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Channel 4 News
Friday 30 October 2026 · 19:00 GMT · 1h · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 44 of 60 min on news stories (73%)
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The bulletin led with a $6.3bn crypto hack blamed on North Korea, running 4 minutes 46 seconds. It was dominated by the Texas Senate race at 18 minutes 6 seconds, over a third of the bulletin, while a report on game bird farms and raptor persecution took 8 minutes 40 seconds. The mix was mainly international and US politics, with shorter UK royal, legal and Spanish rail crash items.
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- 0:58
Ciaran Martin, founder and former CEO of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre
- 5:41
- 6:07
Yana Lantratova, Russian opposite number
- 6:44
Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's human rights ombudsman
- 16:36
Ken Paxton, Republican opponent
- 18:35
James Talarico, Democratic candidate for the US Senate
- 21:57
- 25:03
David Satterfield, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs during the first Trump administration
- 30:34
Ata Yalkaya, 22-year-old from Turkey
- 31:42
Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister
- 34:29
Conor Sanderson-Doyle, accused of sexually assaulting Joanne Young
- 35:19
Norman Maxone, accused of raping Joanne Young
- 43:46
Animal and Plant Health Agency, government culling body
- 44:06
Protect the Wild, campaign group
- 47:11
Fiona Howie, one of Britain's leading bird pathologists
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- 2:43
Charged quote Binance freezes $3bn of assets after $6.3bn suspected North Korea hack
but there have been 30 to 40 $100 million plus heist hacks from crypto exchanges over the last decade. And they've basically all been North Korea. Right, now, some people's sympathy might be somewhat limited for people who gamble on cryptocurrency. You go into the casino, you win, you lose. Not much chance of getting their money back,
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 30 October 2026, 2:43-2:48
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- 4:46
Claim Civilians evacuated from Oleshky under local ceasefire
Buses evacuated people from Oleshky to both Russia, including a convoy that reached Anapa, and Ukraine.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 30 October 2026, 4:46-4:53
- 5:31
Claim Civilians evacuated from Oleshky under local ceasefire
Questions remained about monitoring and security guarantees, some residents doubted the ceasefire would be respected, and Ukraine's human rights ombudsman travelled to Oleshky to monitor the truce.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 30 October 2026, 5:31-5:37
- 6:57
Claim Civilians evacuated from Oleshky under local ceasefire
About 1,000 residents wanted to leave Oleshky, with evacuation buses expected to travel through Russia and Belarus before returning to Ukraine.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 30 October 2026, 6:57-7:03
- 7:48
Claim Civilians evacuated from Oleshky under local ceasefire
Russia and Ukraine praised Melania Trump's role in brokering the Oleshky ceasefire, and a human rights ombudsman said the mission could not have happened without her involvement.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 30 October 2026, 7:48-7:55
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Claim Civilians evacuated from Oleshky under local ceasefire
Buses evacuated people from Oleshky to both Russia, including a convoy that reached Anapa, and Ukraine.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 30 October 2026, 7:55-8:03
- 8:04
Claim Civilians evacuated from Oleshky under local ceasefire
Novaya Gazeta announced it was shutting down under government pressure.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 30 October 2026, 8:04-8:12
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- 9:37
Claim Police Scotland confirms active inquiries into Andrew's Balmoral visits with Epstein and Maxwell
In February, Police Scotland said it wanted to speak to anyone with information about Epstein's private jet using Edinburgh Airport.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 30 October 2026, 9:37-9:45
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Charged quote Police Scotland confirms active inquiries into Andrew's Balmoral visits with Epstein and Maxwell
facing calls for an apology for the slave trade. Unfortunately, this stands again to overshadow this important part of the King's calendar. And as Andrew has been a thorn in the side now of the institution for six years, it doesn't seem like this is going to go away. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied all allegations against him.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 30 October 2026, 10:41-10:48
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- 11:43
Claim Talarico slightly ahead in Texas Senate race as young men turn from MAGA
Polling indicated a very narrow Texas Senate race, with Democrat James Talarico slightly ahead of Republican Ken Paxton.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 30 October 2026, 11:43-11:54
- 15:23
Claim Talarico slightly ahead in Texas Senate race as young men turn from MAGA
Elon Musk reportedly put nearly $200 million into the Texas Senate race.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 30 October 2026, 15:23-15:29
- 29:24 Story begins Spain high-speed train collision near Toledo
- 31:06
Charged quote Spain high-speed train collision near Toledo
My sister got the news this morning. They did the DNA test and told her it was my nephew. She's devastated. She's in a terrible state. This is a disgrace. Those in power should look at this and make sure it never happens again because it has already happened twice. And those in power have been under scrutiny again today.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 30 October 2026, 31:06-31:08
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Charged quote Spain high-speed train collision near Toledo
on a campaign of optimism, and this crash makes it that much harder. This couldn't have come at a worse time for the government because it's damaged trust not just in the railways, but in the whole manner in which this country is run. Sanchez is known as being the comeback king. Do you think he can come back from this?
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 30 October 2026, 32:07-32:16
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Charged quote Spain high-speed train collision near Toledo
and the limits of its action. In central Madrid, blood donations have rocketed since the crash. All I'm asking is for Pedro Sanchez to be replaced and all his cronies to be kicked out. I hope people finally react because all they've brought us is one disaster after another. This is an electorate whose patience is wearing thin,
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 30 October 2026, 32:54-32:59
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Charged quote Spain high-speed train collision near Toledo
have rocketed since the crash. All I'm asking is for Pedro Sanchez to be replaced and all his cronies to be kicked out. I hope people finally react because all they've brought us is one disaster after another. This is an electorate whose patience is wearing thin, and the master of the political comeback
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 30 October 2026, 32:59-33:06
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