter from the airlines who are demanding compensation. They say they're sick of picking up the pieces and the tab when things go wrong at NATS. Thanks, Jane. Now, Donald Trump calls it a hoax, but the backlash to AI and data centres is fast becoming one of the most divisive
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 18 September 2026, 28:36-28:44
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Claim Loudoun County pauses data centre building after environmental backlash
Loudoun County has more than 250 data centres covering 53 million square feet.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 18 September 2026, 30:00-30:09
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Claim County Durham NHS trust to review 4,500 breast cancer cases
A review of 500 cases at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust found that 315 patients had suffered harm.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 18 September 2026, 39:22-39:34
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Claim County Durham NHS trust to review 4,500 breast cancer cases
A review of 500 cases at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust found that 315 patients had suffered harm.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 18 September 2026, 39:44-39:53
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Claim County Durham NHS trust to review 4,500 breast cancer cases
The trust will decide next week whether to extend its review of cases back to 2015.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 18 September 2026, 39:53-39:58
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