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Sky News — Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow
Tuesday 28 July 2026 · 10:00 BST · 30m · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 28 of 30 min on news stories (92%)
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The Prime Minister announced a shake-up of the school curriculum to tackle youth unemployment, shifting from a university-focused system to technical and vocational education from age 14. He said the current system treats some young people as second-class citizens. Political correspondent Alex Rogers noted the plan is modeled on the Greater Manchester Baccalaureate and will be designed by mayors, local employers, and schools. The Children's Commissioner supported the direction, though previous prime ministers have made similar pledges. Separately, Reform UK condemned an Instagram post shared by Green Party leader Zack Polanski, with police conducting inquiries.
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Japan's southern island of Kyushu, causing building damage and fires. A tsunami advisory was issued but later withdrawn. No casualties were immediately reported, and Japan's nuclear regulation authorities found no abnormalities at nearby plants. In France, wildfires continued to threaten Bordeaux, with 250,000 people evacuated and 4,000 ordered to leave the Lacanau area as firefighters braced for a heatwave. In Spain, the largest wildfire on record scorched over 193 square miles, forcing 179,000 evacuations, with fires also burning in Italy.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Washington for a meeting with President Trump and to attend the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham. Zelensky said he needs air defense and Patriot missiles, citing a deficit due to US focus on the Middle East. Military analyst Sean Bell discussed the meetings, noting Trump's priority on Iran and the potential for wars to collide, including a reported Ukrainian strike on an Iranian-linked vessel in the Caspian Sea. Bell said there is no military solution to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Later, the broadcast previewed the upcoming Greater Manchester mayoral election, with candidates from Labour, Conservative, Green, and Reform parties outlining their policies.
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Charged quote PM returns from break with renewed cost of living focus
school curriculum in a push to tackle youth unemployment We've had a system built for too long around the university route and it sends a message to some young people that they're some kind of second-class citizens French authorities order the evacuation of 4,000 people west of Bordeaux with rising temperatures threatening efforts to tackle wildlife
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 28 July 2026, 0:22-0:31
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Charged quote PM returns from break with renewed cost of living focus
And put a firm date on the moment when you can say there are fewer than now, but certainly I am Completely on a mission with relation to this I cannot accept the situation where we have so many young people in their 20s on benefits It's just not right for them. And why do we have that the support just isn't there, you know
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 28 July 2026, 2:48-2:54
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Claim Major earthquake hits southern Japan, triggers tsunami warning
The earthquake magnitude was reported as 7.1 and later revised to 6.8.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 28 July 2026, 6:37-6:44
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Contested quote Major earthquake hits southern Japan, triggers tsunami warning
Tsunami advisory was issued But that has subsequently been clarified that it has been withdrawn the Tsunami threat has passed. There is no tsunami threat for the coastline of Japan So that has been withdrawn, but you can see here the impact of the physical shaking on buildings that building there separated into the front there
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 28 July 2026, 7:09-7:16
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Charged quote Major earthquake hits southern Japan, triggers tsunami warning
separated into the front there Leaning over onto the cars beneath. What was the facade of that building? And that roof line literally cleaved into two carved through the strength of that earthquake 7.1 in magnitude as yet I can give you no information regarding casualties or potential victims of the quake
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 28 July 2026, 7:32-7:38
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Claim Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from wildfires in France and Spain.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 28 July 2026, 9:23-9:28
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Claim Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from wildfires in France and Spain.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 28 July 2026, 9:23-9:28
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Contested quote Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
Both shores of the Lacanau with 4,000 people affected Meanwhile in Spain wildfires continue to burn around Madrid and the Valencia region that's forced the evacuation 179,000 people another 30,000 have been ordered to remain in their homes and this is the picture in Europe fires Spreading across parts of Italy as well due to the heat wave
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 28 July 2026, 9:39-9:52
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Claim Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from wildfires in France and Spain.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 28 July 2026, 9:39-9:52
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Charged quote Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
For the last 20 minutes or so. We've been seeing an orange glow there in the distance But it is fast approaching us and to the naked eye if you just look across the sky you can see So many columns of black smoke and a thick black cloud of smoke right above us More red glows suggest the fire is winning
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 28 July 2026, 10:32-10:40
- 10:32
Charged quote Major earthquake hits southern Japan, triggers tsunami warning
For the last 20 minutes or so. We've been seeing an orange glow there in the distance But it is fast approaching us and to the naked eye if you just look across the sky you can see So many columns of black smoke and a thick black cloud of smoke right above us More red glows suggest the fire is winning
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 28 July 2026, 10:32-10:40
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Charged quote Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
But it is fast approaching us and to the naked eye if you just look across the sky you can see So many columns of black smoke and a thick black cloud of smoke right above us More red glows suggest the fire is winning But there's a determination among the men here and a whole lot of equipment From up here. You can see just how big this effort is
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 28 July 2026, 10:42-10:45
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Charged quote Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
Multiple vehicles these ones with the water tank pumping water into other vehicles so that they can spread around Around the fire around the perimeter of this corner of the fire and try and tackle it head-on It's coming up to midnight crunch time They succeed here, but this is far from over Just as the firefighters got the other fire under control more of these smaller fires
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 28 July 2026, 11:10-11:15
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Charged quote Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
Just as the firefighters got the other fire under control more of these smaller fires This might look quite small, but the wind is really picking up, so it's growing fast, and it is likely to spread really quickly Really dangerous ahead of this heat wave which is only just going to make this ground even hotter Sadia Chaudhry Sky News in the south of France
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 28 July 2026, 11:49-11:56
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Contested quote Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
Alongside the members of the military the police the armed forces as well But this is the very physical effort that goes into tackling these fires and it's been described as the biggest Effort since the Second World War we saw president of Emmanuel Macron Going and spending time with firefighters at some of whom will know colleagues who have lost their lives
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 28 July 2026, 14:25-14:35
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