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Sky News — Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow
Monday 13 July 2026 · 10:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 30 of 30 min on news stories (98%)
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Police in Devon continued to question a 28-year-old man over the alleged murder of former MP Ann Widdecombe, who was found dead with serious injuries in her home in Haytor last Thursday. The suspect was arrested in Rotherham, more than 200 miles away, and police said they were not looking for anyone else. In Bangkok, a fire tore through a busy pub, killing at least 27 people. Initial assessments suggested a short circuit on an air conditioning unit may have caused the blaze, and officials said most exits may have been blocked by tables and crates of beer.
New data indicated that around 2,700 people died as a consequence of heatwaves in England and Wales during May and June. Researchers and the Met Office said climate change significantly drove up deaths, with 42% of the deaths attributed to extra heat from human activities. Parts of the UK were at exceptional risk of wildfires as a third heatwave continued, and a wildfire on Conway Mountain in North Wales led to evacuations. Two men died after going into the sea to help two children who got into trouble at a beach near Hartlepool; the children were safe.
The Home Secretary was expected to announce a change to the Immigration Act to allow the deportation of Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed, who was released from prison after serving 14 years of a 22-year sentence for child rape. The change would target a clause protecting long-term Commonwealth citizens. Meanwhile, Labour MP nominations for the party leadership continued, with 322 MPs nominating Andy Burnham, who was expected to become prime minister in a week. The US carried out a new wave of attacks against Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, aiming to deter Iran from targeting international shipping, while Iran responded by attacking regional targets.
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- 0:40 Story begins At least 27 killed in Bangkok bar fire
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Claim Police raid grooming gang suspects in Thames Valley operation
The government plans to amend the 1971 Immigration Act to allow the deportation of Ahmed.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 13 July 2026, 0:57-1:07
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Charged quote Inquest into Ann Widdecombe death opens; Kerry in court
Sky News spoke to a few of the immediate neighbours at the house there about their reaction as that arrest unfolded on Saturday night. Police came outside, under covers, went in, had a few guns and went in, got arrested and took him away. They were away all night, seized his car and out of it really.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 13 July 2026, 3:52-4:01
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Contested quote At least 27 killed in Bangkok bar fire
Let's take you to Thailand now. A huge fire has torn through a busy pub in Bangkok. It's killed at least 27 people. Initial assessments suggest the fire was likely caused by a short circuit on an air conditioning unit on the ceiling. Officials say most of the exits may have been blocked by tables and crates of beer.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 13 July 2026, 6:42-6:45
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Charged quote At least 27 killed in Bangkok bar fire
More than 20 people in a critical condition, over 60 others injured. Cordelia Lynch has this story. Plumes of smoke and a burst of flames. This was a fast and ferocious blaze in a packed bar in northern Bangkok. People screaming, running through fire to escape. Inside, firefighters still struggle to see through the dark haze.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 13 July 2026, 7:09-7:15
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Charged quote At least 27 killed in Bangkok bar fire
Cordelia Lynch has this story. Plumes of smoke and a burst of flames. This was a fast and ferocious blaze in a packed bar in northern Bangkok. People screaming, running through fire to escape. Inside, firefighters still struggle to see through the dark haze. Many of the dead were found on the floor of the toilets.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 13 July 2026, 7:15-7:19
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Charged quote At least 27 killed in Bangkok bar fire
Inside, firefighters still struggle to see through the dark haze. Many of the dead were found on the floor of the toilets. You can hear the terror in people's voices as they try to find a way out. There's chaos and confusion. Oh, here round the back of the venue, you can see signs of the rush and the panic.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 13 July 2026, 7:39-7:44
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Charged quote At least 27 killed in Bangkok bar fire
Inside, firefighters still struggle to see through the dark haze. Many of the dead were found on the floor of the toilets. You can hear the terror in people's voices as they try to find a way out. There's chaos and confusion. Oh, here round the back of the venue, you can see signs of the rush and the panic. There are shoes scattered across the floor.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 13 July 2026, 7:44-7:47
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Charged quote At least 27 killed in Bangkok bar fire
There are shoes scattered across the floor. We understand dozens of people ran for their lives from here. And one eyewitness says he saw some in flames, many with severe burns. It must have been absolutely terrifying. Jaa's friend, Chem Cheng, was killed as they tried to flee together. She was a lovely, friendly person.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 13 July 2026, 8:13-8:16
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Charged quote At least 27 killed in Bangkok bar fire
We were about to go home. After I paid, I looked up at the stage and then everyone ran. I'm sad that I couldn't serve her. What did it feel like as those flames were ripping through the bar? I thought I was going to die for sure. As I ran, I fell down. I got back up and kept running, but I fell down again.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 13 July 2026, 8:43-8:49
- 23:48 Story begins Al Carnes backs Andy Burnham for Labour leadership
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Charged quote US and Iran trade strikes for third day as Khamenei buried
What's the latest, really, the strikes overnight? Yeah, good morning. I mean, the 17th of June, the MOU aside, it's nearly a month ago now, it sort of felt like peace in our time, that it was end, it was move on. It was nothing like that. It was simply a memorandum of understanding, a framework of intent.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 13 July 2026, 26:22-26:24
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Charged quote US and Iran trade strikes for third day as Khamenei buried
Regardless, there's very little traffic actually going through, and there's still a massive blockade of traffic waiting in the Persian Gulf. So the ceasefire seems to be in the rearview mirror, looking forwards. Where does this leave the peace process? Yeah, unfortunately, the peace talks do apparently keep going on.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 13 July 2026, 27:28-27:30
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Contested quote US and Iran trade strikes for third day as Khamenei buried
waiting in the Persian Gulf. So the ceasefire seems to be in the rearview mirror, looking forwards. Where does this leave the peace process? Yeah, unfortunately, the peace talks do apparently keep going on. It does appear. Both sides want the Strait of Hormuz to open. They're both incentivized to make that happen,
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 13 July 2026, 27:33-27:37
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Charged quote US and Iran trade strikes for third day as Khamenei buried
We haven't even talked about that. And that's the main part. And the irony here is that right at the start of the war, Iran was a pariah state with no control, dreadful economy. Now they've got leverage, they've got control of the Strait of Hormuz and quite frankly, most of the Middle East countries
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 13 July 2026, 28:41-28:47
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Charged quote US and Iran trade strikes for third day as Khamenei buried
and the military create the environment in which that can prevail. The US is no doubt, as President Trump regularly says, they have actually decimated Iran's conventional military capability, but that has not delivered strategic success on the ground. It does appear now what the US is trying to do is actually open the Strait of Hormuz by force.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 13 July 2026, 29:28-29:31
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Charged quote US and Iran trade strikes for third day as Khamenei buried
they have actually decimated Iran's conventional military capability, but that has not delivered strategic success on the ground. It does appear now what the US is trying to do is actually open the Strait of Hormuz by force. The harsh reality is that they can probably get a few ships through, but it's not sustainable,
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 13 July 2026, 29:34-29:40
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