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Channel 4 News
Sunday 25 October 2026 · 18:30 GMT · 30m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 23 of 30 min on news stories (75%)
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The broadcast led with Marine Le Pen launching her presidential campaign in Orleans six months before an election in which Emmanuel Macron cannot stand. It reported that she is ahead in opinion polls, has cast an embezzlement conviction as an establishment coup, and that an appeal next year could decide whether she campaigns with an ankle tag; Jordan Bardella said the party would win. The programme then reported Andy Burnham calling for an honest discussion about closer EU ties, including possible freedom of movement or full membership, while Labour said it was not reopening Brexit and critics warned about borders and youth unemployment; the government said there were no concrete plans.
A man died in Dumfries and Galloway after Storm Bulow left tens of thousands of homes without power and disrupted travel across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England. Largs was flooded, an amber wind warning was in place until 9pm, gusts reached 84mph, and flights, ferries and trains were cancelled. The broadcast then reported from Tel Aviv on the final rally of the Yashar block, whose leader Gadi Eisenkot, a former army chief who lost his son and two nephews in the Gaza war, was seeking to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu; a candidate said Eisenkot was honest and decent and did not support a Palestinian state. It also reported Netanyahu saying American military aid would be numbered, and interviewed Sami Abu Shehadeh, who said the Arab parties could mathematically be kingmakers but would not be because of racism, and warned that if Netanyahu lost he might not accept the result.
The programme reported that psychiatrists feared new draft NICE guidance on OCD in England could make specialist care harder to access, despite half of people not responding to first-line treatment; NICE said it was reviewing consultation feedback and was not removing treatment options, while experts disputed how this would work in practice. It then reported violent protests in Tirana, with demonstrators throwing stones and setting fire to government buildings, and Prime Minister Edi Rama proposing fines and tougher legislation. It also reported María Corina Machado returning to Venezuela after about ten months in exile, and voting in Brazil’s runoff between Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro, with the result potentially affecting US influence in Latin America.
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- 4:17
Marine Le Pen, French far right leader
- 5:13
Jordan Bardella, her protégé and would-be Prime Minister
- 9:14
- 12:21
Eliana Saks, one of his candidates
- 14:06
Sami Abu Shadeh, one of the leaders and former member of the Israeli Knesset for the Joint List
- 19:00
- 19:58
Professor David Veale, leading psychiatrist who helped draft the previous guidelines in 2005
- 21:17
OCD Action, mental health charity
- 23:56
Edi Rama, prime minister
- 2:49 Story begins Marine Le Pen launches French presidential campaign
- 3:39
Claim Marine Le Pen launches French presidential campaign
Marine Le Pen launched her presidential campaign in Orleans, a city chosen for its Joan of Arc symbolism, amid criticism of security arrangements with empty streets, blocked bridges and cancelled trams.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 25 October 2026, 3:39-3:45
- 5:26
Claim Marine Le Pen launches French presidential campaign
Le Pen was convicted over an embezzlement scheme involving nearly 3 million euros from the European Parliament; her five-year ban was reduced on appeal to allow her to run, with a further appeal possible next year, and she denies wrongdoing.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 25 October 2026, 5:26-5:36
- 6:36
Claim Marine Le Pen launches French presidential campaign
Polls put Marine Le Pen more than 15 points ahead of Jean-Luc Melenchon, with other candidates around 13 per cent, recent street violence boosting her momentum and a possible far-left versus far-right second round.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 25 October 2026, 6:36-6:46
- 7:35
- 7:44
Claim Prime Minister calls for honest discussion on EU free movement
Andy Burnham called for an honest discussion about a possible return to free movement with the EU and said the status quo was not good enough for Britain.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 25 October 2026, 7:44-7:55
- 8:25
Claim Prime Minister calls for honest discussion on EU free movement
Andy Burnham called for an honest discussion about a possible return to free movement with the EU and said the status quo was not good enough for Britain.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 25 October 2026, 8:25-8:31
- 8:31
Claim Prime Minister calls for honest discussion on EU free movement
Angela Rayner said nothing should be off the table in talks on the UK's future relationship with the EU, adding that Britain had not had the best deal since Brexit and the government needed to discuss trade rules without rerunning 2016.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 25 October 2026, 8:31-8:36
- 8:58
Claim Prime Minister calls for honest discussion on EU free movement
Rayner cited a 20% fall in exports as part of the economic case for a closer relationship with Europe.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 25 October 2026, 8:58-9:06
- 10:38
Claim Prime Minister calls for honest discussion on EU free movement
Andy Burnham called for an honest discussion about a possible return to free movement with the EU and said the status quo was not good enough for Britain.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 25 October 2026, 10:38-10:43
- 10:38
Claim Prime Minister calls for honest discussion on EU free movement
The government said it had no concrete plans and was starting a conversation about the UK's relationship with the EU.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 25 October 2026, 10:38-10:43
- 10:57
- 10:57
Claim Storm Bulow shuts schools and disrupts Scotland travel
Power cuts left more than 82,000 homes and businesses without electricity at lunchtime, while Northern Powergrid outages fell from 27,000 to about 7,000.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 25 October 2026, 10:57-11:08
- 10:57
Claim Storm Bulow shuts schools and disrupts Scotland travel
The storm caused travel disruption and cancellations, including flights, ferries, trains and public events, with some rail operators advising against travel.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 25 October 2026, 10:57-11:08
- 11:14
Claim Storm Bulow shuts schools and disrupts Scotland travel
The Northern Ireland amber wind warning was due to expire at 10am, while the extended amber warning through Lancashire was due to remain until 9pm.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 25 October 2026, 11:14-11:21
- 11:21
Claim Storm Bulow shuts schools and disrupts Scotland travel
A gust of 84 mph was recorded at Jersey Airport.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 25 October 2026, 11:21-11:28
- 11:28
- 18:13
- 22:56
- 23:29
Claim Tirana protests widen as violent clashes continue into second week
Violent clashes and student protests continued over several days and spread from Tirana to other Albanian cities.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 25 October 2026, 23:29-23:33
- 24:50
Claim Tirana protests widen as violent clashes continue into second week
The protest campaign began at the end of May over a luxury tourist development linked to Donald Trump's family and Jared Kushner.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 25 October 2026, 24:50-24:56
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