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Sky News — Sky News Today with Sam Washington
Friday 10 July 2026 · 10:00 BST · 30m · 7 stories · 15 annotated moments · 24 of 30 min on news stories (80%)
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Officials in Spain reported that four British people are feared dead in a wildfire in the Andalusia region, which has killed 11 people. The fire, believed to have been caused by a severed electrical cable, spread rapidly in hot, dry conditions. A climate scientist explained that extreme heat and drought, made more likely by climate change, are driving increasingly intense wildfires. In the UK, a third heatwave brought amber health alerts, record-breaking temperatures, hosepipe bans, and warnings of increased electricity demand and drought risk.
Tributes were paid to former Conservative MP and Strictly Come Dancing contestant Anne Widdicombe, who died at 78. The Metropolitan Police condemned unrest in west London after Morocco's World Cup loss to France, where an officer was injured and four arrests were made. The Bayeux tapestry arrived in the UK for the first time in nearly 1,000 years, delivered to the British Museum under police escort. The Metropolitan Police launched a criminal investigation into donations of £500,000 to Reform UK from the mother of a convicted fraudster, according to reports. At Wimbledon, British wildcard Arthur Ferry prepared to face Alexander Zverev for a place in the final, continuing his remarkable run.
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Contested quote Wildfires in Spain's Aragon region burn over 7,600 hectares, thousands evacuated
Hello, good morning We do start with that breaking news and officials in Spain say four people from Britain are feared dead in a wildfire Which has claimed the lives of 11 people the president of a de la Silla emergency Agency has said it believed four of the victims are British after discovering a burnt-out car
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 10 July 2026, 1:11-1:18
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Charged quote Wildfires in Spain's Aragon region burn over 7,600 hectares, thousands evacuated
155 fighters have been tackling the blaze in the Andalusia region and near the southern coast since the early hours of this morning now the Minister for Health and Emergencies described it as an unprecedented tragedy While the fire broke out in a small hamlet and spread quickly to a wooded area around the town of Los Galados in the province of Amira
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 10 July 2026, 1:42-1:44
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Charged quote Wildfires in Spain's Aragon region burn over 7,600 hectares, thousands evacuated
Which is something that we know is is staying a sort of similar level of likelihood as the climate is warming But then followed by a very strong heat driven summer drought, which has dried out the vegetation Compounded by this extreme heat which means that the finer fuels like leaves and grasses become tinder dry In
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 10 July 2026, 5:32-5:39
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Charged quote UK heading into third heatwave of summer with amber health alerts
Okay, we'll leave it there. Dr. Keeping. Thanks for your time on this story today Not at all Well, those wildfires in Spain come after soaring temperature across southern Europe this summer and it's due to be another sweltering day here in the UK to the third heat wave in as many months or temperatures reaching the mid 30s in parts of the country yesterday
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 10 July 2026, 9:16-9:24
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Charged quote UK heading into third heatwave of summer with amber health alerts
Okay, we'll leave it there. Dr. Keeping. Thanks for your time on this story today Not at all Well, those wildfires in Spain come after soaring temperature across southern Europe this summer and it's due to be another sweltering day here in the UK to the third heat wave in as many months or temperatures reaching the mid 30s in parts of the country yesterday
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 10 July 2026, 9:16-9:24
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Charged quote UK heading into third heatwave of summer with amber health alerts
UK to the third heat wave in as many months or temperatures reaching the mid 30s in parts of the country yesterday And they're set to stay high Into the weekend the NHS has warned that it's facing a summer onslaught because of the heat Well, the operator of Britain's electricity grid warns. It needs more powers people flock to fans and aircon
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 10 July 2026, 9:34-9:39
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Charged quote UK heading into third heatwave of summer with amber health alerts
UK to the third heat wave in as many months or temperatures reaching the mid 30s in parts of the country yesterday And they're set to stay high Into the weekend the NHS has warned that it's facing a summer onslaught because of the heat Well, the operator of Britain's electricity grid warns. It needs more powers people flock to fans and aircon
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 10 July 2026, 9:34-9:39
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Charged quote UK heading into third heatwave of summer with amber health alerts
Let's cross to our correspondent phoebe southworth who's been keeping across all of this. What's the picture for us today phoebe? Well, there are amber health alerts in place across much of the uk until sunday and it's really serious It means that there could be a rise in deaths in those particularly vulnerable groups So the over 65 and the weather we've been seeing has been record-breaking last month was the hottest ever
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 10 July 2026, 10:12-10:16
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Charged quote UK heading into third heatwave of summer with amber health alerts
Well, there are amber health alerts in place across much of the uk until sunday and it's really serious It means that there could be a rise in deaths in those particularly vulnerable groups So the over 65 and the weather we've been seeing has been record-breaking last month was the hottest ever June recorded in western europe and then this week again more records broken
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 10 July 2026, 10:16-10:22
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Charged quote UK heading into third heatwave of summer with amber health alerts
It means that there could be a rise in deaths in those particularly vulnerable groups So the over 65 and the weather we've been seeing has been record-breaking last month was the hottest ever June recorded in western europe and then this week again more records broken It's the first time in a calendar year that we've seen more than seven days of reaching temperatures of more of 34 degrees
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 10 July 2026, 10:16-10:27
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Charged quote UK heading into third heatwave of summer with amber health alerts
It's the first time in a calendar year that we've seen more than seven days of reaching temperatures of more of 34 degrees celsius or more And as you said incredibly difficult consequences a hosepipe ban has been put in place in cambridge and the southeast And then this morning anglian water said that they would be following suit and that will affect around five million customers
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 10 July 2026, 10:36-10:43
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Charged quote UK heading into third heatwave of summer with amber health alerts
Not only that the electricity pressure is increasing as people are turning on their aircon unit overnight Just to try and keep cool and sleep And then there is also a drought risk being monitored across east anglia Devon and cormor so an incredibly worrying picture Across the uk we yet find ourselves in the third heat wave of this year And controlling its impact leah
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 10 July 2026, 11:03-11:06
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- 13:05 Story begins Fan clashes in London after Morocco World Cup loss
- 17:08 Story begins Bayeux Tapestry replica displayed at Reading Museum
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Charged quote Bayeux Tapestry replica displayed at Reading Museum
The Bayeux tapestry has arrived in the UK for the first time since it's believed to have been created here nearly 1,000 years ago the priceless medieval artwork was delivered to the British Museum It happened in the dead of the night after a high-security operation all the way from France The tapestry is a visual record of the 1066 Norman invasion
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 10 July 2026, 17:16-17:21
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Contested quote Bayeux Tapestry replica displayed at Reading Museum
And it will go on display at the London Museum in September or the French ambassador Helene Duchesne told Sky News about the importance of the moments it was an incredible moment where we see this This loan from France from my country to your country on what it says To the bilateral for the bilateral relation
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 10 July 2026, 17:43-17:47
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- 25:10 Story begins Arthur Ferry reaches Wimbledon semi-finals
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Charged quote Arthur Ferry reaches Wimbledon semi-finals
the final the world number 114 will play second seed Alexander swear of on center call 130 this afternoon His dream run that has well it's hit fever preach after downing Flavio Kabaly in straight sets in the quarterfinal earning praise when the Princess of Wales and the Prime Minister no pressure then
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 10 July 2026, 25:18-25:23
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