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Channel 4 News
Friday 6 November 2026 · 19:00 GMT · 30m · 4 stories · 13 annotated moments · 23 of 30 min on news stories (77%)
Broadcast overview
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A UK-led bulletin in which Russell Brand's conviction and the scrutiny of media enablers took up 9 minutes 45 seconds. The next longest segment, at 8 minutes 25 seconds, covered the AI stock rebound and Democratic midterm opposition to data centres. Police reform and Thomas Markle's child pornography charge filled the remaining airtime, with Markle's item the shortest at 1 minute 18 seconds.
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- 2:29
- 3:28
Joe Hemmings, TV psychologist
- 4:13
Banijay UK, Big Brother producer
- 4:16
- 4:52
- 5:09
- 5:39
Gordon Smart, the Sun's youngest ever showbiz editor
- 7:00
Shappi Khorsandi, author and comedian
- 14:33
Donald Trump, President
- 16:33
Tom Giles, senior executive editor for global tech at Bloomberg
- 21:05
- 26:55
Mark Rowley, Met Police Commissioner
- 2:08
- 2:26
Claim Russell Brand conviction prompts media industry scrutiny
The head of the Metropolitan Police called for other victims to come forward.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 6 November 2026, 2:26-2:34
- 2:56
Claim Russell Brand conviction prompts media industry scrutiny
Russell Brand was convicted at Southwark Crown Court of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault, with the rape relating to a young fan after a 2009 show.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 6 November 2026, 2:56-3:06
- 6:44
Claim Russell Brand conviction prompts media industry scrutiny
Brand was denied bail and stayed in custody until sentencing.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 6 November 2026, 6:44-6:49
- 11:55 Story begins AI tech stocks rebound amid data centre opposition
- 11:55
Claim AI tech stocks rebound amid data centre opposition
US tech stocks began recovering after a global sell-off, while European markets dipped.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 6 November 2026, 11:55-12:03
- 17:07
Claim AI tech stocks rebound amid data centre opposition
Up to half of planned US data centre projects could be delayed or scrapped entirely.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 6 November 2026, 17:07-17:17
- 20:40
- 20:40
Claim Thomas Markle appears in Florida court on abuse image charges
Thomas Markle Sr was arrested at his care home in Lakeland, Florida, and charged with one count of possessing child sexual abuse material.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 6 November 2026, 20:40-20:47
- 20:47
Claim Thomas Markle appears in Florida court on abuse image charges
The US Department of Justice said Thomas Markle Sr would appear in a Florida court that day.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 6 November 2026, 20:47-20:51
- 21:01
Claim Thomas Markle appears in Florida court on abuse image charges
Thomas Markle Sr was arrested at his care home in Lakeland, Florida, and charged with one count of possessing child sexual abuse material.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 6 November 2026, 21:01-21:05
- 21:05
Claim Thomas Markle appears in Florida court on abuse image charges
The US Department of Justice alleged the material included sexually explicit photographs of Thomas Markle Sr with underage or prepubescent girls.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 6 November 2026, 21:05-21:15
- 21:05
Claim Thomas Markle appears in Florida court on abuse image charges
The material was reported to have been kept in two Los Angeles storage units rented for nearly two decades.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 6 November 2026, 21:05-21:15
- 21:19
Claim Thomas Markle appears in Florida court on abuse image charges
Thomas Markle Sr has previously denied the allegations.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 6 November 2026, 21:19-21:22
- 21:28
Claim Thomas Markle appears in Florida court on abuse image charges
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, said she was deeply distressed and concerned for any children who may have been harmed.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 6 November 2026, 21:28-21:31
- 21:31
Claim Thomas Markle appears in Florida court on abuse image charges
Meghan said the Metropolitan Police told her in 2018 about disturbing allegations against her father and assured her they were being investigated.
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 6 November 2026, 21:31-21:41
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- 26:14
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