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Sky News — Sky News Today with Jayne Secker
Tuesday 28 July 2026 · 16:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 26 of 30 min on news stories (86%)
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The broadcast began with breaking news from Japan, where a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the southern city of Kumamoto, causing an explosion at the Aeon Shopping Centre that left multiple people dead and others trapped. Thousands of homes lost power, roads and bridges were damaged, and a tsunami warning was issued but later revoked. A witness described the shaking and ongoing aftershocks, while the Asia correspondent noted the earthquake's severity and the potential for casualties at the shopping centre and a paper factory where a chimney collapsed.
Coverage then turned to wildfires in France and Spain, with firefighters bracing for a new heatwave. In France, authorities ordered further evacuations near Bordeaux as thick black smoke rose from rekindled fires, and in Spain, a wildfire on the outskirts of Madrid had become the country's largest on record, burning over 193 square miles. The broadcast also reported that James Desborough was found guilty at Winchester Crown Court of murdering two men and dismembering their bodies, and that the sentencing of funeral director Robert Bush continued at Hull Crown Court, where families described their anguish over mistreated bodies and ashes.
Later, the government announced new measures to tackle youth unemployment, including bursaries of up to £4,500 for universal credit households to support apprenticeships. Finally, Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp described an incident in the English Channel where a French warship fired 17 live rounds near the boat he was on for an interview, which he characterised as intimidation; the French authorities stated the firing was a routine training exercise with proper warnings.
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Charged quote Major earthquake hits southern Japan, triggers tsunami warning
mall in Japan after an earthquake causes an explosion. The 6.8 magnitude quake has destroyed properties and knocked out power to thousands of homes. I've never experienced that big earthquake, so I was not being able to stand still. So I was in holding a rail or something. Still, it continues. I feel like every 20 minutes, I feel like, you know, the land is shaking.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 28 July 2026, 0:37-0:41
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Charged quote Major earthquake hits southern Japan, triggers tsunami warning
The same area was hit by a deadly earthquake in 2016 that left more than 50 people dead. Officials have warned of strong aftershocks for around a week. Screams could be heard from inside the RKK newsroom in Kumamoto as the earthquake caused staff to take cover as equipment began to shake and smash around them.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 28 July 2026, 2:18-2:29
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Contested quote Major earthquake hits southern Japan, triggers tsunami warning
There are some reports actually that some people were injured on board one of those bullet trains when the quake hit, so it does seem that the damage is pretty extensive, certainly impact to many properties by the scenes of it. And look, we should just emphasize that Japan is well used to earthquakes like this.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 28 July 2026, 7:20-7:23
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Contested quote Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
it does look like some people will have lost their lives in this quake. Helen-Ann Smith there. Well, firefighters are bracing for a new heatwave in France and Spain as they battle to contain huge wildfires. Hundreds of thousands of people have already been forced to flee their homes. And today, the French authorities ordered another 4,000
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 28 July 2026, 8:23-8:30
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Charged quote Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
Helen-Ann Smith there. Well, firefighters are bracing for a new heatwave in France and Spain as they battle to contain huge wildfires. Hundreds of thousands of people have already been forced to flee their homes. And today, the French authorities ordered another 4,000 to evacuate from Lacanau, near to Bordeaux,
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 28 July 2026, 8:30-8:33
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Charged quote Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
everyone there just sort of whizzed around and just we had to withdraw to where we are now. I don't know if you can make it out through the camera, but there is a thick column of black smoke rising up just above those trees. A short while ago, it was really distinct. You could see the blue sky and a real sharp contrast of the black smoke.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 28 July 2026, 9:23-9:29
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Charged quote Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
A short while ago, it was really distinct. You could see the blue sky and a real sharp contrast of the black smoke. But actually, in the last four or five minutes or so, the sky has become much more blackened. And French authorities are telling us that no new areas are burning. They have managed to contain it.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 28 July 2026, 9:39-9:42
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Charged quote Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
We're told the fire is heading in this direction, so we don't have much time, but I'll show you really quickly. These trees blackened and you may be able to see that the ground is still smoldering. So every now and then you'll see smoke just rising up from the ground because that ground is still really, really hot.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 28 July 2026, 10:13-10:15
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Charged quote Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
These trees blackened and you may be able to see that the ground is still smoldering. So every now and then you'll see smoke just rising up from the ground because that ground is still really, really hot. We're wearing fire boots to protect our feet from this ground because it is so hot. But a short while ago, six fire engines, big fire engines,
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 28 July 2026, 10:20-10:23
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Charged quote Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
Firefighters on the ground are being supported by military emergency brigades and water dropping aircraft. Sky's Connor Gillis reports from near Madrid. When they say evacuate, this is why. A fire on the move. Time-lapse footage covering a matter of minutes exposing the pace of this so-called monster blaze. Spain is a country under pressure.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 28 July 2026, 12:42-12:44
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Charged quote Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
Sky's Connor Gillis reports from near Madrid. When they say evacuate, this is why. A fire on the move. Time-lapse footage covering a matter of minutes exposing the pace of this so-called monster blaze. Spain is a country under pressure. The power of a wildfire scorching five times the size of Barcelona.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 28 July 2026, 12:47-12:51
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Charged quote Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
When they say evacuate, this is why. A fire on the move. Time-lapse footage covering a matter of minutes exposing the pace of this so-called monster blaze. Spain is a country under pressure. The power of a wildfire scorching five times the size of Barcelona. The car park of this funeral home here in Spain
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 28 July 2026, 12:51-12:54
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Charged quote Major wildfire in Cairngorms National Park forces evacuations
and they have been now for days mapping out the situation. Day and night, this is where the Spanish are taking the fight to the fire. An extraordinary setting for an extraordinary emergency. Your colleagues in the fire service have told us that they may have extinguished an area and then they're having to redeploy
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 28 July 2026, 13:21-13:26
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Charged quote Robert Bush sentenced to 20 years for fraud and preventing burial
The court heard that Bush reached the trust that people have put in him. Grieving, vulnerable people trusted him, and he was described as a con man, keeping bodies for months after they should have been cremated. He was giving out the wrong ashes to people and taking money for funeral plans as well.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 28 July 2026, 18:41-18:44
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Charged quote Robert Bush sentenced to 20 years for fraud and preventing burial
keeping bodies for months after they should have been cremated. He was giving out the wrong ashes to people and taking money for funeral plans as well. People were incredulous as to how he could be so cruel and do this. But throughout it all, as they faced him and told him their very personal and anguished stories,
Sky News, Sky News Today with Jayne Secker, 28 July 2026, 18:52-18:55
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