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Sky News — Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow
Tuesday 4 August 2026 · 10:00 BST · 30m · 4 stories · 15 annotated moments · 24 of 30 min on news stories (82%)
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The broadcast began with the government's changes to the early release scheme, announced by Andy Burnham. Offenders convicted of rape, serious child sexual offences, and grooming will be excluded from the scheme, which has been delayed from September to October. The changes include tougher surveillance and a £10 million package for victims. However, criticism remained, with victims' families, including the widow of PC Andrew Harper, expressing anger that killers are still eligible for early release. The Justice Secretary Alex Norris defended the measures as necessary to prevent the prison system from collapsing, citing capacity issues. Political reaction included Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accusing the government of being forced into the changes, while Labour blamed the previous Conservative government for prison mismanagement.
A separate story covered internal turmoil at FIFA following an abandoned plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup. Sky News obtained an internal email from FIFA Secretary-General Mattias Grafström to staff, describing a 'sad and reproachable series of events' and urging staff to remain focused. The email did not mention FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who faces calls for his departure from European nations. The broadcast also reported on a drone attack on a Russian beach resort in Gelendzhik, which killed seven people, including three children. Security analyst Professor Michael Clarke suggested the drone was likely shot down and was not aimed at civilians, but noted Ukraine has increased its drone offensive, targeting Russian infrastructure. Finally, the programme covered a new Metropolitan Police technology trial allowing retailers to submit CCTV and evidence within minutes to catch shoplifters, which has reportedly increased charge rates in pilot areas.
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Charged quote Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
The government had to be forced into this by me and so many other people bringing the victims out. They shouldn't have had to do that. And yet still, killers are going to be released. Moscow hits back after claiming seven people died when a Ukrainian drone exploded on a Russian beach. A mass funeral takes place in Gaza for more than a hundred Palestinians killed in an
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 4 August 2026, 0:32-0:38
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Charged quote Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
could be freed. She said the killers of Andrew have shown no remorse. They've robbed us of our future, they are vile criminals and should remain in jail. To release them early from their already pitiful sentences is an affront to justice. The government and the justice system have not just let me down, they have added
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 4 August 2026, 2:24-2:29
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Charged quote Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
She said the killers of Andrew have shown no remorse. They've robbed us of our future, they are vile criminals and should remain in jail. To release them early from their already pitiful sentences is an affront to justice. The government and the justice system have not just let me down, they have added
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 4 August 2026, 2:29-2:34
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Charged quote Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
The government and the justice system have not just let me down, they have added insult to injury. They are meant to be on our side. This is an utter betrayal and it's one I will not be able to forgive or forget. In response, the Justice Secretary Alex Norris told Sky News the government had to take measures to avoid the collapse of the prison system.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 4 August 2026, 2:42-2:47
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Claim Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
The Prime Minister ordered a pause to the early release scheme.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 4 August 2026, 4:09-4:15
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Charged quote Government revises early release scheme after probation warning
Many of the survivors up and down the country was thinking, do we need to move towns? Do we need to rearrange our whole lives? You know, these men, these monsters, were sent us for some of the most heinous crimes in our country, and there was about to be released earlier under the new release scheme.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 4 August 2026, 7:04-7:10
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Contested quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
And we can reveal that he has told staff today, Mattias Grafström, the secretary-general of FIFA, that a sad and reproachable series of events, which were thankfully concluded with the FIFA Forward project permanently abandoned, for as much as we feel dismayed by them, should not overshadow this reality.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 4 August 2026, 13:50-14:04
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
permanently abandoned, for as much as we feel dismayed by them, should not overshadow this reality. Now, this reality is talking about the success of the World Cup. He tells staff, we have all been thrown into the middle of a turmoil, which is difficult to comprehend and accept. But as secretary-general, I urge you to remain focused on what has always united us
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 4 August 2026, 14:08-14:15
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Charged quote European federations seek to oust FIFA president Infantino
from the political context we currently experience. You do not need to worry. Now, this statement goes on from Mattias Grafström to staff. Individuals, unstable moments and unfortunate episodes come and go. The institution, its mission and its responsibility towards world football continue. And that is why we should always keep our professionalism, sense of perspective and composure.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 4 August 2026, 14:44-14:49
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Claim Ukrainian drone strike kills seven at Russian beach resort
Russian authorities reported a Ukrainian drone strike near Gelendzhik killed seven people, including three children, and wounded 40.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 4 August 2026, 18:45-18:50
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Charged quote Ukrainian drone strike kills seven at Russian beach resort
since the Ukrainians have been going for food distribution centres. And that's it, Arkhipo-Osipovka is this resort itself, just outside Galenjik. And that, in a way, I mean, the moral responsibility is still on the people who sent the drone, not those who shot it down. But it is the case that if drones are circulating, and if they're being shot out on both sides,
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 4 August 2026, 19:36-19:45
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Contested quote Ukrainian drone strike kills seven at Russian beach resort
But it is the case that if drones are circulating, and if they're being shot out on both sides, they're going to land somewhere. So this looks pretty bad, but the explosion was big. I'm certain it wasn't aimed at the beach or the civilians on the beach, it was aimed at a more substantial target, deeper into southern Krasnodar. But it does show what the Ukrainians are doing.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 4 August 2026, 19:56-20:00
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Charged quote Ukrainian drone strike kills seven at Russian beach resort
they've been doing very, very well in affecting Russia's ability to continue the war and affecting the Russian public through petrol shortages. But going for these targets now, the retail outlets, is like poking the bear in the eye. The Russians undoubtedly will respond with ballistic missiles, which they're getting from North Korea.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 4 August 2026, 21:00-21:06
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Contested quote Ukrainian drone strike kills seven at Russian beach resort
Ukraine now moving from what it can say are kind of big machines of the state, oil refineries, to now distribution warehouses. Well, it's kind of the equivalent of Amazon. It starts to blur that line, doesn't it, between what's military, what's civilian. It does, absolutely. So the war is becoming more vicious now in terms of the populations of both sides.
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 4 August 2026, 21:51-21:54
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Charged quote Ukrainian drone strike kills seven at Russian beach resort
Well, it's kind of the equivalent of Amazon. It starts to blur that line, doesn't it, between what's military, what's civilian. It does, absolutely. So the war is becoming more vicious now in terms of the populations of both sides. And the Ukrainians obviously thought about this, that they want to up the level of the war to the Russian public
Sky News, Sky News Today with Gareth Barlow, 4 August 2026, 21:55-22:00
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