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Channel 4 News
Wednesday 23 September 2026 · 19:00 BST · 1h · 10 stories · 15 annotated moments · 47 of 60 min on news stories (79%)
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At the UN General Assembly, Donald Trump said he still saw himself as a president of peace and that a Russia-Ukraine peace deal could be imminent, but Russia struck Kyiv and cities in Donetsk in daylight, killing at least seven people before a Security Council meeting. Fifty countries and the European Union signed a statement supporting Ukraine's call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, while the United States was not among them. Ukraine's foreign minister, Andriy Sybiha, said Russia was attacking daily and welcomed Trump's efforts, and Volodymyr Zelensky later told the assembly that Russia's war was ridiculous and never-ending, nodding when asked whether he still had faith in the US. Iran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said Iran wanted to discuss peace but would not surrender after Trump mused about annihilating Iran, and the US delegation walked out. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia asked the EU to support their anti-drone defence, Latvia's president spoke about Russian hybrid threats and Article 5, and David Miliband described an age of impunity with 65 wars and 300 million people in humanitarian need.
The UK put multimillion-pound payments to Mauritius on hold while it reviewed the agreement to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands; Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said the deal could not go ahead without US support after Donald Trump called it a terrible deal. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said it was unacceptable that two boats reached Kent without being intercepted and ordered an urgent review, while police examined footage of far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashing a dinghy at sea with a French coast guard official on board. Scotland recorded 1,133 drug deaths last year, an 11% rise, with the synthetic opioid nitazines involved in 22% of opioid deaths. At the UN climate summit and New York Climate Week, speakers called for a faster transition from fossil fuels after extreme heat and record floods, and UK climate representative Rachel Kyte discussed overshooting temperature targets, possible North Sea drilling, and AI.
A nurse, Sandie Peggie, began a second employment tribunal accusing the Royal College of Nursing of failing to support her because of her gender-critical beliefs, allegations the RCN denied. The RAF temporarily paused Hawk fighter jet training after two pilots ejected moments before a crash in North Wales and were believed to have only minor injuries. Harvey Weinstein was given a 15-year jail sentence after being found guilty of criminal sexual assault against a former assistant. Labour fought to hold Holborn and St Pancras in a by-election where Green leader Zack Polanski was challenging, with housing, climate, Gaza and Keir Starmer's record among the issues. Mencap celebrated its 80th birthday as research showed only one in 10 adults with a learning disability reach 80, compared with more than 50% of the general population, and the Department of Health and Social Care called the disparity unacceptable.
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- 2:42
Donald Trump, US president
“While others have spoken of peace, I have made peace.”
- 4:41
Masoud Pezeshkian, Iranian president
“We have proven that we're not afraid of fighting,”
- 5:24
Andriy Sybiha, Kyiv counterpart
“Unfortunately, Russia now is attacking us”
- 6:18
Andy Burnham, new prime minister
“But we should call Russia out this time and every time.”
- 7:29
International Rescue Committee
“who's head of the International Rescue Committee”
- 7:42
David Miliband, head of the International Rescue Committee
“Yes, this is why I call it an age of impunity.”
- 12:16
President Zelensky, Ukrainian president
“And we know that Putin recently once again promised representatives from the American president”
- 13:14
Edgars Rinkevics, Latvian president
“The problem is not Ukraine.”
- 17:49
Wes Streeting, Defence Secretary
“The current deal on Chagos does not have the support of President Trump”
- 21:41
Daniel Thomas, far-right activist
“Alright, we're on English territory.”
- 25:04
“I am not denying the challenging situation that we face”
- 29:05
Rachel Kyte, UK special representative for climate
“Well, I think this is the first General Assembly”
- 39:42
Zack Polanski, Green Party leader
“So housing has come up more than anything,”
- 41:01
Sagal Abdiwali, Labour's candidate, the Camden Council leader
“I think we need to find a solution to the housing crisis.”
- 52:56
Reheman Begum, who uses an eye-gaze communication
“I would love to see disabled people”
- 2:11
- 3:36
Claim Russian strikes on Kyiv injure 20 as Poland scrambles jets
Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv injured at least 20 people, including two children, and damaged an education facility, warehouses and residential homes.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 23 September 2026, 3:36-3:44
- 3:53 Story begins Iranian president attacks US and Israel in UN speech
- 4:27
Claim Iranian president attacks US and Israel in UN speech
Pezeshkian brought pictures of schoolgirls killed in an American strike.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 23 September 2026, 4:27-4:32
- 4:27
Claim Iranian president attacks US and Israel in UN speech
Pezeshkian brought pictures of schoolgirls killed in an American strike.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 23 September 2026, 4:27-4:32
- 4:32
Claim Iranian president attacks US and Israel in UN speech
The US delegation walked out during Pezeshkian's UN General Assembly speech.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 23 September 2026, 4:32-4:35
- 4:32
Claim Iranian president attacks US and Israel in UN speech
The US delegation walked out during Pezeshkian's UN General Assembly speech.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 23 September 2026, 4:32-4:35
- 4:35
Claim Iranian president attacks US and Israel in UN speech
Pezeshkian said Iran would not surrender, wanted peace, and was ready for dialogue while rejecting force and US sanctions.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 23 September 2026, 4:35-4:40
- 4:53
Claim Iranian president attacks US and Israel in UN speech
Iran's president and foreign minister planned to travel to New York for the UN General Assembly.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 23 September 2026, 4:53-5:01
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- 20:01
Claim Home Secretary orders review after Kent migrant boat landings
A live streamer filmed a rescue boat being slashed while a rescuer was still in the boat, and police were investigating.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 23 September 2026, 20:01-20:12
- 20:48
Claim Home Secretary orders review after Kent migrant boat landings
Six arrests were reported after the protest.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 23 September 2026, 20:48-20:56
- 22:02
Claim Home Secretary orders review after Kent migrant boat landings
Twenty-one migrants were arrested after a larger inflatable boat landed at Samphire Hoe near Dover.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 23 September 2026, 22:02-22:12
- 22:40
- 23:26
Claim Scotland drug deaths rise 11% to 1,133, still highest rate in Europe
Scotland recorded more than 1,000 drug deaths last year, an 11% rise and the highest rate in Europe.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 23 September 2026, 23:26-23:39
- 23:55
Claim Scotland drug deaths rise 11% to 1,133, still highest rate in Europe
Cocaine was involved in more than half of drug deaths in Scotland.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 23 September 2026, 23:55-24:02
- 24:09
Claim Scotland drug deaths rise 11% to 1,133, still highest rate in Europe
A group of potent synthetic opioids was implicated in more than one in five drug deaths in Scotland.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 23 September 2026, 24:09-24:14
- 24:42
Claim Scotland drug deaths rise 11% to 1,133, still highest rate in Europe
The drug death rate in Scotland's most deprived areas was 15 times higher than in the least deprived areas.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 23 September 2026, 24:42-24:47
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- 37:49
- 37:58
Claim Green Party leader Zack Polanski announces by-election bid
Labour's candidate for the by-election is Sagal Abdiwali.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 23 September 2026, 37:58-38:02
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